I have not seen much discussion of this tool company. I bought these at a garage sale, kind of greasy but easy to clean up. Two bucks for the bunch, plus a few other brands. They feel great in the hand, very heavy. I will head over to the artifacts site and see what they say, but would be interested in others input.
Tool find: Dayton
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FoMoCoPower
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they kinda look like Snap-On`s to me
tonydanzah
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those look exactly like thorsens
JASTECH
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The mid-section looks just like my SO crow foot wrenches.
Thanks, JASTECH
Thanks, JASTECH
heelsroll
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I have a full set of Thorsens, dead ringer for those. Also have some Powrkraft that look the same.
They do look a lot like the old style Snap-On line and angle wrenches.
I like mine, great heft and feel -- just keep them clean, all those nooks and crannies will hold the moisture.
They do look a lot like the old style Snap-On line and angle wrenches.
I like mine, great heft and feel -- just keep them clean, all those nooks and crannies will hold the moisture.
Blacknwhitepit
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I see those about every other weekend at various flea markets.
Seen all makes, Dayton, Thorsens, and Snap on...
I suspect sometime a while back the "I Beam" technology must have a period fad.... (anyone remember the timeframe?)
Another period fad... Woodgrain...
Remember the late 60's early 70's when woodgrain was in... Woodgrain on toolboxes (Craftsman did this, I also have a herbrand toolbox that is almost all woodgrain). Woodgrain in cars (my 1971 Buick GS)... and lets not forget the woodgrain panels in the basement that complimented the green **** carpet.
Back to the Subject... I have all three types of these tools and they do feel solid, but do look a bit dated.. they must not have lasted too long.
-BWP
Seen all makes, Dayton, Thorsens, and Snap on...
I suspect sometime a while back the "I Beam" technology must have a period fad.... (anyone remember the timeframe?)
Another period fad... Woodgrain...
Remember the late 60's early 70's when woodgrain was in... Woodgrain on toolboxes (Craftsman did this, I also have a herbrand toolbox that is almost all woodgrain). Woodgrain in cars (my 1971 Buick GS)... and lets not forget the woodgrain panels in the basement that complimented the green **** carpet.
Back to the Subject... I have all three types of these tools and they do feel solid, but do look a bit dated.. they must not have lasted too long.
-BWP
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Mickey O
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Packard V8
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Dayton is the Grainger house brand for everything. Grainger subs the manufacturing and concentrates on wholesaling.
FWIW, I have a set of this design Snap-on industrial finish box wrenches. They were made into the 1970s, but in the '80s when I had to replace a 9/16"x5/8", all they had were the smooth shanks. I've looked since then and never found a GXV1820 to match the rest of the set.
BTW, the OE and Comb wrench sets I bought at the same time had already been switched to the smooth shank. I also have a chrome angle OE set of this design. It appears the transition was gradual, not all at once.
jack vines
FWIW, I have a set of this design Snap-on industrial finish box wrenches. They were made into the 1970s, but in the '80s when I had to replace a 9/16"x5/8", all they had were the smooth shanks. I've looked since then and never found a GXV1820 to match the rest of the set.
BTW, the OE and Comb wrench sets I bought at the same time had already been switched to the smooth shank. I also have a chrome angle OE set of this design. It appears the transition was gradual, not all at once.
jack vines