Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!
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r_olson_06
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Amen to that. I have never seen a mobile in person. Love the reference to oak island. That show had a good premise but after season 3 or 4 I had to cut ties.
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d42jeep
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I’m on the West Coast and I’ve never seen one in person either, although I’d like to.
-Don
bmwrd0
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Well, head on up to Oregon, Don! We will put on quite a display for you, even some P&C tool mobiles.
d42jeep
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Next time you visit the other Albany bring a couple with you. With the huge virus surge around here, we are shopping from home. Thank goodness for Internet sales.
-Don
-Don
Private Lugnutz
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One of the nuggets I snagged out of an old toolbox this morning at the flea was a solo 5446 drag link bit. It's cadmium, not the same finish as my 1/2-inch drive pebble handle set, which is dark natural steel, but it's going in that box for now!
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Catfishdan
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Private Lugnutz
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Nice snag, Dan. My favorite Plomb marketing moniker: "Name-Nurl". It's just too perfect!
r_olson_06
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Snagged a WF deep! These seem hard to come by.
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Love the name knurls. Some of those can break the bank! I was lucky enough to snag a few. The duck bills are amazing as the grips are really wide.
Nice. Drag links are hard to come by.
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RubiconJK
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Nice! I see a few 5444's on occasion, but 5446 is harder to find.
Cool. Don't think I've seen this version of the battery pliers.
Super hard to find! Congrats.
outofbounds
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Ha! The longest running show "about nothing" in the history of TV. At least Geraldo Rivera only jerked us off for a few hours at Al Capone's vault.
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Oldtuleguy
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Those 1/2" drive swivels are less common than the 3/8" drive. Maybe cad finish?
r_olson_06
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That is funny!
The swivels are consider their power drive line or early impact. They are some what uncommon in 1/2" but the 3/8" ones are pretty hard to find.
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I was wondering about the rivets. Seem beefier.
Mintgrun
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I picked up a #47 3/8" (x 3/16") pin punch and #13 7/8" star drill.
The pin punch started off at 6 1/8" long, but it's only 4 3/4" now. Poor little pin punch.
The tip of the star drill is sure in good shape, considering how mushroomed the other end is.
The ('43) catalog says, "Forged star drills are made from fatigue and shock-resisting alloy steel." I believe 'em.
Electric hammer drills are a wonderful thing and I would have left the star drill behind, if it hadn't been labeled PLOMB. The pin punch too, for that matter. I think I've been bitten by the PLOMB bug.
Tom
The pin punch started off at 6 1/8" long, but it's only 4 3/4" now. Poor little pin punch.
The tip of the star drill is sure in good shape, considering how mushroomed the other end is.
The ('43) catalog says, "Forged star drills are made from fatigue and shock-resisting alloy steel." I believe 'em.
Electric hammer drills are a wonderful thing and I would have left the star drill behind, if it hadn't been labeled PLOMB. The pin punch too, for that matter. I think I've been bitten by the PLOMB bug.
Tom
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Provincial
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I started a thread on the Toolmobile I found Friday. I will be adding photos to that thread as I get time. For now, here are photos of the front and one side after I cobbled it together enough to roll around and have working drawers.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8828641#post8828641
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8828641#post8828641
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So Wed. I was out in some rural Georgia area about 5 miles outside of a 600 population town hitting an estate sale where people have shown up 3 hours early in the dark to buy ammo...of course.
Anyway I was reminded of Al Giordino's and Dirk's dialogue in Sahara "Hey, you know my Dad collected coins, Rome, China, Siam, Persia...somehow they all ended up in a shoebox in New Jersey".... "Meaning?" ...."Coins travel Dirk..." .........Tools travel too. $2.00 apiece.
Anyway I was reminded of Al Giordino's and Dirk's dialogue in Sahara "Hey, you know my Dad collected coins, Rome, China, Siam, Persia...somehow they all ended up in a shoebox in New Jersey".... "Meaning?" ...."Coins travel Dirk..." .........Tools travel too. $2.00 apiece.Attachments
Provincial
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I'm not surprised to see Plomb tubing wrenches in Georgia. The Government built a huge aircraft manufacturing facility in Marietta, Georgia for WWII and that area is still a center for aviation manufacturing.
Nice picks! Did you get any ammo?
Nice picks! Did you get any ammo?
Yeah, if any of the family had been around I maybe could have traced it to some relative making B-29's at the Bell plant or some other family connection to the war.
d42jeep
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A couple of eBay purchases arrived today. A nice Danielson factory made 12” adjustable and a 3/8” drive 1/2” deep socket.
-Don
-Don
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RubiconJK
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So Wed. I was out in some rural Georgia area about 5 miles outside of a 600 population town hitting an estate sale where people have shown up 3 hours early in the dark to buy ammo...of course.
WOW! Congrats X. As you well know, those are super hard pieces to find. 108 is one of my missing unicorns. Love that movie BTW and Cussler is one of my favorite authors.
Thanks! PM sent.
Private Lugnutz
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I smell a trade!
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Speaking of good movies and pertinent scenes...
"That hat belong to the loo-tent-ent."
"He left it on the prairie. He didn't want it."
"Well, you can see that he wants it now. We all know that it's a soldier's hat. We all know who wears it. If you want to keep it, that's alright. But give something for it."
(Throws a 16-inch killing knife in its sheath to Lt. Dunbar.)
"Good. Trade."
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d42jeep
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I disassembled, cleaned, lubed and reassembled my new ‘47 Plomb adjustable this morning. Works like new. Added the 1/2” socket to the red box set.
-Don
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I smell a trade!
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Speaking of good movies and pertinent scenes...
"That hat belong to the loo-tent-ent."
"He left it on the prairie. He didn't want it."
"Well, you can see that he wants it now. We all know that it's a soldier's hat. We all know who wears it. If you want to keep it, that's alright. But give something for it."
(Throws a 16-inch killing knife in its sheath to Lt. Dunbar.)
"Good. Trade."
Hey Lugz....right about the trade.
Had to look up your movie ref. missed that and everything else in 1990....."good trade".
here's another from Sahara "l'll bet you a hundred there's a toolkit in there." "I don't want to rain on your crazy parade, but I don't think we can fix this thing."
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Rileysan
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I dunno why, but I knew the movie the moment I read: "That hat belong to the loo-tent-ent."
There are plenty of other quotes I remember from that movie but I don't think this is the appropriate place to use them!
Outlawmws
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"SHOOT the gun!"
Private Lugnutz
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Haha. Such a great movie.
RubiconJK
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Yep, a good trade, but an even better phone conversation and kinship. Thanks X.
d42jeep
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I added this to the Plomb collection yesterday. Looks unused.
-Don
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Ricky Joe
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Warner-Robbins is also in Georgia
RagTopTA
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Hi Fellas! I was admiring Smokes PlombPlanks and all of a sudden it hit me.... I think when I make some of my own later on, once this pickup build is finished. I might just use inlaid small magnets to hold the tools on the board..... thoughts? I do have a few new Plombs and other things to show. I'll get back into the swing of things as I have 17 days off for Christmas!
burnin53
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Howdy,guys.
Haven't posted here in forever,seems like,but Im always looking at your finds and progress.
Here is an Albert Lea socket set I ran across on Ebay and could not resist,since it looks almost just like my Challenger stuff that I like so much and was obviously made by Plomb/Proto.
Even has the familiar R-part numbers.
I added the ratchet since that was missing,but it looks like all the sockets are there.
Haven't posted here in forever,seems like,but Im always looking at your finds and progress.
Here is an Albert Lea socket set I ran across on Ebay and could not resist,since it looks almost just like my Challenger stuff that I like so much and was obviously made by Plomb/Proto.
Even has the familiar R-part numbers.
I added the ratchet since that was missing,but it looks like all the sockets are there.
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r_olson_06
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Interesting. I have never seen any of those before. We do have a fairly decent sized town called Albert Lea not too far from here in MN. It would be about an hour from Owatonna and Mankato both hubs for MN tool producers. I also think that the tool manufacturer Lesota was based out of Albert Lea. Coincidence?
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Private Lugnutz
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Enderes is still in Albert Lea. I'll have to go back through my notes but I believe that Enderes and Albert Lea Tool Company had an intertwined history. And yeah, if the Albert Lea Tool Company was looking for an OEM for socket drive tools, it's funny they bypassed the locals (OTC, TRUTH) for Plomb.
Private Lugnutz
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My memory failed me. It was Enderes and Albert Lea Machinery Company I was thinking of. From the Enderes website:
"ENDERES TOOL COMPANY was founded in Albert Lea, Minnesota in 1910, the result of a merger between Albert Lea Machinery Company, which was founded in 1908 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, by Joe Pihl; and Enderes Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1896 in Littleport, Iowa and was owned by Ernst Enderes. Enderes Manufacturing Company produced three tools – a 14" cutting nipper, a staple puller, and a drop forged cold chisel. The Albert Lea Machinery Company sold those three tools for Enderes Manufacturing Company."
I think Albert Lea Tool Company was strictly a re-brander/re-seller. There is a thread here on GJ about Albert Lea Tool Company grinders, and they are made by Baldor.
Albert Lea Tool Company was apparently a short-lived offshoot of the Albert Lea Electric Company, founded in 1919, and still in business.
From their website:
"Albert Lea Electric was founded in 1919 by Lou Gordon and Edward Nolting, who originally named the company Central Electric Co. They offered electrical contracting services and a retail store that sold small and large appliances. In 1928 the name was changed to Gordon Electric Co. Lou also changed locations so he could expand his service capabilities. When Lou moved to the new location, he wanted to tear the building down so he could build a more modern facility. Unfortunately, Lou never had the time to begin this project. He instead began to focus on another venture called Albert Lea Tool Co. Then, 18 years later, they renovated their building. By this time, Lou’s sons (Burt, Melvin, and Eugene, and son-in-law Frank Tokman) were fully involved with the business.
After World War II, the Gordons expanded their retail sales to include televisions and more refrigerators. They used to sell refrigerators by following the ice truck around town that serviced ice boxes for their customers. The Gordons would sell their customers on the ease, convenience, and cost savings of electric fridges versus the then conventional ice boxes. By the early 1950s, the annual winter ice harvest at Fountain Lake ended.
In 1961, Lou Gordon died, and his sons decided it was time to demolish their current store—one of the oldest buildings in the city at that time—and replace it with a new, 60-foot by 80-foot building.
In March 1986 Gordon Electric Co. was sold to Mick Delger and C. Doug Hill, who changed the name of the company to Albert Lea Electric Co. Cal Johnson became a partner in 1993 and eventually bought out C. Doug Hill.
Albert Lea Electric Co. now employs over 30 people. Please take a look at our services page to see how we can assist you with your electrical needs, or call us at 507-373-6650 for a service estimate."
My interpretation is that "the venture" referenced in the historical summary was brief and, as I said, probably restricted to re-selling.
I still think it's strange they would turn to Plomb rather than OTC or TRUTH. I can only imagine what OTC and TRUTH thought about that. Then again, for a company started by men following ice trucks around town, then talking their customers into refrigerators, I guess they weren't afraid of making enemies!
Private Lugnutz
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By the way, cool set, burnin'! 