Christopher Fitch
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Some time ago I started picking up Wera items - just some small things like some of the bits, a bit handle, and the Kraftform Kompakt 25. (I also picked up the Wiha micro bit set but that's for a different post) I liked them a bunch. One day I noticed a new Wera set that I could not find and it turned out that it was last year's Advent Calendar.
I ended up getting this year's Wera Advent Calendar and then I scored a couple of deal's on eBay for the premium 3/8" Zyklop set and a 1/4" ratchet set in a cloth pouch. All metric...I gave away my old Craftsman compact set to son #1(one of the last ones made in USA). I then considered what to do about my lack of SAE sockets and I ended up choosing piecing together an SAE set over buying one of the 3/8" lever ratchet sets. More on this in a moment. The deals I got almost seemed too good to be true but they were legit - you just have to look hard.
Some things I like about these sets are the compactness of them. I found myself grabbing the KK25 vs a few screwdrivers because it was small and compact but allow me to bring what I needed quickly. So I ended up getting more...
The ratchet sets offer a few things:
- compactness
- organization - this turned out to be a big selling point for me.
Here's the advent calendar:
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Another picture:
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the small 1/4" lever Ratchet set - it's amazing how compact this is and how it folds up so well
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Here's the 3/8" premium set
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Here's what I made -
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I'm pleased with it but I spent *alot* of effort, time, and money on that and I question how much I put in to it. I did try Kaizen foam but I just don't like it for small items like what is in this.
I ended up getting this year's Wera Advent Calendar and then I scored a couple of deal's on eBay for the premium 3/8" Zyklop set and a 1/4" ratchet set in a cloth pouch. All metric...I gave away my old Craftsman compact set to son #1(one of the last ones made in USA). I then considered what to do about my lack of SAE sockets and I ended up choosing piecing together an SAE set over buying one of the 3/8" lever ratchet sets. More on this in a moment. The deals I got almost seemed too good to be true but they were legit - you just have to look hard.
Some things I like about these sets are the compactness of them. I found myself grabbing the KK25 vs a few screwdrivers because it was small and compact but allow me to bring what I needed quickly. So I ended up getting more...
The ratchet sets offer a few things:
- compactness
- organization - this turned out to be a big selling point for me.
Here's the advent calendar:
View attachment 1
Another picture:
View attachment 2
the small 1/4" lever Ratchet set - it's amazing how compact this is and how it folds up so well
View attachment 3
Here's the 3/8" premium set
View attachment 4
Here's what I made -
View attachment 5
I'm pleased with it but I spent *alot* of effort, time, and money on that and I question how much I put in to it. I did try Kaizen foam but I just don't like it for small items like what is in this.
