grandpas wrenches

[chevyboy149]

well my grandpa passed away an im 17 an i get his old tools so im lookin threw his tools got a few old craftsman a few oldish toolboxes and some wrenches i was wondering about there called powerkraft who makes them they say made in the usa are they really or just stamped in the usa? i can post pics if wanted.

 

[MastoidPress]

Come on ...show pics!!! If it's old I want to see it!!

 

[chevyboy149]

well a few are Montgomery wards

 

[85camaro]

Power kraft was the line from Montgomery Wards.
When my Grandfather passed away, I inherited his tools since my uncles didn't want them. All those years I never new he had a ton of vintage Craftsman, and Snap on tools. He was a machinist and had an old SK machinist tool box. It's pretty cool to see some of those vintage tools. The Craftsman were of very good quality.

 

[chevyboy149]

yes they were my dad has a ton of old craftman im starting to get a ton to

 

[chevyboy149]

and if your wondering i have a john deere addiction

 

[MastoidPress]

Awww Yeahh! Now were talkin'... What else you got?

 

[chevyboy149]

well i got a old 3 drawer craft man box and some other old wrenches ill post pics tommaro im probably gonna get 2 more oldish boxes

 

[chevyboy149]

ok got more pics i got my 1 of my grandpas old tool boxers and a pic of the old wrenches i got from him i have to say i would rather spend a few bucks on a really old wrench that has been used an beatin then something expensive and shinny i got plans to re paint the tool box

 

[2fat2fly]

ok got more pics i got my 1 of my grandpas old tool boxers and a pic of the old wrenches i got from him i have to say i would rather spend a few bucks on a really old wrench that has been used an beatin then something expensive and shinny i got plans to re paint the tool box

If you can, sand blast the box to remove the rust before painting it. If you've never done t I would recommend having someone who has do the blasting for you. I don't want you to warp the box accidentally.

 

[chevyboy149]

im just going to sandit with sand paper wont take that long i wasnt going to paint over it would look like ****

 

[PinkLinc]

I say give it a good cleaning with some simple green and a course sponge to get the grease off. Otherwise leave it alone. Don't wreck the patina with sandpiper. Just my .02.

 

[chevyboy149]

good idea im getting like 2 more boxs i think im getting an addiction....

 

[e-tek]

You have John Deer bedsheets? Must be a farmer!!

 

[chevyboy149]

everything on my bed is john deere.. exept the bed

 

[KF5LCH]

Sorry to hear about your grandfather. I was in the same boat 10 years ago. Grandpaw passed & I got all his tools. Some of his tools belonged to my great-grandfather, a man who was long gone decades before I was born. I feel I have a connection through the tools. Many are from the 30's & 40's.

PowerKraft is good stuff in my book. I believe they were made by Thorson, among others.

 

[chevyboy149]

ya i read they were made my sk mongermy wards an others so there good made in the us stuff

 

[Caleb T]

Nice tools! I'm sure you are having great fun going through all those tools. It's nice that you have them to remember your Grandpa by!

 

[chevyboy149]

ya my grandpa was quiet the collector he had so many tools he had to store em in his bed room

 

[american lockpicker]

Its nice that you have those to remember him by. I never met my grandfather as he died a few years before I was born but I do have some of his old tools.

 

[chevyboy149]

ya im going to serch tommro for more tools

 

[wafrederick]

I have some of my grandfather's tools for a memory too,my mom's side of the family.Some of the tools he made himself with his name and the date stamped when the tool was made.He always stamped everything he made.I never got to meet my grandfather on my father's side of the family,passed away from a heart attack at age 39 and my father was 13 at the time when this happened.

 

[chevyboy149]

ya its going to have a good feeling when i wrench with these

 

[chevyboy149]

got another tool box with a ton of craftman sockets an such in it very good condition

 

[chevyboy149]

here are some pictures of the box an tools

 

[jeffmoss26]

Nice stuff you got there. Lot of history in there I am sure.

 

[Caleb T]

I really like those old craftsman boxes. I have a few of them, and they just seem to last well.

 

[chevyboy149]

ya they are super nice i got 3 of em

 

[chevyboy149]

well today i put some of the tools in box organized it i can post pics if wanted

 

[jeffmoss26]

Post em up!

 

[american lockpicker]

Pics please, we love pics.

 

[thesilverone]

good stuff! some quality boxes you have there.

 

[chevyboy149]

my goal is to have all american made tools with some european

 

[american lockpicker]

my goal is to have all american made tools with some european

It can be done.

 

[chevyboy149]

yea im young an smart anit payin money for no chrome

 

[chevyboy149]

ok here is my pictures idk why i got the huge williams wrench i dont think ill need that to fix my huffy tell me if i got a good start to tools

 

[jeffmoss26]

Look like a nice selection of tools!

 

[chevyboy149]

thank you

 

[chevyboy149]

ill post pics of any pacific tool if wanted