What’s your holy grail tool?

[BrandonV]

I'd like one of those Y2K Klein 9s.

Insane price.

 

[z28lsc]

I would like to find a P&C Space lite 3/4 or a proto lite.

 

[RivennHewn]

Sargent ladybug for me.

Would be a thrill to find one in the wild.

 

[shanny19]

P&C 4-way pebble lug wrench.

Sager Chemical Puget Sound Pattern Felling Axe, 1945 date.

8 lb Chicago pattern pickhead fire axe.

Snap On FHOM set at a retiree price.

Sun Motor Tester, looks only, need not function.

 

[Copymutt]

Gotta say this is 80% of my activity in the garage. Cut it, beat it, shape it, fold it, grind it, weld it, forge it, maybe paint it.

 

[dchawk81]

Gotta say this is 80% of my activity in the garage. Cut it, beat it, shape it, fold it, grind it, weld it, forge it, maybe paint it.

And yet she still ain't satisfied.

 

[steel 35]

-Any Extended-Length nut driver from A-13 to A-15 (I have A-16), and any above A-16 (I don't know which of these exist)

Xcelite tools are hard to collect. Mainly, because it's hard to know what they even made. There's a handful I thought it was complete. Then I found an A-16?! So I don't know if 13-15 exist. I won't know until I find them.

nothing in my set between 13-15 Have two 16s & one 18 HS

 

[RTM]

Sargent ladybug for me.

Would be a thrill to find one in the wild.

I’ve only seen one in the flesh, couldn’t touch it, very disappointed. Wanted to see how it fit in my hands.

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Also another pickup from last weekend- I was out at a local antique store and found a give away promotional pencil from a company that my great grandfather founded in 1911. Company ceased operation in 1973 but I have never found any advertising pieces in the wild up until now! Pencil is in fantastic shape.

That is awesome find! Can’t believe you found something like that in the wild.

I would like to find a P&C Space lite 3/4 or a proto lite.

I agree those things are awesome.

 

[bobIN]

I want a Proto Lite or a P&C Space-Lite 3/4 drive aluminum ratchet. I wouldn’t use it, I would just polish to a mirror finish and display it.

Are you still looking for one of these?

 

[JohnDeere]

Yes, I haven’t found one in my price range.

 

[bearingsnerd]

I'm a simple man. I want a pre-rockwell 17" Delta DP.

 

[beatcad]

For me. A complete and functional Blackhawk Torkflash torque wrench.

People upgraded to modern torque wrenches or retired so these guys sat with batteries in then and the battery eventually leaked and ruined the tool.
I bought one maybe 10 years ago. Than I scored one from Twertsy maybe 4 years ago.
Not enough to make one...
I'll find one one day

 

[48windsor]

I don’t want much. I just want three of these. Should be no problem, right? The picture proves that they exist.
-Don

I have to say ,Ive never seen one of those before

 

[Old Man Roger]

I don’t want much. I just want three of these. Should be no problem, right? The picture proves that they exist.
-Don

There’s one on eBay for $19.99 buy it now price.

Google
“Vtg Craftsman L-Shape Breaker Bar Extension Handle 1/2" Drive a-x”

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks for the referral but Craftsman ells are not uncommon. Plomb ells are unicorns. I should have made the brand more clear. Merry Christmas.
-Don

 

[Old Man Roger]

Thanks for the referral but Craftsman ells are not uncommon. Plomb ells are unicorns. I should have made the brand more clear. Merry Christmas.
-Don

My bad, I thought I might’ve missed an inside joke or something lol

 

[bwringer]

I'd like a 3D printer that can print in various metals, and one that can print parts in a flexible, gasoline and heat resistant rubber.

The former does exist, but takes breathtaking amounts of cash.

Experiments for the latter are ongoing, but there have been both failures and promising results. The idea is that there are all kinds of rubber parts, like intake and airbox boots, and all sorts of gaskets, that are keeping lots of cool old motorcycles (and cars, I'm sure) off the road. Over on ADVrider.com some folks have been doing a lot of experimenting making flexible parts with TPU, but results have been mixed.

Overall being able to manufacture flexible parts, seals, and gaskets on demand seems like an enormous market opportunity, but it also seems to be mostly ignored. I may be wrong about that, but there sure isn't much out there.

It has been possible for many years to cut gaskets on demand out of sheet materials. But a lot of gaskets, seals, boots, bellows, etc. are 3D parts, so being able to print these on demand would be a game-changer.

By contrast, 3D printing of metal hard parts is getting very advanced, to the point that 3D printed rocket and jet engine parts are a real thing.

 

[bwringer]

I believe that Park Metalware may have been mentioned a few times on this thread.

Vintage Xcelite or other Nut Driver Sets

One of my collecting quirks is an unnatural fascination with nut drivers. My tool collecting buddies are aware of the problem because I've sent some of them nut drivers as unsolicited gifts in the past. So when I saw this set at a nearby tool sale by a retired electrician, I just had to have...

www.garagejournal.com

-Don

Bleahg, I think I can smell that photo from here.



Or are these not the ones that go all stanky and pukey?

 

[d42jeep]

I didn’t sniff them but I don’t recall the earlier ones being stinkdrivers, unlike the later ones.
-Don

 

[Jr5]

I would have to say my Wilton baby bullet. Not “rare” by standards, however I got this one new old stock, unmolested lol.

I’m the one who highlighted the lettering…

 

[Countyroadtrailers]

I have pretty much everything that I could ever want and worked for but there is ONE tool that I would absolutely LOVE to own.



I would LOVE to be able to lift large RV's in the air for service without having to crawl around under them.

I have a full set I’m about to eBay. Long drive for you and they need new pumps as the state removed and lost them but could be bought and fixed for a few percent of new ones.

 

[HalfTonTom]

A back scratcher.

 

[Moldyjim]

I'd like a 3D printer that can print in various metals, and one that can print parts in a flexible, gasoline and heat resistant rubber.

The former does exist, but takes breathtaking amounts of cash.

Experiments for the latter are ongoing, but there have been both failures and promising results. The idea is that there are all kinds of rubber parts, like intake and airbox boots, and all sorts of gaskets, that are keeping lots of cool old motorcycles (and cars, I'm sure) off the road. Over on ADVrider.com some folks have been doing a lot of experimenting making flexible parts with TPU, but results have been mixed.

Overall being able to manufacture flexible parts, seals, and gaskets on demand seems like an enormous market opportunity, but it also seems to be mostly ignored. I may be wrong about that, but there sure isn't much out there.

It has been possible for many years to cut gaskets on demand out of sheet materials. But a lot of gaskets, seals, boots, bellows, etc. are 3D parts, so being able to print these on demand would be a game-changer.

By contrast, 3D printing of metal hard parts is getting very advanced, to the point that 3D printed rocket and jet engine parts are a real thing.

A number of people are using a 3D printer to make a rigid part of thing like bellows, making a silicone mold and casing urethane parts that way.

 

[autobon7]

For me. A complete and functional Blackhawk Torkflash torque wrench.

People upgraded to modern torque wrenches or retired so these guys sat with batteries in then and the battery eventually leaked and ruined the tool.
I bought one maybe 10 years ago. Than I scored one from Twertsy maybe 4 years ago.
Not enough to make one...
I'll find one one day

I have a 3/8s version but it didn’t have a battery in it. A double a is too big and a triple a is too skinny. The height appears right but is like half the diameter of the plastic holder. Any idea what is going on?

 

[freudianfloyd]

For a long time, a Husqvarna 3120 was my holy grail tool, then I got one, and it hurts my back too much to use often.

Most holy grail tools I've wanted, I have eventually found and can't think of any at this time, except maybe a top of the line vehicle scanner like a Snap on Solus, or equivalent. Even though I don't know how to use one.

Or one of those $17,000 John Deere wrenches I've read about.

 

[BENL]

Are you still looking for one of these?

I would like to find a P&C Space lite 3/4 or a proto lite

Are you still looking for one of these?

 

[z28lsc]

I have a Proto Lite 3/4" drive ratchet.

I sent you a message.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Laser welder.

 

[bmwrd0]

I have a 3/8s version but it didn’t have a battery in it. A double a is too big and a triple a is too skinny. The height appears right but is like half the diameter of the plastic holder. Any idea what is going on?

Use a AAA and roll cardboard around it to fill the space.

 

[Stelzer]

Plomb 5450 Pebble Finish Ratchet

For $55 you can have your holy grail tool today!

Vintage Plomb Tool Co 3/8" Pebble Finish Ratchet no. 5249 Made in USA 7" 1945-48 | eBay

Vintage Plomb Tool Co 3/8" Pebble Finish Ratchet no. 5249 Made in USA 7" 1945-48<br><br>Used, clean and in good working condition.<br>A high mileage ratchet with plenty of marks all over and some play in the head.<br><br>Quality American made tool with serviceable parts<br>Plumb Tool Co<br>1940s...

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[Stelzer]

One stinkin' collet for a Snap-On blind hole bearing puller: CG 40-9 7/16".

I've got most of the other sizes, but the one that I'm missing is the one that I always need. Ain't it the way?

$43 dollars and free shipping

Snap On 7/16" Inner Bearing Extractor Blind Hole Puller Collet CG-40-9 NICE | eBay

Made in Germany.

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[Neighbor]

For me it is a Gerstner tool box.
I do have a leatherette version but I really would like a walnut one.

Why? as a patternmaker a Gerstner is the ultimate mark of distinction. It's a sign of accomplishment.

 

[JohnDeere]

For $55 you can have your holy grail tool today!

Vintage Plomb Tool Co 3/8" Pebble Finish Ratchet no. 5249 Made in USA 7" 1945-48 | eBay

Vintage Plomb Tool Co 3/8" Pebble Finish Ratchet no. 5249 Made in USA 7" 1945-48<br><br>Used, clean and in good working condition.<br>A high mileage ratchet with plenty of marks all over and some play in the head.<br><br>Quality American made tool with serviceable parts<br>Plumb Tool Co<br>1940s...

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Not a 5450

 

[d42jeep]

I would like to see a Plomb 5450. I know they exist because i saw a picture of one but I haven’t found a listing in a catalog.
-Don
Here is one 3bay posted in 2020.

 

[d42jeep]

I do have that part number on a ratchet, but it’s a little newer than the Plomb pebble.
-Don

 

[The Bean]

Some tools are for the kitchen. I wanted one of these for a long time. My wife got me one for Christmas some years ago.
It's a Kamenoko Tawashi from Japan. Good for scrubbing tableware or vegetables.

 

[d42jeep]

I would really like to find the six sockets I’m missing for this set. If you have any of these unusual sockets in your orphans please PM me.
-Don

 

[Copymutt]

Gotta be my metal glue machine!

 

[i4ni]

After alot of thought I have determinded this thread title is obviously a trick question because no One such thing exists.