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    Tools from the old world

    Hello everyone, this big reseller shop light is not uncommon and can be seen every two to six months in German classified ads with realistic offers between $ 200 and $ 750. But it also seems hard to sell - not everyone wants something like that. Was not part of the normal sales range or...
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    Hazet tool thread

    The HAZET 1960 has a hammer head at the rear end that you can hit with a soft-face hammer to drive the replaceable blade through sheet metal. But you don't just hit the sheet metal aimlessly with it - so not to use like a hatchet. I use something similar today more replaceable than this ancient...
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    Hazet tool thread

    The hinge reduces the maximum possible forces, both technically and in terms of handling. So why a HP (High Perfomance) version? Because of the 90 theeth? They have the standard 32 teeth 1/2″ 916 GL (German "Gelenk" = hinge, German "Lang" = long) for max force. As the only innovation in this...
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    Hazet tool thread

    Hello everyone, some more vintage tools: a 9/16" hex drive ratchet Hazet 230-57 and set as sold as Hazet 230 (1925-1933) at least since around 1925 I guess this is a prior set around 1925 because of its 22/20/18/16/14/12/10 mm sockets - instead of sizes that are more common later as in 1930 to...
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    The Ratchet Collection Thread

    Hello everyone, found an early 9/16" hex drive ratchet set from around 1925(*), also sold as Hazet 230-57 until around 1930. (* it was shown in the HAZET history book 1868-2018 page 190 with photo with early Hazet logo stickers and dated around 1925 and in well-known Hazet catalogs from 1930...
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    Any Stahlwille or Belzer Germany Fans ?

    Hello everyone, found an early 9/16" hex drive ratchet set from around 1925(*), also sold as Hazet 230-57 until around 1930. (* it was shown in the HAZET history book 1868-2018 page 190 with picture and date around 1925 and in well-known Hazet catalogs from 1930, older catalogs and documents...
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    Evolution of socket drive sizes over time

    I have compiled the history of a German automotive tool manufacturer over the last century: Curiously, the 1/4" drive was only announced in 1950 for electricians. or as PDF: https://www.vw-t2-bulli.de/download/hazet/hazet-drive-type-and-socket-history-en.pdf The main tools on my cars are 1/2"...
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    Sun TDT-216 (Tach-DwellTester, ~1961) - which battery sizes?

    Thank you, I have already seen this and saved it to my ebay favorits - and got a slightly cheaper offer - but paying for only a reprint, including shiping to Germany, including taxes, for around $45 sorry I'm still hesitant. :unsure: Something else would be a collectible original manual... It...
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    Sun TDT-216 (Tach-DwellTester, ~1961) - which battery sizes?

    Hello everyone, for my old tool collection I found an old Sun TDT-216 for 6/12 V (German version) as it is also listed as TDT-216-1 in a Sun Electric Cooperation (Chicago, USA) catalog around 1961. I'm not sure, if my one is older or newer than this? :unsure: It looks like in the 1966 catalog...
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    Hazet tool thread

    Hello everyone, completed my rare classic Hazet 2510 tool set for flywheel and rear axle of Volkswagens (from 1950 to 1972) with the rotating rod HAZET 1014 the 3/4" sliding piece HAZET 1015, the 36 mm 3/4" socket Hazet 1056 especially for VWs (for the rear axle of a T2 bay window bus you need...
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    Hugo Altstaedten (Großkönigsdorf/Grosskoenigsdorf near Cologne) - Precision, Quick-Response Thermometer (Sekundenthermometer)

    nice (y) apparently only from a small company that only existed for a short time.
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    Hazet tool thread

    Cheers (en/us), Prost (de), Salud (es), Santé (fr), Salute (it), Skal (se/no/dk), ... some beer coaster: and classic (100th anniversary in 1968 and a golden version around the year 2000) and new bottle opener have a nice weekend
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    Vintage/custom/unique tool cart ideas

    good luck with your project... My fleet of restored classic Hazet tool carts from the 1950s and in the middle early 1970s. On the right, the two foldable Hazet Assistent not only hold tools, but they also have attachment options at the bottom for a small stool and lamps or glass pane holders or...
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    Hazet tool thread

    HAZET 1960 bodywork sheet metal cutter (1958-2010, this version 1965-1976) before and after my refresh - had some signs of use: regards,
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    Hazet tool thread

    and hello again HAZET 2597 parallel claw tensioner for torsion bar stabilizer (1972) Tensioner with two star grip screws (one is fixed) for mounting the stabilizer under the front axle on VW type 1 (classic beetle and others like that, except 1302 and 1302S) and type 2 (as transporter & bus)...
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    Hazet tool thread

    Hello everyone, new arrival in my collection of rare old HAZET special tools for air-cooled Volkswagen etc.: HAZET 2586 ignition adjustment tool (1969-1972) This ignition timing adjustment tool for old mechanical rotation ignition distributors with a yellow-transparent handle and gray cable...
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    Hazet tool thread

    Hello everyone, found my classic 1964 for plug welding of two overlapping sheets of metal.... HAZET 1932 (from ~1979) welding plier flange tool for crimping edges on metal HAZET 1964 (from ~1979) sheet metal punch 5.5 mm DEMA 18561 (current) my compressed air tool for both - much faster and...
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    Hazet tool thread

    Hello again, some more old Hazet VW special tools: Hazet 921 (1950-1972) - VW spring rod fastening 8 mm Hazet 922 (1950-1972) - VW cylinder head bolts 10 mm HAZET 923 (1967-1972) - VW oil drain and filler plug on the gearbox 17 mm and something much older: Hazet 196 (around 1932) -...
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    Hazet tool thread

    Hello everyone, HAZET 1932 welding pliers (1969 to today, this version with yellow handles 1979 to before 1988). These pliers are designed for bending sheet metal up to 1 mm thick in order to weld them with an overlap. Now I need the matching 1964 hole punch pliers for spot welding. But for...
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    What vintage or non vintage tools do you like to collect???

    In the end it is more of a luxury problem... I collect tools (and things): - that I find nice to look at and touch and use - that give me pleasure, not just when I buy them once and then just rot in the basement - that I can still restore, repair or work on - that I can share with others via...
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