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I'm not dead, I'm now back from my overseas work trip and I arrived to find some goodies waiting for me in the form of Japanese and German precision hand tools. I've had a chance to try out all four of the new ratchets and my conclusion is I really like the feel in the hand of the Wera Zyklop ratchet the best, it's really truly nice and just feels "right". The mechanism in the Nepros 90-tooth ratchet is the finest mechanism of the bunch, and since it's a compact head (1/4" head size, 3/8" drive size) it should be amazing for tight spaces. I measured the swing arc as slightly less than its specified 4 degrees for it to click the pall, so it's going to be put to great use.
I'm kind of meh on the Stahlwille ratchet, but I may grow to love it since it's a bit beefier than the others and might hold up better to high torque use.
I also received a bunch of other hand tools in the mix as well, including a new set of screwdrivers, pliers, plier wrenches from Knipex, and a new set of combination wrenches from Asahi in Japan.
I won't get to spend a full day in the shop for awhile, but I've got a few items planned, and in the interim I'm just cruising along. Gotta recover from my trip really before I put my body through a full day in 90+ degree heat again.
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