What Was YOUR First Tool Set?


Just keep it clean please....

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 8950

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm

Location: Canada's left Coast

Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:45 pm

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

I went out to the garage and had a look at my King Dick. I used the incorrect spelling.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 8950

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm

Location: Canada's left Coast

Post Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:11 pm

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

Here are more old tools. Lucky me, I have two King Dicks. One is a 4 inch and the other is a manly 6 incher.
Attachments
OLD TOOLS KING DICK AND SNAPON.jpg
The earliest Snap On has a push-thru drive to change direction.
OLD TOOLS MY FIRST DRILL 1955.jpg
my first cordless drill.
OLD VISE 4.jpg
from a garage sale.
OLD VISE 3.jpg
OLD VISE 1.jpg
OLD TOOLS VIBRATOR.jpg
This is a cordless vibrator. That's right, just what you are thinking.
OLD TOOLS VULCANIZER 1.jpg
vulcanizer
OLD TOOLS VULCANIZER 4.jpg
OLD TOOLS HOME MADE.jpg
home made tools 2 of the small dividers are commercial
OLD TOOLS CRAFTSMAN.jpg
early Craftsman check out the Craftsman with the blue crank handle and counterbalance.
MADE FOR PRATT AND WHITNEY.jpg
Made for Pratt and Whitney in the 1930's
OLD TOOLS 1.jpg
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 2028

Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:52 pm

Post Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:11 am

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

Brian, what do you call the old, small, adjustable wrenches? Very interesting tools!

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 8950

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm

Location: Canada's left Coast

Post Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:30 am

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

Picture 1, the two in the upper left are KING DICK. The twisted handle monkey wrench in the middle was made by a now deceased local blacksmith. His son came over and gave this wrench to me.
The two wrenches in picture one are ratcheting self adjusting over the flats of a fastener. I have another one of these in four inch and I did not locate it today. It may be hiding under one of the 18 inch Crescents in another drawer.
I never intended to collect tools and what happened was just by unplanned chance.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 2028

Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:52 pm

Post Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:26 pm

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

My tool lust for today:
Vintage PLOMB toolbox. Gotta be rare. Plomb/Proto is an Los Angeles thing. So am I. :)
$299 starting bid. Probably reasonable...
Attachments
image.jpg
image.jpg

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 8950

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm

Location: Canada's left Coast

Post Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:28 pm

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

Speaking of toolboxes, I have always wanted a HAZET COMPANION but I could not justify spend big money on one. Every time I checked the price, it had gone up. I was cruising around the tool section on Craigslist and there it was, a red Hazet Companion and it was $25. I called 10 times and did not get a response. So, I did a copy and paste of the sellers picture and posted my request as WANTED. The seller responded in less than an hour. I had the Red Companion in my truck in an hour. While I was on the way home, I got another call about the blue HAZET COMPANION. $40 the seller said, I agreed and we came home with two toolboxes. I decided to restore the red one and sell the like new blue box. It was really dirty from years of being forgotten in a shop corner. I called a Hazet collector and said I was taking offers. He was in my shop in less than an hour and offered $750. SOLD!
Attachments
COMPANIONS.jpg
COMPANIONS.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 2028

Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:52 pm

Post Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:14 pm

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

You described those Brian and I could not imagine what you were talking about! They're beautiful! I'd heard of the company, had some wrenches, but never had seen the tool box. Incredible.

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 8950

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm

Location: Canada's left Coast

Post Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:42 pm

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

At the top of each post is a threaded knob. The knobs lock the top shelf to the posts and take the rocking out. To lower the toolbox, loosen the knobs, lift the top shelf slightly, release the latch on each end and the toolbox collapses onto itself then the posts fold flat.
The shelves are supported on chains and the separation between shelves is adjustable.
Last edited by nikkinutshop on Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 525

Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:50 am

Location: Fletcher, OK

Post Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:23 am

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

Brian, You are just making me jealous. You have a wonderful collection of tools.
46 K3
52 L110
68 Cadillac Coupe DeVille

Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee

Posts: 8950

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm

Location: Canada's left Coast

Post Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:52 am

Re: What Was YOUR First Tool Set?

I would hope a person would be entertained by my good luck. I don't think you meant to use the word jealous.
Jealousy is an emotion, and the word typically refers to the thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, concern, and anxiety over an anticipated loss or status of something of great personal value, particularly in reference to a human connection
.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....
PreviousNext

Return to Non-IH discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Designed by ST Software for PTF.