[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by brownianmotion

I was looking for a extension bar ...

People usually use a piece of steel pipe. It leads to a lot of over-tightening!

[Aroy]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

People usually use a piece of steel pipe. It leads to a lot of over-tightening!

Yes a pipe is the best solution.

A word of caution, the extra leverage can easily strip the threads so be careful while tightening. When opening you may strip the edges of a bihex socket, so use a hex socket where extra torque is required.

[brownianmotion]

Originally Posted by Aroy

Yes a pipe is the best solution.

A word of caution, the extra leverage can easily strip the threads so be careful while tightening. When opening you may strip the edges of a bihex socket, so use a hex socket where extra torque is required.

Thanks . I will only use extension pipe for loosening . For tightening will use a torque wrench . But can’t prevent over tightening in workshops when it’s out of my sight . Is such an extension pipe available in Amazon or somewhere or I need to pick up some from local hardware store ?

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by brownianmotion

I was looking for a extension bar to a L spanner or a extendible L spanner which will give sufficient leverage to loosen lug nuts easily . Ratchets are not good enough because of their short length. L spanner are ok - but needs effort . A extension bar would help to easily loosen lug nuts. Can anyone please suggest where I can get that as I am not finding any ?

Have one of these are they are super handy.

https://www.amazon.in/TSTOP-23768-55...s%2C310&sr=8-3

Comes with a couple of socket sizes in 1/2 inch drive. If the size does not match your lug nut size, just order a stanley socket of the required size in 1/2 inch drive.
I have one permanently in the boot of the car

[Tejas@perioimpl]

Originally Posted by brownianmotion

Thanks . I will only use extension pipe for loosening . For tightening will use a torque wrench . But can’t prevent over tightening in workshops when it’s out of my sight . Is such an extension pipe available in Amazon or somewhere or I need to pick up some from local hardware store ?

Go to any plumbing store locally and get a 2 foot metal pipe.

[honeybee]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

I am looking for a stubby screw driver with hex bit socket at the end so that I can use the type of bit I need depending on the fastener. Currently I can see only Taparia with PH2 head and flat head in the stubby format. The ones which are available are outrageously priced. Any pointers from fellow DIYers?

How much I miss aliexpress for such small but nifty stuff!

I recently bought this:

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07T46RR22?...p_mob_ap_share

Works great for routine jobs, has a good selection of bits, and can be used as a manual one in a pinch (batteries run out or need extra torque).

Used it to take out and fit a door latch, a total of ten to twelve screws.

Used it to loosen and tighten two hose clamps in the morning.

Originally Posted by brownianmotion

I was looking for a extension bar to a L spanner or a extendible L spanner which will give sufficient leverage to loosen lug nuts easily . Ratchets are not good enough because of their short length. L spanner are ok - but needs effort . A extension bar would help to easily loosen lug nuts. Can anyone please suggest where I can get that as I am not finding any ?

Useful suggestions have already been offered by the others, but let me just share my brief experience with a Taparia ratchet wrench: I had bought it with a socket to fit the lug nuts specifically to get rid of this problem.

I could literally stand on the wrench to loosen those supertight nuts. Have successfully done it without damage to the socket, wrench, nut or me.

If you do want to try, you can go for the cross / x shaped wrench. You should get it at any decent car parts shop.

[mvadg]

Originally Posted by honeybee

I recently bought this:

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07T46RR22?...p_mob_ap_share

Works great for routine jobs, has a good selection of bits, and can be used as a manual one in a pinch (batteries run out or need extra torque).

I have one too, but it is not very convenient if you use it occasionally. I use rechargeable batteries. Since there are four of them (in series, I'm sure), I have to remove them from the battery compartment and then remove each AA cell from the battery holder, so that they don't end up getting destroyed in storage.
A single lithium cell would have been easier to disconnect. Even placing the power switch to the off position would have been sufficient.

[roamer012]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Whoa! I would love to buy one or two Knipex tools. Can you make the source public, or share it with me? please

Originally Posted by rdst_1

Sure man http://www.krishanbrothers.com They have a small office in Ajmeri Gate. You can contact him via email and ask for the pricing of whatever you want. If they don't have it in stock, they add the product you are looking for, to their next order.

Contacted Krishan Brothers over phone / WhatsApp and email. The person over the phone responded in a very curt tone saying that a response over WhatsApp is not possible however queries can very well be answered over an email. But I am yet to receive a response as of typing this post.

Anyways, Good news gentlemen, there is some heavy discount on knipex items, Knipex Discount Flyer.pdf, Prices are exclusive of GST (Additional @18%)

Details of the seller are given below:

M/s Goodwill Enterprises
Contact person - Mr. Murtuza
Contact number - +919845034994
Website - https://www.goodwill.in

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

These nippers might have been half the current Amazon price when I first put them on my wishlist (should have bought then, haha, but even that was expensive).

This still is, I mean well almost


PS: No affiliation with any of the brands or sellers named above.

[sagarpadaki]

I have heard that the Knipex stuff are good. But the prices are eye watering even after discount. Is there any particular tool from the lineup that is exceptionally better than the likes of say, Taparia, which is worth adding to the tool kit?

[roamer012]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

I have heard that the Knipex stuff are good. But the prices are eye watering even after discount. Is there any particular tool from the lineup that is exceptionally better than the likes of say, Taparia, which is worth adding to the tool kit?

While I will let the gurus answer your query, please have a look at this

video

to get an idea of where the tools from knipex excel. Coming to the query of a specific tool, their cobra series pipe wrenches are more renowned.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by roamer012

While I will let the gurus answer your query, please have a look at this video to get an idea of where the tools from knipex excel. Coming to the query of a specific tool, their cobra series pipe wrenches are more renowned.

Knipex? Surely nobody else says that? Surely it's a silent K?

Originally Posted by roamer012

Anyways, Good news gentlemen, there is some heavy discount on knipex items, Attachment 2138831, Prices are exclusive of GST (Additional @18%)

Details of the seller are given below:

M/s Goodwill Enterprises
Contact person - Mr. Murtuza
Contact number - +919845034994
Website - https://www.goodwill.in

I see their posts on instagram. Some really nice tools. Some horribly expensive, others not quite so much so.

[roamer012]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Knipex? Surely nobody else says that? Surely it's a silent K?

Yeah, it was very weird.

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

I see their posts on instagram. Some really nice tools. Some horribly expensive, others not quite so much so.

I got their details from instagram itself. For prices, you said it right. However, the prices of most of the articles in that pdf file shared above are way less than their international prices or at least comparable.

[rdst_1]

Originally Posted by roamer012

Anyways, Good news gentlemen, there is some heavy discount on knipex items, Attachment 2138831, Prices are exclusive of GST (Additional @18%)

Details of the seller are given below:

M/s Goodwill Enterprises
Contact person - Mr. Murtuza
Contact number - +919845034994
Website - https://www.goodwill.in

Prices seem to have increased a lot for some of the items, but it has been 4 years since my order so maybe it's understandable.
My experience with Krishan Brothers was great because at first I visited their shop. Buyer like us are not even in the vicinity of their regular buyers and maybe that's why the bad response you got. Anyhow, it's great that there is an alternate source as well.

[roamer012]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Knipex? Surely nobody else says that? Surely it's a silent K?

Originally Posted by roamer012

Yeah, it was very weird.

Well, apparently it is actually pronounced as "Kuh-Nip-X"

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[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by roamer012

Well, apparently it is actually pronounced as "Kuh-Nip-X"

Well, I never! And probably won't. But at least I'll know that I'm wrong.

Thanks.