The Tiny Tools Thread

[d42jeep]

Thanks for posting that little Indestro driver. Here is a set of tiny Craftsman wrenches I picked up last year.
-Don

 

[Farmer J.]

Here's some tiny tools, I got them for Christmas last year!

 

[twertsy]

Some tiny Cornwell angle wrench goodness.





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[twertsy]

Some Plomb tiny tools, including the elusive 1/4" 4751 ratchet which is 3" long.







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[twertsy]

Here's some tiny Bonney toolkits.





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[Username already in use]

Some nice midget ignition wrenches there, Todd. What brand of pliers are in that top set in the last image? The catalog shows those to have been Channellock. Any Idea when Bonney switched to using their own branded midget pliers?

 

[twertsy]

Some nice midget ignition wrenches there, Todd. What brand of pliers are in that top set in the last image? The catalog shows those to have been Channellock. Any Idea when Bonney switched to using their own branded midget pliers?

Those are unbranded. They appear to be stamped.........very thin and not at all well made. I think I have a Lectrolite pair floating around somewhere that resemble them if I recall correctly. Without going through the catalogs, I'm not sure when they switched over.

And.........more bad news Jason, the 1140 DBE slipped right in between my 1139 and 1141........I didn't have a 1140. Also, no luck on the Bonney DBE. Appears more fleas are in order!

 

[MShaw]

Here are a Snap on sae ignition set from 1962 and a Gedore metric set from about 1984

 

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Those are unbranded. They appear to be stamped.........very thin and not at all well made. I think I have a Lectrolite pair floating around somewhere that resemble them if I recall correctly. Without going through the catalogs, I'm not sure when they switched over.

And.........more bad news Jason, the 1140 DBE slipped right in between my 1139 and 1141........I didn't have a 1140. Also, no luck on the Bonney DBE. Appears more fleas are in order!

Thanks for the clarification. I went with a Bonney branded pair to finish of the larger set I have. The smaller set shouldn't have pliers, I don't think...

Too bad on the Plomb 1140, would have gone great next to my AC marked 1135

Here's my 2 Bonney ignition sets, and a Herbrand for good measure. I'm still looking for a midget Bonney driver.

Bonney 7 wrench ignition set:

Bonney 9 wrench ignition set with pliers and driver:

Herbrand ignition set:

Don, here's a side by side of my midget Duro driver and an Indestro Super driver. You've seen it before I think...

And a midget BluePoint driver that now lives somewhere else.

 

[MShaw]

New Britain / Blackhawk miniature combos and DBEs from 1973

 

[leg17]

Williams and Craftsman mini DBE.
And a tiny Vaco.

 

[j p smith]

It is interesting to see so many different brands of the small Ignition type sets. Here are a couple of pictures of my one set.

 

[LesserSon]

Bonney Miniature Engineers (DOE) wrenches in CV, Zenel, and nonspecific alloy forms. Ive seen one of the leatherette rolls in the wild and a few on CL, but have been uninclined to purchase them, because they have five slots only (the sets did not include the H15).

 

[LesserSon]

Lectrolite Defiance Ohio ignition pliers

 

[LesserSon]

A Walden and some P&C wrenches

 

[chopper1]

Some of my small stuff
Fairmount ignition
Plomb ignition
Partial Williams ignition
1/4" Snap On
1/4" Cornwell

 

[disston]

This is most of my small ignition wrench collection and the box I keep them in. I think I might have to work on getting some better photos but I was doing this outside tonight in the cold. Don't remember what I paid for any of these. Not much I'm sure. Collected over many years. The smallest wrench here is a pair of Snap On 1/8.

 

[disston]

This is my smallest clicker torque wrench. A 1/4 drive Utica 150 in/lbs.

This is an OTC 1/4 drive 0 to 100 in/lbs.

This is a a Tonichi 1/4 drive 0 to 6 in/lbs. They are very expensive. I forget exactly but I think I paid 20 to 30 dollars for it on Ebay only a couple of years ago.

 

[Username already in use]

A Walden and some P&C wrenches

Those P&C wrenches are neat! I've never seen those before.

This is an OTC 1/4 drive 0 to 100 in/lbs.

Really dig that OTC torque wrench!
Does the box say 3/8" drive?

 

[d42jeep]

I took a picture of my smallest Barcalo DOE wrench yesterday.
-Don

 

[twertsy]

Thanks for the clarification. I went with a Bonney branded pair to finish of the larger set I have. The smaller set shouldn't have pliers, I don't think...

Too bad on the Plomb 1140, would have gone great next to my AC marked 1135

Here's my 2 Bonney ignition sets, and a Herbrand for good measure. I'm still looking for a midget Bonney driver.

Bonney 7 wrench ignition set:

Bonney 9 wrench ignition set with pliers and driver:

Herbrand ignition set:

Don, here's a side by side of my midget Duro driver and an Indestro Super driver. You've seen it before I think...

And a midget BluePoint driver that now lives somewhere else.

I checked Jason and I only have these 2 Bonney drivers that both came with this kit.



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[disston]

Those P&C wrenches are neat! I've never seen those before.


Really dig that OTC torque wrench!
Does the box say 3/8" drive?

You are right. The box says 3/8". but I don't have it here so I'll have to answer your question another time.

It is one of my favorite tools but of course it doesn't get much use. I like OTC and Owatonna tools in general and have thought of making a thread for them but it is not easy to access my stuff since it is mostly crammed in a smaller room.

The smallest one, the Tonichi, I bought only because I couldn't believe there was such a thing or a use for it. It is small, no?

Fact is that sometimes with smaller torque values I think we need more help than with the higher torque values.

 

[ttpete]

You are right. The box says 3/8". but I don't have it here so I'll have to answer your question another time.

It is one of my favorite tools but of course it doesn't get much use. I like OTC and Owatonna tools in general and have thought of making a thread for them but it is not easy to access my stuff since it is mostly crammed in a smaller room.

The smallest one, the Tonichi, I bought only because I couldn't believe there was such a thing or a use for it. It is small, no?

Fact is that sometimes with smaller torque values I think we need more help than with the higher torque values.

I believe that your OTC torque wrench is made by Sturtevant because I have an identical one that is a Sturtevant. Regardless, it's a quality tool.

 

[disston]

I believe that your OTC torque wrench is made by Sturtevant because I have an identical one that is a Sturtevant. Regardless, it's a quality tool.

Or maybe the Sturtevants are made by OTC? I have 2 Sturtevants. One 0-150 ft/lbs and another 0-50 ft/lbs. The short one, 0-50 is quite rare I think. The big one I have owned for more than 40 years.

I have clickers that I prefer to use but I use the bar wrenches to check the settings on the clickers.

 

[ttpete]

Or maybe the Sturtevants are made by OTC? I have 2 Sturtevants. One 0-150 ft/lbs and another 0-50 ft/lbs. The short one, 0-50 is quite rare I think. The big one I have owned for more than 40 years.

I have clickers that I prefer to use but I use the bar wrenches to check the settings on the clickers.

Sturtevant has always been Sturtevant. OTC is a supplier of special tools to the auto industry, and they have bought from other companies as needed. I have 0-35 and 0-50 wrenches as well, and a 300 lb/ft monster.

 

[davethorik]

Sturtevant has always been Sturtevant. OTC is a supplier of special tools to the auto industry, and they have bought from other companies as needed. I have 0-35 and 0-50 wrenches as well, and a 300 lb/ft monster.

Looks like they are now a division of Snap-on Industrial. Edit: this is recent, like Nov 2016.

 

[Motorman55]

Motorman, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that little unmarked socket set with the green holder is what remains from a model 2104 Indestro set. I won't stake my life on it though. Does it have a patent number (or patent date) or model number stamped on the bottom of the holder?

d42jeep - Now that is odd. I have one yellow-handled Indestro 136, and I just picked up two clear-handled NOS Indestro 136, but like I said before, I'm not collecting Duro-Chrome.... so... the Indestro was yellow and the Duro-Chrome was orange? Or is that the result of UV light working on that particular formulation of plastic handle?
(But then, thinking of the other yellow-handled stuff I have here and have seen posted here, I don't recall seeing anything looking like "orange".)

Yes, there's a patent no. on the bottom. Funny, but one of the small sockets has the hex wrench opening on one side and a 'square' opening on the other side while the others are all six point.

 

[four.cycle]

^ the patent number will tell you who made it. if it says "Duro Metal Products" it's Indestro. square socket for square nuts.

 

[d42jeep]

I took a picture of a few more tiny wrenches from my tool boxes. four.cycle will like the one on the top.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ I think I've got one of those somewhere around here. just got a set of 12-points with that one in it too. still shy the "middle years" model, though.

 

[davethorik]

Was digging through my Kennedy today and forgot I even had this. Starrett 1" rule in 4R graduations.

 

[3baygarage]

It would be nice to merge this thread with the first The Tiny Tools Thread started by Outlawmws.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143056

There are some great little anvils, vises, wrenches etc. in that thread.

Just an idea.

 

[Username already in use]

I checked Jason and I only have these 2 Bonney drivers that both came with this kit.

Sell me the short one!

 

[disston]

I took a couple of new pics of the 0-100 in/lb OTC torque wrench I posted yesterday. It is 3/8 drive. Still working on getting my better camera on lne again but right now all I have is a cell phone.

 

[Toolmaker65]

Dave, thanks for reminding me about the Kennedy and Gerstner boxes....pulled a few odds and ends out of mine at home, have a bit more at work.

First is a set of small rules that go from 1/4" to 1" in 1/4" increments, graduated in 32nds on one side, 64ths on the other. This set is a Lufkin No. 20S.

Next is a Mitutoyo No. 1923 dial indicator, .0005" graduations, .060" travel.

Then a Brown & Sharpe 1" and 2" rule both with 4R graduations and a small outside firm joint caliper.

2 small solid squares : a Starrett No. 63 and a machinist made one.

One tiny plumb bob - 1" long.

I will keep digging to find other small wrenches, socket sets, screwdrivers, nut drivers and the like.

 

[Toolmaker65]

A few more dug out of the boxes:

Standard and metric Craftsman midget box end wrenches, a few 4" adjustable wrenches, and a set of small nut drivers and one screw driver

 

[paulm12]

I recently picked up these wood handled screwdrivers, including 2 perfect handle types, and the tiny ones.

 

[paulm12]

and a tiny bit driver set in great condition.

 

[ryan20021982]

The smallest I have

Adjustable wrenches are Diamond, Proto and Craftsman
Vise-Grips are all Petersen vise grips
End cutters are made in Sweden
Ignition wrenches are Proto and Craftsman

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[twertsy]

I took a couple of new pics of the 0-100 in/lb OTC torque wrench I posted yesterday. It is 3/8 drive. Still working on getting my better camera on lne again but right now all I have is a cell phone.

If you post a pic of the underside, we will all see the outline of the trademark Sturtevant logo.