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    2026 Tool Truck Sightings

    You keep your handles.....your Snappy Guy will swap out the blades/shafts for you I bought a set of Blue Hard Handles off the truck in the late 80's.... ....I'm not giving them up :) The blades and shafts have been replaced more than once on some of them
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    2026 Tool Truck Sightings

    Hector warrantied a couple of screwdrivers for me today He was on Almaden Expressway in San Jose
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    Books!

    I've been a student of the war in the Pacific since I was a kid..... Speaking of the Grim Reapers, Stanley Swede Vjetasa, one of Flatley's guys shot down 7 IJN planes in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands protecting The Big E I found this book at the Flea Market a week and a half ago
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    Proto Tools Picture Thread - Post Yours!

    Went through two tool organizers, one of which is above my work bench to condense them a bit..... Culled a bunch of screw drivers that I'm not going to use I'll keep these slotted Protos Unfortunately, I have zero Proto phillips.....
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    Union Tool Company

    One of my favorite Sellers proclaimed that he wanted 5 bucks for the Starrett Cannonball calipers that I was holding in my hand.... I said...not Starrett, they're Union Tool He didn't know how to reply..... Hey, I'll take them! :)
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    Walmart Getting Serious About Tools in 2026?

    I've seen the Taiwan or Chinese Goodwrench sets at O'Reily Did some GJ digging.....which is what I should have done in the first place... The poster in Post #9 got his Goodwrench USA set like mine from Sam's Club I'll look for more evidence...
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    Walmart Getting Serious About Tools in 2026?

    I heard.....but can't confirm that Walmart sold GM Goodwrench wrench sets like these Probably somewhere in the time interval that you mentioned They're nice wrenches
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    Pliers; How Many Is Too Many?

    Bought these lineman pliers at the Flea Market today Not that I need ANOTHER pair of lineman pliers.....but they have really cool handles! I've seen the logo before.... ...probably here Just can't place it
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    2026 Garage Sale Thread (15th Annual)

    Didn't find much in the way of tools today, just a pair of lineman pliers and another little Ward's storage box A couple of books.... ...and once again, I found a really nice catcher's mitt I have been finding very nice catcher's mitts as of late.... Earl Williams 1971 National League...
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    Post up your vintage Champion deArment/Channellock tools

    I went through my pliers drawer(s) and found this pair of 426's with a Canadian patent year of 1953.... My meager contribution to this thread :)
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    Mac, Matco and Cornwell, the OTHER tool truck brands. Post your pics!

    Found a MAC case for deep metric sockets I'm going to fill it up, but.....unfortunately, I do not have any MAC sockets :cry:
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    Post up your Powr-Kraft and other Wards tools

    Found another little Wards box today.... ....I found it's twin last year Found the last one at the same Flea Market about a year ago Each one came from my two favorite sellers
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    Pendleton (plombpire) brands show them here!

    Found a Firestone universal.... It's the first 3/8" drive Firestone of anything that I've come across .....most of which is 1/2"
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    Unusual mismade 7/16 socket

    :ROFLMAO:
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    The Tiny Tools Thread

    I have the same little twosome....and they are indeed handy Like your's, the phillips is Western Forge
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    Rosco tools

    You got me on Q1........ I hope one of our experts will chime in and answer I'm curious too... To remove a screwdriver handle, I just slip the box end of a wrench down the s d shaft.... Clamp the blade in a vise and smack the wrench with a rawhide mallet or a deadblow hammer....don't want to...
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    Vintage wrench pouch/roll/whatever you want to call them

    Found most of a KD wrench roll SAE polished combination wrenches USA! 10 out of 12.....missing the two smallest
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    Rosco tools

    I occasionally buy junker screw drivers to repurpose their handles as file holders Here's a Rosco with it's Stanley twin
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    Mac, Matco and Cornwell, the OTHER tool truck brands. Post your pics!

    Picked up this poor ole beat up MAC I'm going to pop off the handle see about turning it into a Phillips. I can use another long #2 Phillips.....
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    Vintage wrench pouch/roll/whatever you want to call them

    Bought a roll of Klein SAE polished combination wrenches 1/4 through 1-1/4 Made in the good ole USA Early font.... I read somewhere that they were made by SK for Klein... I believe it Beautiful wrenches..... the roll is moldy and stinky..... ugh
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