Tools from the old world

[Maexle]

I have some BGS, and compare to my proto and armstrong they are good quality, but not the upper end like my proto.

With wrenches, the 3 your mention are upper end like proto. So BGS is not quite as good compare to them. The german made wrenches are much better.

They are really in line with gearwrench and craftsman's.

Thanks, guess i end up with HAZET set then at the end.... I still have a nice complete set of KRAFTWERK at home in Germany, i loved it, ever heard about it, i think they are Swiss made.... ?

 

[shoturtle]

Hazet are nice. I seen some kraftwerk stuff but never used them.

 

[Maexle]

Hazet are nice. I seen some kraftwerk stuff but never used them.

They have a nice / complete line including high quality tool boxes... http://www.kraftwerk.eu/catalogue/

 

[shoturtle]

looking through their catalogue. I would say the BGS is right in line with the kraftwerk stuff. Allot of their tools looks like they are made in the same factory as bgs, KS tools and gearwrench stuff. Especially the pass throughs and wrenches.

 

[Maexle]

looking through their catalogue. I would say the BGS is right in line with the kraftwerk stuff. Allot of their tools looks like they are made in the same factory as bgs, KS tools and gearwrench stuff. Especially the pass throughs and wrenches.

here ya go, while you're over there, here's a list of german tool companies (some of them i've never heard of):

http://www.deutscheswerkzeug.de/

 

[shoturtle]

I know some of the less known brands on the list. They make pretty nice stuff.

 

[lok]

hey looks better than my garage

No it's not but it has better view.

here the right tool for 1/4" abuse:
http://www.netrogue.de/weblog/diary/20100504/pictures/Der-neue-Vorschlaghammer-ist-angekommen.jpg

Ok.. Still laughing.

here´re mine:

This photo makes want some.

Got a free trunk full of junk from my employer:

I can see some very good "junk" here.

I got my 3/8"socket sets in Hazet and Gedore. The other Hazet set is a 1/4" socket set. My first Gedore pair of pliers and a A few Orbis (German made, high end) pliers.

Nice sets! Where is the 12mm socket from gedore set?

The orbis are so

Glad to see that you working class guys from Portugal, Greece, Spain pay back the debt to the germans step by step by purchasing tools made in Germany.....

Doesn't counting because we take them back at the summer.

Quality knows NO nationality / borders !

Exactly!

BTW Monte, what do you think about BGS tools ?

Bgs

Ks Tools

Sw-stahl

 

[ArcStyles]

Wow Monte I don't know where the 12mm went??? I guess I will have to hunt one down and use the one in my 3/8 Hazet set until I do. Whew! I never noticed...

Monte I'm really impressed with the Orbis Hand tools. I wanted them all, but I had to remain practical this time....no really...(insert sharp head pain here)...No really, really. (insert Chuck Heston's voice here) CURSE YOU TOOL GODS!

 

[BeaverPuncher]

I acquired this from a great uncle who passed away a few years ago. He was visiting my mom and asked me if there was anything I wanted out if the barn he was cleaning out. I said if he had that big ol wrench still id like it. A couple months later it shows up and I love it.

As far as I can tell it might be from the '40/'50s bit my mom said could be as early as the' 20s. I remeber as a kid everybody in his little community would come borrow the wrench to fix a tractor or what not then brimg it back. There is no telling how many times it left his farm and made its way home. I have no idea where he picked it up but its cool in my book. I have used it for everything from tightening down the ball on a hitch to the rear axle nut on a bike just for the nostalgia of it.

 

[littletoes]

Guy...help me out. Do any of the old world manufacturers make the ratchets without the big fat plastic handles???

I know this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any results.

 

[Bhae]

From: Spain
User: Bhae
http://www.herrapro.es

Thank you so much Herrapro.

Thanks for the pics!!
And thanks for the order

 

[Monte]

Before purchase thought made in UK, but...

Bahco bow saws are made in Portugal

I got my 3/8"socket sets in Hazet and Gedore. The other Hazet set is a 1/4" socket set. My first Gedore pair of pliers and a A few Orbis (German made, high end) pliers.

BTW Monte, what do you think about BGS tools ?

I don´t own any tools from them but they´re tools for the DIY user, standard quality.

Alright, COO, like mentioned, means not that much to me, what matters is the quality, how to they hold up in comparison to, let's say, Stahlwille, Gedore, Hazet...?

Difficult to say since "they" can produce different qualities, but i guess because of the much lower price at least in case of ratchets a lower lifetime. (?)

Thanks, guess i end up with HAZET set then at the end.... I still have a nice complete set of KRAFTWERK at home in Germany, i loved it, ever heard about it, i think they are Swiss made.... ?

Swiss company.... tools look like they´re from Danaher...

No it's not but it has better view.

no doubt

This photo makes want some.

me too

I can see some very good "junk" here.

quality junk

Bgs

Ks Tools

Sw-stahl

That pretty much sums it up.....you never really know what you are actually buying, which quality and from which OEM.... today the quality can be good tomorrow the supplier changes.......i stay with companies where i know where the tools are from...

Guy...help me out. Do any of the old world manufacturers make the ratchets without the big fat plastic handles???

I know this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any results.

Stahlwille 512SG-QR

 

[Monte]

impact screwdriver bit lifetime/torque test:

part 1:

http://www.wiha.com/germany/content/download/62569/8015557/file/EN_VPA_Test_Report.pdf

part 2:

http://www.wiha.com/germany/content/download/62570/8015560/file/EN_VPA_Test_Graphs.pdf

 

[littletoes]

AH! Thanks Monte!

 

[CanUK]

Today's car boot finds (£4). The Stahlwille socket (19mm, 12pt) appears to be much nicer quality than the spanner I posted previously.

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Edit: I very nearly bought a 100mm Bondhus hex-key just because it was stamped "Made in Barbados"! I didn't think they made much of anything there apart from Rum and sunshine.

And some recent ebay purchases:

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Not sure what the hole is for just behind the hinge here -oil?

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[bts]

Picked up some second hand Stahlwille`s to add to the collection.
They are in good condition but unfortunatly there are a few missing from the set. (No boubt there will be some time serching ebay and other areas to find the ones I am missing)

 

[knightmasks]

Thanks for the pics!!
And thanks for the order

The toptul has very good quality. I love bolt cutter from VBW. IT's wonderful Never seen anything like it.

 

[ash95608]

Check out the Witte ratchdrives. They are in stock but not on the site yet so if interested just contact us.

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[Miskin]

Check out the Witte ratchdrives. They are in stock but not on the site yet so if interested just contact us.

I want that! Very handy!

New "Walter Schroder" drivers. I bought them from ebay for 15 € (include shipping). Is this a fair price?
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[Laro13]

There for the Turbo-boost.

Is it hard or soft material?

 

[Miskin]

There for the Turbo-boost.

Is it hard or soft material?

Hard. It 's a button. You can press it inside the yellow ball.

 

[Rusik]

Russia(not CCCP? I don't know, any ideas?)
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This is a very old plant. Was in the days of imperial Russia. Then he was in the Soviet Union, now Russia

here's their website
http://www.instrumentpavlovo.ru

 

[Miskin]

This is a very old plant. Was in the days of imperial Russia. Then he was in the Soviet Union, now Russia

here's their website
http://www.instrumentpavlovo.ru

This is very interesting! Can you specified the age of the spanner from the pic? I think we have (me and the spanner) the same age (~40 years)!

 

[Rusik]

This is very interesting! Can you specified the age of the spanner from the pic? I think we have (me and the spanner) the same age (~40 years)!

this wrench is not more than 20 years. Old keys it will be no different. Will instead "Russia" written "USSR" The big difference will not be

 

[Miskin]

this wrench is not more than 20 years. Old keys it will be no different. Will instead "Russia" written "USSR" The big difference will not be

Of course! You 're right. In 1974 no "Russia" tools exist. What about the other spanner. It has a crown on the centre of the beam.
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[Rusik]

Of course! You 're right. In 1974 no "Russia" tools exist. What about the other spanner. It has a crown on the centre of the beam.
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This is also a very old plant. Was in the Soviet Union and now in Russia

http://www.bogotol.ru

 

[Miskin]

This is also a very old plant. Was in the Soviet Union and now in Russia

http://www.bogotol.ru

Thanks for the infos. Too bad we don't know much for these brands.

 

[Rusik]

Thanks for the infos. Too bad we don't know much for these brands.

Factories in Soviet times there were several thousand. Now a few units. Range was very small and looks like

 

[Rusik]

BOSCH
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[superautobacs]

Wera's new hex-plus key set. Wera's boss literally stated that they copied the same colour coding as PB Swiss does.

 

[CanUK]

Wera's new hex-plus key set. Wera's boss literally stated that they copied the same colour coding as PB Swiss does.

Saw those for sale at the Tool Academy for £18.60

 

[mrtools]

I was looking your photos again. These two gives me the impression that it has close to zero free play.
How do you compare it with the irega? They look the same!

Yes you right! Both have good tolerance when it's comes to grip bolt/nut, but I prefer Irega, I think the Irega have more refine made..I mean more smooth surface than Bacho

This is funny, although you sure are right, and i can see the stamping, this doesn´t look like a Bacho to me. Bacho has always used a black phosfated look (that fades to a more bare metal-look over time) or the softhandle rubber-style, that was introduced in the late 90´s. But yours look really nice, though. Maybe I should add one to my Bacho-collection ...

Great collection Congrat!!!!

Mr. Tools,
You can twist them like tootsie rolls and still won't have to worry about chrome peeling.

Thanks!! great pics to show us how durable Stahlwille finish...
I don't think I can do it to my Open Box 14, I believed you can do it to Open Box 13, but maybe not for Open Box 14

Coromant tools are excelent! As I remember, the best sawblades used that name too, when Sandvik still was in the handtools and saw business.

Right Coromant tools are excelent! no doubt

@ your Stahlwille wrenches: These are brilliant too...only thing that annoys me, is the weak marking of the size - since "14" is the most significant number, I tend to take a 13 or 15 mm, when i really need a 14 mm

My Stahlwille 14 series wrenches are the same way: Some are with the size forged into the handle and others have the size stamped on the head. I assume that this is a transition phase from an update in the style. I find it annoying to have a set mixed like that when I bought it at the same time
Other than that, they are truly awesome wrenches. I'm torn between these and my Hazet 600Ns

me too..I bought 13mm,19mm, & 24mm 12 years ago..the size stamp at the open jaws head, but the newer purchased set mark the size at the shank body only 21mm still mark the size at the open jaw, maybe my 21mm is the old stock.

Nice thanks. Difficult decision with all these great tools hah?

Strange, you have 21mm but no 22. Were do you use it? I use my 21mm socket extensively, also use a deep offset wrench but never an open end or straight box end.

here my 22mm and..

Unior. The short ones for my bike collection.

nice..

Unior
Beta
Gedore

no doubt Gedore is the best!!!! Unior & Beta is the "alternative ways"

No Gedore for your bike? Shame on you!
One huge drop forged Netsuren(not a piece of **** like the JIS B 4630)

nice wrench..it not a free gift right?

No! The gedore are so thin that can't work like that.

great pics thanks Lok

no problem with the internet

hopes not

no, from a candy factory where i worked a while ago
yup, Gedore ! Very good eye ! A older "Gedore Adjutant"

awesome
I'm a big fan of Gedore Adjuntant series...sadly impossible to get it here

The tools are supplied by the employer so nobody really cares. You use the tools and simply put them back.... if you want clean tools, go clean them i have no time and they´re not mine

you right!!!

ps: sorry didn´t have the time yet to visit the Wurth store because they already close at 5 o´clock

It's ok take your time

yes they will forever
If Gedore don´t produce here anymore Germany is out of business
yeah the tool ministry just called me and told me i should tell everyone to buy some more Gedore tools
really???? thanks God

The photos are both from Greece. The first one is near the the northern borders and the second one at the big sierra of central Greece.
They are from all over the Greece mostly mountain roads and trails.
Oil change and filter cleaning before a good cleaning for the next trip.

great landscape photo and awesome "in action pics" thanks to shared

Got a free trunk full of junk from my employer:

are you sure it's a junk

 

[Miskin]

nice wrench..it not a free gift right?

It's a gift from OKUMA! The right tool for cnc lathe's tailstock.

 

[littletoes]

Mr. Tools---Shouldn't you be using a flare-nut wrench on those oil lines???

You could get them much tighter, without spreading that way!

 

[Beaubeau]

Stahlwille open box 13 and 14 6-24mn both set + 27 open 14

 

[TjoFrasse]

And some recent ebay purchases:

That pinching pliers is really nice. Do they have a current version?

New "Walter Schroder" drivers. I bought them from ebay for 15 € (include shipping). Is this a fair price?

That is a good price! Private seller?

Wera's new hex-plus key set. Wera's boss literally stated that they copied the same colour coding as PB Swiss does.

I want those!

here my 22mm and..

Nice pics!

Stahlwille open box 13 and 14 6-24mn both set + 27 open 14

Nice collection!

I found a few vintage goodies earlier this week. This is the second Hazet piston ring compressor I have found lately. I just wish I had a use for it! Still a beautiful tool all the same. If anyone can use these, let me know.

I'm jealous of that piston ring compressor!

Now I'm going to bore you a bit with some stuff that has been posted before. We had a "fire scare" in the garage. The building next door burned. So I got round to taking some inventory pictures for insurance. And thought I might as well post them here also, since I haven't got anything new to post...

And a bonus pic, my older adjustable wrenches.

 

[Miskin]

That is a good price! Private seller?

Yes I think he was a private seller.

Your pics are...

This is your private tools??

 

[CanUK]

That pinching pliers is really nice. Do they have a current version?

I suspect so as they're the Gedore UK dealer, but they sell all their old warehouse stock from their ebay site: allqualitytools1000

I assume you mean the ones that look like long-nosed end-nippers (they called them pick up mini pliers in the listing). I honestly have no idea how they're intended to be used, but they came as part of the set of 3 for £8 + shipping, so...

 

[TjoFrasse]

Yes I think he was a private seller.

Your pics are...

This is your private tools??

Thanks! Yes, those are my private tools. I'm just a hobbyist, my work tool is a computer.

I suspect so as they're the Gedore UK dealer, but they sell all their old warehouse stock from their ebay site: allqualitytools1000

I assume you mean the ones that look like long-nosed end-nippers (they called them pick up mini pliers in the listing). I honestly have no idea how they're intended to be used, but they came as part of the set of 3 for £8 + shipping, so...

Oh, they had some nice stuff. Only shipping to UK though.

Yes, the flat ones with the pinching end. Don't know intended use either, but they looked cool. In a long reach version they might be even better for picking and pulling stuff.

 

[mrtools]

It's a gift from OKUMA! The right tool for cnc lathe's tailstock.

awesome wrench for a great lathe machine

Mr. Tools---Shouldn't you be using a flare-nut wrench on those oil lines???
You could get them much tighter, without spreading that way!

right!! flare-nut is the perfect wrench when working with with oil line pipe...but my flare-nut wrenches has been stole recently

Stahlwille open box 13 and 14 6-24mn both set + 27 open 14

nice Wille wrenches

Now I'm going to bore you a bit with some stuff that has been posted before. We had a "fire scare" in the garage. The building next door burned. So I got round to taking some inventory pictures for insurance. And thought I might as well post them here also, since I haven't got anything new to post..

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Thanks God..hopes your garage and tools is OK.
and thanks to shared a great pics of your tools!!!
what is the comb. wrenches below your Facom 410?
is look like Stanley 87 or Heyco 400 or...to many wrenches design like this
btw: Heyco 400 and Stanley 87

And a bonus pic, my older adjustable wrenches.

Awesome collection...congratulation!!!!