Tool Talk
What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: EVILDR235 on February 18, 2016, 04:39:14 PM
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Over the years i have found several hand tools marked STW. Does the STW stand for Stahlwille ? The sockets look a lot like Snap-On sockets that have the black chemical finish rather than chrome. They seem to be well made as i used some of them at work for years with no problems. My picture person has not got out of school yet, so i can't do a picture.
EvilDr235
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Unmarked "Walden"?
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(http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/walden_12dr_1116_ratchet_stw_f_cropped_inset_w560_h212.jpg)
Fig. 122 shows a 1/2-drive Walden 1116 ratchet with a female drive broaching, marked only "1116 STW" on the knurled handle. The overall length is 10.0 inches, and the finish is chrome plate.
The rather coarse ratchet mechanism uses a 12-tooth drive gear with a cylindrical pawl, very similar to the mechanism in the old Billings Model CA ratchets
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(http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/walden_12dr_1116_ratchet_stw_f_cropped_inset_w560_h212.jpg)
Fig. 122 shows a 1/2-drive Walden 1116 ratchet with a female drive broaching, marked only "1116 STW" on the knurled handle. The overall length is 10.0 inches, and the finish is chrome plate.
The rather coarse ratchet mechanism uses a 12-tooth drive gear with a cylindrical pawl, very similar to the mechanism in the old Billings Model CA ratchets
I like the looks of this one.
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I was always under the impression that STW = Stevens Walden, I could be mistaken.
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It may be Stevens Walden. I was just taking a guess at Stahlwille.
EvilDr235
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STW was a Walden mark