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    Garage Sale score Tool Box

    i really like the sticker too. it is placed rather oddly and i will never see when my box is set up in my garage but what ever. it is placed backwars on the top of the box so if the top is in the up position the sticker shows from the back side of the box but I have my tool box against the wall...
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    Garage Sale score Tool Box

    I got to alot of garage sales and flea markets and always get tools but hardley ever find nice boxes. If picked up 2 Snap-On tops in the past but this one takes the cake. kra 61b Super Chest ..Woah this thing weighs a ton compared to a regualr box! Im gonna clean it up and do a tool swap soon...
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    Battery Operated Hammer Drill

    i do masonry restoration by trade and my dewalt 18v's just keep on giving, ive got three of them and have not had a problem in years.
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    What's the best designed ratchet you ever used

    i really like my snap-on f731a it my go to 3/8 racthet.. i bought a ratchet similar to the original posters at a yardsale a few weeks ago in a lot of tools its husky pro with the 5 way adjustable angle offset handle. its a nice tool for most jobs.
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    Vintage Snap-on box...how to tell age?

    ive got the same exact box. i will post some pics of mine in the morning
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    Old School SK

    i got the same og one..great tool
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    Craigslist score!!! Wilton Vise

    I am a couple towns over from Meriden CT where Charles Parker vices where made, Ive got a couple different Parker vices from yard sales they are great tools.
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    Does Snap-On repair older tools..compression tester?

    its really nothing special mostly just a bunch of odds and ends a couple boxes. but i will take some pictures of my boxes before i put tools in them. my little one needs cleaning anyway. i will basiclly buy any older or newer high end american made tools when they are cheap.
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    Does Snap-On repair older tools..compression tester?

    what size adapters do yuo have for yours? mine only has 14mm and id like 10 & 12 also. i got 2 sets of those Waldens the other day from a guy that closed his hardware store in 1973. I opened this box since im going to keep them and use them the other set is the same and still sealed by the...
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    Does Snap-On repair older tools..compression tester?

    id like to have the glass replaced and it calibrated do you think they or somebody else would they do it? and how much do you think it would cost? it only seems to have 3 different threads all marked 14mm but it looks like it would be easy to retro fit other thread sizes. and if anyone with old...
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    Auction Loaded with Snap-on tools in Willimantic CT 8/4

    A local auction house is having a auction tomarrow night that is loaded with s/o stuff if anyone is interested. Willimantic is about a 1/2 hour north east of Hartford. check the pictures and be prepared to drool.i cant afford to go there i dont think :headscrat...
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    Orange Snap-On tool box ..matching spray can color?

    Ive got a older snap-on tool box probably 50's ive been keeping my some stuff in for a few years and the inside is in great condition but the outside is just plain beat up from years of use. Does anyone know if there any colors that Rusto, Krylon or Montana make that match it close? Im dont...
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    New to the forum

    got a preferance for length of a model type? post a pic if you have one
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    New to the forum

    thanls for the welcome...heres the snap on 7 i picked up saturday heres the odd ball Craftsman combination wrench. After poking around on here I linked to another page with The Craftsman catalogs in pdf format and it was in the 1960 catalog. I also got a bunch of other tools but these...
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    New to the forum

    Hello, I just came across your forum via Google trying to research a couple old tools I bought at a yard sale. I guess I am a tool collector of sorts. I sell stuff on ebay and always buy old tools at sales and flea markets when they are cheap enough but never considered myself a collector of...
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