Garage Gazette
TOOLS AND THE SHOP => MECHANIC HAND TOOLS WE USE => Topic started by: coolmercury on June 27, 2020, 05:56:24 PM
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Picked these ratchets up at a moving auction today. Paid $25.00 for them, also included some other stuff. From the left, 1/4" MIT, 3/8" Craftsman, 3/8" No Name, 3/8" Craftsman flex, 3/8" MAC flex, 1/2" Thorsen, 1/2" Indestro Select , and lastly a 15", 1/2" New Britain. Not too many bidders present.
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Alrighty, any more tools there?
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I`m likin that long New Britain.
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I`m likin that long New Britain.
+1 :clap:
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I made a lot of money with that flex head crafty back in my mechanic'n days. Nice haul.
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Yes, there were lots of tools, but many were to rusty for me and brought too much money. I bought the lot to get the Craftsman flex and the 15 inch New Britain.
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Liking the long NB myself!!
Nice lot of ratchets
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Love the NB -- small head design is perfect
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I have a NB just like that!
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It is almost painful to open these threads by coolmercury. My jaw hits the floor every single time he shows his auction scores. :clap:
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I think the pick of the litter is the 1/2" drive open gear Thorsen! :great:
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What's with the MIT ?
The name is familiar to me for some reason, is it made in Germany?
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mit? short for michigan industrial tool. godaweful shit.
now it is more commonly known as the wonder tool everyone knows and loves, tekton. even though they are one and the same.
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mit? short for michigan industrial tool. godaweful shit.
now it is more commonly known as the wonder tool everyone knows and loves, tekton. even though they are one and the same.
Okay.
I think one time I saw an MIT ratchet listed on Ebay as made in Germany.
I've heard good things about the US made tekton screwdrivers ( no clue who's manufacturing them ), and of course the US made pliers are just rebranded Wilde so theres no question there.
Not being big on Asian hand tools when I can help it I have no experience with them otherwise.