My small but growing DBE wrench collection

[four.cycle]

it would be remiss of me to not mention these:

Indestro Super 5-pc SAE offset double-end box wrench set
1/2" - 1"
used. excellent.
$9.99 + $17.04 shipping now. 0 bids now. ends Sun. 03/27
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SET-OF-INDE...029688?hash=item1c63a7dcb8:g:ijcAAOSwoudW7zCM

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8 pieces SAE offset double-end box wrenches
3/8" - 1" long series - all stamped "Chromium Vanadium" - also two short series
used
$6.00 + $11.51 shipping now. 0 bids now. ends Sun. 03/27
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Chr...823936?hash=item41a6f319c0:g:fc4AAOSwAuNW7vjs

 

[paulm12]

picked up these 2 sets of Sears wrenches (ok, only 1 of them is DBE) last week. Not sure if I'll keep or sell, but I couldn't pass up.

 

[BlueBomber]

Great set of wrenches, Paulm, even if some of them are half breeds (combos).

Well, I'm retired from garage sale-ing (mostly), but I'm still craving DBEs for my collection. So, I've turned to Ebay, where I can shop the world for good deals on old wrenches without spending my whole weekend driving hither and yon. At first it felt like cheating, but I quickly discovered that most auctions are for single wrenches and asking big money (for me, anything over $5 a wrench is big money). Well, I'm still more bargain hunter than collector, so it took a while but I did find this lot of 27 DBEs that I got for $30.50, with shipping. I'm super stoked--there are MANY new brands here for my collection!!! And just over a Dollar a wrench.

Here's the whole lot:



Blackhawk BWS-1206P 1/2" x 7/16"
Fairmont deep offset 11/16" x 5/8" (barely legible)
Fleet (1st!) offset 6424 3/4" x 11/16"
Giller deep offset stubby 7/16" x 3/8"
Herbrand (1st!) Van-Chrome raised panel 5931 7/8" x 13/16"



Indestro Chicago stubby 11/16" x 5/8"
Indestro Super (1st!) offset 712 1/2" x 9/16"
KAL (1st!) offset 3/8" x 7/16"
Lectrolite stubby deep offset Tru-fit 5001 3/8" x 7/16"
Lectrolite deep offset Tru-fit 3102 raised panel 1/2" x 7/16"
Lectrolite stubby Tru-fit (no number) 3/4" x 13/16"



Master Quality (1st!) offset (AKA Vlchek) 7/8" x 3/4"
NAPA (1st!) stubby NDF 402 1/2" x 9/16"
P&C offset 2222 11/16 x 5/8"
Plomb pebble (1st!) stubby 1/2" x 7/16"
Super Quality (AKA "circle-x" Duro-Chrome) (1st!) deep offset raised panel 5/8" x 11/16"



Vlchek stubby offset 11/32" x 5/16"
2 Vlchek WBH2428 raised panel 7/8" x 3/4"
Vlchek WBH2428 smooth shaft 7/8" x 3/4"
Williams Superrench 7727 5/8" x 9/16"



A bunch of no-names
Deep offset stubby, has sizes and "Forged" on one raised panel and "In USA" on the other, 11/16" x 5/8"
Deep offset with Indestro dart panels, 3/4" x 25/32"
Tru Fit deep offset (AKA Lectrolite) 9/16" x 1/2"
Chrome Alloy Steel deep offset smooth shaft, 3/4" x 25/32"
Forged Steel stubby offset, 3/8" x 7/16"
Forged Steel stubby 7/16" x 3/8"



Brian, I believe that puts me at 139 DBEs, or in our unofficial official unit of DBE quantity, about 0.5 Twertsies.

 

[paulm12]

BlueB: can't wait to see the update collection again.

 

[BlueBomber]

It'll take a bit...I need to expand the rack again. Probably ought to double the capacity...

 

[Rileysan]

Great set of wrenches, Paulm, even if some of them are half breeds (combos).

Well, I'm retired from garage sale-ing (mostly), but I'm still craving DBEs for my collection. So, I've turned to Ebay, where I can shop the world for good deals on old wrenches without spending my whole weekend driving hither and yon. At first it felt like cheating, but I quickly discovered that most auctions are for single wrenches and asking big money (for me, anything over $5 a wrench is big money). Well, I'm still more bargain hunter than collector, so it took a while but I did find this lot of 27 DBEs that I got for $30.50, with shipping. I'm super stoked--there are MANY new brands here for my collection!!! And just over a Dollar a wrench.

Here's the whole lot:



Blackhawk BWS-1206P 1/2" x 7/16"
Fairmont deep offset 11/16" x 5/8" (barely legible)
Fleet (1st!) offset 6424 3/4" x 11/16"
Giller deep offset stubby 7/16" x 3/8"
Herbrand (1st!) Van-Chrome raised panel 5931 7/8" x 13/16"



Indestro Chicago stubby 11/16" x 5/8"
Indestro Super (1st!) offset 712 1/2" x 9/16"
KAL (1st!) offset 3/8" x 7/16"
Lectrolite stubby deep offset Tru-fit 5001 3/8" x 7/16"
Lectrolite deep offset Tru-fit 3102 raised panel 1/2" x 7/16"
Lectrolite stubby Tru-fit (no number) 3/4" x 13/16"



Master Quality (1st!) offset (AKA Vlchek) 7/8" x 3/4"
NAPA (1st!) stubby NDF 402 1/2" x 9/16"
P&C offset 2222 11/16 x 5/8"
Plomb pebble (1st!) stubby 1/2" x 7/16"
Super Quality (AKA "circle-x" Duro-Chrome) (1st!) deep offset raised panel 5/8" x 11/16"



Vlchek stubby offset 11/32" x 5/16"
2 Vlchek WBH2428 raised panel 7/8" x 3/4"
Vlchek WBH2428 smooth shaft 7/8" x 3/4"
Williams Superrench 7727 5/8" x 9/16"



A bunch of no-names
Deep offset stubby, has sizes and "Forged" on one raised panel and "In USA" on the other, 11/16" x 5/8"
Deep offset with Indestro dart panels, 3/4" x 25/32"
Tru Fit deep offset (AKA Lectrolite) 9/16" x 1/2"
Chrome Alloy Steel deep offset smooth shaft, 3/4" x 25/32"
Forged Steel stubby offset, 3/8" x 7/16"
Forged Steel stubby 7/16" x 3/8"



Brian, I believe that puts me at 139 DBEs, or in our unofficial official unit of DBE quantity, about 0.5 Twertsies.

Excellent purchase! I have been avoiding eBay because I know my propensity to forget how much I am spending. At least with garage sales, et al, once the allotted money in my wallet is gone, I'm done spending!

I'm at 117, so if we combine our collection, we still don't equal 1 Twertsie. I have work to do, lol!

Brian

 

[twertsy]

Excellent purchase! I have been avoiding eBay because I know my propensity to forget how much I am spending. At least with garage sales, et al, once the allotted money in my wallet is gone, I'm done spending!

I'm at 117, so if we combine our collection, we still don't equal 1 Twertsie. I have work to do, lol!

Brian

Tough to tie yourself to a unit of measure whose value is ever changing........................I've been doing a lot of trading. Sent off a ton of pressed steel sockets, 57lb box of wrenches inbound. The scale is changing

 

[BlueBomber]

Tough to tie yourself to a unit of measure whose value is ever changing........................I've been doing a lot of trading. Sent off a ton of pressed steel sockets, 57lb box of wrenches inbound. The scale is changing

It's a relative measures, like the average income of the wealthiest 1%. Like that one, you just keep getting richer. Eventually, you'll reach TMTC, which is also a relative unit.

Can't wait to see your DBEs from the inbound box!!

 

[Rileysan]

Can't wait to see your DBEs from that box!!

^ This!

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: somehow I've been missing this thread so subscribing now and hoping to read and learn as I have time. thanks for sharing all your finds and information.

Riley: maybe if I add my little growing collection to yours and BB's we'll get a little closer to Twertsy.

 

[CNGsaves]

Tough to tie yourself to a unit of measure whose value is ever changing........................I've been doing a lot of trading. Sent off a ton of pressed steel sockets, 57 lb box of wrenches inbound. The scale is changing

^ ^ ^ What did you buy . . . GovLiquidation pallet of mystery wrenches ??

I've seen some of those sales for Pallet full of wrenches in 800 lb range !!

 

[Rileysan]

BB: somehow I've been missing this thread so subscribing now and hoping to read and learn as I have time. thanks for sharing all your finds and information.

Riley: maybe if I add my little growing collection to yours and BB's we'll get a little closer to Twertsy.

Now that's a great reason to meet! Perhaps we can work a trade deal for a couple of items you've expressed an interest in!

Brian

 

[twertsy]

^ ^ ^ What did you buy . . . GovLiquidation pallet of mystery wrenches ??

I've seen some of those sales for Pallet full of wrenches in 800 lb range !!

No. I've found a collector who has a ton of what I collect, and I have a ton of what they collect. Just so happens we collect opposite stuff! So she's getting all my stamped steel stuff (which I don't collect) and I'm getting all her more mechanic oriented tools (which she doesn't collect). It's perfect!

Somewhere I've seen a forum poster with the following signature, which I find appropriate here:

"Does the guy who dies with the most tools win?"

 

[Outlawmws]

It'll take a bit...I need to expand the rack again. Probably ought to Triple the capacity...

Fixed it for you!

 

[Rileysan]

I added a Plomb WF-85 DBE by way of trade with another GJ member.

118 DBE

Brian

 

[BlueBomber]

Fixed it for you!

I typed double, but my head was already thinking triple...[emoji1]

 

[BlueBomber]

Oh, and for anyone else finding this thread for the first time, feel free to post pictures and/or descriptions of your DBE sets, especially oddball or rare examples. No matter how big or small, this thread loves DBE collections!
I edited the opening post to say the same.

 

[twertsy]

Oh, and for anyone else finding this thread for the first time, feel free to post pictures and/or descriptions of your DBE sets, especially oddball or rare examples. No matter how big or small, this thread loves DBE collections!
I edited the opening post to say the same.

Lol......I totally forgot about my sets.... .

 

[Rileysan]

Lol......I totally forgot about my sets.... .

Of course you did! I'd love to see you try to display all of your DBE wrenches all at once!

Brian

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: I might not have as many as Twertsy, but I might have so i'll try to get some pictures as I pull them out of buckets and tool boxes.

thanks for being a great host on your thread.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lol......I totally forgot about my sets.... .

Of course you did! I'd love to see you try to display all of your DBE wrenches all at once!

Brian

That could put a kink in the Space/Time Continuum...

 

[twertsy]

That could put a kink in the Space/Time Continuum...

It'd definitely put a kink in my back.......

 

[Rileysan]

It'd definitely put a kink in my back.......

If you would share the load, I'm certain your back would feel better

 

[BlueBomber]

That could put a kink in the Space/Time Continuum...

There are a couple of members on GJ who's tool collections are so massive they are just a few DBEs away from achieving a singularity...

 

[BlueBomber]

BB: I might not have as many as Twertsy, but I might have so i'll try to get some pictures as I pull them out of buckets and tool boxes.

thanks for being a great host on your thread.

My pleasure, Drives! Sometimes it's fun to pull out every one of a particular thing you collect to see how far you've come (or how far you've gone, depending on your perspective ).

 

[Outlawmws]

Hey! No showing pics of my house!

 

[BlueBomber]

My second lot from Ebay came in tonight, adding 13 more to my collection. I'm finally starting to get some duplicates, but still acquired a new brand. Total cost: $19.50.



No name stubby deep offset 7/16" x 3/8"
Bluepoint (1st!) X-1820 offset 9/16" x 5/8", date code: 1947
Craftsman stubby offset 3/8" x 7/16", -v-
Craftsman offset 12mm x 14mm, -v-
Craftsman 54928 3/4" x 7/8" -v-



Duro-Chrome deep offset G2042 1/2" x 9/16"
Set of Eclipse DBE offsets 3/8" x 7/16", 1/2" x 9/16", 5/8" x 3/4", 13/16" x 7/8"
(Finally found the smallest one of this series!)
Lectrolite deep offset Tru-Fit 3001, 3/8" x 7/16"



A modified Proto (1st!) 2008 deep offset, uh, obstruction wrench, 7/16" x 3/8"
Truecraft (1st!) 1468 1/2" x 9/16", made in Japan

 

[bonneyman]

The no-name deep offset looks like either Indestro or Dunlap to me.

 

[Outlawmws]

The DBE's I got today from a trading buddy:

Proto, Plvmb, Long Craftsman

 

[BlueBomber]

The DBE's I got today from a trading buddy:

Proto, Plvmb, Long Craftsman

I especially like the big Plomb pebble finished panel wrench. Well done!

 

[Rileysan]

Nice haul for both of you!

 

[twertsy]

I tried.......

 

[drivesitfar]

Twertsy: WELL DONE!! now that you have the first batch out in the daylight maybe their cousins and brothers and sisters will come out later.

Outlaw: do you ever get tired of buying tools?? a couple keepers in that batch that's for certain.

ALL: I'll see if I can get some of mine out as I start pulling them out of buckets and old tool boxes.

 

[Outlawmws]

Outlaw: do you ever get tired of buying tools?? a couple keepers in that batch that's for certain.

No...

 

[Rileysan]

I tried.......

The effort it took just to photograph these is impressive! Thank you for sharing!

Brian

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

Wow....

 

[twertsy]

This was a good opportunity to see what I need for sets. They're all laid out by brand/style so now I can make a list and do some trading with you guys. I have lots of duplicates and 4 boxes I just haven't gone through yet. After I raid the flea in the morning I'm going to document what I have and what I need.

 

[BlueBomber]

I have lots of duplicates and 4 boxes I just haven't gone through yet. After I raid the flea in the morning I'm going to document what I have and what I need.

And that's not even all off them....!!!!

Can you show a close up of the wrenches in the red and blue case? (Bottom left if second picture)

My hat is off, Twertsy. Very impressive. Is there a subset of the picture that you use for wrenching on a regular basis or is it mostly a collection? For me, it's mostly for viewing, but I do grab wrenches off of the rack occasionally for projects. A big one inch Giller is within arm's reach of my lathe for adjusting the tooling holder.

 

[Outlawmws]

The most amazing thing to me is that he has that much floor space to take pics in!

Great pics and collection Twertsy!

 

[twertsy]

And that's not even all off them....!!!!

Can you show a close up of the wrenches in the red and blue case? (Bottom left if second picture)

My hat is off, Twertsy. Very impressive. Is there a subset of the picture that you use for wrenching on a regular basis or is it mostly a collection? For me, it's mostly for viewing, but I do grab wrenches off of the rack occasionally for projects. A big one inch Giller is within arms reach of my lathe for adjusting the tooling holder.

Those are users in the red & blue cases. Snappy short deep offset DBE set and Blackhawk S wrench set.