I prefer Amazon because i can often get next day delivery, that is possible on eBay but harder to find.
Technical What’s this on my spark plug?
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Technical What’s this on my spark plug?
Ah yes. I'm never in that much of a hurry. I try to be as laid back as possible these days!
Ok, the Neilsen ones are bought off ebay. 
You must let me know how you like them. I'll be surprised if you don't. I notice many of these two socket sets have an external hex on the drive end of the 21mm socket which is not present on the smaller 16mm size. I've often wondered why. I've also never needed to use that external hex but it's nice to have it as another option.Ok, the Neilsen ones are bought off ebay.
I prefer 1/2inch for that sort of stuff also, I feel it gives better control than a smaller 3/8ths etc.
Ebay yes, I don't even bother with an Amazon account.
I find just the mass of the tool makes it far less likely to "jerk" and maybe damage the ceramic. Also, with more "mechanical" stuff, back in the day it was larger size nuts and bolts, now it's 10mm sockets on so much of the small stuff and 3/8 works well on that.I prefer 1/2inch for that sort of stuff also, I feel it gives better control than a smaller 3/8ths etc.
Ebay yes, I don't even bother with an Amazon account.
By the way Anthony. Those Nielsen's have to be good as they are "Nice 'n Shiny" - mine are matt finish - Rainman Ray always says Nice 'n Shiny is good!
For those of you who haven't yet discovered the highly entertaining Rainman Ray, he's famous for using prodigious amounts of brake cleaner to get things Nice 'n Shiny - he really likes Nice 'n Shiny stuff:
I'm down to 1 working car at the moment, its a bind having to be a taxi, so I was hoping to make some progress on the 500X today but it rained all day...as soon as thats done i'll be changing plugs and report back what i think of the spark plug sockets.
I can't currently imagine what use the external hex has...anyone got an idea?
I prefer 1/2inch for that sort of stuff also, I feel it gives better control than a smaller 3/8ths etc.
Ebay yes, I don't even bother with an Amazon account.
I didn't have a 1/2 inch ratchet for a long time so the stability of those in comparison to 3/8 inch was a revelation when it happened.
Amazon is a little quicker on average than ebay, but a bit more expensive too. If i had to lose one of them which would it be? Amazon i guess, i need those cheap car parts, motor factors have all the same parts as on ebay but they're up to 50% more expensive.
So you can fit a ring spanner if in an awkward position.
Re the motor factors and tools being more expensive, possibly but more likely they are better quality tools as used regularly everyday by the trade, so if they failed the local mechanics would soon be around to tell them where to shove them!!!
It's good but he can never match the professionalism and detail provided by the late Ichiban Moto, which is badaaaasss.
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Aye, very entertaining. I'm just a little sceptical though. He seems to be cutting the screws short using a pair of small scissors? and he says he left the sander, which he found in a Dumpster (skip) running overnight? Wish I could find stuff like that in skips! Have to say though, I do enjoy watching stuff like this.
One thing which I think particularly attracts me to Ray's videos is the way he "talks" to his tools, the parts he's using and the vehicles themselves. I have to say I've been doing this for years. Also that, before he moved to his own workshop, he was working in a workshop which reminded me in many respects of the "Tyre and Auto" workshop I went to work in when Firestone Racing Europe disbanded. Just brings back so many memories for me.
