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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: PapawsKid on May 27, 2024, 04:50:52 PM

Title: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: PapawsKid on May 27, 2024, 04:50:52 PM

Good folks, I've been informed of the sad news that Mike Imel, Tool Talk's mikeswwrenches, passed away Sunday morning, May 26 2024.

If you knew Mike, please share any stories or memories you have here. Thank you, and may his memory always be a blessing.

Title: Re: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: Lewill2 on May 27, 2024, 06:59:47 PM

Thanks for updating us on this sad news, RIP Mike.

Title: Re: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: p_toad on May 29, 2024, 12:06:18 PM

can't say i knew him, but it's still a loss for all of us.   :cry:

Title: Re: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2024, 06:44:07 PM

I've read many of his posts.  He.will be missed. 

Title: Re: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: lptools on May 29, 2024, 07:03:27 PM

I had many conversations with Mike Imel via Tool Talk messages , and via email. I always enjoyed our chats , and he was a big help to me with my foray into vise collecting , especially the smaller Wilton vises. Rest in peace, Mike Imel.

Title: Re: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: Plyerman on June 16, 2024, 09:54:15 AM

Sorry to hear that he passed. I only conducted one "deal" with him, several years ago. But that was all it took for me to conclude he was a very generous individual. RIP Mike buddy. :sad:

Title: Re: Remembering Mike Imel, aka mikeswwrenches
Post by: RedVise on July 31, 2024, 01:23:01 PM

Dang !!!  I havnt visited in  awhile and I stopped by today and saw the news about Mike.
Very sad to hear this.  I did some buiness with him locally a while back. Had a chance to see some of his collections, very nice.
Meet him a couple of times at the Florida Flywheeler events.  He would be there with his motor home and had an extensive display of clean and  interesting tools. He used bright  clean 1x12's and ladders(?) I believe  and his display looked like it  was at a  tool show. I always looked for him by the tractor pulls.
He was always promoting the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association. Dang, big loss!

Brian