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Wrench Forum / Re: What "M" company made these adjustables?
« Last post by skipskip on Today at 03:06:08 PM »M with no circle usually means Manzel forging co
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Wrench Forum / What "M" company made these adjustables?
« Last post by amecks on May 18, 2024, 08:41:13 PM »I have this Indian Motorcycle wrench with an M cast mark. Other examples of these Indian wrenches have no marks and have 1 or 2 very minor style differences. But I am focusing on the "M" version. Who is "M"???
I found a posting on Worthpoint that shows a Ford adjustable with a similar mark, claiming to be by Manzel Forging Company, Buffalo, NY. "Briefly Noted"in Alloy Artifacts as a Ford wrench maker.
There are similarites in these two wrench photos - but the smaller Indian wrench has a bit of curve in the handle.
Indian 7" adjustable and Ford (approximately 8 to 9").
I found a posting on Worthpoint that shows a Ford adjustable with a similar mark, claiming to be by Manzel Forging Company, Buffalo, NY. "Briefly Noted"in Alloy Artifacts as a Ford wrench maker.
There are similarites in these two wrench photos - but the smaller Indian wrench has a bit of curve in the handle.
Indian 7" adjustable and Ford (approximately 8 to 9").
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Classic Power Tools / Re: Craftsman Industrial Planer
« Last post by lptools on May 15, 2024, 09:42:52 PM »Hello, Gene. I believe you are correct, I will check tomorrow. I am pretty sure the Craftsman is a much larger/heavier/heftier version than the Stanley.
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Classic Power Tools / Re: Craftsman Industrial Planer
« Last post by geneg on May 15, 2024, 08:16:05 PM »Didn't Stanley have one that used a small router as the motor?
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Classic Power Tools / Re: Craftsman Industrial Planer
« Last post by lptools on May 15, 2024, 07:31:55 PM »Hello, Yadda. Thanks! I have a catalog photo somewhere that shows it with a conversion stand!
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Classic Auto and Motorcycle Tools / Re: K-D Battery Torque Wrench
« Last post by Yadda on May 15, 2024, 05:44:38 PM »New one for me.
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Classic Power Tools / Re: Craftsman Industrial Planer
« Last post by Yadda on May 15, 2024, 05:43:55 PM »Neat!
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Wrench Forum / Re: Anyone ever heard of this Co ??
« Last post by Sudsy on May 15, 2024, 04:14:58 PM »Thanks..... Maine - now the town is coming up in a search
Still nothing on the company though
Still nothing on the company though
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Classic Power Tools / Craftsman Industrial Planer
« Last post by lptools on May 15, 2024, 04:01:46 PM »Looking for info on this , or , if anyone else has seen one of these before. Catalog shows it attached to a Circular Saw , but this one has its own motor/power unit . I will post pics of the motor if I can find it!
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Classic Auto and Motorcycle Tools / K-D Battery Torque Wrench
« Last post by lptools on May 15, 2024, 03:51:42 PM »Picked this up today!