Recent content by Projeff

Hello all, wanted ETF (St. Catharines Ontario Canada) Combination Wrenches.

Can Forge is still in business in Welland, Ontario but does not appear to make tools any longer. What is interesting about the Welland Ontario location is that both Gray and Billings once also had plants in that City.

Here is the link for a thread started a while ago on this subject which includes a post from a member who works at the Kennedy factory indicating that these boxes are (again) made in the USA. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47393&highlight=kennedy+tool+box

There was a chap on here a couple of months ago who worked in the Kennedy factory and indicated that they had moved production of the cantilever box back to the USA. Just watch what you are buying.

Go to Gray's site -- www.graytools.com Select English. Select Where to buy In the top left corner under "Our Distributors" select "United States" enter your state and go.

Old sleeping bags.

Very cool. I too am envious. I don't suppose we can have an exterior pic of the other side?

The yellow handled screwdrivers marked "Gray Canada" are made here. Others are made in the US and some are made offshore. Look for "Gray Canada" on their tools for the Made in Canada stuff.

According to Gray's website, they terminated their joint venture with Bonney in 1961.

35 bucks. They are all on sale so you can price your other replacements. You just have to find a Gray re-seller that will sell you for the sale flyer price. Here's the link for the sale flyer: http://www.graytools.com/specials.htm

Congratulations! I was looking forward to seeing how the re-chromed ones came back! How does that 3/4 inch wrench compare to the rest of your set? I need a 3/4 inch wrench and noticed in the flier they are on sale.

Right back at ya! :beer:

I'm glad nolatoolguy raised this. Toolboxes are a little bit of a sore point for me because Stanley recently closed the Smith Falls Ontario Beech toolbox plant in order to move production offshore. As a Canadian, quality being equal my no 1 choice is Canadian. For me, if I can't get it...

Here is the link. http://www.graytools.com/pdf/Professional%20Tools%20Special%20-%20Spring%202010%20-%20EN.pdf Jeff

Lee Valley sells wooden screwdrivers for woodworkers. They aren't cheap -- a set of nine screwdrivers which include three slot, three Philips and three Robertson (which some of you who are not Canadians will refer to as "Square") each goes for about $42.00. They are made in Japan and steel end...