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Re: Armstrong Tools

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Subject: Re: Armstrong Tools
From: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:30:31 -0500
They're regular box at one end and ratchet at the other.  I need to catch 
the Matco guy and exchange a couple pair of pliers.  I'll ask him about 
it.  Thanks...

At 10:53 PM 11/15/99 ,  Scott Hall was inspired to say:

>the slick new ones that look like regular combo wrenches with the
>ratcheting box end and open other end, or the regular double end ratchets
>like you always see?  the 72 teeth sound really cool, but if they're the
>first sort, skip 'em.  I'd bet they'd be copies of the matcos.  I also
>lusted after a set of them and almost bought them until I saw a
>(different) used set on the truck every other week.  seems the ratcheting
>end gives up _real_ easy.  like "you can't do *any* breaking with them,
>only light duty spin-offs".  when my matco guy comes clean and says
>*anything* less tham glowing about a matco tool, well, that tool must be
>worse than crap.


Cheers!


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