German Tool Pics Wanted

[jerk_chicken]

I checked through, but didn't find much...

We see lots of tool pr0n for many US brands, but hardly for Hazet, Stahlwille, Gedore, and others. I'm starting my German tool collection and thumbing through the Hazet .pdf files, but those pictures surely don't do the stuff justice. The same applies to the Gedore and Stahlwille catalogs.

So how about some user pictures to add to the site's database?

 

[dink]

You arent looking very hard....just go through about 4 pages of the most recent topics and you will find plenty.....If you need anymore German Tool ****....google it

 

[Monte]

Hazet sockets



more Hazet



sockets, extensions etc. (all from Hazet except 3 stahlwille sockets , 1 Garant socket)

 

[alex71]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=260374333248

 

[Frank Elson]

When I posted a pic of my thirty odd year old Gedore ratchet in the "show us your ratchet" thread no-one commented (sob).
so here it is again

it's still my go to.

 

[lethallyinjected]

Would anyone happen to have some shots of hazet 600n combination wrenches?

 

[wyndycity]

Do all German made tools say "Germany" or are are there actually truly German made tools labeled "Deutschland"?

Is it a general international practice for manufacturers to stamp manufacturing origins in English?

 

[Frank Elson]

I've got a bunch, mainly old spanners, never seen Deutschland on a one.
Some did have "W. Germany" before reunification.

 

[billymade]

Damn, that Hazet stuff looks awesome!

 

[Monte]

On tools you`ll find usually "Germany" or "Made in Germany" ,never saw "Deutschland" on a tool. It was introduced in 1887 so they just kept the "Made in Germany" as a sign of quality. Other items sometimes say "Hergestellt in Deutschland" , some packagings of tools have this sign:

"German tools"

 

[Monte]

couple of non catalog pics i found in the net and on my hard disk :

Hazet hex sockets: click
Hazet combination wrenches: click
Hazet box wrenches: click
Hazet sockets: click
Hazet ratchets: click
Hazet extensions: click
Hazet impact sockets: click
Stahlwille combo wrenches: click
stahlwille sockets: click
stahlwille screwdrivers: click
Gedore open end wrenches: click
Gedore 1/4 dr. socket set: click
Gedore pliers: click
Gedore open box wrenches: click
Gedore locking pliers: click

 

[Merkava_4]

What I can't figure out is the dude's over in Germany riight now, and yet he's asking for people to post pictures of their German tools.

 

[senlow]

What I can't figure out is the dude's over in Germany riight now, and yet he's asking for people to post pictures of their German tools.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[billymade]

Are Hazet tools availible just down the street at a auto parts/tool/hardware store in a typical German city/town or do you have to go to special tool stores to find them?

 

[Merkava_4]

^^^^
He wouldn't know... he's gotta stay out'a site of the nazi marches.

 

[jerk_chicken]

couple of non catalog pics i found in the net and on my hard disk :

Hazet hex sockets: click
Hazet combination wrenches: click
Hazet box wrenches: click
Hazet sockets: click
Hazet ratchets: click
Hazet extensions: click
Hazet impact sockets: click
Stahlwille combo wrenches: click
stahlwille sockets: click
stahlwille screwdrivers: click
Gedore open end wrenches: click
Gedore 1/4 dr. socket set: click
Gedore pliers: click
Gedore open box wrenches: click
Gedore locking pliers: click

Thanks again, Monte!

What I can't figure out is the dude's over in Germany riight now, and yet he's asking for people to post pictures of their German tools.

Why is that hard to believe? All that's available, barring the odd Wiha screwdriver collection and some Knipex are cheap chinese tools. We've discussed the specialist shops, and the nearby one I visited when it was closed really is not that nearby.

Conrad sells better tools, but not in-store.

Are Hazet tools availible just down the street at a auto parts/tool/hardware store in a typical German city/town or do you have to go to special tool stores to find them?

Nope, and I've been to a couple auto shops and they had no idea what I was talking about. They looked like they were using Proxxon or some other cheap chinese/taiwanese brand.

 

[jerk_chicken]

Wow, never really been a fan of double box wrenches, but these are really nice:

The Stahlwille wrenches *appear* to not be as long as Hazet, but still look nice and have a good rep.

I also was searching through tool sets to get myself, and noted that Stahlwille appears to push 12pt sockets, while Hazet and Gedore both push 6 (though I think one of the sets I was interested in Gedore had 12).

The side by side of Hazet ratchets also reminds me of the QR option. The sets don't include them, so I'd have to order some qr rebuild kids along with them. I no longer have QR's in my collection, other than my 1/2" Zyklop, and I would definitely like to have it again. It's a good thing to have when working underneath a car in the street.

 

[Hawk321]

@all

Made in Germany was a warning for other people to stop buying nazi stuff.

@jerkchicken

This wrench has no flankdrive (all other hazet wrenches and sockets has it).

@billymade

Are Hazet tools availible just down the street at a auto parts/tool/hardware store in a typical German city/town or do you have to go to special tool stores to find them?

No, you don't get professional tools so easy here...and if you find a shop...then you must often pay 20% more than usually.

We don't have Sears or Napa.

@Merkava_4

He wouldn't know... he's gotta stay out'a site of the nazi marches

STFU! It's a serious issue here!!!!!!!!!

 

[Merkava_4]

@Merkava_4

STFU! It's a serious issue here!!!!!!!!!

I had to Google "STFU" because I wasn't familiar with that abbreviation.

Nazi marches wouldn't last very long out here in California; the state is about 80% Hispanic, with the remaining ethnic groups being Asian, Indian, African American, and a few of us "good ol' boys."

 

[Merkava_4]

Since Merkeva wants to poke,

Not trying to poke as I told you in the PM. I want reports and pictures of Hazet and Stahlwille tools from you and those nazis are putting a damper on my efforts to make you "the man inside."

 

[eschoendorff]

What is with all the "Nazi" references???? Is this about tools or politics????

 

[Merkava_4]

What is with all the "Nazi" references???? Is this about tools or politics????

I'm trying to get jerk_chicken to be my inside man in Germany by visiting industrial stores that stock high end German tools - but the Nazis are preventing him from moving about freely - so in a strange twisted way, racist extremism and tools are being combined in this thread.

 

[jerk_chicken]

Just delete the last few posts and the world will reset. Combo of the seriousness of these issues with getting off on the wrong foot and not connecting to another post as it was intended. That's all.

 

[Merkava_4]

I can delete my posts, but I don't want eschoendorff's question hanging out there without an answer.

If all the responsible parties (Hawk included) will delete their posts, then I can delete mine.

 

[chammyman]

hers a pic of some of my stahlwilles from a while back, got more german stuff but no pics handy

 

[Monte]

you can find a Hazet dealer if you put your p.o.box number here: http://www.hazet.de/de/kontakt/fachhaendler-deutschland.html
Luckily they have 16 dealers in my city.... you guys live just in the wrong citys .... @jerk: i would just take another trip to the werkzeug prüver store, but not on a saturday or sunday maybe

 

[jerk_chicken]

Yeah, I was thinking that, but it's one of those places where I'd probably feel weird unless I was going in there to buy. It's not really one of those places one walks off the street to browse and then walk away. I was thinking about contacting them to see if they'll offer the forum a discount, but it doesn't look to be like there's a demand and there are a couple other places that sell for less.

 

[jerk_chicken]

Has anyone used those 72 tooth Hazets?

 

[Merkava_4]

^^^^
LoneGunman has one in 1/2" drive.

 

[rhandwor]

http://www.bloomertool.com/ The sell some German tools. I buy from them occasionally.

 

[OldCarGuy]

My 6" Fowler dial calipers,, they were manufactured in Germany; But I believe they are made in China now.

Machine tools count? Here’s my Deckel SO Cutter Grinder that was made in Germany.

If weight’s has any bearing,, How about my Deckel KF3S Three-Dimensional Duplicating Machine? It was made in Germany and weighs 6,500 pounds.

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[Rigmaster]

A 17mm 1/2 drive Gedore socket I found recently at a pawn shop (made in Germany):

In this pic there's the Gedore socket (lower left hand corner) and the orange + black Matco branded Witte Screwdriver, made in Germany:

I have a bunch of OEM BMW trunk toolkit tools, mostly Hazet- I'll dig them out and take some pics.


BTW- has anyone else noticed that many of the Gedore tools seem to be made in India? I've seen a bunch of them lately at flea markets and pawn shops, but none of them seem to be very good looking to me so I haven't bought any.

 

[Hawk321]

@Rigmaster

Gedore is 100% made in Germany. Other tools are Gedore too....but not the same high end quality like genuine gedore tools.

 

[superautobacs]

@Rigmaster

Gedore is 100% made in Germany. Other tools are Gedore too....but not the same high end quality like genuine gedore tools.

What is and isn't genuine Gedore tools? The made in India ones that are most commonly seen are not genuine gedore?

 

[Hawk321]

@superautobacs
No they aren't. It's made by Gedore...but Gedore was first ans is a german company with a long tradition.
It's the same question like "Is Kobalt realy Snap-On" .
If you have a german made gedore tool in you hand and in the other one the made in "somewhere else" gedore tool...you will see and feel the difference.

 

[Rigmaster]

@Rigmaster

Gedore is 100% made in Germany. Other tools are Gedore too....but not the same high end quality like genuine gedore tools.

yeah Hawk, I'm confused about this as well.


How can you say "Gedore is 100% made in Germany" when many of the Gedore tools I see are clearly stamped "Made in India"??

Or do you mean that you don't consider anything a real Gedore unless it's made in Germany????


Based on what I've seen in person, I will agree with you that the German-made Gedores are generally of better quality than the India-made Gedores.


Thx, Rig

 

[Hawk321]

Sockets, Pliers and Wrenches (also ratchtes) are made in germany...high end products...will survive the WW3!....
Gedore India or where ever made tools too....but not with the same quality. Try a german or austrian Gedore plier....could happen, that you throw all Knipex pliers away!
Will post some pics later.

 

[twostall]

What is a Slogging wrench? Do I need them?
http://www.bloomertool.com/BoxEndSluggingWrenches.html

 

[jerk_chicken]

Big frozen bolts, strike them with a hammer and you break it free, supposedly.

 

[Uncle Buck]

The only Gedore tools I have ever found in my tool travels have been the cheap ****, never seen a quality one yet, and I am shocked right down to my heels to find out there are quality Gedore tools out there!