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Offline Bus

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Wrench Avalanche
« on: July 25, 2012, 12:11:31 AM »
I was down in the basement this evening on my knees looking through some drawers for combination wrenches to picture and post I heard a crash and a shelf full of wrenches tipped over and nearly buried me alive. Guess I will have to start wearing a hard had when in the wrench dungeon.




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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2012, 12:48:58 AM »
Hope you're not hurt! 

but WOW

Nice view!  I'll be studying these pictures tomorrow.
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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2012, 01:27:48 AM »
That looks like a narrow escape. Those are big enough to do some damage.

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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2012, 01:46:32 AM »
I have to show this to my wife. She thinks I am the only guy that "Keeps every tool he buys."  Looks like I'm a novice. Good Post. rnb

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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2012, 03:13:11 AM »
Had the same thing happen to me once.
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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2012, 05:15:51 AM »
I bet could hurt.
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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2012, 08:07:54 AM »
Just to see if there are any farm boys on the list,  put the things with the stars sticking out of the top bucket in the what's it.  They are not tools. 
Except for the ones on the floor, you do have a good sorting system going.

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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2012, 08:32:31 AM »
Are the wrenches ok?

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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2012, 08:56:15 AM »
Top monkey of the monkey wrench clan

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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2012, 10:08:24 AM »
1. I dont know what a basement is.  Florida boy!
2. I wish I had a basement like that.
3. If you remove the frying pans, you will have plenty of room.


"Are the wrenches ok?"   Too funny !!


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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2012, 10:25:03 AM »
 A word of advice (collect lighter wrenchs) Thats wrenchs that weigh less not wrenchs for lighters. What a confusing language we use.
Glad you escaped unscathed.
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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2012, 11:15:03 AM »
I think I have had a glimpse into my future!!!    Glad you dodged the avalanche.
Jim
Always looking for Stanley planes and parts, Mossberg and Plomb wrenches.

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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2012, 06:13:19 PM »

Perhaps it is time for Maximum Capacity signs on the shelves LOL!
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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2012, 10:58:46 PM »
If that's a HINKLE in the top photo (the one nearest the frying pan bucket under the bronze MASTERWRENCH), I've got some info about the maker in the September MVWC newsletter.

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Re: Wrench Avalanche
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2012, 02:43:19 AM »
If that's a HINKLE in the top photo (the one nearest the frying pan bucket under the bronze MASTERWRENCH), I've got some info about the maker in the September MVWC newsletter.

Good eye Stan, It is a Hinkle self adjust and the bronze Masterench type is marked VIKING Mfg. Co. - K.C MO. Reverse is marked PAT. PEND.