wrenchaholic

[atlm]

Hello everyone. My name is atlm and I'm a wrenchaholic.

And it's all your fault.

Following this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79560
my life disappeared into wrench research oblivion. From internet reviews to Craigslist to eBay to store after store I went, comparing and inspecting.

So many beautiful high quality wrench sets, so little time. One of the things that really pushed me over the edge was one of my many visits to Sears, seeing the new made in China sets side by side next to the USA made sets. Open ends machined like my raised panels, pits in the chrome, etc., versus smooth shiny goodness.

So I started buying and buying and buying. Here are a few pics so far. First are the Craftsman Professional combination wrenches, 31 metric and SAE. Next are Craftsman Cross-Force reversible ratcheting metric, Gearwrench flex-head (Taiwan) metric and SAE, and my old raised panels and flare wrenches. I decided to keep them in case someone needs to borrow a wrench! Third pic are the Craftsman Professional offset double box. There are 5 more sets of my older Cman wrenches behind them in the drawer, but they're not shiiinnnyyyy.

And now that those are organized I have another drawer clear for the next round.

 

[RRmech]

Old wrenches tend to hibernate all winter.
Then they show up at the local flea markets and yard sales in the Spring.
For a few $$, I give them new homes.
I've been giving old wrenches new homes for almost 50 years.

Yeah, it's like a crack habit only with tools though, and I own a LOT of wrenches.................

Steve