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Hi Bonneyman. As promised, here are my old Proto screwdrivers. I was very lucky to find these, as a local industrial rigging company was selling its inventory of Proto tools. I still don’t know why they were competing with the distributor. They are a solid company when it comes to anything with steel cable. Why they would want to get into the tool business is a puzzle to me.That said, they decided to get out of the business and I got a tip that they would unload everything real cheap. So I checked it out and walked away with a large accumulation of NOS Proto tools and display boards. After some years of looking into the screwdriver sets, I realized that the most of open face sets did not match the catalogs. I suspect that the company parted out the sets based on customer requests and replaced the sets with whatever screwdriver was handy. Didn’t mind, because I got such a great deal. Anyway, here are my yellow Proto screwdrivers. I have some more some place, but I’ll have to find them. Great screwdrivers at a fraction of the price that Snap-on commands.
Some real nice mods there Bman.I've only got one proto betr grip ,a 9604 and it's my go to flat blade screwdriver for various things out in the garage.It's just plain awesome and the grip really is excellent, if the steel sucked I'd have no problem using the handle for something but it's just such a good screwdriver as is.
I need to get a picture of my Proto screwdriver drawer. I pick up every one I see. I’m not taking the handles off of these spinners though!-Don
Quote from: d42jeep on October 11, 2018, 07:34:49 PMI need to get a picture of my Proto screwdriver drawer. I pick up every one I see. I’m not taking the handles off of these spinners though!-DonThe one I had must've been newer or something, the shank was one diameter all the way to the tip like you'd see on an extension.
I got a chance to take a picture of my Proto screwdriver drawer. Bonneyman, if you post a current list of the ones you are missing I will see if I have any of them.-Don
I wonder what solvent could be used to liquify the yellow material. (You know I've got too much time on my hands if I'm thinking like this!). I've got a bunch of broken, chipped, split, and mangled yellow handles. Wondering if I could make a mold of a pristine one and cast some "new" handles using the old damaged ones as raw material? Probably be dangerous as hell, toxic and flammable. But I'm wondering if it's possible?I've tried acetone, xylene, methylene chloride, and MEK. Nothing.
Quote from: d42jeep on October 14, 2018, 05:04:07 PMI got a chance to take a picture of my Proto screwdriver drawer. Bonneyman, if you post a current list of the ones you are missing I will see if I have any of them.-DonDon, the numbers of the 5 I'm missing are in my original post. Thanks!Here's hoping you have some or all!