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Merkava_4
08-13-2008, 11:01 PM
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Here is a used Snap On 3/8" Combo Wrench. #GOEX12B USA. This wrench is dark from age and has a slight amount of wear. Shipping is $5.95 in the Continental U.S.A.(Lower 48 states). Contact seller for shipping costs to elsewhere. Thanks for bidding and check out our other deals in our store and in the online auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SNAP-ON-3-8-COMBO-WRENCH_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43994QQihZ010QQi temZ200246446255QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW


Wrenches darken as they get older. :lol_hitti
fourfeathers
08-13-2008, 11:04 PM
I left a 7/16 combo in my coveralls, washed then dried them, and the wrench shrunk to a 3/8. So I believe it.







No, not really. Sheesh.
billymade
08-13-2008, 11:06 PM
Can someone say "industrial finish"?
Merkava_4
08-13-2008, 11:11 PM
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n284/MACDRIVE/TOOLS/DSCN2039.jpg

My 11mm must be 400 years old. :lol_hitti
Fedwrench
08-13-2008, 11:13 PM
So is there like a grecian formula 16 for wrenches to keep them from going dark with age?:wtf:
eschoendorff
08-14-2008, 09:15 AM
Dark from age? Huh... that explains some of the leather-skinned women I have seen round here....
Moose-LandTran
08-14-2008, 12:44 PM
Maybe it did an inverted Michael Jackson?
garfunkle24
08-14-2008, 01:44 PM
in another few years it's going to start actually absorbing light, like a black hole.
Jared
08-14-2008, 04:33 PM
Maybe it did an inverted Michael Jackson?

LOL:lol_hitti
Stuey
08-14-2008, 05:14 PM
Relax guys, the seller obviousl isn't as verses as we are. Let's not get too cocky though, I bet that half of you guys aren't aware of the reasoning behind an industrial finish.
speed bump
08-14-2008, 05:39 PM
Relax guys, the seller obviousl isn't as verses as we are. Let's not get too cocky though, I bet that half of you guys aren't aware of the reasoning behind an industrial finish.

Becuase they look cool and you can grip them better than chrome tools?

Actually I do know the reasoning behind them and have been on jobs were it was required to not have chrome tools.
eschoendorff
08-14-2008, 06:34 PM
Relax guys, the seller obviousl isn't as verses as we are. Let's not get too cocky though, I bet that half of you guys aren't aware of the reasoning behind an industrial finish.

So that chrome flakes don't get into sensitive assembles?
Stuey
08-14-2008, 08:10 PM
Oh, was I supposed to know the answer? Well, I don't =P. From what I know and what I can infer, there are a handful of justifications.

I never said that I wasn't in the unaware half of folks!

From what I do know and what I can guess...

BO doesn't chip, colors the metal without adding additional material (tolerances don't change after tool is formed), better lubrication and resistance to chemical and environmental factors, better handling of extreme temperatures, less reflectivity/glare (can not say that about prettier tools), um... any others?
speed bump
08-14-2008, 08:48 PM
Well generally Black oxide tools are specified when you are in couple of situations generally involving highly corrosive materials in the atmosphere otherwise you can use black oxide or satin finish tools in can't have chrome flaking situations. Atleast thats how it was explained to me by the safety guys at the silane gas plant that I was doing weld inspections at.