OT Old tools

Derek · 2006-10-01T14:15:22+00:00

As I posted a while back I still have a few of my late fathers tools one indispensible item is a 1 1/4 x 1 5/16 offset ring key its one of those no nonsense built to last spanners. With a patina of age which enables it to hide in the deepest corners of the garage undetected usually when most needed I thought a cleanup would be in order so I gave it a good polish with a rotary wire brush intending to put a lick of (bright) paint on to make it visible . I have new respect for british workmanship once cleaned up it it reveals itself as a Britool chrome alloy ' war finish ' so at a minimum its 60+ years old and still as crisp fitting as new despite the lower specification of a war finish rather puts some of the flaky japanese crap of 10 years ago into the shade. I'm very tempted to pop into a plating shop and have it nickel platedDerek

OT Old tools

Oct 01, 2006 22 Replies

Rate this thread:

Derek 20 years ago

grumpy alzheimers git? Derek

Vote

Duracell Bunny 20 years ago

I still have the complete, original tool roll that came with my Series. And that includes a King Dick shifter in excellent condition. I really like them, properly used they are really nice. I have a super slim version too that gets places modern adjustables can't.

Vote