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[c1504]

Thanks guys. Smoke it is the smaller size.

Does anyone know when they stopped with the animal tools? It seems like they weren’t around too long

 

[Smokeshow69]

I dont have access to my publications now as i am at work and they are at home but I do have a 1951 add on my desk whith the Proto power sockhorse on it Yes, i am so proto nerdy I have an ad on my desk

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some of the ads I saved.
-Don

 

[Catfishdan]

I picked up most of a 4700c set at the swap meet today. Just added what I could find in my mfd. stash. The box is so nice that I think I’ll try to finish it.

 

[bmwrd0]

That is a very nice box, and it will be a good user set if you so desire.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Very nice

 

[IDesignSteelBoxes]

I had to replace a broken pressure gauge on the hydraulic system for the Amada laser at work. I reached into my box and grabbed the trusty tappet wrenches sitting in there, and the job was easy.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I picked up most of a 4700c set at the swap meet today. Just added what I could find in my mfd. stash. The box is so nice that I think I’ll try to finish it.

I belive the 4700C was the largest 1/4 drive box offered in that era. Nice find!Looks in great shape.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a punch from a garage sale on Saturday.




-Don

 

[Provincial]

I stumbled upon some Proto LA stuff at the flea market on Sunday. A 9712 screwdriver and a 3026 DOE.

 

[c1504]

That screwdriver is a monster!

 

[consti2tion]

I picked up most of a 4700c set at the swap meet today. Just added what I could find in my mfd. stash. The box is so nice that I think I’ll try to finish it.

This is like the one I have, but mine is of the strange pink variety. I had no MFD Proto stuff that matched this set so as of yesterday I went on a shopping spree on ebay to fill it up. I will only be missing a couple of sockets by the time all of it gets here.

Very nice box!!

 

[Ricky Joe]

This is like the one I have, but mine is of the strange pink variety. I had no MFD Proto stuff that matched this set so as of yesterday I went on a shopping spree on ebay to fill it up. I will only be missing a couple of sockets by the time all of it gets here.

Very nice box!!

Let me know what you are missing.

 

[consti2tion]

Let me know what you are missing.

It looks like the only two pieces I am missing are 4708S and 4710S 8 point sockets. 1/4 and 5/16

 

[genog]

Only found one

 

[genog]

Only found one

I need to find the other five or six and make a set

 

[Oldtuleguy]

A nice puller I picked up. Its in one of those odd colored boxes.
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[four.cycle]

nice find.
I don't think the color of the box is going to pose any issues.

 

[c1504]

Very cool! I love the pebble pullers.

I have never used that kind of puller before. What are the curvey little clips for? Keeping the jaws from sliding around?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Thanks I think I will overlook the funny paint! Don't know about the clips, maybe just so it does not rattle around in box?

 

[Ricky Joe]

Thanks I think I will overlook the funny paint! Don't know about the clips, maybe just so it does not rattle around in box?

Clips are to keep arms secure on the bar. I’ve got two of them, but no clips.

 

[consti2tion]

Thanks I think I will overlook the funny paint! Don't know about the clips, maybe just so it does not rattle around in box?

I have to say I'm kind of a fan of the funny paint, it really has grown on me.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

First time I ran into it I thought it was some weird fading thing

 

[consti2tion]

First time I ran into it I thought it was some weird fading thing

It does look like it’s sat out in the sun for years or something

 

[Sebert]

The rare wooden handle paint can opener. I've not run across many vintage screwdriver's that don't have some paint.

 

[c1504]

I was looking at price lists this morning and ran across this. Otg do your clips say proto on them?

 

[Ricky Joe]

All this time I thought my puller was missing the springs so have just made do without them. Turns out they are a Proto innovation, and my puller is Plomb. I’m better off than I thought!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

No they are just little spring steel clips.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

They will fit on the older plomb pullers. I suppose you could hit up proto for some.

 

[RTM]

There is a similar shaped flat W spring in the loose hardware section of my Ace. More angles, simpler geometry. May work

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Was surprised to find these proto La screwdriver sockets are 9/32 drive.

 

[Ricky Joe]

They will fit on the older plomb pullers. I suppose you could hit up proto for some.

I’ve gotten by this long without them. They aren’t necessary, but probably nice. Like the barrel style stud pullers; work, but can be a pain to get the wedge in right if position is awkward by the time you hold the puller, insert the wedge, and get tension on it to work. If you are in a close space it can really be un-user friendly. But that’s a different thread!

 

[Ricky Joe]

Was surprised to find these proto La screwdriver sockets are 9/32 drive.

Doesn’t look like it would matter much what drive it is!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Will work on either, just a bit loose on 1/4". One is stamped R&P, whatever that means.

 

[3baygarage]

Will work on either, just a bit loose on 1/4". One is stamped R&P, whatever that means.

Reed Prince I bet. If so, that’s unique. Does it look it?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Some pics

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Perhaps r&p is a reference to a frearson drive bit

 

[Provincial]

Reed & Prince drive is a lot like Phillips, but pointier. It was widely used for aircraft fasteners in the WWII era, and into the 1960's.

From Wikipedia:

The Frearson screw drive, also known as the Reed and Prince screw drive, and specified as ANSI Type II Cross Recess, is similar to a Phillips but the Frearson has a sharp tip and larger angle in the V shape.[19] One advantage over the Phillips drive is that one driver or bit fits all screw sizes. It is often found in marine hardware and requires a Frearson screwdriver or bit to work properly. The tool recess is a perfect, sharp cross, allowing for higher applied torque, unlike the rounded, tapered Phillips head, which can cam out at high torque. It was developed by an English inventor named Frearson in the 19th century and produced from the late 1930s to the mid-1970s. The Reed & Prince Mfg. Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, was put into bankruptcy in 1987 and liquidated in 1990. Another entity called Reed & Prince Manufacturing Corporation, now of Leominster, Massachusetts, purchased some of the assets including the name at the liquidation sale.[29]

 

[Oldtuleguy]

This one seems to work on a Phillips screw. I will try it out and see how it goes.

 

[RTM]

Reed & Prince drive is a lot like Phillips, but pointier. It was widely used for aircraft fasteners in the WWII era, and into the 1960's.

thanks for that info. I have boxes of R&P screws, never knew they had their own bit driver. I have a few really pointy bits, will need to compare specs.