Tools from the old world

[Monte]

yes extra stuff is always nice Maybe it helped that i enclosed a couple of pictures of my collection and wrote what pliers i would like to buy if they could send me 2 good working pliers So now i have all pliers which i wanted from them

 

[mik641]

Are those bahco pliers? Can you post a close up/review?

 

[superautobacs]

Are those bahco pliers? Can you post a close up/review?

If I may....here's a photo of his:

 

[mik641]

sorry i meant the ones on the bottom row, 6,7 and 8th in from the left

 

[superautobacs]

Ahhh. I don't recall Monte having detailed pics here... i'm sure he can add them in.....but in the meantime here's this thread by Elroy that features the cutters:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28665&highlight=elroy+bahco

 

[Phang]

I am new to ratchet type crimping tools. Which is the correct placement of an insulated **** connector on the die of a crimper?

A

B

 

[Moose-LandTran]

A. That connector is for splicing two wires, and has a "stop" in the middle. Put the wires in and crimp each end.

Leave just the raised lip sticking out the die.

 

[Phang]

Thanks for the reply, I just removed the insulation and it leads me to more questions

In A, one of the jaws missed the metal sleeve and actually crimping on the raised lip of the insulation.

A1

B1

 

[Moose-LandTran]

ooh.. I see. I suppose B1 then. Seems the ones i've used have wider jaws. Sorry.

 

[Monte]

B looks good
What other toys do you got besides this Knipex crimping plier and a infrared thermometer ?

 

[Phang]

Both placements can only allow one jaw to crimp on the metal sleeve halve, either way is fine I guess. Thanks guys.

Monte, one of my motorcycles (made by your fellow countrymen) has nuts and bolts coated with thread locker from the factory. And some required heating to 120 degree Celsius during removal.

When I am not heating those fasteners, I put my IR thermometer near to the fridge to check the temperature of the beer cans in the freezer

 

[Diablo]

very nice heatgun. I usually end up with the cheap ones, hard to justify that kind of money when i always end up using them for underground installations, which are usually done in the rain and mud. its hard on my heat guns haha

 

[Phang]

I managed to convince my wife the fancy temperature control function of the heat gun can keep the curls of her hair a little bit longer….

 

[-B-]

Monte I can get the pilers they are simple to get around here.

 

[Monte]

Monte, one of my motorcycles (made by your fellow countrymen) has nuts and bolts coated with thread locker from the factory. And some required heating to 120 degree Celsius during removal.

Which BMW do you drive ??

When I am not heating those fasteners, I put my IR thermometer near to the fridge to check the temperature of the beer cans in the freezer

why do you heat the bolt with a heat gun ? You could use your gas cooker !

 

[Monte]

I managed to convince my wife the fancy temperature control function of the heat gun can keep the curls of her hair a little bit longer….

What a surprise i have one too ! But not for my curls
Luckily (?) i also don`t have to convince someone

plastic welding attachment

 

[Monte]

Monte I can get the pilers they are simple to get around here.

Coo ! Also the code blue version ? Let me know if the pliers & s+h fit into the budget.


ps: please PM me your adress so i can send the wrench tomorrow or so.

 

[-B-]

Coo ! Also the code blue version ? Let me know if the pliers & s+h fit into the budget.


ps: please PM me your adress so i can send the wrench tomorrow or so.

yes not a problem i'll PM you later I have to run now.

 

[superautobacs]

I managed to convince my wife the fancy temperature control function of the heat gun can keep the curls of her hair a little bit longer….

I can imagine such a conversation....

Wife's friends in the women's washroom: "How come your curls last all day long in this humid, rainy weather?"

Your wife: "Your girls are missing out...I recently added the Bosch GHG 680 LCD Professional in my powder room."

Friends: "Oh...what was that again?"

 

[Monte]

Are those bahco pliers? Can you post a close up/review?

I have these regular older (Sandvik) Bahco pliers: Diagonal cutter (model no.: 2128G-160, Made in sweden), combination pliers (2628G-180, France) and needle nose pliers (2430G-160, France) with "ergo" handles.

yes they even work ! The diagonal cutter cuts also paper. Thin cable is also no problem for all pliers.
I`d like them better if the black rubber part would extend to the other end of the handles too and if the handles would have a "anti-slip stop" at the end of the handle like Knipex etc. has.

 

[-B-]

my week end old country score tools are as old as I am

 

[Monte]

What are the 2 tubes for ?

 

[Flash21]

What are the 2 tubes for ?

One of them is for driving out the bearing cups that are pressed into bicycle headtubes....can't tell what the other one is

 

[-B-]

The 'tube' with knurling is a crow race setter used to set the bearing race of a head set on a fork.

take a guess what the ' small little block with two milled cut out and 3 different sized drilled holes' is?

I pretty much now have all the minor campy tools some day again I will own the cutters.

 

[ricleh]

Looks like it might be a hub axle vise.

 

[ricleh]

Pictures of mine.

 

[Monte]

I also think it is what ricleh said (hub axle vise) Couldn`t find exactly your tool, the other vises look different. What is it ? ?

 

[Monte]

rebadged Black + Decker screwdriver (made in germany)

 

[superautobacs]

rebadged Black + Decker screwdriver (made in germany)

I still wouldn't buy it.

I love these wrenches:

Reminiscent of the vintage ribbed-style Williams and the Belzer wrenches.

 

[greenreese]

my week end old country score tools are as old as I am

Nice score on the Campy tools. Where did ya dig those up? How much of the kit do you have?

 

[-B-]

Monte it is an axle vise and is way out of production made out of heat treated spring tool steel i have one like the other pictured it is no where near the quality of this vise.

I pretty much have all the tools from a kit + now years ago I sold off my cutters as they were not working and not making money. I payed pittance for the tool shown as they had some condition issues as you see. I have my own 1" fork die and eanglish bb taps if a shop does not have cutter in good condition i do not work for them.

 

[DS-21]

...some Bahco screwdrivers of 1960's:

 

[DS-21]

...and 1980's...

 

[superautobacs]

Welcome DS-21!

Please show us your tools whenever you feel like it.

Interesting to note that they started placing barcodes on their tools from as early as the 80's.

 

[DS-21]

Thank You!
Yea I got a new camera that I'm fiddling with to learn to use...one of very few chinese "tools" i have. I think it's a great pleasure to look at others pic's here of tools I have not seen before!

Hmm I haven't given the barcodes a single thought until now...perhaps some of the screwdrivers are from the 90's, they are of the last "classic Bahco" design before they moved the production. They have looked the same for about 20 years. Next time I visit the Bahco museum I'm gonna ask about the codes. I bet they never had that question before

 

[Monte]

I still wouldn't buy it.

I just bought it for the collection and as reference The original manufacturer seems to be "Sora" click

I love these wrenches:

Yes those are nice ! My favourite "DIN form B" wrenches too !

The Belzer "super-block" are nice too ! Unfortunately you see such sweet things seldom nowadays...
Except at the flea market

(ps: from which issue of factory gear mag (?) is the pic ?)

 

[Monte]

@DS-21: Nice screwdrivers ! I like the old ones with the square blade , looks tough. The newer ones seem to have a slightly revised handle.
Do you also have one of their newer "ergo" style screwdrivers ? The older versions were made in germany, the newer ones are from spain now.

ps: here something from my (true) Bahco collection:

The newer ones are from china now

 

[superautobacs]

Nice flea market finds! Ahhhh...how fun it'll be to go to one out there and just dig through buckets, full of wrenches!

The pic is ....from.... I don't remember where. It's not a FG magazine, but one of those other "Tools from the World" type magazine.


PS, I have the same one, and made in Sweden, too! I also have a Bahco coping saw; also from Sweden.

 

[Chreese]

"Servus" and hello from Europe,

For a couple of months now, reading the new messages on the Garage Journal Board (especially the tools section) has been among the top five activities that I start my day with.
I've been addicted to tools and been interested in their usage for more than two decades now (and there are still a few years ahead of my 30th birthday). My main focus is on woodworking but, of course, tools for metalworking applications are needed every now and then and, you know, one can never have too many tools. Reading threads just like this one made my aware of desires I could hardly think I would have.
Long story short, I'd like to say "thank you" for the pleasure I already had here and thought I'd share a few pics of "exotic" stuff.

A Bahco saw:

Bahco and Schröder ratcheting screwdrivers:

Felo E-smart screwdriver:

Wiha stubby magazine bit holder and Wiha Flip-Top screwdriver bit holder:

Wiha T-handle hex-screwdriver:

Whia screwdriver bit holder (flexible) and Schröder screwdriver bit holder:

Wiha, Schröder, PB Baumann precision electronic screwdrivers:

USH, Wiha and Beargrip screwdriver bit holders:

To be continued ...

Have a nice day!

Chreese

 

[Chreese]

Hi again,

this time I'd like to show you some pliers.

Berner and Knipex circlips pliers:

Gedore and Unior combination pliers:

New (diagonal cutter) and old (combination pliers) style (as far as the handle is concerned) Gedore pliers:

Small water pump pliers from Knipex and Berner:

Knipex cable shear:

S+B (Schünke + Bockmühl) and Knipex snipe nose side cutting pliers:

Knipex (standard) and Weidmüller (self-adjusting) wire strippers:

Weidmüller, Knipex and NWS crimping pliers:

Knipex pliers wrenches:

Gedore, Unior, Knipex, Solido (Schachermayer) and again Knipex combination pliers:

Knipex, Gedore, Stubai, Solido, Knipex and Knipex water pump pliers:

Regards,

Chreese