Recent content by Penny88

There is a chain of stores called "Tools R Us" in California that stocks Wright. Over the years Wright has saved me a couple of times. Believe me Wright tools are beyond durable and extremely strong.

I'll give you a hint. You should be able to figure it out. Hopefully everyone that knows can keep a secret .... At one time the "mystery company's" ratchets were made by Wright and their wrenches by Bonney.:confused:

I doubt its for sale. But that socket was so heavy it required both hands for me to lift it, and I broke a sweat.

About those: I asked the guy Jori why did he have all the Texas sized tools he told me Kansas City was a major railroad hub with all the oil they were producing. And tool companies routinely made custom tools for the train/railroad/oil workers etc..etc...

I think that same guy is still using that same calculator!!!

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I recently took a trip to Kansas City to watch a friend play in a National Basketball tournament. While there I decided to pay a trip to Harry J Epsteins. The store is located downtown, and is pretty easy to find. I simply walked in, told the person at the counter I was one of their customers...

The best taps, dies, or cutting tools; Union Butterfield . I'm sure they've had there ups & downs but they deserve to be mentioned.

Im in.:rocker:

An elusive bonney 21mm wrench. And in other news I finally bought a makita ge0600 off ebay. I won't go into details of why this thing is a masterpiece but I learned how to port cylinders heads in college with this tool, and the instructor who taught me learned from :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown...

I have a 3/8 Mac air ratchet that I'm willing to let go of. PM me if your intrested.

I think this topic is very sensitive and every tool guy thinks about it from time to time. Unfortunatly I don't have a son or alot of relatives who would be intrested in my tools. If there was one thing I could take with me when I'm gone GOD let it be my tools.....

Well I have a armstrong 12-972 and that things is tuff dosn't see much use anymore. I have some other 36tooth armstrongs that have never given me any problems maybe this is because there older?:headscrat

Well guys I've cooled off from my rant. But a trip to Sears and later finding out a Matco half-moon wrench set I've been saving was imported sent me over the edge yesterday. Also that thread introducing me to "the Chinese Craftsman professional stubbys" just added 0xgen to the acetylene:scared...

You know what my Grandma gave me some of my tools and looking back at my childhood the black and yellow "thrifty" USA screwdriver's somehow survived. But they are proof that a decent/budget tool can be made in America and still be priced competitively. I think it's funny when tools like these...