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I think so too, Don. I'm not caring too much though about how they're marked. I've been picking up the SK, SK Tools, and the SK Wayne as well. Just want to tee the board filled up.
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I think so too, Don. I'm not caring too much though about how they're marked. I've been picking up the SK, SK Tools, and the SK Wayne as well. Just want to tee the board filled up.
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I've got an extra 1", (C-32) combo... but its pretty fugly. If you want it, you can have it for the cost of postage.
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Probably not exactly vintage SK, but was preowned, so not new.
Seems I now own my first quality, classic and classy 3/8"drive ratchet.
Before now, 3/8"stuff had been to me what perhaps 1/4"stuff is for most, not really used unless in the smaller sizes. So I have had a succession of mediocre 3/8 tools over the years, mainly of Asian origin, some good, some not so good and some just plain rubbish.
Anyhow, the pawls on my last Fuller Pro ratchet were getting pretty worn and the opportunity came up to get this 45170 at a very fair price. Don't often get the chance to play with SK tools here in NZ, so I grabbed the offer.
Must say, compared to a lot of other 3/8 ratchets, it has some heft to it, feels like quality and has seen very little use.
Well pleased I am.
Seems I now own my first quality, classic and classy 3/8"drive ratchet.
Before now, 3/8"stuff had been to me what perhaps 1/4"stuff is for most, not really used unless in the smaller sizes. So I have had a succession of mediocre 3/8 tools over the years, mainly of Asian origin, some good, some not so good and some just plain rubbish.
Anyhow, the pawls on my last Fuller Pro ratchet were getting pretty worn and the opportunity came up to get this 45170 at a very fair price. Don't often get the chance to play with SK tools here in NZ, so I grabbed the offer.
Must say, compared to a lot of other 3/8 ratchets, it has some heft to it, feels like quality and has seen very little use.
Well pleased I am.
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Very nice! I think you'll be very happy with it. I have used S-K tools for ~30 years and have rarely been let down. If you haven't done so already, I would recommend taking it apart, cleaning it, then lubricate it with a very light duty grease (I use Super Lube on all mine).
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Here are a couple of really old ones still working fine. I believe one is wartime and the other is prewar.
-Don
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Username, I picked up this C-18, 9/16 S-K Lectrolite combo today at an estate sale. Can you use it for your board?
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Thanks for the offer! I'm all set on the 9/16, but I'm missing a significant number of wrenches for the board.
I'm most of the way there on the combos, only missing the C-14 (7/16) and C-26 (13/16).
I'm hurting bad for the long and short pattern DBEs. Easier to say what I've got that what I don't have. I have the B-1214 and the B-1416 (3/8x7/16 and 7/16x1/2).
DOEs, I've got 3 of the 8. I have O-3032 (15/16x1), O-1214 (3/8x7/16), and O-1416 (7/16x1/2)
Looks like the last set of pegs is for the 'flex combo' wrenches. Of which I have none...
A long way to go, but at least there are a bunch of weekends left of warm flea market weather to go this year!
I took the board apart so I could clean the pegs, but I threw some wrenches on it last night for a photo op.
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Got it. I'm headed to a couple sales today, an auction and more sales tomorrow and will keep my eyes open.Thanks for the offer! I'm all set on the 9/16, but I'm missing a significant number of wrenches for the board.
I'm most of the way there on the combos, only missing the C-14 (7/16) and C-26 (13/16).
I'm hurting bad for the long and short pattern DBEs. Easier to say what I've got that what I don't have. I have the B-1214 and the B-1416 (3/8x7/16 and 7/16x1/2).
DOEs, I've got 3 of the 8. I have O-3032 (15/16x1), O-1214 (3/8x7/16), and O-1416 (7/16x1/2)
Looks like the last set of pegs is for the 'flex combo' wrenches. Of which I have none...
A long way to go, but at least there are a bunch of weekends left of warm flea market weather to go this year!
I took the board apart so I could clean the pegs, but I threw some wrenches on it last night for a photo op.
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I’ll set this 1/2” x 9/16” DOE aside with your Bonney sockets.
-Don
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The SK Lectrolite will fill a hole for me.
Shoot me a PM and let me know what you want for it.
Thanks!
Shoot me a PM and let me know what you want for it.
Thanks!
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Found this ARTISAN DBE at the flea this morning. I was conflicted as to put this in the SK thread, or Vlchek... I guess SK was only making drive tools at the time and sourcing their wrenches from elsewhere?
They do have that Vlchek look don’t they? I cleaned up the early S-K Chrome and Brazil sockets you sent me. Thanks again.
-Don
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New arrival. Topper to a larger SK 4-sided floor display. Holds wrench rolls #s 350-B 5 pc. SAE DBE Straight, #3 3 pc. SAE Shorty straight DBE, 1706-B 6 pc. SAE Combo, 560 6 pc. SAE DOE, 510 10 pc. SAE DOE.
These are all in rolls or pouches, so dig out your SK-Wayne and let's make a deal.
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These are all in rolls or pouches, so dig out your SK-Wayne and let's make a deal.
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Great score! I don't have any rolls, but I'd be happy to trade any SK-Wayne wrenches on my board for SK or SK Tools branded wrenches. Or, even SK-Lectrolite for that matter.
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A question for you guys collecting the knurled SK sets. Which extensions are you putting with them? The older catalogs that I've seen don't seem to give a good illustration of the markings on the extensions for the socket sets of this period. I've been assuming that those with the diamond logo along the shaft are correct, but I seem to find a bunch that are marked around the female end of the ext. with just the S-K U.S.A. marking also.Probably missing the 1-3/16" socket as well...
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The SK with the diamond logo. The very short ones are not marked that way.
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Thank you! Even a good illustration in your avatar!
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All of my wartime 1/4” drive sets have no markings on the extensions, flex handles and crossbars. My postwar sets are marked with the diamond logo. Actually I don’t think any of the crossbars are marked but I could be wrong.
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Thanks Don. That might explain why the war time catalog illustrations don't show markings on the extensions. Do your wartime flex handles have markings? I found one recently at a sale but didn't buy it because there were no markings on it anywhere. I need to check, but I think the one I have in my 1/4 set is marked.
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Seems like a fitting time to post this.
It’s a modified S-K 1/4” 40970. They were used by Douglas Aircraft Company. All the others I’ve seen for sale online have had a Douglas stamped logo.
The input is the 1/4 drive ratchet, and the output is a 3/8 drive square.
It takes six pumps of the handle to complete one revolution.
Over the past couple years I’ve seen a number of these come up for sale, mainly by the same seller. When I saw this one at a fair price I decided to take a shot. It’s quite the neat contraption. It was only ratcheting one way so who knows how long it sat, but a little oil worked around in the mech. returned it to fully functioning.
It’s a modified S-K 1/4” 40970. They were used by Douglas Aircraft Company. All the others I’ve seen for sale online have had a Douglas stamped logo.
The input is the 1/4 drive ratchet, and the output is a 3/8 drive square.
It takes six pumps of the handle to complete one revolution.
Over the past couple years I’ve seen a number of these come up for sale, mainly by the same seller. When I saw this one at a fair price I decided to take a shot. It’s quite the neat contraption. It was only ratcheting one way so who knows how long it sat, but a little oil worked around in the mech. returned it to fully functioning.
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My wartime flex handles are unmarked. I received this one recently in an eBay mixed lot. The sliding tee turned out to be Plomb.
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Very clever indeed! Confined space application?
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So it sounds like I passed up on a wartime flex handle because I didn't see a marking!
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That's cool 3 bay! So the final drive i 1/2" from the top 1/4"?
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Don, I also should have asked about your orange spinner handles. Are they numbered or marked? I have a green/white 40954 in the set right now. Thanks.
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They were shown in the 1943 catalog as an open stock item even though they weren’t included in the sets. With most brands of 1/4” drive sets they were a popular item. They are marked 40954. The solid green or green and white spinners are newer.
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Thank you sir. I'll have to keep my eye open for the orange handled ones. I can find the green/white ones occasionally.
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I finally found a 40170. I went ahead and ordered the DT100 upgrade for it. The DT100 mechanism has 4 teeth on the pawl instead of just 3. I figured it would be stronger which is a plus on a 15" ratchet. The ratchet is in great condition. Perfect chrome and has the aggressive knurling that I like that the new ones don't have. If the new ratchets had the same kind of knurling, I most likely would have bought a new one.
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They used a 1/4" drive ratchet for this right?
Then the drive size its driving is 1/2" drive?
Then the drive size its driving is 1/2" drive?