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Parts, Mods And Hacks / Re: Gear Review: Chapman Manufacturing Co. Model #1916
« on: October 31, 2016, 09:48:35 PM »
First and most important: If the #1916 set isn't a perfect fit for Zero bikes, let's work together to develop a set that is, I'll list it on the website and post a discount code for you guys to use!
Thanks for reviewing our tools! To my knowledge you've written our first review for the e-bike market. We just celebrated 80 years in business, and initially our tools were used for industrial/firearms service, and now people use our stuff on e-bikes, NASA equipment and drones!
To address your questions: As Peggy said, we've been stamping our bits with the same arbitrary part numbers since 1936. Several years ago we, as a company (there's 15 of us here) decided to start marking them with the actual numbers. It takes a very, very long time to switch over our entire inventory because we have to give our wholesale/industrial customers advanced notice. However we've made a lot of headway and all the parts we're currently running are market with the actual size. I have sets from the 30's/40's that were/are used daily and I've never seen a stamped number that's worn.
Our part #S45 for T45 fasteners (Torx are a licensed product like Kleenex, we make star bits and they are higher quality than Torx bits) is a bit that's only my list to make with many other bits. Right now my highest priority are JIS bits as many people in several industries are clamoring for them. If you sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, you will be alerted as soon as we have new parts.
I'm excited about this,
Joel
Marketing at Chapman MFG
Thanks for reviewing our tools! To my knowledge you've written our first review for the e-bike market. We just celebrated 80 years in business, and initially our tools were used for industrial/firearms service, and now people use our stuff on e-bikes, NASA equipment and drones!
To address your questions: As Peggy said, we've been stamping our bits with the same arbitrary part numbers since 1936. Several years ago we, as a company (there's 15 of us here) decided to start marking them with the actual numbers. It takes a very, very long time to switch over our entire inventory because we have to give our wholesale/industrial customers advanced notice. However we've made a lot of headway and all the parts we're currently running are market with the actual size. I have sets from the 30's/40's that were/are used daily and I've never seen a stamped number that's worn.
Our part #S45 for T45 fasteners (Torx are a licensed product like Kleenex, we make star bits and they are higher quality than Torx bits) is a bit that's only my list to make with many other bits. Right now my highest priority are JIS bits as many people in several industries are clamoring for them. If you sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, you will be alerted as soon as we have new parts.
I'm excited about this,
Joel
Marketing at Chapman MFG