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Craftsman permanex 1/4" set find

Zrxrunner

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Second find at the ol restore. Plastic case threw me again, but for $5, got a steal!! All =v= marked tools, except for the little snap on extension I already removed to match with the snap on collection. Pre quick release button style ratchet too! Is this possibly what is considered an intermediate ratchet?
 

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JoCoSawdust

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Sweet! If I'm not mistaken that's considered an "intermediate" ratchet (sans quick release) and isn't easy to find. Gear Wolf would have to confirm that.
 
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theoldwizard1

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I have a similar set that is now 50+ years old and it is the most used tool that I own. I have been through 2 of those permanex boxes. While my set did not have a ratchet, it did have a "breaker bar". I have added on to it. 3" and 6" extension, universal, 3/8 to 1/4 adapter (almost never get used), full metric set (loose, with the other accessories in the storage area) and a 1/4" "spinner handle" with female drive adapter in the end.

$5 was a steal even missing the 1/4" socket ! YOU **** !
 
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Zrxrunner

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It was a little vindication for paying $30 for a 1/4" circle u ratchet at an auction last week I guess! Lol. Now I have an excuse to go to more sales and auctions to look for the T-handle and and slider bar pieces.
 

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The best deal I 'found' on a Craftsman 1/4" Permanex box filled with extra pieces, including the 1/4" breaker bar theoldwizard1 mentioned, was when I was out on a south Florida Atlantic ocean reef, spear-fishing and lobstering, using a snorkel, no tank.

I was cruising by myself on the surface, watching the ocean floor when I saw something out-of the ordinary. I swam-down and there in-front of me was a pile of tools! One was a 1/4" Permanex Craftsman box, still snapped-closed, and yes, it was filled! I put all the tools into my nylon mesh catch bag, and because it was so-heavy, too-heavy to carry, I used the rope from my dive flag buoy, tied-to the catch bag, and dragged the bag across the ocean floor back to the tide line, and out of the water. I had reached my 'limit' for the day. When I got home, I inventoried the stuff, and it was a good haul, all quality tools, and I still have 'em today. Apparently they hadn't been on the ocean floor long, as the salt water hadn't corroded anything beyond a slight 'flash', and there was no build-up of marine growth, at-all. How it came to be there, I don't know.

wood chisels
cold chisel
whetstone
several hole-cutters in different sizes
mandrel for hole cutters
sliding t-bevel
Craftsman red plastic case for small drill bits, filled
1/4" Permanex box socket set filled, w/extras
Montgomery Ward 3/8" VSR 120 V drill, worked, after a rinse and lube! A real ozone-generator, though (sparky brushes)
Craftsman screwdrivers
some other stuff I don't immediately recall
 
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