Recent content by biltonjim

Quote: I have a few "Britool made in Sweden" adjustable spanners, clearly made by Bahco. Does anyone know what the largest size was they did? As you rightly say, Melle, those Britool branded adjustable spanners were made by Bahco Sweden. They did have an 18" in the range - the 318. I seem...

Here is a British made 1940's ( I think) Kismet Duplex Master foot pump. Very complex clever design, incorporating a small cylinder and piston inside a larger one. Unusual flat coil return spring. Excellent in use. Restored using Hammerite Satin Silver and black, and smooth red. Many hours...

A Record 516 Heavy Chipping vise / vice. I bought this several years ago, in a rough state. I spent countless hours scrubbing rust off the body and screw. At the time, the Record factory at Parkway Works, Sheffield, was still active in some way, despite being owned by Irwin. Perhaps it was just...

Thanks for the welcome, Colin.

Hello MetalMessiaH, I used to work at an agricultural engineer's shop, and for about twenty years we sold Britool wrenches. Farmers can be quite hard - to say the least - on their tools, yet we had very few returns due to breakages. In those days, all the Britool wrenches - with the exception of...