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Thanks!! Im going to have to spend some time checking out all those vintage catalogs! I guess i should have searched a little better 👍🏼

My favorite ratchet is the wright tool brand ratchets. You could always spend more on a good ratchet and then go little cheaper on the sockets buying seperate. I got the wright tool #423 set. I hear good things about the tekton brand. I also remember seeing some articles about the gear wrench...

It would actually be cool to see some people that may have some real old catalogs from like the 80s also if anyone still has some they have kept. I imagine prices were little cheaper then

Does anyone have and tool companies that send out paper catalogs? I imagine most are online form but i did see you can email or call sk for a catalog or they have a online one. I was just looking to get some paper catalogs to be able to look at and bring with me to work prefer wright or sk...

Yeah i posted my list of what i ordered but i actually Ended up placing to orders my first order was 6462. Made on july 3rd 9:37 eastern time. I was going to wait on ordering the wright wrench set i wanted but ended up deciding to order those on sunday along with the machete set.

My order: SK 1/4 Drive LP90 5” Ratchet (SK80180). Channellock 10” plier (430). Wright 11pc. Combination wrench set 3/8-1” (711WR). SK Bottle opener. 5 Piece assorted machete set. $5 mystery bag

Is this event just once a year?

the DA I use can be buff or sand. Simply change the pad from a smooth one or to a Velcro one. Velcro holds you buff pad and smooth pad holds your adhesive back sand paper. Im not sure about the answer on the 2hp compressor but I believe that would not be enough for the compressor to keep up. I...

Very cool! Just found this thread still new to the forum.. Very cool pictures and read about your visit to my favorite tool brands factory

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Now I'm stuck on spending the $243 on that set buying a single wrench from wright for now and slowly getting more sockets or I'm also looking at the sk 90 tooth

I ordered a42 set and thy sent me a cougar. Called wright and they said that only 6 point set they had was the 423 set. The a42 set shows that it's wright and comes with a metal box when really it's not its a cougar set. I ordered thru a tool supply near my work that we go through so I could put...

thanks a lot for the replies real helpful.