heelsroll
Well-known member
It was Old World Day, today, at the Pawns.
First, some flea action, picked up 500 US Sockets ( -- nearly 60 pounds -- ), but a Facom 27mm and several Hazets were in there alongside a few unnamed West German ones.
Anyway, stopped at the nearest pawn, a Cash America. They had a nice little torque wrench, it seems that their standard payout for them is $20 (AEEE), but I picked this one up a little cheaper than the Snap-On yesterday -- the had $39.99 on it but the woman who helped me, without my asking, got her supervisor to knock off 25%, so I was out the door for about 32 bucks.
The wrench is a Facom J.208-50....
After that success, I had a few in and out stops, not too much around, but I was craving some metricity after 2 hours of digging through mostly SAE sockets. So I stopped off and picked up those USAG ring wrenches I've been wanting -- 12 wrenches, 6mm to 32mm, satin finish handles with polished rings. Shop owner was convinced they were German but he worked with me a little on price so I was willing to allow him his opinion. I also picked up the little Genius 1/4" drive set that caught my eye on that last trip.
Final stop netted a third torque wrench, this one a Proto, for a pretty good price. I should have all my ranges covered, now!
At this point, I'm outta cash, so I'm gonna give the fleas and pawns time to reload. If I can sell off a few things out of the garage, I'll be back.
Happy hunting to all!
First, some flea action, picked up 500 US Sockets ( -- nearly 60 pounds -- ), but a Facom 27mm and several Hazets were in there alongside a few unnamed West German ones.
Anyway, stopped at the nearest pawn, a Cash America. They had a nice little torque wrench, it seems that their standard payout for them is $20 (AEEE), but I picked this one up a little cheaper than the Snap-On yesterday -- the had $39.99 on it but the woman who helped me, without my asking, got her supervisor to knock off 25%, so I was out the door for about 32 bucks.
The wrench is a Facom J.208-50....
After that success, I had a few in and out stops, not too much around, but I was craving some metricity after 2 hours of digging through mostly SAE sockets. So I stopped off and picked up those USAG ring wrenches I've been wanting -- 12 wrenches, 6mm to 32mm, satin finish handles with polished rings. Shop owner was convinced they were German but he worked with me a little on price so I was willing to allow him his opinion. I also picked up the little Genius 1/4" drive set that caught my eye on that last trip.
Final stop netted a third torque wrench, this one a Proto, for a pretty good price. I should have all my ranges covered, now!
At this point, I'm outta cash, so I'm gonna give the fleas and pawns time to reload. If I can sell off a few things out of the garage, I'll be back.
Happy hunting to all!
