5th Annual Garage Journal Secret Santa - 2012 (Official Thread)

[peterbilr98]

Got a set of line wrenches from ss hiball they are wright brand they feel very nice thanx

 

[Ironhorse]

Ironhorse, glad you like it. The tv price is in Rands, local currency. Did you get my pm?

I received some awesome ratchets, a breaker bar, sae wrench set and a screwdriver from Holt. I'm at my parents at the moment, will post a pic when I'm back tomorrow. Thanks so much!

Loved it all...thanks so much...got back to you on the PM...again Merry Christmas

 

[donmillerx]

Wow!
Can't thank you enough SS!
(3) awesome gifts this year from Chris G!!!

I got another great, craftsman ratchet to add into my growing collection, an AWESOME, 18v bosch drill that will definitely be put to hard work very soon AND… how did you know that I LOVE these sweet, **** cornwell ratchets!? My favorite!

All really great gifts, nice job!
Thanks again man!

Merry Christmas Chris, and to all you guys on the Garage Journal!

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[Monte]

i got this awesome brand new Snap-On 13mm combination wrench from LGMechanical for my 13mm combo wrench collection !!!



the crown of my collection
Thanks very much Luke !!!

 

[tjmonsen5]

First off, thank you so much ss! Very cool gift! I think its totally awesome that you made this piston clock yourself with the lathe to make it fit. My family agrees, its very special. I enjoyed reading your letter and i will put the tools to great use! I was out of zip ties so these are perfect! I've always wanted these ratcheting clamps too! I think I'll put the Snowmobile keys on my new oil can keychain. Thanks again and merry Christmas, you did a great job. Btw, are you on pwctoday.com? Great standup forum you should be a member of.

 

[Ironhorse]

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that is cool...is that a pocket watch in the connecting rod? Looks great!!

 

[caper150]

Somebody must have seen all the metal work I've been doing lately, I got a bunch of grinding discs,cut off wheels and strippeing disc,also a shop apron and a sweet huge Ford Decal.

Thank You Casey AKA c_mccann

 

[CRTDI]

Wow!....I'm totally blown away by the generosity of my SS. Some very nice and unexpected gifts.

2 pair of Wells Lamont gloves

a Humvee knife/flashlight combo

a Pratt-Reed hook and pick set

some Pennzoil hand cleaner wipes

a Metro mechanical pencil set

a Micheal Jackson little "Beer" book........

a McGuire-Nicholas 13" tool bag

a "Guy Spaces" book

a Starr X stationary bottle opener

a large bottle of Black Diamond beer........

some vintage Blackhawk tools, 1/2" drive 911x ratchet, 3/8" drive 34945 ratchet and a 1/2" x 7/16" OE Wedge Head "Hexite" wrench...

A very big Thank You and Merry Christmas to lowbucktruck!!

 

[Hiball]

I just got home and had a chance to open my SS gift... I'm not sure what my SS's user name is, but thanks Michael from VA.

 

[canuckian]

As i mentioned earlier, my package made the trip form Canada. I opened it up it was from Paul aka Canuckian. I would say the screen name and the location aptly fit the bill.

Paul was kind enough to send me a set of felo screw drivers and torx drivers. In addition, he hooked me up w/ a Canadian made Picquic multi blade screw driver. Push out bit design which is pretty damn neat.

Lastly, i was sent another piece of Canada- an ornament of Tim Bits. I had to google what a tim bit is, and they are little doughnut hole snacks. So next christmas my tree will have some foreign flair to it!

Thanks a lot Paul

Mike

you're quite welcome Mike! Glad you enjoyed the gifts! Reading through your posts, it seemed like you weren't lacking in the tool department whatsoever but seeing as you work on German cars, I figured some German made screwdrivers would be fitting. As for the rest, I figured a little Canadian content would be appropriate. Beer was too expensive to ship so you got a Picquic and a tree ornament . There was one item I had ordered and intended on putting in with your package but it didn't get here in time to meet the deadline so it's now enroute to you. It may take a week or 2 to get there but it's coming nevertheless.
I hope you and yours had a great Christmas!!

 

[c_mccann]

A Proto 1/2" ratchet, it is beautiful!!!!! I had the wife model it for you guys, way better than my greasy hands.. Thanks!!!!!!!!!

 

[lithdoc]

Merry Christmas everyone! I opened my box this morning and was surprised by what I found. I used to do a SS on a hotwheels forum but it hasn't been done for a couple years, so when my wife saw the contents she looked at me, puzzled, "You did the Hot Wheels one too!" LOL
No hun, my Secret Santa on the garage journal knows me too LOL

Thanks very much Lithdoc!

These were my favorites. I think the first edition Ford Panel is my favorite, very cool!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas!

As for my SS, sorry for no pics! I'm overseas until Jan 3rd, I will post the pic as soon as I get home!

 

[Hammer1963]

When my wife Kim showed me the mail yesterday, she said "you are not going to believe who your Secret Santa is, Jabberwoki". See, Steve and I, have exchanged old forged items for some time now, so I couldn't have asked for a better Secret Santa and the gifts are right down my alley.

I received a 40 plus year old 6 oz. Fairmont Ball pein hammer complete with a nice old tight grain Hickory handle and a Fairmont 150-G body hammer head.

Thanks again Mate (Jabberwoki)

 

[Hammer1963]

A Proto 1/2" ratchet, it is beautiful!!!!! I had the wife model it for you guys, way better than my greasy hands.. Thanks!!!!!!!!!

WOW ................... I mean WOW !

Your Secret Santa sent you a Hot Blonde and .................. oh, was there tool in the picture ? I must have missed that

Sorry, I couldn't resist you lucky guy !

 

[Benw455]

EmeraldCoupe was my SS. He gave me a ton of vintage High Performance Pontiac Mags. And a set of Williams wrenches. Which is great because my last name is Williams and I love their tools.
Thanks

 

[SpeedCoach]

WOW ................... I mean WOW !

Your Secret Santa sent you a Hot Blonde and .................. oh, was there tool in the picture ? I must have missed that

Sorry, I couldn't resist you lucky guy !

I was gonna make a crack about her holding a large tool.....glad you broke the ice

 

[Wiggum]

Wasnt able to snag a picture today... But a big thanks to my secret santa for the mystery box filled with endless amounts of goodies....

 

[uniballer]

UniBaller You da MAN!

Thanks so much for the body work tools. These are the first ones I've owned and appreciate that they are well used. They have a history and a feel that new tools just don't have.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas to all!

Ray

The ball peen hammer head is Fairmont and one dolly is but used it off of it. Glad you liked it.

 

[dodge610]

Will post pic as soon as I figure out the new camera my wife got me. My secret santa got me 2 nice hard handled Mac screwdrivers,Bonney and plomb sockets,misc. open end usa wrenches and a Hazet sticker. No idea who my SS was just know he lives in sunny Florida. Thanks SS I love everything.

 

[jabberwoki]

Well my boy from ID got me a bunch of good stuff including a ripper flashlight i`ve been meaning to get a small light like that for about a year now and some sweet old tools and a neat snap on hat and yes my melon is smaller that your basket ball head!!! it fits like a glove.And thank the ditz for sending it after the fact.
Sweet SK ratchet buy the way!!
On ya mate thanks.

 

[jabberwoki]

When my wife Kim showed me the mail yesterday, she said "you are not going to believe who your Secret Santa is, Jabberwoki". See, Steve and I, have exchanged old forged items for some time now, so I couldn't have asked for a better Secret Santa and the gifts are right down my alley.

I received a 40 plus year old 6 oz. Fairmont Ball pein hammer complete with a nice old tight grain Hickory handle and a Fairmont 150-G body hammer head.

Thanks again Mate (Jabberwoki)

Your welcome but prepare for one more item i just found it today was looking everwere last week so i`ll send it off this week.

 

[cammok5]

fordzilla did a great job, thank you very much and merry christmass.
got a few hats

a big ford racing banner and big summit racing banner

some pig mat, lable maker, windshield wax. and a poster sae/mm conv think it has dril bit and tap sizes too cant remember now and dont have a pic

 

[uniballer]

View media item 27023View media item 27024Also got other plates and old AC spark plug gapper. Thanks to Mo's Speed Shop!
Couldn't read his correct title cause of fedex sticker.

 

[snowman1981]

opened my secret santa gift this afternoon and to my surprise it was packed with all kinds of goodies. A BIG thank you to my secret santa (Black89LX)

Badger Claw (already eatin)
Summer sausage snack sticks (snack tomarrow)
Official wisconsin cheesehead can koozy (put to use this weekend in the garage)
Yellow Ratching screwdriver ( put to use first thing in the morning)

Thanks again to my secret santa and wishing all a merry christmas and happy new year!

hope to see if my secret santa liked his gifts!

A big thanks to everyone who helped put the secret santa together! Can't wait till next year!

 

[woodrail]

I saved my gift for the final one of the day. My santa was "CRTDI".

I open some nice treats and a great snap-on socket driver. This will work out great as I actually don't own one! I love the size.

Thanks David, I will put it to use right away!

Thought I would also share my present to my wife, She's the worlds biggest NASCAR 48 fan......

 

[MartyO]

Thanks to Mo's Speed Shop!
Couldn't read his correct title cause of fedex sticker.[/QUOTE]


That was me Lol

 

[franzdom]

Mine came in from Franzdom and I couldn't be happier. A great new ratcheting screwdriver and a pocket screwdriver as well. Not sure if the pocket driver was just thrown in because it was in with the full size driver but its perfect for replacing one that I had for a long time and broke. So on purpose or not, very happy with both gifts. Thanks everyone and especially my SS.

Funny side note, my gift came from Amazon and it was wrapped. I didn't know who it was from until I unwrapped it because the gift tag was on the package. Then the wrapping paper put on top.

Adam

Hi Adam,

Thank you very much for the post, I am glad it hit it on the head. I saw that you had broken a miniature pocket driver and included that, in fact it was inspiration for the ratcheting driver. I really got you with the Amazon box I guess, because I remember you posted that your SS had gotten you something from Amazon and it could be just about anything but that ended up being a red herring because you can't get those Snap-on screwdrivers from Amazon

I haven't had a chance to take a picture of my SS gift yet but it is my first Felo driver set, a torx set from stonesfan68. It is perfect, made in Germany which I adore and I have been wanting to check out the Felo stuff, thank you so much!!! I owe you guys a picture but I really wanted to post anyway, so that will have to come later.

This has been really fun, thanks everybody!

-Franz

 

[Ben Buck]

Opened my SS gift this morning, Thanks 1320stang!! What wonderful gift (s), great ratchets, and ball pein hammer. These have a great history! You have done a great job on the restorations! The 1/2 inch Proto will team up with my 3/8 proto that my father gave me! The fine tooth Bonney& SK adapter will get a work out! My wife has already used the hammer to hang something? in the dinning room!! Thanks again, this is great! I've got to learn how to post pictures, every time, I try, I get a message unable to download??

 

[quick86]

Didn't see a sn on the gift but I got a set of channel lock sae x beam ratcheting wrenches and a trio of shop cloths! I had a set of non ratcheting x beam same but these will finish off the set! Thanks a bunch secret santa!

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[1320stang]

I'm glad you liked them, you seem like a guy who has everything, so I was unsure how to approach it. As I said in the letter, I really liked that hammer.

 

[uniballer]

That was me Lol

Thank you, my wife is from york, pa.
I will be sandblasting and repainting the pa plate.
The cars are awesome!

 

[flashman]

Got some SK goodness from my secret santa. Thank you!

He didn't include his screen name, so I'm not sure who they're from.

Being my first year I didnt think to write a letter. I wish I had. I did research and saw you like SK so I am happy you enjoyed your gift Merry Christmas.

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

 

[rusty65]

I received my secret Santa gift yesterday just in time to open today and i am very thankful for my secret Santa boro boy for being so generous. And id like to add that i am 18 years old so they will be used and enjoyed for many years to come. Thank you so much boro and Merry Christmas to you and your family .

 

[00pewter]

Don't know who my SS is, but I got a bunch of promo items and decals along with a 1/4 & 3/8 Kobalt ratchet.

Thanks to whoever you are.

 

[geologist]

Got some awesome Snap-on swag to keep my bald-*** head from getting burned!

Oh, and I'm diggin' this sander / polisher. Awesome gifts. Thanks, Kimberly F. from Louisville, KY.

 

[tool_scrounge]

I opened my AWESOME package of Peterson goodness from DeWitt, Nebraska from my SS tool_scrounge. He must be a good scrounge because I haven't seen this many genuine Vise Grips in any pawn around here.

I also got a vintage Champion Spark Plug gapper as well as a vintage RAC compression tester which will come in handy checking engines at the salvage yard or used vehicles.

I am glad you like the vise grips. I am a big fan of them myself. Unfortunately the originals get harder to find as time goes by. Hopefully they are of use on your welding projects.

- tool_scrounge

 

[tool_scrounge]

My Secret Santa out of Winston-Salem was very generous. I received two Ernst 16 wrench organizers, a Klein multi-bit screwdriver, a General automatic center punch, and a Mercedes-Benz hat & calendar. The hat is really nice and even fits my big head! Many thanks for the really nice Secret Santa package. I'll post pictures later. Now to check the packing closely and see if there is a name (other than S Santa on the return address label) associated with the box.

Thanks again!

 

[Scout Driver]

My Secret Santa was very good to me. I got a set of Wiha insulated screwdrivers (wow! these are nice) a Proto Professional wrench along with a tiny 1/4" GearWrench, and a set of SAE and a set of metric GearWrenchs that are also branded Ace Professional.

Thank you Secret Santa!! Let me know who you are, as there was no screen-name enclosed.

Merry Christmas!

Scott

 

[ckadams00]

Nothin

 

[00pewter]

Nothin

Hoping that you receive your gift in the coming days, if not send me a pm and ill put together something for you