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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: kxxr on August 04, 2011, 06:13:05 PM

Title: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: kxxr on August 04, 2011, 06:13:05 PM

I was stumbling blissfully along hunting and gathering my usual junk, which is typically what you see here:
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/kxxr/tools/wrenchbasket.jpg)
And .... somehow, somewhere (can't imagine where) I got the idea that I should have one of these, my very first. What do you guys call 'em? Monkeywrench? I'll be needing the proper terminology now that I am a bona fide expert.  ::) That's all it takes, right? Well it's a start. But I never would have picked this gem out had it not been for this site. I guess if it doesn't get out of control I can thank you all. We'll see!
Anyway, a Sterling No. 1 from Frank Mossberg. What better place to start?
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/kxxr/tools/SterlingNo1.jpg)
Uhhhh, thanks everyone!

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: fliffy42 on August 04, 2011, 06:15:52 PM

Hold on tight cuz the ride only gets worse (or better depending on how you look at it lol) from here! Nice find!

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: Papaw on August 04, 2011, 07:11:52 PM

Nice one! It is called a bicycle wrench, they fit nicely in the pocket and were used on bicycles, of course.

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: Lewill2 on August 04, 2011, 07:20:23 PM

Just what we need more competition. I get dibs on the quick adjust ones.

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: rusty on August 04, 2011, 07:35:36 PM

> I get dibs on the quick adjust ones.

Absoluely....


Unless, of course, I see them first...

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: kxxr on August 04, 2011, 08:55:52 PM

I'll keep an eye out. For you guys. I've got my hands full with the newerish stuff. So, I'm thinking the 'quick adjust' must have some sort of button that would make it easily recognizable as a qr?

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: bonneyman on August 04, 2011, 10:44:40 PM

I'm still drooling over that box of "junk"!

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: kxxr on August 04, 2011, 11:36:03 PM

Yeaaah! Good junk though.

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: Branson on August 05, 2011, 08:07:59 AM

I just wish all the boxes of junk I've started to sift through looked as good as yours.  I see boxes that are 90% made in Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, and even Sri Lanka.

>I guess if it doesn't get out of control I can thank you all.

'Spect it's already out of control.  You just don't realize it yet.  Less than a year ago, when I joined this jamboree, I had a thoroughly utilitarian view of wrenches.  Now,,, Well, I have a box of Williams, pretty much recognize them on sight, a bunch of Indestros, and...   I came across a Wizard auto wrench and sweated a week hoping I could talk the guy out of it.  I've had to buy tool boxes just to put things in!

Title: Re: One thing leads to another ... and I kinda blame you guys.
Post by: kxxr on August 05, 2011, 08:50:06 AM

It's great ain't it? I only wish I had started sooner. It nearly kills me to think of all the bargains I was oblivious to before I got the bug. I could have been doing this for a looooong time. Oh well, better late than never. I can't think of a single area that even comes close to old tools in terms of affordability, availability, variety and you name it! And having a forum to chat with like minded folks just makes it better.