Yeah, I keep looking, but I'm not finding any of those angle wrenches at the flea. I'll try and step up my game! I don't want to get kicked out of the club...
Hate to break it to ya but Bonney made angle wrenches up to 2". Full polish up to 1 1/4", satin on the larger ones.
I used to know a guy who liked Bonney angle wrenches for removing Trane A/C compressors. And he had big un's! The 2"er is a beast.
I have a wrench that looks similar in style (those large oval heads with small openings), but it doesn't have markings like that. I am on the road. When I get home I will have to go through my stuff to find it and see who made it. Speaking of the markings, what do you make of the "12" and the "14"? Whether the 1/4" and 5/16" are milled openings or bolt sizes, it doesn't quite work as millimeters, does it? BHM made a set of angle wrenches with hex throats, and they did have a propensity for metric and imperial markings, but again, unless I am just not thinking straight, it doesn't quite work.
Well, my Bonneys are full polish, so I only NEED to go up to 1.25" for THIS set. If I went further, then I'd need to find a different pouch (not that I use pouches, but hey, that's a whole 'nother mess) My MAC set goes up to 1.5", so I'm MOSTLY covered on doubling up for hydraulic lines and fittings. And I have a nice shiny set of King **** Whitworth DOE's (not angle, but it still suppressed my "need" reflex!)
Nice set! Definitely jealous!Here's a sweet Bonney set i put together going from 3/8-1 1/4 full polish (came with the vinyl roll) then 1 3/8- 2 in satin that i grabbed from Epstien's . I keep my eye out for a small 1/4, a 5/16, and a big 1 3/16 if they made that size and I think it would totally complete.
Nice set! Definitely jealous!
3/8" is the smallest SAE angle Bonney made. Offhand I can't remember if 1 3/16" is a size.
The largest full polish is 1 1/4", bigger than that goes satin. So you're pretty much set.
K-Star brand.I have this partial set of small angle wrenches, ignition wrenches. Sizes from 11/32 to 1/4. Missing the "A", "D" and "G" wrench
However I don't know the maker, can someone help?
If you're looking to complete that set, these wrenches are not at all rare, and I'm sure you could find them online eventually. Not sure about in the wild in Norway. I have extras. They're yours for free if you want them. You just have to pay the freight.
Thank you Private Lugnutz! I will send you a PM
Martin took over their operations and didn't change much but the name.
If not identical, sharing many characteristics, most especially the extremely skinny shanks and hex throats. I've talked about this before, probably on this very thread, but I'll say it again. It can't be coincidence that Cornwell, Fairmount (later Houdaille Fairmount, later Martin), MAC, and Vanadium Tool Co. all made the same style wrenches, all in Ahia. They either copied off each other or the die makers were sharing designs vis-a-vis some loose association.
I'm right there with ya Lugs, my Macs date back at least 30 years and Mac has a long history (pre-Stanley) of sourcing tools from other manufacturers.
Nice offer but I think we've exchanged lists a couple times and we don't have spares the other guy need. I'm glad to see your collection growing, though!
It’s interesting that the top two wrenches have round gullets but the rest have the hex gullets that Cornwell is known for.Nice. Armstrong makes good stuff. Here's some chunky old cornwells
