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- Sir Henry
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USA made tools
I work all day outside and then at night I shop ebay for American made tools. I bid low on many items and usually only win one in twenty if even that. Here is a Snap-On breaker bar and set of hex sockets, a Craftsman torx and Allen wrench’s and a Utica gas fitting pliers. The 1/4” driver is a Williams. These are all separate listings and I got them cheap. Sometimes listings just don’t get high bids.
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Re: USA made tools
Nice assortment of tools Gene.
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Love USA Made stuff.
For a while, everything I had was USA Made, till it became almost impossible or ridiculously too unreasonable.
All my Guns still are though, Cars and Trucks too!
For a while, everything I had was USA Made, till it became almost impossible or ridiculously too unreasonable.
All my Guns still are though, Cars and Trucks too!
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Great that you are able to find affordable quality used tools on Ebay. I don't know who can afford to buy new Snap On tools. $400 for a 13 pc 1/2" socket set, $210 for a 1/2" ratchet, $620 for a 11 piece wrench set, $220 for a 7 piece screwdriver set. $1450 for a very basic set of tools, $1000's more for other necessary tools. You could just break down and get their top of the line complete set for only $56,285.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/US-Set- ... )/9600GSBO
https://shop.snapon.com/product/US-Set- ... )/9600GSBO
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Falls in the category of ridiculous that I mentioned above, lol.dave77 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:52 pmGreat that you are able to find affordable quality used tools on Ebay. I don't know who can afford to buy new Snap On tools. $400 for a 13 pc 1/2" socket set, $210 for a 1/2" ratchet, $620 for a 11 piece wrench set, $220 for a 7 piece screwdriver set. $1450 for a very basic set of tools, $1000's more for other necessary tools. You could just break down and get their top of the line complete set for only $56,285.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/US-Set- ... )/9600GSBO
I wanted an Axle Puller once. I walked inside a Snap On truck and almost fell over on the price. I then asked him how much just for the flange part figuring that I could make the rest of it myself. The price just for the flange? $100. Soon after I found a whole Axle Puller Kit with Extra Accessories and Metal Box to boot from Harbor Freight for $36. Guess which one I bought, lol. Works great any time I need it.
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Re: USA made tools
Some of the vintage USA made Craftsman tools are almost that expensive. Garage sales are a great place to get them cheap and of course ebay if you want to spend hours and hours shopping. I like to listen to the Brewers games on the radio and will often be scouring ebay at the same time.dave77 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:52 pmGreat that you are able to find affordable quality used tools on Ebay. I don't know who can afford to buy new Snap On tools. $400 for a 13 pc 1/2" socket set, $210 for a 1/2" ratchet, $620 for a 11 piece wrench set, $220 for a 7 piece screwdriver set. $1450 for a very basic set of tools, $1000's more for other necessary tools. You could just break down and get their top of the line complete set for only $56,285.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/US-Set- ... )/9600GSBO
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Re: USA made tools
I got hooked on buying old woodworking hand tools years ago. Most of that was at flea markets, and occasionally antique shops. My brother and I would try and hit a few fleas whenever I went down to Florida to visit. The fun thing about most of them was picking them up cheap and then rehabbing them back into working order. I was never that good at saw sharpening, but I could put a hand plane back into shape to take nice paper thin shavings. Most of the planes were pre-WWII Stanley planes. A few were pre WWI.
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Re: USA made tools
How old? I still have my Craftsman 1/2" ratchet, breaker bar, socket set and combination wrench set from the late 60's. Also have a 1/4" socket set inherited from my step father, not sure of it's age but older than my 1/2"set.Sir Henry wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:50 pmSome of the vintage USA made Craftsman tools are almost that expensive. Garage sales are a great place to get them cheap and of course ebay if you want to spend hours and hours shopping. I like to listen to the Brewers games on the radio and will often be scouring ebay at the same time.dave77 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:52 pmGreat that you are able to find affordable quality used tools on Ebay. I don't know who can afford to buy new Snap On tools. $400 for a 13 pc 1/2" socket set, $210 for a 1/2" ratchet, $620 for a 11 piece wrench set, $220 for a 7 piece screwdriver set. $1450 for a very basic set of tools, $1000's more for other necessary tools. You could just break down and get their top of the line complete set for only $56,285.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/US-Set- ... )/9600GSBO
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Do you ever watch the Woodwright's Shop? Amazing how many different tools they used to use. Here's a whole episode on beading planes.clovishound wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:05 pmI got hooked on buying old woodworking hand tools years ago. Most of that was at flea markets, and occasionally antique shops. My brother and I would try and hit a few fleas whenever I went down to Florida to visit. The fun thing about most of them was picking them up cheap and then rehabbing them back into working order. I was never that good at saw sharpening, but I could put a hand plane back into shape to take nice paper thin shavings. Most of the planes were pre-WWII Stanley planes. A few were pre WWI.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-venerable-bead-rvo9nq/
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- Sir Henry
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dave77 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:12 pmHow old? I still have my Craftsman 1/2" ratchet, breaker bar, socket set and combination wrench set from the late 60's. Also have a 1/4" socket set inherited from my step father, not sure of it's age but older than my 1/2"set.Sir Henry wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:50 pmSome of the vintage USA made Craftsman tools are almost that expensive. Garage sales are a great place to get them cheap and of course ebay if you want to spend hours and hours shopping. I like to listen to the Brewers games on the radio and will often be scouring ebay at the same time.dave77 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:52 pmGreat that you are able to find affordable quality used tools on Ebay. I don't know who can afford to buy new Snap On tools. $400 for a 13 pc 1/2" socket set, $210 for a 1/2" ratchet, $620 for a 11 piece wrench set, $220 for a 7 piece screwdriver set. $1450 for a very basic set of tools, $1000's more for other necessary tools. You could just break down and get their top of the line complete set for only $56,285.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/US-Set- ... )/9600GSBO
I’m guessing you have the V-series.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195900030546?m ... media=COPY
Surprisingly it’s the newer stuff made just before it was being made in China that has the real value.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175867729344?m ... media=COPY
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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