And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My late father-in-law was a mechanical engineer, and I inherited each of these tools and many more. They no longer reside in wooden drawers below his workbench, but instead are in a modern rolling steel tool chest. I think he would approve.
And all proudly made in the USA unlike today's crap. Vice Grips were made in DeWitt Nebraska and were of the highest quality. Now they're made in China and are crap. I have and still use all these tools but I don't know how many of these brands are still made in the USA. Craftsman tools once were good also and now are garbage.
yeah. I told my grandson to go to yard sales and flea markets to find tools. look for old made in USA tools. clean them up and they will last longer than any new crap you might buy today. last summer I got him to help me move one of my old tool boxes. it was empty at the time of the move. he couldn't believe how much it weighs EMPTY. late 1960's tool box made by Armstrong. yup. almost bullet proof ! good old steel box. had since 1970 something. as for Vice grips, have a lot of them. all made here. you can tell the difference in them just by holding them. like my MOM told me years ago. any money you spent on good tools is never wasted if you take care of them. turns out she was right, as I still have just about everything I bought 40-50 some odd years ago still. might have replaced a motor or two here and there.
Got 'em all except the groove joint channel locks, would throw them in the lake. I've had that design collapse and raise a three week blood blister more than once, always when trying to get a major bite on something. They ain't called "slip joint" for nothing. Got some Wilde water pump pliers in late 70's that have never failed.
I have a set of Vise-Grips that I found on the street. They had been run over and are rusty on one side. Picked 'em up, cleaned 'em up and popped 'em my toolbox. They work perfectly.
The Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Co. made the best adjustable wrenches. They had about another 1/8" to 1/4" of opening compared to other companies same size. And great steel.
Love them.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I have 3 of the 4 still in my tool box!
ReplyDeleteyeah, I was going to say. stay out of my tool box !
Deletethey work better than any new crap made today. that is for sure.
pipe, crescent, vise, channel
ReplyDeleteI have all four courtesy of my maternal grandfather.
ReplyDeleteMy late father-in-law was a mechanical engineer, and I inherited each of these tools and many more. They no longer reside in wooden drawers below his workbench, but instead are in a modern rolling steel tool chest. I think he would approve.
ReplyDeleteI have all four…except the channel still has the plastic handle sleeves and the pipe wrench has red paint on the handle
ReplyDeleteAnd all proudly made in the USA unlike today's crap. Vice Grips were made in DeWitt Nebraska and were of the highest quality. Now they're made in China and are crap. I have and still use all these tools but I don't know how many of these brands are still made in the USA. Craftsman tools once were good also and now are garbage.
ReplyDeleteyeah. I told my grandson to go to yard sales and flea markets to find tools.
ReplyDeletelook for old made in USA tools. clean them up and they will last longer than any new crap you might buy today. last summer I got him to help me move one of my old tool boxes. it was empty at the time of the move. he couldn't believe how much it weighs EMPTY. late 1960's tool box made by Armstrong. yup. almost bullet proof ! good old steel box. had since 1970 something.
as for Vice grips, have a lot of them. all made here. you can tell the difference in them just by holding them. like my MOM told me years ago. any money you spent on good tools is never wasted if you take care of them.
turns out she was right, as I still have just about everything I bought 40-50 some odd years ago still. might have replaced a motor or two here and there.
Got 'em all except the groove joint channel locks, would throw them in the lake. I've had that design collapse and raise a three week blood blister more than once, always when trying to get a major bite on something. They ain't called "slip joint" for nothing. Got some Wilde water pump pliers in late 70's that have never failed.
ReplyDeleteI have a set of Vise-Grips that I found on the street. They had been run over and are rusty on one side. Picked 'em up, cleaned 'em up and popped 'em my toolbox. They work perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThe Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Co. made the best adjustable wrenches.
ReplyDeleteThey had about another 1/8" to 1/4" of opening compared to other companies same size. And great steel.
"Diamond Calk Horseshoe Company" carried two eights my work life.
ReplyDeleteIn 1979 purchased a fine tooth 3/8" ratchet and needle nose pliers from Snap-On. Best tools I have ever bought, almost got them paid off.
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