Recent content by Footpusher

Obstructo Box Wrench DOE Metal box O tappets. An example of learning the hard way, that I can clean it, strip the paint off, clean it again, prime it, and paint it; but if I just use normal spray paint, it's not good enough for metal-metal tools in tool boxes...

3/8 ratchet (challenge to photograph)

Here's my combos. MGC = Grandpa!

Here's my DBEs

Here's my script-branded tappet wrenches, H 1-3. I think I've scored all of these from garage sales and Re-Stores. I'm not sure about dates of manufacture

Here are my T 21-24 tappet wrenches. All CAP letters. I am 96 percent sure that my Grandpa used these in Montana between the late 20s and late 30s. Some of these were in the bottom kitchen drawer of my parent's houses since the at least the early 60s. (And on the garage floors, the basement...

Here's a follow-up to my Flex-Box post from yesterday. I inadvertently missed the big-guy: the 22 & 21 mm. So, here it is. Photo 1 is of the set of metric wrenches, for perspective. And BTW, it's pretty cool to post some vintage tool photos, and get expert feedback on them, in minutes/hours!

First-time post! Hopefully I don't screw it up! I have a thing for Herbrand: my Grandpa used a lot of it when he was a mechanic in Absarokee, Montana, from about 1925 to 1940. I got all of his tools, and they were well used. I treasure them. But for my first post, I want to share my...