Lets make an all vintage Snap-on tool picture thread!

[alinc100]

This box landed in my lap today K-8? K-80? any difference between the two? Sockets list from last weeks finds and are closer in age and will reside in the K.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I‘ve had some luck with a rusty tray like that pouring a couple of inches of evaporust in and leaving it to work overnight. There will still be some pitting but at least the rust will be minimized. I like the box!
-Don

I'll probably give it a evaporust bath at some point.

Did they use orange paint (where all my neighbors just use real rust) for patina?

Yeah I dont know what they used. I'll try to chip away at it with a few different levels of chemicals just to see if I have any luck. Hopefully whoever did it wasn't real zealous in their prep work so maybe it can be removed?

 

[Steven 33]

Slowly inching closer to completing my specialty series

 

[Steven 33]

Weird tool I assume snap on break tool or something this is only marking

 

[Steven 33]

Blue point tool co?

 

[snapmom]

Weird tool I assume snap on break tool or something this is only marking

cotter pin puller, late 30s. shows in the 38 cat pg. 61. would be a blue point tool due to the date code.

 

[Steven 33]

Same socket one only marked "non Rpl"

 

[Provincial]

The "Non Repl" one should have a thinner wall at the opening. For Ford connecting rod nuts.

 

[Steven 33]

The "Non Repl" one should have a thinner wall at the opening. For Ford connecting rod nuts.

They are both made for Ford connecting rods part number S-9001

 

[Steven 33]

A-41 3/4 one side 7/8 on the other

 

[Provincial]

They are both made for Ford connecting rods part number S-9001

Either SO had too many warranty claims and added the "Non-Repl" wording, or they decided to warranty them after finding that they held up well enough. Either way, a change during production.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Spent 2 minutes rubbing the lid on the box tonight to verify that whatever stain/paint this is will come off with easy. I used brake clean on a Scotts shop towel so now I will take my time and use some goof off to hopefully preserve the gray paint underneath. Might be hope for the old girl yet that we can revive the original finish without too much effort.

 

[Stubby1743]

I went to a fairly local mid week car boot sale this morning. The very first table that I looked at had all of the following vintage snap-on items.



9/32" Drive.
MC9 9/32" 12pt 1942 date coded.
MC10 5/16" 12pt 1942 date coded.
MC13 13/32" 12pt 1942 date coded.
SM12 3/8" 6pt no date code.
SM14 7/16" 6pt 1942 date coded.
MC36 Not Guar. no Snap-on or date code.
MC37 no date code.
MC38 no date code.
MC44 Not Guar. no Snap-on or date code.
MC45 Not Guar. no Snap-on or date code.

3/8" Drive.
S-8655-A 1945 date code.
F-240 3/4" 12pt.

Two non Snap-on interlopers.
3/8" drive 40620 no other markings 3/4" 12pt swivel socket. Seems to be made by SK as the part number matches.
King **** 9/32" drive 2" extension.

All of the above are in WW2 cad. plate. All show little or no signs of actual use.

All of the Snap-on seem to be carburetor related. I assume that all came to the UK during the Lease Lend WW2 period.

 

[snapmom]

A complete set of Whitworth 3/4 drive Snap on sockets. Would date late 30s to late 40s
WL104 1/2w. Thru WL114. 1-1/4w. Took quite a few years to finish.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Wow!

 

[Steven 33]

I went to a fairly local mid week car boot sale this morning. The very first table that I looked at had all of the following vintage snap-on items.



9/32" Drive.
MC9 9/32" 12pt 1942 date coded.
MC10 5/16" 12pt 1942 date coded.
MC13 13/32" 12pt 1942 date coded.
SM12 3/8" 6pt no date code.
SM14 7/16" 6pt 1942 date coded.
MC36 Not Guar. no Snap-on or date code.
MC37 no date code.
MC38 no date code.
MC44 Not Guar. no Snap-on or date code.
MC45 Not Guar. no Snap-on or date code.

3/8" Drive.
S-8655-A 1945 date code.
F-240 3/4" 12pt.

Two non Snap-on interlopers.
3/8" drive 40620 no other markings 3/4" 12pt swivel socket. Seems to be made by SK as the part number matches.
King **** 9/32" drive 2" extension.

All of the above are in WW2 cad. plate. All show little or no signs of actual use.

All of the Snap-on seem to be carburetor related. I assume that all came to the UK during the Lease Lend WW2 period.

Those are sweet! Let me know if you want to part with any. I could definitely use some to finish a set

 

[Steven 33]

Some recent specials I picked up

 

[Steven 33]

Interesting ones. Never seen a d-120 like this

 

[Beerhippie]

Found in an old Kennedy 620:

 

[misterbill]

According to the collectingsnapon site, these #97 pliers are ~100 years old.




Bill

 

[snapmom]

According to the collectingsnapon site, these #97 pliers are ~100 years old.




Bill

Sometimes that site is wrong.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

yup

 

[misterbill]

Do you think they were made after Snap-on formally acquired Vacuum Grip?

 

[TheRealZeus]

Probable: >1945-‘58 window for production.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Production after ‘58 is not impossible, but the original vacuum grip production completed absorption, thereby shutting down original manufacturing facility.

Some of this may/might have been covered recently, here, ‘lil while back.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/1ly2qzh

 

[TheRealZeus]

great blurb here as well. Pix is modern. Deets in the words.
https://www.reddit.com/r/toolporn/comments/1mr7pkn

 

[Steven 33]

Another s-9001 along with the others i posted recently (as well as some other S-XXXX sockets and an interesting A-17) the newest addition is a 1930 and the other 2 appear to be 38 and 39.

 

[thundermug]

I got this early 1950s K61 in February for $40. I've been slowly removing the black paint. Now I just need to buy a lock and work on the drawers.
I'm thinking about removing the handles. Anyone have a good source for the rivets? I tried McMaster-Carr and Grainger. I found some that were *almost* right.

 

[3baygarage]

Picked up a pair of 20’s pieces the other day.

 

[MShaw]

"I'm thinking about removing the handles. Anyone have a good source for the rivets?"
When I redid a powrcraft box a few years ago I used stainless steel button head hex socket screws and they were very presentable.

 

[Provincial]

McMaster sells #8-32 carriage bolts in stainless steel.

 

[HOF]

Finally got a Snap-on LS-71A ratchet.

 

[TheRealZeus]

I just came up with a FV71 on a thrift store tool crawl.

 

[four.cycle]

some Snap-on stuff:

HCP488P Hose Clamp Pliers
BT11 Brake Spring Tool
S8184 Brake Bleeder Wrench
B1463A Wrench "
S9542 Wrench "
B1458 Wrench "
B1460A Wrench "
OEX140 Wrench 7/16" comb.
OEX14 Wrench 7/16" comb
OEX160 Wrench 1/2" comb.
OEX16 Wrench 1/2" comb.
OEX18 Wrench 9/16" comb.
OEX22 Wrench 11/16" comb.
RXH2022S Flare Nut Wrench
SF121 Socket 3/8" dr x 3/8" 12 pt deep well
SF161 Socket 3/8" dr x 1/2" "
SF181 Socket 3/8" dr x 9/16" "
SF221 Socket 3/8" dr x 11/16" "
SF201 Socket 3/8" dr x 5/8" "
TS181 Socket 1/2" dr x 9/16" 12 pt deep well
S201 Socket 1/2" dr x 5/8" "
FSU16 Socket 3/8" dr x 1/2" 6 pt universal joint socket
FU16A Socket 3/8" dr x 1/2" 12 pt universal joint socket
TMA4 Hex Wrench Bit 1/4" dr x 1/8" Hex wrench bit
OH14 Socket Wrench 7/16" open-end x 7/16" 12-pt flex-head socket
F4L Speeder Handle 3/8" dr x 18"
TM54 Speeder Handle 1/4" dr x 16-1/2"
TMC106 Screwdriver 3/8" dr x 3/8" slotted screwdriver bit
BLUE POINT:
# P1 x P2 offset Phillips Screwdriver
B1351A Wrench Bendix brake adjustment

 

[snapmom]

1939 Dealers cat. Has a 39 rat supplement the 1/4 drive page has 6 rats, never seen the two industrial rats, has the regular 39 cat, has about 70 pages of supplements of new tools, some I have never seen, has some nice fold out pages in color

 

[Steven 33]

Original snap-on early advertisement. Not a reproduction. Pretty sweet

 

[four.cycle]

^ what year is that from?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Original snap-on early advertisement. Not a reproduction. Pretty sweet

Sweet!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

1939 Dealers cat. Has a 39 rat supplement the 1/4 drive page has 6 rats, never seen the two industrial rats, has the regular 39 cat, has about 70 pages of supplements of new tools, some I have never seen, has some nice fold out pages in color

Just wow!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

1939 Dealers cat.

Fantastic!