Vintage S-K Tools

[d42jeep]

I‘ve been taking advantage of some hot weather to refinish some 1/4” drive sets with wrinkle finish overcoated with my favorite Midwest Military green. These boxes badly needed repainting.
-Don

I did one more prewar small set yesterday afternoon. I almost waited too long since the hot day started to cool off.

Yep. Duplicating these early sets is never easy or inexpensive. If you opt for the green set, I’ve been using VHT wrinkle finish black (on hot days only to aid the wrinkling) top coated by a very thin coat of the Midwest Military paint shown below. I haven’t tried to duplicate the earlier “elephant hide” paint scheme.
-Don
Here is an example of the paint your box likely came with.
If I could have found S-K Chrome spark plug sockets I would have preferred them.

 

[d42jeep]

I made a bid on this set but the seller had a high reserve and the set failed to sell. After the auction was over, I contacted the seller and made a reasonable offer and got it on a buy it now. It had a Walden 1/4” placeholder and the 11/32“ socket was damaged. I did a little bodywork on the box and added the correct sockets. The set is now complete but the box will need more straightening work and a wrinkle repaint.
eBay photo
Completed but needs a repaint and more straightening.
-Don

 

[StillTooManyHobbies]

D42, that's a nice little set.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks. I’m always on the lookout for the amber handle spinners
I found a few S-K tools at estate sales on Saturday.
Here is 1/2 of a S-K Tools ratchet wrench. When I started to clean it the broken pieces fell out of the now empty end.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Last nights haul scored me a $3 metric spin-kit!!!!!



Before.


After a quick clean up.
-Tommy

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Never seen one like this.Ratchet
-Tommy

 

[d42jeep]

I received one of those in 2021.
I completed this set yesterday. It’s another one shown in the 1961 catalog.
Added the ratchet

-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Another beautiful set Don, where do you get them all?
-Tommy

 

[oak_park]

A couple of recent pick ups...

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Hope you didn’t get those screwdrivers off of ebay for $130!
-Tommy

 

[oak_park]

No way, I would never pay that. Ever. There were a couple of sets of them at that sale. I see Cherchuk at many of the same sales. I always keep my eye out for some of the rare items others get, and then watch for them on Ebay and then I know who's who. I don't think I've ever bought one SK item off ebay. I've sold a bunch several years back but nothing in the past several years. There is just too much of the stuff around here. I think I paid 8 dollars for both those sets above.

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

$8!?! I wish I could find those for that.
-Tommy

 

[d42jeep]

Another beautiful set Don, where do you get them all?
-Tommy

I buy some S-K at local sales as I did on Saturday but I buy some on eBay if I can get a bargain. There are a couple of eBay sellers I deal with pretty regularly.
-Don

 

[bonneyman]

Yep. Duplicating these early sets is never easy or inexpensive. If you opt for the green set, I’ve been using VHT wrinkle finish black (on hot days only to aid the wrinkling) top coated by a very thin coat of the Midwest Military paint shown below. I haven’t tried to duplicate the earlier “elephant hide” paint scheme.
-Don

Oh yeah. It's a labor of love!

 

[d42jeep]

I don‘t often see S-K cold chisels so I was happy to find this at a tool sale this morning. It needed sharpening but the striking area wasn’t significantly mushroomed.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

I’ve joined the S-K nutdriver club. I’ve still got a ways to go, though.

@d42jeep, where did you find your nut driver?
-Tommy

 

[d42jeep]

It was on eBay. I saw some others but they were either damaged or extremely expensive. I have an ongoing eBay search going so I will eventually find more.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

I can only find the ones I already have one fleabay.
-Tommy

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

This stuff arrived yesterday.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice group. I could use that 40961 if you’d like to set it aside for a future Wayne trade.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a style of Wayne combo that I hadn’t seen before. I picked it up for Tommy for a future trade.
At the same sale I found a well used large 1-1/8” S-K Lectrolite combo. Here it is after cleanup. Formerly my largest was 1”.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

1-1/4 is my biggest! That wayne is an odd duck, never seen one like it, will do some research into it and report back.
-Tommy

 

[JohnDeere]

Odd thing is it is still a c-18, no way to tell them apart.

 

[1982fxr]

On ebay, stamped SK. Anyone seen one before? It's in Europe

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

I saw that too and thought about posting about it, so I would also like to know.
-Tommy

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Here is a style of Wayne combo that I hadn’t seen before. I picked it up for Tommy for a future trade.

Look at all the Wayne catalogs on ITA, still nothing.
-Tommy

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Nice group. I could use that 40961 if you’d like to set it aside for a future Wayne trade.
-Don

It’s set aside

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks!
-Don

 

[Kdaniel8601]

1-1/4 is my biggest! That wayne is an odd duck, never seen one like it, will do some research into it and report back.
-Tommy

There is a 1968 S-K Wayne Catalog you may have not seen yet. 1968 S K Wayne Catalog No. 90118

 

[d42jeep]

1-1/4 is my biggest! That wayne is an odd duck, never seen one like it, will do some research into it and report back.
-Tommy

My largest S-K combo is also 1-1/4”. The new wrench was my largest S-K Lectrolite.
S-K Lectrolite set.

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Awesome catalog! Still nothing about that wrench! What is “Nye-Wayne”??? Hope one of our knowledgeable members will know.
-Tommy

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

My largest S-K combo is also 1-1/4”. The new wrench was my largest S-K Lectrolite.

S-K Lectrolite set.

My largest Lectrolite is 1”, awesome sets don! I don’t particularly like the way the ones the size stamped on The head look, kinda ugly.
-Tommy

 

[d42jeep]

When I find S-K combos at estate sales, especially large wrenches, I’m not usually too picky. I traded away quite a few S-K Tools marked wrenches I order to make a complete S-K set. I would prefer the earlier wrenches without the additional markings but I don’t really find the newer ones offensive. They are easy for old eyes to read.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Fair enough I usually only find 3/8-11/16 size range at local sales/stores.
-Tommy

 

[Kdaniel8601]

Nye Wayne was a division of Symington Wayne Corporation.

Symington-Wayne...purchased S-K and Lectrolite in 1962, in 1964 it also purchased NYE Tool and Die. NYE was run under Symington-Wayne ownership as "NYE Tool Company, Division of Symington Wayne Corporation".
NYE Tool and Machine Works

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Picked this up at an auction,it was in a box of random ****, i'd guesstimate I paid roughly $2 for it.

Set as found, oddly came with no Wayne stuff.

Found a few of the sockets in other boxes I or @JohnDeere bought, the rest where filled in from spares. I know It doesn't have the correct stuff in it but it is a user set.

Here is what it is supposed to be.
-Tommy

 

[d42jeep]

Here is my slightly earlier S-K 4511.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Nice set Don, you think mine is an early enough set it has over stock sockets, because the ones it had were that style of sockets?
-Tommy

 

[d42jeep]

I’m no Wayne expert but it did take them a few years after the S-K/Lectrolite purchase to use up the earlier inventory. I would expect sockets marked like this one or possibly a mix. I noticed in your catalog image that they no longer included a flex handle and crossbar but had added another extension and a spark plug socket.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

I have a couple of that style sockets in there.
-Tommy