Tools from the old world

[AutomatiquE]

muhahahaha you dreamer

Ahh Monte, it was a very fair pledge

Beutiful!!

Thanks Bhae

Level measurement in angle, very interesting.

Excellent Stabila, this is the level i always wanted to have

@TjoFrasse : Nice garage+nice tools+nice vw What is the year of your beetle/Kafer ?

ps : Somax pocket saw. http://sanyo-somax.jp/





"ULTRA-TRI LENIUM" Cobalt unbreakable blade

 

[Altec]

TjoFrasse- That breaker bar look like pure beef! Would you say that is true?

 

[TjoFrasse]

Hopefully Cosmic is just busy.

Yes, most likely.

Nice place and tools you got there !!! Do you have more pics of the garage + workbench etc. ?
The new Bahco file handles are really comfortable !
Interesting "Laser" sockets !

Thanks! I don't have any more pictures now, but I'll get some next time I'm there.

@TjoFrasse : Nice garage+nice tools+nice vw What is the year of your beetle/Kafer ?

Thanks! The beetle is a 1200 from -65 and the buggy is a 1500 from -68. Both have 1600 engines in them though.

TjoFrasse- That breaker bar look like pure beef! Would you say that is true?

It's just 378mm long, so it's no monster. But it feels solid! I don't think I'll have any problems trusting it.

 

[Ratchet.]

@ TjoFrasse Nice workshop, and Volkswagens wish my bug was as complete as that, od that the lazer tools came with bluepoint in the box, guess there made by the same (3rd party?) manufacturer..... any idea of the coo? i know soem laser tools are made in the uk, but i thought it was limited to cam timing tools?

 

[Monte]

Ahh Monte, it was a very fair pledge

yeah for you

nice exotic saw !

Thanks! I don't have any more pictures now, but I'll get some next time I'm there.

ok cool !!!








Some tools of one of the garage neighbors

Hazet 916-SP

Gedore 1993U-10

Gedore breaker bar

Erdi tin snips

Belzer combination wrench

the king of wrenches

Gedore pliers

Hazet 450

Hazet 612

Werindus nibbler

tool box

 

[north]

Garanto saw set. For adjusting saw teeth angle. Brilliant for when the blade won't cut straight anymore. I have another different model too and have found it very handy on my bow saw.

 

[AutomatiquE]

Thanks! The beetle is a 1200 from -65 and the buggy is a 1500 from -68. Both have 1600 engines in them though.

Nice

@Monte : Thanks for these new pics, always a pleasure to see some old and used quality tools Do you know how old is this Hazet 916 SP ?

@north : Nice Garanto plier and nice oldschool green paint

 

[Monte]

@Monte : Thanks for these new pics, always a pleasure to see some old and used quality tools Do you know how old is this Hazet 916 SP ?

my oldest HZ catalog is from 2005 so i have no clue about the older stuff, the only indicator is the "W. Germany" on the ratchet.

Regarding the black cutter knife blades:
I made a little subjective test with different tools/blades. Snapped off the old blades and made some test cuts with a fresh blade. In my subjective feeling the Lutz TIN coated blades cut the best followed by the black Olfa blade with a very close 3rd place for the Stanley and regular Olfa blade.

www.olfa.co.jp www.stanleyworkseurope.com www.lutz-blades.com

 

[AutomatiquE]

Ok Monte, thanks for this little test Never had any Lutz blades before, i think i'll order a pair in my next Hoffmann order.

 

[bart1]

Monte- Nice tools in your pics as always. Gedore ratchets and breakers always look **** . As you probably know, I have that same 612 and almost the same 450. Another clue to the age of that HZ rat is the upper case A. If you were curious, the guys over on thesamba could probably help date it.

 

[north]

*Lotsa text but no pics from latest haul.*

 

[bart1]

Hang tight my Norse friend...

 

[mrtools]

@mrtools Let me know what you think of Vario, I am on the verge of buying a handle and a few blades!

Give me a 2-3 days to test their actual performances..I will report my opinion soon

i bought it at the local "Praktiker" big box store www.praktiker.de
prices:
cutter:
scraper/cutter set:
congratulations !!! Very nice pliers !!!!
you really like them huh ??? 2 same combi pliers + 2 water pump pliers ?

Thanks buddy!!!
Yes really like them..one for my work and another one for my collections

Hi mrtools, Happy to know you like it I paid EUR23,- (~31$)
ps : Nice NWS pliers, i've got the same Quattro waterpump. Far more better than the Knipex Cobra.

good prices
I am agreed It better than my friend Knipex Cobra.A

@MrTools:
Price of NWS?, please.
Nice pliers .

Here a prices not included Int. Shipping..
Comb. Pliers 109-69-205 = $24.75
Chain Long Nose Pliers = $25.70
Water Pump Pliers Quattro = $25.76

To be honest I never thought about it. I use them on live wires maybe 5-6 times a year. Maybe I have to buy two sets of screwdrivers - one VDE and one conventional - with steel cap for using it with a hammer.

Thanks God your a safe
Yeah buddy!! the best way is separate your electrical tools and your general tools
get a proper tools for electrical and mechanical tasks
A right tools for a right jobs!!!

@TjoFrasse

Nice PICS
I spy a lot of branded tools..Close-up PICS for your tool rack please

Another week at work pulled.
Arrived Hakko and Stabila:
Level measurement in angle, very interesting.
No miss my old iron.
My list almost over, at least for this year.

Congratulation!! superb

ps : Somax pocket saw. http://sanyo-somax.jp/

Nice

Some tools of one of the garage neighbors

Really oldskool awesome

my oldest HZ catalog is from 2005 so i have no clue about the older stuff, the only indicator is the "W. Germany" on the ratchet.
Regarding the black cutter knife blades:
I made a little subjective test with different tools/blades. Snapped off the old blades and made some test cuts with a fresh blade. In my subjective feeling the Lutz TIN coated blades cut the best followed by the black Olfa blade with a very close 3rd place for the Stanley and regular Olfa blade.

Awesome

some close-up PICS for NWS fans

 

[PrecisionTools]

You just never get sick of looking at those NWS pliers...The designer of them is a genius.

 

[north]

Veeeeeeeryyyyyy nice mrtools.

 

[AutomatiquE]

@mrtools : How do you consider your new NWS conbination pliers comparing to your old Merry N°1050 you presented a few weeks ago ?

PS : Are you "mrwrencheq" from Handtoolsgarage.com ?

 

[bart1]

You asked for it:

3 shipments at once:

Stahlwille, Wright and Hazet wrenches, all about the same size - beam thickness. All very comfy, Wright is the beefiest.

Stahl flex sockets, gotta come in handy one day:

HZ pliers:

Beer tool:

Big 450s:

Bart being funny:

Some new world stuff. The Wright stuff was all very nice (the flarenut wrench beside the Bonney is a Hazet 612):

 

[north]

Nice stuff. Like your thinking on the Stahlwille flex.

 

[bart1]

Nice stuff. Like your thinking on the Stahlwille flex.

Got a great deal on the Stahlwille pieces from tradesmanschoice.com in the UK. He is a member here.

 

[north]

Yeah, I have his store bookmarked.

 

[TjoFrasse]

@ TjoFrasse Nice workshop, and Volkswagens wish my bug was as complete as that, od that the lazer tools came with bluepoint in the box, guess there made by the same (3rd party?) manufacturer..... any idea of the coo? i know soem laser tools are made in the uk, but i thought it was limited to cam timing tools?

Thanks! The beetle is almost complete, but needs some fixing still...

Have no idea of COO, no markings. Would guess Taiwan though, just from my impression of it.

TjoFrasse Nice and bright garage

Thanks! We'll see for how much longer it stays this clean...

@TjoFrasse

Nice PICS
I spy a lot of branded tools..Close-up PICS for your tool rack please

Thanks, I'll try to get more pics/video up soon!

Great NWS! I more and more get a feeling that I soon will be spending too much €€€ on changing my plier setup from Knipex to NWS. Those look awesome!

You asked for it:

3 shipments at once:

Thanks for the pics, that's some NICE tools!

Those Stahlwille flex sockets I think were the best!

 

[Moose-LandTran]

West-German goodness!

Klann:

Without running the part number, who knows what this is?

 

[Tman723]

everyone on here has some really great tools I want to buy some NWS tools they look badass

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I want to buy some NWS tools they look badass

Do it. You won't be disappointed. Best pliers in the world, bar none.

 

[north]

*snip*
Without running the part number, who knows what this is?
*snip*

It's a Mercedes-Benz thingy with a mighty good looking handle.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

It's a Mercedes-Benz thingy with a mighty good looking handle.

I saw a picture of one a while ago and thought "I must have that handle!

So i called up the following day and ordered it!

 

[north]

Haha. Yeah, my initial reaction was that someone bought himself a cool handle.
Wise choice of course.

 

[Ratchet.]

few more tools i acquired, these were really cheap

Unior VDE screwdriver, which was 1.20 off of ebay

feels like it should cost a fair bit more really, ok its no Wera, but its no cheaply made made pos either, seems nice enough to use (not used it in anger yet)

also some Belzer sockets, i bought then not knowing the sizes, were really cheap tho

not sure the age of them, seem a little crude in detailing, the size stamp on one overlaps the Belzer logo for example there all NOS, just some surface rust on them as they probably date from the 70's?

There old British sizes so its unlikely ill ever need them lol, 3BA 2x 1BA and another one i forget the size of (its imperial 5/16th or something) sothere probably of little use to me as 99% of stuff i work on is metric so if anyone wants them give me a shout

That's it for today sadly, have a few things in the post tho (well kinda, as there rather heavy, so i assume courier) ill post them on here soon as they arrive

Started my new job today too, and already have a few things on my shopping list that I'm likely to need , including a Wera bit ratchet (or similar, any recommendations?) Volvo's have lots of fasteners in cramped positions, looks like i may need a bigger box soon

Congratulation!!!!!!!
awesome tools, please report the Vessel wire stripper performance, I am sure all members waiting your opinions?

Not used the a lot yet, but so far they seem to cut/strip nicely, and ther nice and compact, so can use them in small areas, no 'slop' in the joints either, though the catch to hold them shut is a bit fiddly to release, needs two hands, maybe it will slacken off with use tho need to get the matching red pair now (different sizes of wire gauge)


oh and my catalogs from Wera, and Dictum http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/pag...onid=8B997A6AB6B1E73DFF6DA4C28DBFB120?lang=en arrived.. bad move (yeah right ), especially the Dictum one, so much nice stuff i 'need' in there lol

 

[Olafur]

Plenty of nice tool pics here as always, thanks guys!

More pics:
Ebay haul from Germany, used pipe wrenches, and my 3/8 facom rat for size reference

These will be used as "last resort" - and not for plumbing. As such they will see abuse and their jaws will be chewing on harder surfaces. For such use I find cheaper pipe wrenches -more or less -useless. Shipping manifest said 11.5kg for both.

 

[kissmeimgerman]

^^nice!

 

[Olafur]

^^nice!

I have yet to see their true colors in action, but I hope you are right. I am still digesting paying DHL shipping for used pipe wrenches ...
However, the shipping cost was very resonable and makes me wonder about some deals other ebay sellers are offering on items far smaller and lighter than these. (shipping for 10kg was €35 from Germany to Iceland via DHL)

 

[north]

Wow, are you gonna turn Hekla with those pipe wrenches Olafur?

 

[ultgar]

Plenty of nice tool pics here as always, thanks guys!

More pics:
Ebay haul from Germany, used pipe wrenches, and my 3/8 facom rat for size reference

These will be used as "last resort" - and not for plumbing. As such they will see abuse and their jaws will be chewing on harder surfaces. For such use I find cheaper pipe wrenches -more or less -useless. Shipping manifest said 11.5kg for both.

Looks like a Virax "Swedish" style pipe wrench....see http://www.virax.com/index.php/en/produit/fiche/30129 .

 

[Olafur]

Wow, are you gonna turn Hekla with those pipe wrenches Olafur?

Naaah, just use them to fine tune some valves in my home brewery.

Looks like a Virax "Swedish" style pipe wrench....see http://www.virax.com/index.php/en/produit/fiche/30129 .

Very close indeed.

 

[Bhae]

MAKITA:

 

[Bhae]

Bellota:

ACESA:

AEG:

 

[north]

You are killing us here Bhae.

 

[kissmeimgerman]

Well since Bhae posted his, here is my Acesa

PH3 and PH2

 

[AutomatiquE]

Kukko screw extractor set. http://www.kukko.com/index.cfm/DE/home/





Koch Bohrer drill bits http://www.koch-bohrer.com/


@Bhae : where are you located in Spain ?
@kissmeimgerman : Nice Acesa

 

[kissmeimgerman]

Kukko screw extractor set. http://www.kukko.com/index.cfm/DE/home/





Koch Bohrer drill bits http://www.koch-bohrer.com/


@Bhae : where are you located in Spain ?
@kissmeimgerman : Nice Acesa

Nice Kukko! I need to get a set of those...Going to put these Acesa drivers to the test soon