craftsman trivia

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craftsman trivia

May 17, 2005, 05:48:11 PM

ok guys, who knows how old this rachet is? i found it non functional but hosed the $hit out of it with WD-40 and sed it a bit to get the hard gunk off and it works like a dream. if ya cant tell its a craftsman 1/4" dirve rachet, its cool because theirs no switch like a normal one, or a wheel on top to turn for direction. its got this gear you twist with your fingers that piviots on that 3rd rivit by it self. even the name craftsman is different looking and theirs no part number on it. i'v been getting my hands on rachet returns for 3 years and have never seen one of these, nore has anyone else i worked with.

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Reply #1 – May 17, 2005, 06:13:46 PM

Mine is well over 30 years old and it's nothing like that.

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Reply #2 – May 17, 2005, 07:29:45 PM

Its from the 40s. I have some OLD sockets with that type of Craftsman logo(were my Grandfathers).

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Reply #3 – May 17, 2005, 11:27:59 PM

sweet, i didnt think my grandfather (died last year in his mid 80s) didnt have anything like it so i figured it had to be old. and iv never seen that logo. i wonder what its worth? i'd never sell it, but the flat kind with the screws that hold it together go for around 30-40ish

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Reply #4 – May 18, 2005, 10:05:30 AM

well tom, you beat me to it but i happen to be a person who dug into the styles of craftsman hand tools a few years ago.

All of my tools are hand me downs from hand tools to power tools. yes i have some new ones that i bought but i cant think of too many. I appreciate a tool that is given to me more than one thats new. There is something about the tool and the era of the time in which it was made that makes me feel a little closer to a time when quality was job one.

that wratchet is slightly newer than some of mine. See, craftsman did not put thier logo on tools till about 5 years afterwards. IF you find an old tool thats style is like that head,, and it has no name,,most likely its gonna be a craftsman or a stanley. yes stanley did make quality stuff at one time.

I have metal case circulair saws and jig saws as well.
My most unique tools are my "sear and robuck" draw knives that date back to the late 1800's. I use them today just as they were another tool in the box.

I have this real old freaky looking drill that weighs about 15 pounds. Its made by a company called "SIOUX" Sounds indian to me, i saw one once on the show Home Time in a series of antique tools. Max rpm is 600 and man will that thing twist your arm off. It has a pistal grip with another grip on the ass end. the weight of it does all the work for you. Ive often wanted to fabricate a drill press stand and mount it to it.

For my fishing gear,, well,, lets just say i get smaked around for still using my uncle lesters wooden fighing lures.

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Reply #5 – May 18, 2005, 01:48:44 PM

Quote from: jcassity

yes stanley did make quality stuff at one time.

Hey now! I have a set of Stanley sockets and wrenches that I use all the time and they work great! Don't go 'round insulting a man's tools just because they didn't used to belong to Moses.

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Reply #6 – May 19, 2005, 12:31:10 AM

Quote from: jkirchman

Don't go 'round insulting a man's tools just because they didn't used to belong to Moses.

:rollin: :rollin: :rollin:
thats just too funny,, mind if i use that one some day?

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Reply #7 – May 19, 2005, 07:47:59 AM

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I have this real old freaky looking drill that weighs about 15 pounds. Its made by a company called "SIOUX" Sounds indian to me,

Yup that was an Indian tribe (based out west I believe....Montana, Colorado)

As far as tools Stanley does still make some good stuff. Most of it is for Home Contractor purposes. I've yet to find someone who makes a better tape measure. I'd say the main thing that keeps them in business is their Vidmar cabinets and toolboxes