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I'm over here in Lubbock TX for school. Found them at a flea market and garage sale yesterday and today and couldn't pass them up :)

I know there are a few Plomb/Proto collectors out there, so I figured I'd share my finds this weekend! The full view: Some close ups and dating info Wrenches (L to R): -Plomb 1134 11/16"x5/8" box end wrench. No date code so 1943-1945 (?) -Plomb 3031 5/8"x3/4" open end wrench. No date code so...

... and to think I was excited when I found a Craftsman socket in the middle of the road :lol_hitti

I have that same one. Works well as long as you have an Android or jailbroken iOS device

Definitely wait until Black Friday, or at least until more of the ads have leaked

Ah ok thanks! I just looked through the rest of my sockets and found another EE "Made in USA" too :)

Another question: I picked up a socket today that has a date code of "EE". From the list in the OP, it says but my socket says "Made in USA" stamped on it. Was the National Hand Tools stuff made in USA and the later Stanley Works stuff made in Taiwan?

Sweet thanks!

Does anyone know when Craftsman switched from the model number 43178 to 43187 for their 1/4" RHFT ratchet? Also, is there an online PDF archive of old Craftsman catalog anywhere? I swear I've searched for the answers to both questions but have come up empty so far!

Found it on fleabay. I'm happy with it so far!

Looks like IR used to own Proto from 1962-1980 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto_%28tools%29 Alloy artifacts dates the finalized acquisition at 1964 http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/proto-empire.html So that would date your new hex bits to that time frame!

Thanks for the recap! :rocker:

Dang video taken down. Seems like it was mildly interesting.

It does have an octagonal shape to it... Hmm

Appreciate the input so far! If he was trying to make a wobble, it didn't work out because I have tried putting sockets on there and they don't wobble. Maybe they wiggle a little more than normal, but you have to grind down at an angle if you want them to wobble!

Found this 2" long 3/8" drive Snap On extension at an estate sale the other day. Was wondering if anyone knows why the previous owner ground it down to be more circular like this? Does it have a special purpose this way, as far as you know? The guy had a mix of high end stuff and cheap Chinese...

Well in this thread, there are reports that someone rebadges Harbor Freight chests as Snap On and sells them on CL http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218282 :dunno:

Are you sure it isn't 42794 on the 3/8 flex? This looks like it http://bit.ly/1aSX0eB

Thanks! Just wanted to see if it was worth it to check there first (plus I have some SYW points too!)