Xcelite Drivers - Yes, the smelly ones!

[j.a.f.e.]

My sense of smell is not very good so I barely notice the handle smell. They have to be closed up in something for a while for it to be very strong or even noticeable.

I have experienced the detergent isle smell but not near the reaction Will has.

Cigarette smell is unpleasant but tolerable for me. What I can't stand is stoner weed. Even not burning it makes me sick and burning it's intolerable.

[bmwrd0]

The smell didn't bother my father either. He had these drivers on his workbench for years and was OK with it. When I got near them tough, all I could think was that somebody had tossed their cookies near my dad's bench. I literally had a gag reflex the first time he opened that plastic case in my presence.

That is the smell of no one messing with your work bench!

I can smell the detergent aisle and it's OK, weed is disgusting to me, but, man, do I miss cigarettes.

[Hickory n Steel]

I have a very strong sense of smell and sensitive gag reflex, but while I don't enjoy this particular odor I can tolerate it much more than I should be able to.
I guess it just depends on the particular odor.


On another note, how well do these Xcelite torque amplifiers fit into that black handle and how if the F&F on the little handles ?
The other day I received an NOS Crescent brand copy from HJE and was disappointed with the F&F and wobbly fit into the larger handle.

[goodfellow]

The F&F on the drivers is excellent, and although they look a bit cheap due to the age of the plastic and the steel, they are truly well made. Xcelite never was a cheap brand, and they produced great hand tools. I still have several Xcelite long nose pliers and side cutters from my dad's collection and they have stood the test of time.

[Hickory n Steel]

The F&F on the drivers is excellent, and although they look a bit cheap due to the age of the plastic and the steel, they are truly well made. Xcelite never was a cheap brand, and they produced great hand tools. I still have several Xcelite long nose pliers and side cutters from my dad's collection and they have stood the test of time.

I guess this means that even though they're American made the set I bought is just a cheap copy made by one of the other companies under the Cooper umbrella.
I just naturally assumed that since Crescent / Weller owns Xcelite these would have likely been a rebranded Xcelite product.