Vintage S-K Tools

[d42jeep]

I spotted this at the flea this morning.

Unless it was ridiculously expensive, I would have brought that home with me. There is a 1/4”/1/2” drive set currently on eBay that the asking price is more than I am willing to pay.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Oh, I wanted it. Even more ridiculously priced at a buck fifty.

 

[d42jeep]

Yeah. No way!
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I didn't even counter or make any kind of remark on the glide path to countering, because I know him and I've gotten over on him on some rare finds by brands (he only knows and values Snap-on, MAC, SK, and Craftsman) and even some types of tools he knows nothing about. He's the kind of vendor I try to maintain a vague disingenuous relationship with. I never correct him, first of all. I just shake my head up and down or react indifferently to everything he says, which is a lot and often, even though he is very often wrong. It helps to play dumb sometimes.

 

[Tchicken]

Is there a single source for dating my S-K ratchet? I have had it as part of a set for some while, memory says the set was a gift from my grandfather who has been gone almost 40 years now.

 

[Outlawmws]

Is there a single source for dating my S-K ratchet?

Start with flowers and a movie.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

candy is dandy but liquor is quicker

 

[cody1325]

Here is 2nd post in my S-K journey

3/4" Wrenches most used and least cleaned I've seen so Two S-K and S-K tools. Will prefect cleaning on some low quality Taiwan no name wrenches.
Two examples of S-K 11/16" combo wrenches
S-K Tools 9/16" combo
Lectrolite 1/2" combo
3/8" Combo in Lectrolite and S-K Tools
Finally a 1/4" Lectrolite Combo
Hadn't seen any 6 point wrenches before outside the Craftsman sets I bought sometime after 2004 on clearance. Excluding ignition wrenches. But the 3/8" and 1/4" are 6 pt.

Looks like SK derived their model numbers a the equivalent of the top number of the size in 32s. I've got tons of them and never noticed that!

 

[d42jeep]

We found some S-K tools at various sales in Nevada today. These 3/4” drive tools were coated with some kind of difficult to remove waxy substance. I’m slowly making progress with the cleaning.
Some progress with the cleaning process.
Here is a 3/8” drive ratchet and a 1/2” drive unmarked prewar speeder from another sale.


-Don

I’ve finished cleaning up the 3/4” drive tools found on Friday. They aren’t perfect but they are good enough for me.
Found these at a sale yesterday.

A recent eBay arrival.
Most of these 3/8” drive flex handles have the logo on one side and the part number on the opposite side but I received one recently where both logo and part number are on the same side.
Has anyone else run across this? It’s difficult to tell when these were made.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I found these four metric sockets at a local sale yesterday.
-Don

 

[2001ZR2]

I found these four metric sockets at a local sale yesterday.
-Don

Would be I too much of smart *** to point out that the 10 mm is missing?

But nice find Don keep them coming.

 

[Cruzan80]

How many (if any) fit in the fold-over rails? Those seem to be more annoying to find...

 

[d42jeep]

All four of those sockets will fit in the long metric tray. I added the 12mm to this set, missing the 10mm, 15mm & 19mm.
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

All four of those sockets will fit in the long metric tray. I added the 12mm to this set, missing the 10mm, 15mm & 19mm.
-Don

Too bad they are not SK-Wayne I have two of three in that flavor. 10, 17, & 19

 

[d42jeep]

I’m gradually weeding out the Wayne from my metric sets although I still have several as placeholders. Wayne must have sold plenty of those metric racks.
-Don

 

[Shelbylex]

Nice finds - I actually never saw SK socket tray in the wild in MA.

 

[2001ZR2]

Don -Took a look at my S-K sockets as I knew I had a 10mm but it was a S-K Wayne variant.

Looking for a bit of help on what might gone in this box.




I'll probably store my sockets in this maybe my wrenches but curious if I could get an idea of when this is from and what might in it. Thinking pre Wayne but not sure.

Any help is appreciated

Edit Forgot the dimensions 17 1/2" Long by 4" wide and the height is about 1 1/4" .

 

[Outlawmws]

definitely Pre-Wayne, likely a 3/8 drive socket set with a speeder etc...

Don likely has the catalog.

 

[RTM]

curious if I could get an idea of when this is from and what might in it. Thinking pre Wayne but not sure.

Any help is appreciated

The presence of the metal tag with rivets is suppose to make a very small window.

Check posts 2 & 3 here

S-K Tool Box Logo

Does anyone know vintage of when S-K tool box logos changed from yellow painted background to yellowish/goldish chrome back ground.

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Postwar to 58 or so

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here's one most did not come with beaver tail ratchet

 

[d42jeep]

Don -Took a look at my S-K sockets as I knew I had a 10mm but it was a S-K Wayne variant.

Looking for a bit of help on what might gone in this box.




I'll probably store my sockets in this maybe my wrenches but curious if I could get an idea of when this is from and what might in it. Thinking pre Wayne but not sure.

Any help is appreciated

Edit Forgot the dimensions 17 1/2" Long by 4" wide and the height is about 1 1/4" .

Probably between “58 and “61. The details in the catalogs are somewhat hard to make out. The earlier sets have a socket tray.
-Don

 

[2001ZR2]

Wow didn't expect you narrow it down so closely. Thank you Don.

 

[Upstater57]

The rod bolt socket was on of 24 S-K goodies that I got.

Absolutely no idea what I going to do with the 3/4" drive 1-1/2 socket

I have one just like it in my 3/4 drive SK set. LOL

 

[Outlawmws]

Absolutely no idea what I going to do with the 3/4" drive 1-1/2 socket

I have one just like it in my 3/4 drive SK set. LOL

My 2-5/8 Proto in 1" drive holds pens and pencils on my inside workbench...

Got at least 10 sockets 1-1/2" or bigger...

I do use the 2" (50MM) on my Samurai's.

 

[Steven 33]

There's way too many. Different styles that almost fit perfectly into those rails

 

[Upstater57]

My 2-5/8 Proto in 1" drive holds pens and pencils on my inside workbench...

Got at least 10 sockets 1-1/2" or bigger...

I do use the 2" (50MM) on my Samurai's.

Love the pencil holder idea. I have 1-5/16 on my desk as a paper holder. LOL

 

[2001ZR2]

Found a few S-K items today..



3/8" sockets before cleaning

After being wiped off so more through cleaning might reveal more shine.

Kinda stoked about the 1/2" ratchet.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a complete pre or early war #4097 set.
-Don

 

[StillTooManyHobbies]

Referring to posts 85213-85216 about the socket trays: If you didn't know, there are two depths of the socket trays, depending on whether the sockets are flat-based or cup-based. It can be annoying to find ones that fit, since short ones will fall out of the tall trays, and tall sockets won't fit in the short trays. I have both styles in metric. Anyone have a spare 12 point 308 socket?

 

[Beerhippie]

Referring to posts 85213-85216 about the socket trays: If you didn't know, there are two depths of the socket trays, depending on whether the sockets are flat-based or cup-based. It can be annoying to find ones that fit, since short ones will fall out of the tall trays, and tall sockets won't fit in the short trays. I have both styles in metric. Anyone have a spare 12 point 308 socket?

Please go back to the future before you cause problems in our time!

 

[StillTooManyHobbies]

Apologies, the 8 should be a #, nothing to blame but my bad focus. We will get there, eventually. Maybe not in our lifetime, but eventually.

 

[Beerhippie]

Whew. Scared me for a bit there.

I've had to deal with my share of time travelers. They're always, of course, entitled trustifarians who have no idea of the meaning of consequences. Fortunately, as they're from the future, they won't be missed for quite a while.

 

[Outlawmws]

Whew. Scared me for a bit there.

I've had to deal with my share of time travelers. They're always, of course, entitled trustifarians who have no idea of the meaning of consequences. Fortunately, as they're from the future, they won't be missed for quite a while.

That may explain some of the "unidentified body found" stories...

 

[Beerhippie]

That may explain some of the "unidentified body found" stories...

No comment.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Referring to posts 85213-85216

Please go back to the future before you cause problems in our time!

We will get there, eventually. Maybe not in our lifetime, but eventually.

Based on current metrics (5,235 posts in 3,910 days, which is a rate of ~1.34 posts per day) and linear progression, this thread would reach post #85,213 (79,978 posts from now), in 69,222 days, on or about April 18, 2215. In 190 years, @Outlawmws 's cryogenic representation will be touting the replacement of all synchotron nanostructure accelerator bulbs in flashlights with triphasic dark matter, and @Beerhippie 's microbrewery will be tapping into his digitally preserved rapid access memories to repair the line between the desalinator and the synthetic fonio fermentation tank.

 

[Fred Knox]

I finally cleaned up a recent find: 1930's No. 4237 1/2"-drive socket set. It has the #40253 breaker bar, a cross-bar and ten "SK-Chrome" sockets which are all marked with their respective fractional sizes, but no model numbers. The clasp is a little “short”, but otherwise the set is in good condition. I think @3baygarage posted a similar one a few years back.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Beautiful!

 

[Stubby1743]

Bought this week with a job lot of WW2 era Snap-on 9/32" drive specialty carburetor sockets.

3/8" drive 5/8" swivel socket. WW2 era cad plate 40620, no SK branding, but that is the correct SK part number. No signs of it ever having been used.

 

[2001ZR2]

Question for the group...people report that they cleaned up the vintage items. They either were in really great shape but look polished. Curious if buffing and polishing these items ruins their desirability?