Recent content by kleinkaliber

Wow! Bet you go back to the next flea market. I personally don't worry to much about names or initials on tools. I'd rather see the initials than see a ground off spot where someone removed them.

I like that S-K ignition set. Nice score!

I like that hammer! Now I'll need to pay attention to the hammers as I dig through the tools at the flea markets.

Estate sales can be brutal. If you go early, you are competing with the dealers. Most are good people, but some see you as trying to undercut them. They feel you should be buying from them and not from their source. The one that gets me is when they fill up their box really fast without looking...

I've got a few of the K-mart ones marked Taiwan. If I can get them for 25 cents (why is there no cents symbol on the keyboard?) I grab them. Fun just for the "it's from both Taiwan and K-mart!?!" Still a better wrench than anything from HF.

The grey tube was Testors filler, like bondo. Orange tube was the good glue. Then the blue tube, the safe stuff, which would have been fine if it had actually worked as glue, which it didn't do very well.

Re: ~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff! I like that, Plomb lying on the ground around here:lol: Not quite that easy, but if you like Plomb, or P&C, the West Coast is were you need to be. That reminds me, it's Tuesday. time to hit up the ReStore and the pawn shop for another bushel...

Defense hammer. Why did I immediately think of a biker packing a ball peen?

Re: ~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff! Still can't get over how massive those things are. Nice find!

I have seen the GM Goodwrench tools, but was saddened to see them marked Taiwan. :dunno:

I'd forgotten about that. I have seen Studebaker marked wagon wheel axle nut wrenches.

Me like the Carter wrench.

Good score! There is a local pawn shop that has tons of old tools. I try to make it down there at least once a month. Only downside is he prices Snap-on and Craftsman at new retail prices and won't come down. He says "you guys are just going to exchange them for brand new ones anyway." Well, no...

What auto makers provided wrenches that were marked with the car makers name? We've all seen the Ford wrenches, but what else is out there? I have seen Ford, Fiat, BMW, Mercedes, Austin, and Toyota.

Re: ~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff! That, Sir, is a beast! have you asked about procuring it yet? And what does your employer do that requires a 1" drive ratchet? Watchmaker?