7580 and 7581? Those do look nice.discontinued, never to be in stock again? Pretty disappointing, I just found out about their existence and they're exactly what I wanted - a handful of useful sized taps and the corresponding drills. Can't walk into the hardware store and buy an 8.7mm or "C" drill.
If you happen to have any sample kits lying around you want to sell/get rid of DM me
Little bit of redundancy as both sets come with tap holders/ratchet handles but I would probably still have bought them.
Picking one of these up Thursday off the Snap-On truck
Looking forward to using the tilt head.
I have an older mac tools one of those I picked up used many years ago and it has come in very handy many times over the years where nothing else would work. Tough spot exhaust bolts are one example.Picking one of these up Thursday off the Snap-On truck
Looking forward to using the tilt head.
That's a shame. I think they have better cases than most of your products, and I use the Astro ratcheting tap handle from the metric set with other brands of tap because it's so good. I think I've mentioned it here before, but I'd like if Astro had a unified design for blowmolds and I think the tap and die sets have a great case to base it on
Vim is coming out with one. it's featured in their last SEMA video. No part number yet. They're supposed to have a 3 piece set for 1/4, 3/8, & 1/2 nano sockets.Any chance AP can make a 17mm Nano socket ratchet head with just a 3/8" square drive insert for the handle? So basically the current low-profile flex head ratchet with it's retaining ring for the nano sockets:
But instead of the two current handle options, just have a 3/8 square insert like this:
Then, users could insert any of the nano sockets and have a variety of flex head ratcheting wrench sizes in a variety of lengths, from stubby to long handle, as conditions require. It could also be used as a ratcheting crows foot, again in a variety of sizes with the nano sockets. Would be a very versatile product.
Yeah, but I'd rather Astro get my money than the party boys.
What they going to do with a used air slide hammer, can't imagine they can re-sell it. It'd be like Milwaukee taking in old M12 impacts because they later introduced a more expensive higher power model
They took good care of me.
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There's 78320 which has outside hex (big upgrade imo) but less size range (big downgrade imo)Calling Astro.......
Why is 94411M discontinued? What is the replacement? I'm in "need" of some stubby hex bits.
11-Piece 3/8" Drive Nano Impact Metric Hex Bit Sockets | Astro Pneumatic Tools
NO LONGER AVAILABLE • Professional duty. Superior resistance to twisting or chipping compared to other Cr-v, Cro-Mo and even S2 sets • Low profile design fo ...
Agreed. 78320 would leave me frustrated with what it doesn’t include. I’d rather have more comprehensive sets of each.
Calling Astro.......
Why is 94411M discontinued? What is the replacement? I'm in "need" of some stubby hex bits.
11-Piece 3/8" Drive Nano Impact Metric Hex Bit Sockets | Astro Pneumatic Tools
NO LONGER AVAILABLE • Professional duty. Superior resistance to twisting or chipping compared to other Cr-v, Cro-Mo and even S2 sets • Low profile design fo ...
Yeah, that's unfortunate. I liked these, forged S2 and stress relieved. Wasn't my call, but I suppose sales just tapered year after year, there are a lot of cheaper similar looking sets now out there and we were already offering it about as low as we could so it lost out to others from what I can tell.Calling Astro.......
Why is 94411M discontinued? What is the replacement? I'm in "need" of some stubby hex bits.
11-Piece 3/8" Drive Nano Impact Metric Hex Bit Sockets | Astro Pneumatic Tools
NO LONGER AVAILABLE • Professional duty. Superior resistance to twisting or chipping compared to other Cr-v, Cro-Mo and even S2 sets • Low profile design fo ...
78315 15 Piece 3/8" Drive 10-24mm Pinless Universal Impact Sockets - No Skips looks to be arriving late Jan/early Feb
The 1/2" set up to 24mm already exists as 78244, the mid-length set 78244M is out this month
the ability to reverse the spinning direction is almost just as handy as the tilting head, in tight situations sometimes it's nice to throw sparks the opposite direction.
All pinless sets, so of course that's including new sets too, are now more difficult to separate from impacting as well. Mid-length sets with the top heavy halves forced some R&D out of us to make them harder to come apart from use, which has trickled down to all sets and parts for if/when people need to warranty too.
So warranty replacements will be the new design? What about new purchases on the previously available product? Has the older design/inventory been purged?
Hard to speak for every retailer and source, it was a running change made 2-5 months ago depending on set. The vast majority of warranty parts stock is all new.
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I don't know what VW uses, but
Shoot me a PM with a name/address and i'll see what I can findHey Mr. Chris @Astro_Pneumatic_Tools,
I have a little issue I'm hoping you might be able to shed some light on. I got a little heavy handed with my ADN38 rivet nut driver and busted the hex shank driving shaft. You guys aren't showing stock. Any insight on when those might be available?. Part number ADN14-01
Thanks, Cam
I've seen a short or two of the FortisHD guys using it. Still don't know if its enough to convince me to get one myself.
