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The image you posted is a M22520/1-01. Daniels Manufacturing Corporation sells theirs as an AF8 Standard Adjustable Crimp Tool. They require specific "turrets" that are made for various connector series. The turrets under the specification are numbered M22520/1-**. I know there are numbers 01...

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The Astros are pretty robust as long as you do your basic maintenance. I've had several: 1990 - 230k miles when disposed of 1994 - 187k miles when disposed of Now driving a 2002 that is just getting started at 100k. I saw the 1990 for a few years after I had dropped it off at the junk yard...

You can't go wrong with Fiskars scissors, they even have one or two models targeted at florists. The Fiskars pruning shears I have seen looked to be of good quality as well.

I know that Erem started as a Swiss company specializing in pliers and tweezers targeted towards the electronics assembly market. They became part of Cooper Tools. The EROP series of tweezers is their lower cost "economical" or "competitive" line, made in Pakistan to Erem specifications. For...

Adams & Westlake made lanterns for hundreds of railroads through the years. You have a model known as the "Kero". The date code of 4-34 stands for the 4th quarter of the year 1934, so October, November, or December. The MKT RR stands for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad which ran from 1870 to...

Friday, December 10, 2010 Minor Fire At Channel Lock Plant #2 Multiple fire crews were alerted to a commercial structure fire at Vernon Township's Channel Lock Plant #2 on Mercer Pike Friday afternoon. Most of the fire departments were held on stand by in their stations as Vernon Twp., Vernon...

I will be going to Pittsburgh this weekend to visit friends for the Thanksgiving holiday. Does anybody know if T&T Hardware would be open either Friday, Saturday or Sunday?