Tool Talk
Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: aametalmaster on September 13, 2012, 06:45:18 PM
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A guy came into work with some tools and he said these are cheapies i just picked up. Well anyways the 15" Trucraft 3-61 Japan caught my eye. A little rusty and painted orange but i think i am going to make an offer tomorrow. If not for sale i will at least get a pic of it for the archive...Bob
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Well i offered and he didn't budge yet :) He also pulled out the matching 18" adjustable and he said the rest of the set is home. I didn't find any info on the two larger wrenches just the smaller adjustables. So he is going to bring in the smaller set to let me drool over. Pics coming...Bob
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Well here are some pics of the 15 and 18 inch Trucraft. Now to talk him out of them...Bob
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Wow, that name "Truecraft" rang a bell, so I just went out to the shop to look and sure enough I have two 15" wrenches and one 12" adjustable s, I bought them in 1971 at a farm supply store. I had two of the 12" but must of lost one. they where cheep but served the job I bought them for. If you need them to fill in a collection, I would be happy to work with you.
Mel
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Around here, tools painted orange usually were tools that 'wandered off' from a certain large construction company that did highway work and liked to use orange road marking paint to mark every tool, hose, piece of equipment etc they owned....:P
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Around here, tools painted orange usually were tools that 'wandered off' from a certain large construction company that did highway work and liked to use orange road marking paint to mark every tool, hose, piece of equipment etc they owned....:P
Yup i agree. Mine are all purple. Like i said he cleans out storage buildings/basements and who knows who or what put them there and how long ago. But he got paid to haul them away...Bob
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Well i now own the two Trucraft adjustables. Waved a 100 dollar bill at him and he bit. Prob overpaid but oh well. Now i have a complete set of adjustables from 4"-24. I plan on sandblasting them and give them a good Brownells gun bluing. That stuff works great for a black finish on steel. I did my grandfathers adjustables that were rusty and look like new now...Bob