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Title: snapon or eklind
Post by: international3414 on August 09, 2018, 04:27:48 PM

found a set of these box is snapon but tools are marked eklind,is this correct?....they are plain steel,no fancy plastic grip

Title: Re: snapon or eklind
Post by: Papaw on August 09, 2018, 06:46:58 PM

No mention of SnapOn in their history.

https://www.eklindtool.com/history.html (https://www.eklindtool.com/history.html)

Title: Re: snapon or eklind
Post by: leg17 on August 09, 2018, 09:54:26 PM

They also used to make a vertical head that would mount on a horizontal milling machine.

https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/bridgeport-and-hardinge-mills-and-lathes/bridgeport-mill-identification-help-292077/

Title: Re: snapon or eklind
Post by: slip knot on August 10, 2018, 03:35:30 PM

I've got a few of those laying around. I don't think I've ever used them as intended. but if you chuck the straight end in a drill, they make great paint stirrers.

Title: Re: snapon or eklind
Post by: international3414 on August 10, 2018, 08:03:04 PM

great idea..... ha