Moe_Hushlin
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Factory use or a QC "Second"? Help ID this Craftsman ratcheting screwdriver!
Here is a 6 month old pawn shop find out of Gaston County, NC (close proximity to former Easco manufacturing site).
I bought it for 3 reasons:
● It has CRAFTSMAN marked out with X's
● I had no clue what was so special about it, never seen anything even remotely similar to it, so I was intrigued.
● It cost me 25 cents....self explanatory.
I asked a fellow GJ member Beerman, a regular at my usual flea, his opinion since he collects Craftsman. He tossed the idea that it could be a production "Second". As if Quality Control discovered a flaw or discrepancy in the integrity of the tool's construction rendering it not suitable for sale. Or was is a 'Shop Use only' tool for assembly and the work stations. Has quite the 'finished' look about it. Also my example doesn't sport the storage area for the bits. It does however come equipped with the planetary drive mechanism that looks to be the same as my specimen. It is speed increasing having an inverse relationship to the torque output & the number "#105" is stamped into the handle (workstation #?)
Ready, set...GO! TIA
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Here is a 6 month old pawn shop find out of Gaston County, NC (close proximity to former Easco manufacturing site).
I bought it for 3 reasons:
● It has CRAFTSMAN marked out with X's
● I had no clue what was so special about it, never seen anything even remotely similar to it, so I was intrigued.
● It cost me 25 cents....self explanatory.
I asked a fellow GJ member Beerman, a regular at my usual flea, his opinion since he collects Craftsman. He tossed the idea that it could be a production "Second". As if Quality Control discovered a flaw or discrepancy in the integrity of the tool's construction rendering it not suitable for sale. Or was is a 'Shop Use only' tool for assembly and the work stations. Has quite the 'finished' look about it. Also my example doesn't sport the storage area for the bits. It does however come equipped with the planetary drive mechanism that looks to be the same as my specimen. It is speed increasing having an inverse relationship to the torque output & the number "#105" is stamped into the handle (workstation #?)
Ready, set...GO! TIA
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