Pawn shop score

[bonneyman]

Here's some tools I snagged at a pawn shop over the weekend. Lots of nice little tidbits.

Could use some help with IDing the valve adjustment tool. The only marking is RAP 612.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Nice little assortment

 

[zktk01]

I think I cleaned my resources out, going to have to give them time to restock.

 

[jl4c]

I picked up this 3/8" SK ratchet today while I was out and about. It was pretty greasy but it cleaned up real nice. Does anyone know the official name for this kind of "direction changing arrangement?"

UPDATE:
I did some more reading on GJ. Seems SK only made these for a short while and they are not highly regarded. Informally known as the SK "Frankenstein" ratchet.

 

[jl4c]

Bonneyman:
Is the item I enclosed a tape measure?

 

[Richard Cranium]

That is what it looks likes to me.

 

[Motown]

Here's some tools I snagged at a pawn shop over the weekend. Lots of nice little tidbits.

Could use some help with IDing the valve adjustment tool. The only marking is RAP 612.

The valve adjustment tool looks similar to one they had for Renaults, when I worked in an AMC dealer. For the Alliance & Encore 1.4L engines.

 

[bonneyman]

Bonneyman:
Is the item I enclosed a tape measure?

Why, yes it is! According to my research so far, it is a Lufkin 6 footer. Seems the patent for the mechanism is listed as 1936. I was going to disassemble it and make it shine, but after finding out it might be 80 years old I just cleaned and lubed it from the outside.

 

[bonneyman]

I picked up this 3/8" SK ratchet today while I was out and about. It was pretty greasy but it cleaned up real nice. Does anyone know the official name for this kind of "direction changing arrangement?"

UPDATE:
I did some more reading on GJ. Seems SK only made these for a short while and they are not highly regarded. Informally known as the SK "Frankenstein" ratchet.

Yes, that is what we call a frankenstein ratchet. It uses a sliding pin style of direction control. Here are some internal pics.

 

[jl4c]

Yep Bonneyman, that's what the innards look like. Not a smooth design, but looks pretty bulletproof.

 

[WildwoodChuck]

I have a Frankenstein in 1/2" drive.