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If you're near Panama City, FL and your looking for a small Snap-On box there is one on Craigslist for $40. http://panamacity.craigslist.org/tls/1965638879.html This isn't mine.

I ran across this today at the flea market and was curious about it. It's a 1/2" extension and is marked "Crescent CS13 M" No, COO or anything else. It "looks" older but I'm not sure. Can anyone shed some light on it? Is it from the same company that is famous for Crescent wrenches or some...

I ran across this while at Sears yesterday. I guess the QC guy was a little busy or something. Of course I guess it could be the new triple offset wrench. It was brand new and still had the sticker on it. Crappy cell phone camera pics...

How common are older American made metric tools? My dad has some early 70s S-K metric wrenches and I was wondering what my chances are of finding some? Thanks, David

Here is the latest in my series of "tests" to determine the contact areas of various tools. This test uses 3/8" and 1/2" drive 13mm sockets. The 13mm nuts were obtained from McMaster-Carr. The sockets are a mix of new and used and will be detailed with the pictures below. Some of the sockets...

I was walking through Sears today while wasting time and came upon a display in the middle of the isle with the "new" spline wrenches they're selling now. You know, the ones that used to have CHINA in big letters on the back of the wrench and now don't? Anyways, all of the packs of wrenches...

I ran across a jack at the Flea Market that looks like it has been there for a while and was hoping someone could ID it for me. It's pretty rusty and the handle doesn't move. It has a $25 tag on it and that's probably negotiable. Here are some pics I grabbed of it the other day with my...

Previously I have posted images showing the contact points of box end wrenches on fasteners. As an overview, I painted a nut with Dykem, placed it in the box end of a wrench, and torqued the nut to a set amount. This resulted in the contact points being shown on the nut. Click on one of the...

Thanks to Craigslist I now have another vise! It's a Wilton No. 60 with 6" jaws and a 9" max opening. This monster weighs in right at 100 lbs and makes my previous "large" vise seem small. It also has the rotating static jaw. Does anyone know how to rotate the jaw? I took the nut off but the...

I just got back from Lowe's and saw that they are getting rid of USA made Dasco Pro products and replacing them with Bostitch made in china pieces. {{Grumble grumble}} On the plus side they're clearanceing the Dasco stuff out at about 50% off. I've only checked the one store in my area so...

Has anyone used the OTC "Griplock" pullers? They're model number 464 and 465. They're designed differently than regular pullers and I was curious if people thought it was an improvement over the regular style pullers. I'm looking to get some pullers and am considering those but am not having...

I'm looking to fill in some gaps in a set of Proto Professional sockets I just picked up. I'm looking for the following 1/2" drive sockets. PN Size 5421 21/32" 5429 29/32" 5430 15/16" 5434 1-1/16" 5438 1-3/16" I'd prefer to buy multiple ones at once to save on shipping. Please let...

Since I recently picked up an Ultrasonic Cleaner I've been reading up on solutions used in them. I found multiple posts here on the Garage Journal and figured I'd try to compile them all in one spot. I found some info from other sites too. If anyone has any other recipies let me know and I'll...

I picked up the larger Harbor Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner today. It was on sale and folks have been pleased with it so I figured why not. Here's a link to it: http://www.harborfreight.com/25-liter-ultrasonic-cleaner-95563.html I have to say I'm pleased with it. My main gripe is the crummy...

I finally managed to get a good deal at a garage sale! Here is the score... All of the sockets and extension were in the Wright box. I was hoping it was full of Wright Tools but it had a mixed batch. The sockets are, in descending order, Proto , Craftsman, Thorsen, Wright, Hornet...

Everyone else seemed to be restoring a vise so I decided to get in on the fun. I found a Prentiss Bulldog 525 on Craigslist and was able to pick it up yesterday. It weighs in at 63 pounds has 4.5" wide jaws, and opens to 6". It's pretty ugly right now but that'll be getting changed soon. The...

I've been on the look out for a floor standing drill press for a while and one finally turned up on Craigslist! I went to pick it up from the guy and he showed me around. Apparently he likes to fix up old Porsches and had the drill press came as part of a deal for a lathe he wanted (Southbend...

I'm back again with another round of pictures of wrench contact points. This time I have a lot of 13mm wrenches. Most of the images are of the box ends but since some of the wrenches have a non-standard open end I decided to show some of those too. As before, here is a group shot of all the...

I managed to turn up a few items at the local flea market this weekend. From Top to Bottom: Blackhawk 49999 1/2" drive ratchet SK 1/2" drive extension Proto 1/2" drive extension New Britain 1/2"x9/16" wrench The ratchet seems to work well. I'm guessing the knurled part was painted green at...

As promised in my previous thread of the same title I have conducted more tests to show the contact areas of various combination wrenches I own. This test was more controlled than the previous one. In this test the wrench was held in a vise between two pieces of wood and a torque wrench was...