Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: amecks on September 30, 2016, 07:13:50 PM
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My neighbor gave me this box of tools he did not want and did not sell at his garage sale. It's mostly junk and several good but wore out tools. Still there were a few interesting items. Some usable.
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Here it is sorted...
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A Walworth pipe wrench marked "genuine stillson", 14" made in Spain, three adjustables - the Utica is locked up but I think will free up, Fuller is rusted solid, Channellock is Ok but has some rust, tiny crank drill is misssing chuck...
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Pliers - tiny pliers on left are c**p, Proto battery pliers - rusty, next right is Harrolds and 3 unmarked, the black vinyl grip tool was gonna be a what's it but I found out it's a soft grip plumbing tool with jaws missing - Mexico stamped on handle...
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Of all the screwdrivers only the Stanley 66-250 is good - some kind of wire stripper in handle - does anyone know how this was used? Can post a photo later.
The wrenches are a bit rusty but there's a Williams superwrench box end, a couple C-man's and three metric New Britains. The three at the bottom right are a Yamaha flat stamped metric, a Kioritz metric with very raised letters, and a neat 3/8 tool post wrench. The goofy bicycle wrench on the left is well made but probably useless.
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Here's a close up of the Harrolds. These are cheap but better than the Harrolds adjustable I found under my old house.
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There were about 4 C-man sockets - the rest were asian cheapos.
Regards
Al
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I would have bought that for free too.
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I noticed last night the Walworth pipe wrench has stamped on the handle - "N.Y. N.H. & H. " - which I had to look up but is New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, 1872-1968. I didn't know railroads used this type of wrench. I'll have to look at them more carefully from now on.
Al
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Lots of plumbing in the cab and boiler area of a steam engine.
This is the engineer's view inside an antique Shay Locomotive on display in Texas City, Texas.
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Old tools are good. Free is better!
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Intrigued by that screwdriver - photo, please!
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Here is the Stanley 66-250. It's in very good condition. Apparently it is an electrician's screwdriver/wirestripper. In the photos you can see the cutter blade and the knurled knob that will adjust the cutter blade's stop. Note that the roll pin has a white plastic tip in it - I think this is the indicator for the numbers on the knurled knob. I don't understand completely how it works or what the numbers mean. (I wasn't able to read the numbers very well yet).
I did fool around with some wire. I found that if you stuck a piece of wire in about 1/4" and push the screwdriver tip against the wall, it will strip the wire nicely. Still do not understand the numbers, why there are two holes, and usage.
Al
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Huh, I've never seen a screwdriver like that before