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Been meaning to post this for a little while - I picked up a Bonney combo wrench this summer that is clearly (at least to me) off a Billings forge/press. It has the same slightly tapered beam as Billings combos (see pic, I've never seen a similar Bonney before), and they both line up 95%...

While I'm at it, scored the below at the annual show in Lathrop, MO a month+ ago. A set of Barcalo-sourced Bluegrass dbl box wrenches (most have a previous owner's stamped initials, but I just can't resist an otherwise great looking set of scalloped/scooped Barcalos. Also a couple of Powrkraft...

Got a steam threshing/tractor show fix Sat at Meriden, KS and lucked into a mix n' match toolbox that I was waffling on (don't really NEED any more tool boxlots but...) until I closed the lid and saw the brand plate - can't recall ever seeing an Artisan box in the wild. The Artisan ratchet is...

So I found myself back in the old home state of Maryland for a convention this week in Baltimore (that's Bawlmr in local-ese) and the siren-song of fatfillup's tool emporium was faaaaaar too strong and easily defeated my feeble attempts at resistance. After spending a good couple+ hours...

Fished this out of the 'bay some time back and never got around to posting it - this makes 31 different brands (including "unbranded" or blank) appearing on New Britain-sourced or patented ratchets. This would be branded for Wix Filters - it matches the logo they used from the early '50s to...

Finally need to break down and buy a scan tool - have narrowed it down to either an Autel 619, an Innova 3160b or an Actron 9580A. As near as I can tell, they all appear to be about the same in specs/features, or am I misreading something? Anyone have experience with any of them and know of...

Paying anywhere near this much for a ratchet is extremely rare for me, but I finally had to scratch an itch I've had to buy a Dual 80. How'd I do? http://www.ebay.com/itm/180891412191?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_517wt_1270 I don't usually pursue Snappys (or Macs or...

I rarely post about ok deals I've lucked into, but I'm gonna gloat just a bit on this one :D: http://www.ebay.com/itm/270903808257?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 Now, before a sharp eyed individual points it out, this isn't a set of Bonny crowfoot wrenches as advertised -...

Apparently these things have really been dropping in "value" lately - they have to be since a cheapskate like me actually won one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/260857267238?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Even so, it still ranks among the most expensive ratchets I've bought...

Had the engine light come on in my '05 F150 last week (but truck was still running fine) so I finally dropped by Auto Zone to get the code read - upstream O2 sensor failure (turns out the wires dropped down and were shredded by rubbing on the front driveshaft, gonna try to splice them back...

Now I will readily admit to being exceptionally cheap as to what I'm willing to pay for most of the ratchets that I obsess... er, "collect", but can someone more knowledgeable about Duro-Indestro explain the end result for this one...

Went up to the Indy airshow a few weekends ago to see some fantastic flying "Tools of Freedom": On the way back I stopped at Menards to eyeball the 41" box that was on sale (posted about in another thread), although I'd pretty well decided it was larger than I was really looking for...

Been many years since I sold anything via da 'bay - after posting an auction and receiving confirmation of the listing, do sellers get any additional notices (via ebay messaging and/or email) during the run of the auction - like whenever a bid is placed, or a periodic update on the status, etc...

Stumbled on this fleabay auction during the daily ratchet check: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150371343056&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Not trying to outdo Merk on nutty fleabay sales posts, but WTF is going on here? :headscrat http://cgi.ebay.com/SNAP-ON-TOOLS-TL936-1-4-RATCHET-PEN-ADVERTISEMENT_W0QQitemZ170368107363QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27aabb0363&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 The seller clearly states it's...

Stopped by the big market of fleas today - billed as the "World's Most Awesome Flea Market", yeah right... Anyway, scored an old B&D workmate - the old heavy-built kind, not the newer flimsier ones - for $10, a right decent Wards Lakeside hand plane (by Stanley maybe?, #4 type I think) for $5...

Picked up a partial set of later production Bonney open end metric wrenches today (up to 32mm), but some of the smaller ones are missing. Looking for the following: ME67, ME89, ME1011, ME1415 Well thanks to Treorp55, I now have a pic of the style I'm looking for. I only need the 6x7mm...

A little late but.... Everything in the pic - $22. The CH reloading press was $10, the Knipex oetiker pliers a $1, a Bonney wrench for another $1, the old Craftsman box/ratchet/extensions $5 (tools in excellent shape), and all the rest was in/on the toolbox for $5 - that included the...

No pics yet. Found some large KAL (USA) rough satin finish (as in not polished) metric combo wrenches - 22,24,26,30,32mm on a table full of decent-to-beat Craftsman wrenches and such. Asked for a price on one and the guy said "well they're not Craftsman, $2". $10 for all 5 - few had some...

I'm looking to pick up a 3/8" drive long comfort handle Big Dawg ratchet (cheap as always:)), and as usual fleabay sellers are inconsistent in noting details. I haven't been able to locate a Proto catalog that definitively gives a number for this now-obsolete ratchet - 5250PG seems to be the...