Recent content by divercal

thanks Lookin467Galaxieconv, bonnyman and twertsy - ya no matter what It still says Bonney on the handle with all the scratches, dings and obvious hard use of the former owners (s). Its an American made tool that is built to last (um..except for maybe the gear teeth). Come to ponder about it...

Chilly , zktk01 - Thanks! TheHorse13 - Thanks - yeah I would have rather the Welder ground down the teeth more and layered up more weld passes.....if the welds chip out that's what I will request next time - but who knows tig welds might be super strong...... tym , woody73 Thanks!! ya I...

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SPOILER ALERT!!! I fixed the ratchet but had to modify it.... So as you have read from my original post I paid a price for trusting an ebay seller. Ended up with a very defective Bonney Ratchet. So after considering my options I decided to keep it and try to fix it. I fixed it and am happy with...

No worries thats the ebay marketplace...

Thanks for the replies guys... Ya I agree any repair probably won't stand up to ********* use but it might..My use of it would be infrequent for crankshaft/transmission sprocket nuts on my bikes if I use it. I'll post again if I get the teeth welded and reshaped. I've seen similar repairs to...

Bonney Addiction said I needed a 3/4 Ratchet, so... **for update see Sept 10 post** One showed up on Ebay recently... A Bonney 4292 Zenel 3/4 Square Drive. The Seller clearly stated - “..is in very good condition”. And then says “It is in smooth working order”. I won the auction and of course...

Re: German-Hand-Tools - BUY FROM ASH !! Received the Felo Ergonic 1/4" Bit Driver Item# 53711 and the Felo Swift 6 pcs TIN Bit Set Item# 51925 from Ash. The TIN driver bits work great. I am forced to use Phillips screws in my work and the TIN bits are definitely better than standard bits...

Re: Thanks for the replys Actually - clicking "Remember Me" by Username did the trick...sorry for the late reply. Thanks again Ed

Nice Garage! I like the use of Corrugated sheets on the walls. Is that metal? Anybody else do their walls in corrugated sheets? like to see how it looks. Thanks!

Hi and Thanks, First one and the black one in the second pic is 04 Electra Glide and Triumph is 1969 Trident...the bike I learned to ride on back in 1970...

Well, I was lurking forever and enjoying all the great threads and topics and just had to ask an Admin type question and it was suggested I intro my self...fair enough... Live in No. Cal. have a nice 3 car garage, nothing special to it - yet...got alot of ideas from this forum...flooring...

Hi, I like to read alot on this forum...I keep it logged in and sometimes dont look at the forum for minites at a time and when I come back to the forum I have to log in again...this is a constant thing. Is there not some way to keep logged on for longer periods of time. It gets old having to...