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Garcky said:
Thanks! Looks like it doesn't exist. So, I'm stuck with 5/16-5/8 in three wrenches. I'm good with that. Really! All three are pocket wrenches, and very useful on older SAE stuff.

The 7/16 x 1/2 one has always been my favorite hand tool of all time. I pretty much always had it in my pocket. That way, I always had those sizes instantly at hand. From battery terminals to radiator fan bolts, you always seemed to need one or the other size. Both 7/16" and 1/2" were the 10mm of those old days. There never was one when you needed it.
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I totally understand your perspective about the sequential sizes not being available. In general craftsman offered alot less variety in terms of wrenches and so their sizes were sequential and you couldn’t really mix and match wrenches to create a set custom tailored to your specific use. Plomb/ Proto offered a lot more variety and different configurations of bolt openings in their wrenches and sometimes they didn’t offer sizes you would think they would. It’s odd but as you can see from the catalog, that’s what they did
 
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Smokeshow69 said:
I totally understand your perspective about the sequential sizes not being available. In general craftsman offered alot less variety in terms of wrenches and so their sizes were sequential and you couldn’t really mix and match wrenches to create a set custom tailored to your specific use. Plomb/ Proto offered a lot more variety and different configurations of bolt openings in their wrenches and sometimes they didn’t offer sizes you would think they would. It’s odd but as you can see from the catalog, that’s what they did
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Yup. Well, really, I guess 3/4" is a little large for stubby wrenches, anyhow. The smaller three, though, are perfect. Looking at that catalog list, though, they even had some 32nd inch sizes in the small range. I've never had any need for those, aside from 11/32", which was pretty common on the nuts used to hold radio components that have a knob on them. But I had a hollow nut driver for those, so...
 
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@Garcky
I've been watching this.
I think the 3/4" size is a bit of an outlier.
GILLER made one - a 5/8" x 3/4" short offset double-end box wrench - 2120S
There is no equivalent in Thorsen. The Thorsen model 2120 is a 5/8" x 11/16" (as is the Giller model 2120)
oddball.
not surprised that Proto didn't make one.
 

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four.cycle said:
@Garcky
I've been watching this.
I think the 3/4" size is a bit of an outlier.
GILLER made one - a 5/8" x 3/4" short offset double-end box wrench - 2120S
There is no equivalent in Thorsen. The Thorsen model 2120 is a 5/8" x 11/16" (as is the Giller model 2120)
oddball.
not surprised that Proto didn't make one.
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Yeah, I think you're right. I do have a old Craftsman -V- stubby offset DBE at 5/8 & 3/4m like that Giller. So, that one got added to my set, but I was hoping that Proto had made the 11/16 & 3/4 version, so I would have no duplicate sizes. Of course, a 6" long wrench isn't going to do much good with any fastener with a 3/4 head, anyhow, so no worries.

Thanks for the reply!
 
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Mintgrun said:
I have one of the 1131 3/4" x 5/8" wrenches you mentioned above. I agree that it should be 3/4" x 11/16" to go with the other ones. I wonder why they made it this way.
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3/4” and 5/8” were very popular sizes. Off the top of my head, the only 11/16” size I can remember on older cars was Ford flathead head bolts.
 
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Did some work on toolmobile today. Found some 7/8 rollers for the drawers at the hardware store. A few spot welds fixed the loose drawer front.

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Yup I figure it's worth fixing. Just a heads up jims engine decals now has the correct 7 1/8" decal for these

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OldTuleGuy, do you think those rollers are as strong as the metal ones? (thinking as I need few rollers for my Red Rover...)
 
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I only have a few Proto tools and they are all users not collectors, but here's my Proto 6006A. It's my only 3/8" torque wrench, got it at an estate sale.
I just got it back from calibration, still passes just fine!

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“MFD USA” on a tapered/alignment punch. No other name brand. Satin finish. Could it be Proto?
Seems all the examples I see of MFD also say Proto. I did not look for a part number.
Who else might you suspect as the manufacturer?
James.
 
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Proto compression tester - 1960's? It still works great. The red hose is Snap-on.
 

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Speaking of screwdrivers, here is my 2 Proto la boards currently. Interesting that they have both the older wood handle design as well and the first generation bet’rgrip plastic handle drivers present . I think the wood handle drivers with metal caps held up to abuse longer which is why the wood ones where sold for so long after the plastic ones were introduced
 

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I got a few things today from four.cycle. Super excited! And the 202 thin nose pliers are in used and in mint condition! So cool. Also the 8” modern adjustable is made by western forge and probably looks similar since they made craftsman tools(apex/danaher tool corp).
 

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These are a few Proto screw drivers from the early 1950s. They belonged to my grandfather. They are marked:
Proto 9688 8” #4 Phillips
Proto 9604 4” Flat
Proto 9684 4” #2 Phillip
Proto 2”
Proto 9704 4” Flat
 

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