Recent content by Rangie

This one was always black. They went red in the early 50s kind of period, by the mid 50s all the black ones were sold off, I'm not sure exactly when the transition was. I prefer this "era" of hex sets and theres no ambiguity when you go to the shelf to grab a set 🤣 If yours has a riveted...

Some photos of my No.45 448 Hex Drive Set. This is my "master" hex set, I've expanded it with a couple of convertors, stud extractor and small ratchet This one gets used regularly as its quite versatile with the metric additions 😎 Alec.

Ring Spanners 1964 Alec.

Crowfoot Wrenches 1964 Alec.

Socket Wrenches 1964 Alec.

Interchangeable Handles 1964 Alec.

Very much a trial this.... Buck and Hickman Catalogue 1964, hopefully you will see a photo of the Britool Socket Set sheet. I'm working on it, bear with me... I think I've cracked it.. :bounce: The litmus test is whether they disappear after a few days depending on Google. I may have to...

What was the range of drills a Yankee could handle? Up to 1/8" maybe? Is it a collet chuck or is there a flat on the drill shank? Interesting! Alec.

Any photos of your machine/your repairs? Alec.

Interesting! Thats a new style of pliers for me! Alec.

Fantastic work, a real labour of love! I have a LeBlond which needs the same level of work...... Alec.

Great reference catalogue! Alec.

Great little machine!

They aren't bad and will give you the basics. When you move up to a better machine you will be amazed at the transformation. Alec.

Quite an amazing thread, puts my token ratchet and a few sockets to shame! Alec.