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(Sarcasm alert) I also discovered that I've been following the same fellow around all over the US and buying his old tools! The 13/16 came from Central South Carolina, the 9/16 from Western Montana. Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

In contrast to many here, I've only just begun to scrape together complete sets with a 5400T thats getting really close and which has also been the recipient of a decent number of deeps I've been able to find. I pulled a green 5495 case out of an antique shop this weekend ($7) and today I got...

One I missed from yesterday's report... Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

Here's another... V/r, John

I had just mentioned to Don yesterday via PM that I never seem to find Plvmb cases in the wild... maybe I need to start telling folks that every time I head out!:dunno: Today's pull: Starrett 1 X 5 1/2 nippers (marked patent pending so quite early) Plvmb 5495 box for 1/2" set (empty... but...

Wow, Floyd! Lowering the barometric pressure in your locale considerably! V/r, John Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

I'm in good company here and so I'm sure you can all relate... There you are, digging through the bucket of mostly ChiCom and Taiwan junk, when, deep in the dusty detritus, you see the long-looked-for shape. With trembling fingers, you dig it from its rusty resting place, turn it over... And...

Yes. Driver on right... V/r, John Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

I had one of the best days of my life today, folks, and even picked a few tools! Today had been on the calendar for a couple of weeks for a Daddy-Daughter date with my youngest, a real firebrand who turned 10 a couple of months ago. After a fantastic lunch of buffalo burger (for me) and...

That "some sort of rust prohibiter" runs about $10 a can at retail and is top quality stuff. For that alone you would warrant the accusation of lowered atmospheric pressure. Add in the rest of your haul and, well... V/r, John Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

Good snag for that price! Interesting jaw inserts it's wearing. Best regards, John

Doing a little catching up from last week... I had almost a full day to burn on Thursday so made a concerted effort to hit as many of the local emporiums as possible. Five different places gave up the following: Stop 1: Plvmb 3037 25/32 - 11/16 DOE Plvmb 3026 9/16 - 1/2 DOE $3 Stop 2: Proto...

Another small but satisfying haul today. 2 stops netted the following for a total of $8 Proto LA 5425 25/32 x 1/2 Proto 5020-H 5/8 x 3/8 Deep (lovingly engraved by "Cisco") Proto 5022-H 11/16 x 3/8 Deep (another Cisco) Proto 5220-H 5/8 x 3/8 (yep... one more Cisco) Proto 4711 11/32 x 1/4...

One word: Snap-on I found a half-dozen of them hiding in the dusty and forgotten depths of the multiple gallon+ sized buckets I was sorting through. I set them aside and handed 'em to the proprietor with whom I've been working on developing a bit of a rapport. An important relationship to...

Another pawnshop freebie today... Proto 5216-H 1/2 x 3/8 (Hex) SK 40909 9/32 x 1/4 Plvmb WF-10 3/16 x 1/4 Plvmb WF-28 7/16 x 3/8 Best regards, John

Good afternoon, Sir, and I trust it find you well. PM me your address and I'd be happy to send it your way. Best regards, John Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

Had a fairly weird day of picking today with 4 stops at area pawn shops, 2 of whom insisted that I take my finds for free! I guess it pays to NOT be a Snap-on guy but to separate the Snap-on sockets out of the multiple containers I sorted. Either they appreciated the hookup, or they were just...

Thank you for the info, Sir, and I hope this spring evening finds you and yours in good health. I've managed to find 3 in 3 different stops over the last 2 days... Maybe the start of a trend! Thank you again, and best regards, John Sent from my SM-A115A using The Garage Journal mobile app

Y'all and your sleuthing abilities are pretty awe-inspiring. I dug a couple more items out of a pawnshop today: Proto 1218 9/16 Combo (do these get the "Pebble" moniker as well?) Plvmb 5348 7/8 x 1/2 deep (BC date code) $4 Best regards, John

Well, I finally made it back across the country and got my grubby mitts on the Plvmb 5400T set. As promised, here are some pictures of the drive tools. As you suspected, there are no markings on the crossbar. After double-checking the catalog, it looks like I need to find a 5463 10" extension...