Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[Private Lugnutz]

My understanding is that the "engineer" in engineers' wrench refers to a "traveling" (locomotive) or "stationary" (power plant) engineer, as opposed to a pipefitter, boilermaker, millwright, or rigger, etc, and that the key spec is putting the head at a 15* angle to the shank. It precedes the automobile by a good many years. If you put it in historical context, the term "engineer" is not distinguishing it from other open end wrenches, e.g., obstruction wrenches (75* or 90* angles) or ignition wrenches (60* and 75* angles), or even loom wrenches (22-1/2* angle), so much as pipe wrenches, alligator wrenches, structural wrenches (straight), toolpost wrenches (straight), etc used by other tradesmen. Again, that's my understanding, developed collectively. I'm not sure I have a single definitive reference that states that.

 

[MR.X]

Nice wrench. I think that was the orginal purpose for engineers wrenches. I think they are more durable by the simple fact the handle is shorter and there is less force that can be applied to the open end.

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Hi Roy. ...."less force" ...I don't know....that unobstructed straight shank says "slide random torque pipe over end" to me.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Haha. Hence the real reason the DOE engineers wrench was born... to prevent cheater pipes!

 

[r_olson_06]

Hi Roy. ...."less force" ...I don't know....that unobstructed straight shank says "slide random torque pipe over end" to me.

Haha. Very fair. But who would do such a thing?

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[MR.X]

Who indeed?

 

[r_olson_06]

Showing some more 5 band love. Another DDX socket.

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[Macduf]

Looks cool but no plomb inside. Old chrome alloy and old chrome alloy tiger 1/2 sockets. Anyone have a picture of this box full?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Got a pic of it open?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here is a box of contract sockets I picked off eBay for 20$. Came wrapped in a newspaper from 1941.

 

[r_olson_06]

Looks cool but no plomb inside. Old chrome alloy and old chrome alloy tiger 1/2 sockets. Anyone have a picture of this box full?

Here is a catalog picture. They can be multiple sets for a single box.

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[Macduf]

Picture of inside

 

[d42jeep]

My box is slightly different with clips on the lid to hold the speeder but here it is in the form that matches a catalog set. The last shot is the set with a ton of extras.
-Don

 

[r_olson_06]

Some super clean impacts.
Slowly filling the line up.

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[tym]

Here is a box of contract sockets I picked off eBay for 20$. Came wrapped in a newspaper from 1941.

I saw the auction for those a while back and was tempted but it's a lot of sockets in a size I'm unlikely to use.

But still...worth it?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Definitely did not buy them for users. Just a cool novelty item.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have a NOS box of six 1/2" drive deep 12 pt in 7/8 somewhere around here.

 

[r_olson_06]

A 15/16" LA combination wrench for the wall. My OCD is kicking in with the stamping being haphazardly placed so the open faces different directions.

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[Oldtuleguy]

That always bugs me

 

[Smokeshow69]

A 15/16" LA combination wrench for the wall. My OCD is kicking in with the stamping being haphazardly placed so the open faces different directions.

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That really bugs me as well with the proto la stuff. I don’t understand why they stamped them both ways but plomb was kinda sloppy about some of those details.


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[Oldtuleguy]

I have a craftsman set that sits in the box with the logo upsidedown, drives me NUTS.

 

[bmwrd0]

That really bugs me as well with the proto la stuff. I don’t understand why they stamped them both ways but plomb was kinda sloppy about some of those details.


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I always figured it was from having multiple factories, but that is just a guess. I have a few put-together socket sets, and invariably one or two sockets are a different hight. Drives me crazy.

 

[tym]

I always figured it was from having multiple factories, but that is just a guess. I have a few put-together socket sets, and invariably one or two sockets are a different hight. Drives me crazy.

You just have to throw the whole set away. I'll take on the task of disposal for you, generous soul that I am.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Kind of you to offer. Restores my faith in humanity!

 

[d42jeep]

Here are my most recent Plomb pieces. I found the little DOE at the flea and misterbill sent me the Pebble combo.
-Don

 

[r_olson_06]

Here are my most recent Plomb pieces. I found the little DOE at the flea and misterbill sent me the Pebble combo.
-Don

Nice work. Love the little DOE.

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[tym]

Here is a box of contract sockets I picked off eBay for 20$. Came wrapped in a newspaper from 1941.

You are a bad influence, as I just picked up this still-sealed box of 12 9/32" drive, 3/16" 6 point sockets on the 'bay for $15.

My conundrum: to open or not?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I opened mine. Had to see em!

 

[Username already in use]

Just one Plomb from the flea last weekend. This 1/2" drive 3/4" deep. The chrome is pristine!

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: I was looking for my Williams 3/4 socket set to hang on my old tool board and ran across this Plumb 3/4 set in a nice old Blackhawk box. i'll take more pics eventually once I get time to clean them, but for now just a teaser pic I guess. also this box is HEAVY!!!!

 

[Outlawmws]

Would NOT open them!

 

[r_olson_06]

ALL: I was looking for my Williams 3/4 socket set to hang on my old tool board and ran across this Plumb 3/4 set in a nice old Blackhawk box. i'll take more pics eventually once I get time to clean them, but for now just a teaser pic I guess. also this box is HEAVY!!!!

Nice and 2 ratchets?!

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[drivesitfar]

Olson: yep I have maybe 2 or 3 3/4 ratchets and a 1 inch and maybe 2 sets of 3/4 sockets.

I tended to pick up all USA made ratchets and wrenches for a few years as I was scouring the PNW for vises and ended up with a few.

if you'd like more pics of specific items just ask and i'll try to get some posted. that said i've got my garage and storage looking like a bomb went off so it might be a while until I find some stuff.

check out the JW williams thread and see how many tools a flat file drawer can hold.

cheers

 

[Bama]

Formerly mooreag

 

[drivesitfar]

BAMA: did you just decide to have a different name/handle for GJ or why did you start over?

looks like you've got a nice set. is it 3/4? also looks like you've got a few other cool old tool sets behind it?

welcome back!!!!

 

[Bama]

I had to create a new acct couldn't remember or retrieve my password as the email associated with mooreag was a @icloud and I jumped off the I phone wagon

 

[drivesitfar]

BAMA: I hate changing emails but I know it has to happen eventually. glad to have you back and I just doubled your post count. if I recall correctly you have a lot of Plumb and maybe you should post up a few more pics as a new member. I thought GJ made new members wait a few posts before posting pics, but they let you post one on your first post.

if you need a few more posts and want to see an old guy try to fix a few things check out my thread cause i need a few more posters with a few good words to keep me going.

cheers and post up all of your plumb again now that you are a new member and i'm sure we won't mind.

 

[Farmer J.]

I jumped off the I phone wagon

what a great life decision.. congratulations.. i never have quite got around to getting one, and when people start telling me to I have a vision of walking away into the distance along a deserted beach..!! Well done. Enjoy the calm of your own thoughts un interrupted and log on your new account when you feel like it.

Drives, I love reading all your posts, when i check the forum one of the first things i look at is to see what threads you have posted on! Please keep going..
J

 

[drivesitfar]

J Farmer: thanks for that awesome post (at least to me it was)!!!

most of the time i really wonder if anybody is reading my posts so happy to hear I have fan and i'll try to keep posting for more years to come.

cheers

 

[Outlawmws]

what a great life decision.. congratulations.. i never have quite got around to getting one, and when people start telling me to I have a vision of walking away into the distance along a deserted beach..!! Well done. Enjoy the calm of your own thoughts un interrupted and log on your new account when you feel like it.

Drives, I love reading all your posts, when i check the forum one of the first things i look at is to see what threads you have posted on! Please keep going..
J

Drives Who?

 

[Mooreag47]

Nevermind I got it figured out