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#1
Wrench Forum / Triumph Wrenches - two differe...
Last post by Sudsy - January 20, 2026, 08:37:53 PM
Are they all for a motorcycle kit? Does the one different one go to a car set? Are they all for a car set?

Is it just an English wrench company?

#2
The Missing Link / Re: Vintage Cornwell 1/4" sock...
Last post by Snaparxon - January 20, 2026, 08:17:04 PM
Updated my list with part numbers
#3
General Discussion / Re: Vise-Grip Pliers
Last post by lptools - January 20, 2026, 11:42:07 AM
Hey Don .That one looks great . I have been cleaning a few of them at a time in the tumbler, with ceramic media and Simple Green , I am going to give the Evaporust a try!
#4
General Discussion / Re: Vise-Grip Pliers
Last post by d42jeep - January 20, 2026, 09:47:58 AM
I have exactly the same problem. I just can't leave them behind when I see them at sales and even the rusty ones look so good after the evaporust treatment. Found these on Saturday at a moving sale. I mentioned how rusty they were and the seller just gave them to me. Even though there are still a few pits, they look much better. My current pile of them looks a lot like Lou's.
-Don
#5
General Discussion / Vise-Grip Pliers
Last post by lptools - January 20, 2026, 09:31:56 AM
Finally decided to tackle the Vise-Grip pliers accumulation . More than 100 and still counting! All are stamped Petersen Mfg Co. Dewitt Nebraska
#6
General Discussion / Re: Estate Sale Buy - 1/17/202...
Last post by Yadda - January 18, 2026, 03:31:15 PM
The hacksaw was manufactured in Sweden.  I've never heard those Wright ratchets called Tootsie roll ratchets.  I like it. I picked up another Klein speed driver today.  I didn't have one and now I have three.
#7
General Discussion / Re: Estate Sale Buy - 1/17/202...
Last post by d42jeep - January 18, 2026, 10:40:21 AM
Nice batch of tools. I saw one of those Klein hacksaws at Friday's estate sale in Martinez, CA. I think it was made in Europe somewhere. Nice Powr-Kraft tootsie roll ratchet. I like the Klein speed drivers as well.
-Don
#8
General Discussion / Re: Estate Sale Buy - 1/17/202...
Last post by lptools - January 18, 2026, 09:40:03 AM
Nice score!
#9
General Discussion / Estate Sale Buy - 1/17/2026
Last post by Yadda - January 17, 2026, 04:36:19 PM
Today's estate sale buy.  Two NOS packages of Craftsman saw blades, Klein, hacksaw and speed.driver,  Craftsman speed driver needle files, ratchet and socket extensions, Stanley pistolgrip saw, Millers Falls 4 way driver, Crescent linemans pliers, Utica adjustable wrench, Powr-Kraft ratchet and Snap-On sockets and speed driver.  My favorite item is the Klein 701-S high tension hacksaw.
#10
The Missing Link / Re: Vintage Cornwell 1/4" sock...
Last post by skipskip - January 17, 2026, 02:41:41 PM
Cornwell

shallow  7/16  10mm  1/4  5/16

deep  10mm  9/32

mac deep  3/8