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How do you get that little upside down triangle symbol?
camera is not doing well tonight so pics are not the best
1218 x2 9/16
1216 x3 1/2
1214 x1 7/16
5468 breaker bar 1/2 drive

also have a double box end 11/16 25/32 1137

I really like the way these feel and look. They were under 20 bucks shipped to the house so i jumped on them....
 

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Nice, I really like the plomb stuff and it I was alive when they were being made, that would be the tools I would buy, none of that snappy stuff. But since I wasn't alive then I just buy the snappy stuff, but like the plomb stuff I own. Most of the stuff I have will take a beating and still work like new.
 
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Plumb or
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, Plumb sued
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Plumb makes hammers, Plomb makes what you have. Welcome to the club. Pebble grain is better than SO IMHO!
 
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too bad evapo rust is 8 bucks for a little jug. I tried a little on a few older wrenches and it helped. Just need about 5 gallons of the stuff to get everything I need cleaned
I tried it on an old snap on ratchet. Didn't change anything but did work on an plomb wrench. just ran out before I could get it truly clean.
 
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I collect old tools. I have several products in the garage for rust, including Evapo Rust, which is expensive and my experience with it is not as good as others.

But I learned from this message board about vinegar. Vinegar works and it is cheap. Pickled Duro. Mix it with Skippy creamy peanut butter....
 

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Hi,

I like collecting plomb tools but I must say that I find it hard to hold the pebble finish I find that the tool has very sharp edges; I like the design very tastefully done.

I believe that the plumb hammer is only made in china these days.
 
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Welcome to the club! I for one (maybe the ONLY one) don't care much for the pebble stuff. I have a few sitting here if you are interested. One 5/8" combo, kinda rough and one 13/16" combo that's pretty decent. Right now they are just collecting dust sitting on the wall.

I collect the WF stuff as well as the smooth shaft stuff. EOR is a good product but it does take time. Sure, it may seem expensive, but it lasts forever if you keep it in a sealed container. I use a coffee filter to "clean" mine after use. It takes time to filter it as it is much thicker than water. FWIW, I've been using the same 1 gallon jug of this stuff I bought nearly 9 months ago. It still works the same as it did the day I opened the jug.

There are several threads here about using electrolysis. Do a search and there is some real good DIY information on it. I have yet to try it, but the results are impressive. Again, its a slow process. It is on my to do list for the spring.

Enjoy the addiction!
 
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Hi Toolpants,

Could you please elaborate on your process? Looks like it works very well. I have been using evaporust but it is expensive. Also was that ratchet chrome or just plain steel. I'm kind of leery of wire wheeling stuff as I can't seem to tell what was plain steel, chrome or if it could be cadmium.

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Tool Pants said:
I collect old tools. I have several products in the garage for rust, including Evapo Rust, which is expensive and my experience with it is not as good as others.

But I learned from this message board about vinegar. Vinegar works and it is cheap. Pickled Duro. Mix it with Skippy creamy peanut butter....
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T56 Impala said:
Welcome to the club! I for one (maybe the ONLY one) don't care much for the pebble stuff. I have a few sitting here if you are interested. One 5/8" combo, kinda rough and one 13/16" combo that's pretty decent. Right now they are just collecting dust sitting on the wall.

I collect the WF stuff as well as the smooth shaft stuff. EOR is a good product but it does take time. Sure, it may seem expensive, but it lasts forever if you keep it in a sealed container. I use a coffee filter to "clean" mine after use. It takes time to filter it as it is much thicker than water. FWIW, I've been using the same 1 gallon jug of this stuff I bought nearly 9 months ago. It still works the same as it did the day I opened the jug.

There are several threads here about using electrolysis. Do a search and there is some real good DIY information on it. I have yet to try it, but the results are impressive. Again, its a slow process. It is on my to do list for the spring.

Enjoy the addiction!
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I'm opposite, not by choice...I have more WF (war finish or wright field) wrenches than pebble grain. For me I seem to come across the WF 90% of the time. Both are excellent. But I prefer the pebble.
 
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