Recent content by jwheeler

Hi Everybody, We haven't seen a Mac truck for almost ten years...I recently heard a rumor that they sell tools but I can't confirm it. We still have a bunch of expensive broken Mac tools that serve as excellent paperweights... Jim Wheeler BimmerWerks 504 738 2156

Hi Guys and Gals, We have an excellent Cornwell tool dealer who stops at our BMW independent shop in the New Orleans suburb of Harahan, LA. His name is Ewell Bordelon and he is a great guy to deal with, very knowledgeable, an ex race boat technician. His cell phone is 504 388 5562. Tell him that...

I just listed the wrong wrenh set as what I wish to purchase...I'm interested in the U shaped set: 5 piece GearWrench Metric Half Moon Shaped Reversible Ratcheting Wrench Set $80.00 10 x 12, 11 x 13, 14 x 16, 15 x 17, 19 x 22 mm Prefer paypal...pls advise Wheeler

I'll take the following: 5 piece GearWrench Metric S-Shaped Reversible Ratcheting Wrench Set $80.00 10mm x 12mm, 11mm x 13mm, 14mm x 16mm, 15mm x 17mm, and 19mm x 22mm... Pls advise best method to pay...I usually use paypal Thanks Wheeler

Hi Guys, I've been absent for a couple of days now...computer crash, plus backup device failure... The discussion has been interesting to say the least. With regard to my NLA tools, you guys need to understand this:the greater majority of them were metric, popular in my BMW shop, used almost...

Hi Guys, With regard to my NLA tools, I think I was fairly thorough in giving SO an opportunity to replace my broken stuff...each time something has been NLA since 1975, I have called and have spoken to a number of different Snap-On people in Kenosha...I was told that the tools I wanted...

Hey Guys, Maybe we're getting somewhere after all...I've also been in the tool business since 1976 (import/export but never Chinese junk), and I have a lot of the usual tool whorehouses as sources. We also have constant searches going on at Ebay and Craigslist. I also have a friendly nearby...

Hi Guys, I started this and I appreciate the discussion, but it looks like no one has any ideas about how to get our favorite tools reproduced or how to find NLA or obsolete stock. Maybe a tool dealer might have some insight into our problem. It's not that I'm mad at Snap-On...I'm just...

Hi Guys, I'm a hands-on BMW shop owner/machinist/ex Top Fuel Guy/retired maritime lawyer/tool importer & exporter/BMW fanatic with an extremely serious collection of Snap-On tools dating back to the early sixties when I first started turning wrenches at a Gulf Oil service station. My gripe with...