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Finally got around the repairing the detent ball spring in my old WIZARD 1/2" ratchet You read posts from time to time about replacing missing detent balls in ratchet studs. My problem had to do with the spring--the ball was fine and secure, just nothing going on behind it. It's one of those...

Recent yard sale find, posted it in the old Duro thread but that's not in the vintage section, so it belonged here. Haven't cleaned it, it's just as I unscrewed it off the wall (no way I was leaving it behind!). About 17.5" long x 8" high x 8.25 deep, weighs about 4.25 lbs. Has a touch of latex...

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Title says it all. Where would I find them? Everything else on the machine looks ready to rock!

I have searched high and low for an example of this Penens C-10. Found a reference to what appears to be an identical C-10 in Tool Archives 1950 Penens Fleet catalog, but all the tools are represented as Fleet brand. I have seen photos of "Fleet" marked ratchets, so I know the Fleets weren't all...

Just picked up an odd used socket set at a yard sale having a ratchet with a 3/4" 12-pt ratcheting box end and sockets with a 3/4" hex end with detent ball that snap in the ratchet box end. The interesting thing is that the sockets are hollow all the way through so you could fit them over and...

I see a lot of conversations here in GJ about Gearwrench ratcheting wrenches, including references to the 'early' or 'classic' ones being superior to the later versions. How can you tell by appearance the difference between those preferred early versions and the later ones?

Just got this in a box of old tools at a yard sale. It's marked Blackhawk Made In USA with the model number 500S. 3/8" drive. It's only 10-1/2" long! Appears to be a plain steel finish but there are the slightest traces of black paint on the shank just next to the rotating handle. I searched the...

Picked up this old wrench the other day. It's marked 1/2" & 9/16" on one side, and 12mm & 14mm on the other. No maker's marking. Anybody know who made this and when?

When old ratchets I come across are a little chattery, I find that stretching the spring under the ball that engages the pawl fixes them without a rebuild kit. But that ball can certainly fly when you're trying to hold it down while re-inserting the pawl--you guys know the kind I'm talking about...

Does anyone know what years Craftsman 1/2" teardrop ratchets came with the spring-loaded ball-sealed oil ports on the top of the head? Believe they started during the =v= series and continued into the -v- series, but that's a big range of years. I encounter these from time to time and they...

Going through a big box of old tools that seem to date from the 1920s to 1960s. Found a few odd items that could use some help identifying. Rather than starting a separate thread for each, I figured I'd make three posts on the same thread. Item #1: A set of cylindrical tools that look like...

I've looked all over for an ID on this MAC SC-4 tool and can't find any reference to it other than it's some sort of specialty tool. The centers of the drive heads are open and the handle is hollow, so it functions like a hollow shaft nut driver. Anyone have the skinny on this? :dunno:

Hey guys, occasionally I will encounter an older Craftsman ratchet with a code stamped in the retainer ring recess. The photos show a 1/2" drive 44985 -v- teardrop head with a letter "G" stamped in that recess. Most of these older ratchets I see have no such markings (from what I've been able to...

I posted before concerning the Superratchet marking on Williams tools. You've all been a big help on the Superratchet post with some really good info. But I wanted to post a more general inquiry. We're still looking for any leads on JH Williams catalogs from the late 1970s through the 1980s. We...

Hi, folks! New to the group, although I've been reading posts for some time. Some of the most knowledgeable people on vintage tools anywhere. My first post here's about finding info on exactly when the "Superratchet" name disappeared from the Williams product. I have a 1/2" drive S-52 that is...