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Yes, it is true. I worked for a competitor during that era who was doing the same thing. Since "phone jocks" often drifted from one "boiler room" to another, we all knew what everyone else in that market was doing. There were three of them by the early 1970s; California Contractors Supplies...

Actually, that manager didn't know the real story. Harbor Freight was originally a telemarketing company that sold all their tools over the phone in the 1960s. They called themselves Harbor Freight Salvage (or Harbor Freight & Salvage, depending on the info source). They used to call businesses...

Show a photo of the entire tool so it will help us look into the proper related tool category.

Correct. This is one of a couple little "gotchas" when trying to derive more from the =V= and -V- markings than what was originally intended. Both the double lines and the long single lines on the smallest wrenches were meant to be part of the brand logo--they are not part of the mfr code as is...

There's an issue that sometimes gets overlooked in these kinds of threads. As well as the how-to and what-to-do, there is an overarching philosophical question--do you want get into the tool business? If you have a lot of tools, and you want to get the best price for them, that is exactly what...

That's great news! I suspected as much looking at the photos. Thanks for letting us know. If anyone else has the same problem and finds this thread, now they'll know the solution.

Based on close visual examination of the actual item here and the photo of the Martor blade at the link provided by 4Xdog on post #6, I think they will work. It appears in the row of the 4 holes that the inside holes look to be in the identical positions, although the outside holes seem closer...

Awhile back when I was looking for a round head lamp for my 1978 Suburban, NAPA was the ONLY parts store that had a lamp with the correct factory connectors on the back of it. The ONLY one. Every other parts house had the correct size lamp, but incorrect connectors that would have required...

I don't believe I've encountered in my travels any of those with the round plate. Certainly a smart idea--makes sense for a tool designed for long-term life in a professional environment. Snap-on has come up with some great ideas over the years. I've seen the ones with the holes in the stud, but...

An update on the thrust bearings: I had to use a small wheel puller to get them off their shafts. One required some heat from a pencil torch. Once removed, I was able to measure them. Surprisingly, they are metric, which I would not have suspected for a 1950s USA machine. The dimensions are...

Beautiful box! Do you have the year of the catalog containing this page?

Sears catalogs cannot be fully relied on to provide accurate dating and product images, but here's what I know from the research into the RHFT type study: Sometime in the late 1960s--circa 1968--Sears began to use the words CRAFTSMAN COMMERCIAL as an actual grade designation for its high-end...

Back in the day (a long time ago) when I worked on pneumatic pipe organs out in the field, mostly at churches, we had no cordless drivers. Since you crawled up inside organ chambers, you needed to carry as few tools as possible. If you needed to take off the bottom of a wind chest, you used a...

Welcome to the forum. I have seen other threads in the past discuss this same subject. I recall one thread that talked about this in detail. It's been some time, so I don't recall which threads. But a site search might turn them up. It's not uncommon with these old grinders. Hopefully a member...

Hey, guys. Anyone ever rebuild or repair a 1950s Atlas 912 bandsaw? I got one a few years back and replaced the tires. My wife has been using it on occasion for arts and crafts projects, but just broke the blade. I noticed that the lower guide wheel turns only about 15 degrees either way and...

I use SK round heads on 1/4 & 3/8. I have a pile of 3/8 ratchets of all kinds, but I keep going back the the SK--it just feels better than the others. On the 1/2 I ususally go to the New Britain Kilness round heads. They can have all kinds of brand names on them because NBM made them for a bunch...

Thanks for the reference to photo on post #29. I hadn't looked at the post-reformation style combo wrenches very closely because I assumed they were all the Cxx number format. I have a copy of an LC catalog that appears to be circa 1947 at the very beginning of the line re-design. The combo...

You are correct in that the shortage of catalogs makes it difficult to nail down certain details. LC had two tiers of quality: the Lectrolite premium brand and the TruFit budget line. The Post-R period saw the change to the Lectrolite model numbers given letter prefixes: C=combo, O=DOE, B=DBE...

These. Good for detailing that soaking may not clean up completely, or for tools that just need some touch-up. HF sells them also, although they don't market them as gun brushes (can't remember what they call them). The handles are cheap, but I've had no problems with mine. You can indeed use...

If it has no model number, it should have patent numbers on it. If it is an RHFT, it will be a model 43788, 1968 to 1970. It will take either repair kit. The only difference in the kit or wrench model numbers is in the quick release mechanism that's part of the core. The handle will take either...