The vintage Blackhawk Thread

[HeelSpur]

Had this ducked away.

DSCF2279 by wvwheaties, on Flickr
DSCF2280 by wvwheaties, on Flickr

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That is cool

 

[r_olson_06]

I can finally contribute to this thread. I just picked up this awesome set at a yardsale for $25! All Blackhawk except the stud puller, which is a Walden, the seller said it was his dads from the 1950's. All in great working condition.
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That is a nice set. It may be a C-32 set. I have been working on my for 2 years.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I can finally contribute to this thread.

Nice find, ff. You will see redundant comments on the Garage Sale thread. Quick Disconnect (Q.D.) era. No later than 1931.

I gussied up a 32-CD set a few years ago, which I am happy to link again, here.

It may be a C-32 set.

Concur. That's what I said over on the GS thread. With some extra pieces maybe.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here is one I picked up a couple years ago

 

[freudianfloyd]

Nice find, ff. You will see redundant comments on the Garage Sale thread. Quick Disconnect (Q.D.) era. No later than 1931.

I gussied up a 32-CD set a few years ago, which I am happy to link again, here.


Concur. That's what I said over on the GS thread. With some extra pieces maybe.

Wow, I didnt realize it was that old. That's awesome and proof of how tough these were, it seems to be in great working condition, and worthy of a restore someday.

Your set looks great, and I will probably copy some of your methods.

Any idea what a set like this is worth?

 

[r_olson_06]

Wow, I didnt realize it was that old. That's awesome and proof of how tough these were, it seems to be in great working condition, and worthy of a restore someday.

Your set looks great, and I will probably copy some of your methods.

Any idea what a set like this is worth?

In good condition they can go for $150ish maybe $200.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Oldtuleguy]

25$ is a bargain

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Your set looks great, and I will probably copy some of your methods.

Thanks. It was more than a little over the top, obviously, with the, er, accessories, but that's what I was going for. I did spend a lot of time on the black enamel finish and the finish on the attache style case. While I love the way the case turned out (like "alligator" almost), if I had to do it all over again, I would interpret "crackle" in the Blackhawk catalogs and ads as crinkle, and use crinkle paint or crinkle techniques for a more typical "crinkle" finish.

Are the spark plug sockets marked? As far as I know, those aren't original to the case or set. They are contemporary to it though. If you haven't looked it up yet, the thing on the far left is a valve grinder attachment, missing the piece that attaches to the recesses in the top of the valve. It would get pinned into that slot.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Blackhawk chief no. 13 set

 

[freudianfloyd]

Thanks. It was more than a little over the top, obviously, with the, er, accessories, but that's what I was going for. I did spend a lot of time on the black enamel finish and the finish on the attache style case. While I love the way the case turned out (like "alligator" almost), if I had to do it all over again, I would interpret "crackle" in the Blackhawk catalogs and ads as crinkle, and use crinkle paint or crinkle techniques for a more typical "crinkle" finish.

Are the spark plug sockets marked? As far as I know, those aren't original to the case or set. They are contemporary to it though. If you haven't looked it up yet, the thing on the far left is a valve grinder attachment, missing the piece that attaches to the recesses in the top of the valve. It would get pinned into that slot.

The spark plug sockets were not marked unfortunately. I was aware that the tool was a valve grinder. But would have no idea how it worked or what piece is missing.

I still need to inventory the set and post. Maybe I will do that after dinner.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here are some of the pieces and how they work. The different bits are for various slots in different valves. Simply fit them to the bit holder with a cotter pin, then using some valve grinding compound between the valve and seat, rotate the valve with the speeder to grind it.

 

[Provincial]

Found a couple of Blackhawk items Friday. Two extensions, a 1/2" short 49983 with swivel sleeve and a 3/4" 69994.

The shorty is somewhat abused, but the big one is very nice!

 

[Tylermorris]

Help dating this ratchet?

 

[freudianfloyd]

Help dating this ratchet?

Try buying it some flowers and chocolate.

Sorry, could 't help myself.

 

[930dreamer]

https://austin.craigslist.org/tls/d/austin-blackhawk-chief-wrench-set/6893138222.html

 

[DriftwoodAg]

Somewhat, it's pretty common to find them missing or just painted over.



You gotta show off that line up....



See post #229
Don't know how lucky you'll be finding an "off the shelf' kit for this jack however, you might try contacting this company for some assistance:


Good luck with your restoration...

Thanks, I emailed Lazzar's. At first they told me that blackhawk didn't make an S3, but found the right information to put a kit together for me. I'll post up the pictures when I get it restored

 

[DriftwoodAg]

 

[3baygarage]

Help dating this ratchet?

The New Britain version labeled as “ The new advanced design” is in this catalog printed in 1958, according to archive.org.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice research

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Some whitworth sockets circa 1942, some older

 

[freudianfloyd]

Finally got around to inventorying my set that I picked up.
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Sockets:
D14. 7/16"
D16. 1/2"
D18. 9/16"
D19. 19/32"
D20. 5/8"
D21. 21/32"
D22. 11/16"
D24. 3/4"
D25. 25/32"
D26. 13/16"
D28. 7/8"
D30. 15/16"
D31. 31/32"
D32. 1"
D34. 1 1/16"
136. 1 1/8"

SQUARE SOCKETS:

012. 3/8"
014. 7/16"
016. 1/2"
018. 9/16"
020. 5/8"

Misc.

T-2. SWIVEL
T-11. VALVE TOOL
T-1. DRAG LINK TOOL
911X. RATCHET
T-60. 6" EXTENSION
110X 10 1/2" BREAKER BAR
T-10. 10" EXTENSION
3310. T- HANDLE
500. SPEED WRENCH
610. SPEED WRENCH
T-4. SLIDING T-HANDLE

and there was a Walden 1126 Stud Extractor and two unmarked spark plug sockets.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Does not look like you are missing much

 

[freudianfloyd]

Does not look like you are missing much

Is there something missing?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Not sure, but I thought those had a t15

 

[Private Lugnutz]

No, you are not missing anything. That is a complete Q.D. No. 32-CD set. Same as mine, same contents. Mine was missing some things and I had to go fishing. Very cool that it was complete as found. The "32" in the set number is the number of pieces. The "C" in the set number is the style of the case (attache). And the "D" in the set number is for the type of sockets - Double Hexagon. (The same set with hexagon sockets would be No. 32-C.)

If you want a source for an inexpensive water transfer decal, PM me.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Here ya go...

 

[freudianfloyd]

Here ya go...

Awesome. Thanks again.

 

[freudianfloyd]

No, you are not missing anything. That is a complete Q.D. No. 32-CD set. Same as mine, same contents. Mine was missing some things and I had to go fishing. Very cool that it was complete as found. The "32" in the set number is the number of pieces. The "C" in the set number is the style of the case (attache). And the "D" in the set number is for the type of sockets - Double Hexagon. (The same set with hexagon sockets would be No. 32-C.)

If you want a source for an inexpensive water transfer decal, PM me.

I may take you up on the water transfer. You're restoration was great. One day I will do the same to mine.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice. I was looking at earlier catalog.

 

[freudianfloyd]

Here ya go...

I wonder what the thought is behind 2 different style speed wrenches in the same set is?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I guess one is shorter for tight spaces?

 

[ddawg16]

Not sure if you would call this vintage....but my dad gave it to me when I was 16.....I've had it 46 years.......

 

[don long]

That is a nice little jack
How long have you had it?

 

[don long]

I found the final knock out punches for my display board. I cleaned them up and hung the board today

2019-05-25 19.46.27 by don long, on Flickr

This sign came in the mail today so it needs to go with the rest of my Blackhawk collection

2019-05-26 22.35.07 by don long, on Flickr

 

[DriftwoodAg]

That is a nice little jack
How long have you had it?

We've had it all my life. It was my great grandpa's when he was a mechanic.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Another amazing piece of history there Don. Fantastic job!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That knock out set came out great!

 

[CRTDI]

Yes it did.....very nice...

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Final result of the facelift of the previously spray-bombed bomb box. Still missing a few odds and ends but the search goes on. This was fun.