Author Topic: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021  (Read 2191 times)

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Offline Yadda

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Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« on: October 30, 2021, 07:51:02 PM »
I picked this up for $5 today.  The wrench is marked Fiat.  The rusty sledge hammer head is a 6 pounder, but after rust removal will be more likely 5.5 pounds. The clamps are Craftsman malleable and a  Brinks & Cotton.
You might say I have a tool collecting problem....

Offline amecks

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Re: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2021, 07:42:55 AM »
I have a couple of the Fiat wrenches.  The 8mm - 10mm sizes are useful especially because the 8mm will work perfectly on 5/16 hardware.  Great for a motor or bicycle tool kit.
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2021, 06:21:05 PM »
I have a couple of the Fiat wrenches.  The 8mm - 10mm sizes are useful especially because the 8mm will work perfectly on 5/16 hardware.  Great for a motor or bicycle tool kit.
AND they'll work beautifully on 8mm hardware  :grin:

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Re: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2021, 07:34:14 PM »
Good score!!
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Re: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2021, 07:00:01 AM »
I picked up a FIAT wrench myself over the last week.  It seems they are not much different than the "Ford" wrenches - where the tool in the tool kits have long outlived the vehicles.
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2021, 01:24:49 PM »
...where the tool in the tool kits have long outlived the vehicles.
Probably not a difficult goal to reach with an older Fiat.

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Re: Estate Sale Buy - Oct. 30, 2021
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2021, 08:49:24 PM »
With the amount of oil typically leaking from an old Fiat, the wrenches should never get rusty. Mine looks like it has Permatex on it which somehow seems appropriate.
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