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#1
General Discussion / Re: Estate Sale Buy 1/22/2026
Last post by lptools - Today at 09:29:33 AM
Very nice group of tools!
#2
General Discussion / Estate Sale Buy 1/22/2026
Last post by Yadda - Today at 06:20:36 AM
Rusty estate sale finds today.  The Stanley No. 113 compass plane is in poor shape, but it does appear to be complete.  The Schollhorn nut cracker is in excellent condition.  The SK ratchet is frozen solid.  I'm hoping a good soak and cleaning will return it to working order. The Rigid Pipe Wrench is 18 inches, Stanley No. 62 marking guage and trisquares, a Klein punch down multi tool, and four American made C clamps.
#3
Wrench Forum / Re: Triumph Wrenches - two dif...
Last post by amecks - January 22, 2026, 08:03:12 PM
Just off the top of my head, with no research, I'm fairly certain that all wrenches shown are Triumph Motorcycle tools.  These date from roughly the 1960's.  Again without research I think the wrenches - except the flat wrench, were made by T. Williams, who sold their own wrenches as "Superslim" brand.

If needs be I can verify.  Let me know.

Al
Owner of 1969 Triumph Bonneville, and a custom bike with a 1972 Triumph engine.
#4
General Discussion / Re: Before I modify this, Is t...
Last post by Snaparxon - January 21, 2026, 07:21:48 PM
https://archive.org/details/MacToolsCatalogueNo47/page/n15/mode/2up

Modify it, worth more as a tool you can use than a collector piece
#5
General Discussion / Before I modify this, Is this ...
Last post by Sudsy - January 21, 2026, 07:02:05 PM
I can't find anything about it anywhere

A vintage MAC S-17 carbon scraper - and the only reason I know it's a carbon scraper is that a mechanic told me that's what it is, even though he'd never seen one like this before.

I'm going to use it as a wood scraper to use to work on the carvings and inletting I do on flintlock rifles, just have to adjust the angle of the scraping edge and put a burr on it.

#6
General Discussion / Re: Estate Sale Buy - 1/17/202...
Last post by d42jeep - January 21, 2026, 01:08:46 PM
Here is a 3/8" drive Wright tootsie roll ratchet I found at an estate sale on Friday.
-Don
#7
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?

#8
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
#9
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!
#10
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