Recent content by the1wingedangel

Just some personal opinions here as a collector myself. There are 2 types of tri-wings: the Taiwanese made ones (the lower bunch in WWheeler's photo above) and the USA made ones (seen as the upper most 2 ratchets in WWheeler's first photo above). Neither was a particularly good ratchet in...

This is the same experience I had. Tested dozens of "Square" drive vs "Robertson" drive and they all are tapered. Turns out this is a Reddit rumor that begun in the mess that is r/tools with no factual backing. Its been spreading elsewhere on the internet because nobody actually takes the time...

This is a great plan, they'll know how to manipulate metal. Can't hurt to ask!

Wow so it was sold, thanks for that info! I didn't seen any current or sold on ebay over the last 90 days, but I'll keep an eye out. Or if anyone has one they'd want to part with, shoot me a PM.

T Thanks for that info! I was aware that many Armstrongs are almost the same (I guess they sourced from many of the same suppliers), but I hadn't really thought of that move. I guess its better than filling it with a modern Taiwanese Craftsman sockets/wrenches, as they aren't visually the...

Long time lurker here, first time poster, only because I can't find this info anywhere on the internet or on garage journal. From what I can tell, Craftsman USA never sold these skipped tools - either as part of any set or in open stock. Can any of you could correct me if I'm missing something...