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Update , using the information obtained from the people who replied to this post I’ve contacted Proto/ Blackhawk. And have received a response, with warranty return info. I’d like to thank everyone who replied here, for their help . *Also I said in my original post that I had sent two emails...

Thank you, you make a good comparison with the Vega !!! Lol..Hell probably mention Vega to my kids and they wouldn’t know what I was talking about ?? Yes restore it put it on a shelf as a conversation piece for my enjoyment. And when my Grandchildren are old enough to retire it will be so rare...

Okay, Thanks to all who responded to my post whether positively or negatively. I’ll take all comments into consideration. But Hand planes are nothing I have a real interest in, so this one most likely will be the only one I’ll ever own. Unless I find one in a treasure box at an Estate sale or...

Thank you, almost sounds easier to replace it with one off of Ebay ?? But that’s not why we buy tools with warranties !!

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Thank you, I’m not worried about my plane being insulted, Lol.. I’m not even sure how I obtained it ? Maybe in a box from a sale, or in a box of tools from a friend ? Either way I don’t have any real amount of money into it ! I just thought it may be worth restoring ? Sounds like only if I’m...

I have a Blackhawk (mdl AW-1351) chain style wrench (pipe wrench) the chain broke off the handle. Does anyone know how to go about warranting this tool ? I found a supposed site online I sent photos and emails twice, its been a couple of weeks and I still haven’t received a reply !! Possibly no...

I really have no intention of ever using the plane.? Just thought it would be cool cleaned up and on display in my workshop ? Like you said maybe if I’m looking for a project to kill some free time on ?? Thanks for the link on lever-cap hand planes, as I said , I know absolutely nothing about...

Still hoping that someone out there can identify this from the photos or give me information on how to POSITIVELY identify it ? The photos I posted show a #5 & Made in USA. And a #8 stamped near where the blade goes through the base. ( sorry I don’t know the terminology of planes ) I’m not...

Well I looked up a Pexto #4 plane. If this is what I have ? It sure looks like it was not a very good quality plane? Maybe I should save the time of restoring it and just put it in a box of misfit tools for my kids to deal with when I’m gone ?? Anymore info on my plane will still be appreciated.

Hello, I came across an old plane , Which I know nothing about ! I disassembled it to photograph and get some identification numbers, but there’s no name that I could find. Any help identifying it and possibly an age. Think I’ll just clean it up & refinish the wooden handles and set it on the...

So they did make them with a larger hex drive ? And I see you have a ratchet in a hex drive version ! Some reason I was envisioning using an allen wrench style tool to drive the sockets , was thinking that couldn’t be very handy ???The ratchet makes more sense, sometimes common sense slips my...

Thank you, Do you know the theory behind “Hex driven” as opposed to square drive ? Why would anyone want to use Hex drive instead of square drive ? Seems as though Hex never caught on ? Were they common in other countries ? Were Hex driven ever made in larger size sockets such as 9/16,” and...

Thank you, I would have never thought of that ? I really thought that socket was junk ! These were all in a box I had decided to throw away, then I wire wheeled one of them for shits & giggles and noticed the USA stamp. So I pulled them from the trash, just to see if I had anything unique ...

This is the bottom view these only have USA and the socket size on them , No manufacturer logo. They appear to be 1/4 hex drive, I’ve never seen hex drive sockets before so I’m curious ?this is top view 6pt except the last two pcs 1 has a 1/4” square drive in this end. The other pc I’m not sure...