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WastedAgain440
04-13-2009, 07:45 PM
i searched the forum for info obtaining a rebuild kit for this wwII era wright ratchet i got and came up with nothing. even tried the wright tools website, i cant find a rebuild kit for it, and the teeth on the pawl is all chewed up. anybody know if its possible to get a kit for this? i found it going through my grandpa's old tools. it says wright barberton,o.usa then theres numbers on it
starting with
261
N-60
AC-43
thanks
Vulturej
04-13-2009, 07:53 PM
Its seems that the GJ member TRTOOLSUPPLY is a distributor for WRIGHT TOOLS, contact him to see if he can help you.
WastedAgain440
04-13-2009, 08:09 PM
cool.sent him a pm thanks for the help
billymade
04-13-2009, 08:25 PM
You might want to contact Wright Tools directly; they seem to be very customer service oriented!
http://www.wrighttool.com/about/moreinfo.asp
A_Pmech
04-13-2009, 08:31 PM
Interesting looking ratchet!

East Hartford 'eh?

There's a precision toolmaker still in town known for their metrology equipment...

They moonlight building jet engines on the side. :thumbup:
WastedAgain440
04-13-2009, 08:37 PM
Yeah my grandma just gave me my grandpa's old tool box that was full of all his machinist tools and alot of old sockets and ratchets. all american tools too, i'm stoked. are you talking about Pratt & Whitney? or United Technologies?
A_Pmech
04-13-2009, 08:57 PM
Yeah my grandma just gave me my grandpa's old tool box that was full of all his machinist tools and alot of old sockets and ratchets. all american tools too, i'm stoked. are you talking about Pratt & Whitney? or United Technologies?

P&W

United Technologies was a spin-off of the Engine Division from the Tool Company in 1929. UT was allowed to keep the P&W name, however.

Most people know the Engine Division's logo:

http://shakespearecafe.com/images/590_pratt.whitney.JPG

But not the Tool Company, which came long before:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/PrattAndWhitneyLogo.png/200px-PrattAndWhitneyLogo.png

P&W's history is interesting. The Engine Division wasn't expected to survive very long. The first P&W engine, the R-1340 "Wasp" was drawn in the garage of the designer, Frederick Rentschler. The Tool Company loaned him the money to bring the engine into production, after a cold-call in the early 20's.

They built the first Wasps in the livery stable across the street from the tool works, with machinery loaned from the Tool Co. Hay went out, machine tools went in.

The rest is history.


Let's see some of your grandfather's tools!
vssjim
04-13-2009, 08:59 PM
You may want to look at the speedmaster post a few lines down as it looks just like the ratchet above.
WastedAgain440
04-13-2009, 09:41 PM
interesting piece of history there. yeah the air strip and the new football feild they built there are called rentschler feild. sorry about the picture size i couldnt figure out how to resize them. this is most of the stuff i got, i have more of his stuff but its all put away already and i didnt feel like diggin it all out.I checked out that speedway ratchet but mines a little bit different. also i got this neat old "Sioux" box to,i keep my impact sockets in that.
old salvage
04-13-2009, 09:44 PM
Your ratchet was made in 1943.
Not many ratchets that old have rebuild kits available.
TRTOOLSUPPLY
04-14-2009, 03:29 PM
To let everyone know I called WRIGHT this morning.They are sending a rebuild kit the ratchet,we will have to see if it will work?I'll PM you when I get it.
TR TOOL SUPPLY(Richard):headscrat
A_Pmech
04-14-2009, 05:02 PM
Interesting tools, Wasted.

Quite a mix of early and later sockets. A few look like hex? drive.

The 2" micrometer near the upper center of the left photo looks suspiciously like a Pratt and Whitney model 1911. What does it say in the web?
WastedAgain440
04-14-2009, 05:12 PM
yeah theres one hex drive socket, the rest are billings,new britan,thorsen,and the newer looking ones are blackhawk u.s.a. not taiwan.That micrometer is made by "The Luekin Rule Co." Saginaw Michigan model no.1942.
old salvage
04-14-2009, 05:17 PM
Interesting tools, Wasted.

Quite a mix of early and later sockets. A few look like hex? drive.

The 2" micrometer near the upper center of the left photo looks suspiciously like a Pratt and Whitney model 1911. What does it say in the web?

yeah theres one hex drive socket, the rest are billings,new britan,thorsen,and the newer looking ones are blackhawk u.s.a. not taiwan.That micrometer is made by "The Luekin Rule Co." Saginaw Michigan model no.1942.
Good eye.
Sometime in the early 60s Pratt & Whitney bought the precision tools division of Lufkin.
A_Pmech
04-14-2009, 05:45 PM
Good eye.
Sometime in the early 60s Pratt & Whitney bought the precision tools division of Lufkin.

Ahh, yes, they did! That fits then.
T56 Impala
04-14-2009, 06:10 PM
You have a nice N-60 there. I have a 1942 version of that. Got any more close up pictures?

Please keep us posted on the rebuild. Mine doesn't need one but having one would enable me to use mine with more confidence.
WastedAgain440
04-14-2009, 07:56 PM
I'll definetly keep you guys posted. Richard over at TR Tool Supply was very helpful, and hes gonna send me out a rebuild kit. Sorry about the crappy pictures. Couldnt really get a good close up.
TRTOOLSUPPLY
04-20-2009, 05:06 PM
Hi Wasted,
Just got the renewal kit about 15 mins. ago from the FEDX man.It is not going to work and this is the only style(thumb) the have ,SORRY!:(

Richard
TR TOOL SUPPLY
P.S. It says firestone sign but it is the renewal kit.