PAY IT FORWARD -- Tool Giveaway/Exchange

[RedVise]

How about something for the woodworkers !

Marples and Sons 3/4" chisel - Sheffield England. Even has the little edge protector !



Brian

[john k]

OK, is  this still on?   If so, I'll claim it.  Will have a pick of a Craftsman adjustable up as soon as i find it.

[RedVise]

John, it's yours !   Enjoy !

Brian

[john k]

I said Craftsman, but, can't find it.  So right in front of me is  a heckuva pipe wrench.  A genuine HD Smith, PERFECT HANDLE-patented.  Some little bit of surface rust, no pitting, zero, not bent, and the wood scale handles are virtually perfect.   Not wire brushed, shellacked, painted, or even splattered with white paint.  It is roughly 14 inches long, with the jaw closed, and says 14inch right under HDSMITH.   

[OilyRascal]

I'm a sucker for a pipe wrench, and those of the wooden handled variety are few and far between here.  Send it my way, PLEASE!!!!!!!!  I promise to love, honor, protect, etcetera, etcetera....until death due us part.

My offering?  A Ampco S-1100 Phillips BECU screwdriver.

[skipskip]

Hey JessEm

thanks for this idea, it's working VERY well.

and thanks Papaw for letting us try it.


Skip

[Papaw]

It is fun, and I have to keep myself from grabbing every offering!

I suggest each winner at least let the giver know when the offering arrives.

[JessEm]

Hey JessEm

thanks for this idea, it's working VERY well.

and thanks Papaw for letting us try it.

Skip

Thanks. Hopefully some new members and lurkers get involved as well.

... I suggest each winner at least let the giver know when the offering arrives.

Agreed. ... And I think the sender should advise when he's planning to ship. Particularly if there will be a delay. :) Personally, I always assume things are getting mailed in the next day or two. I know it doesn't always work this way, but that's how I think. I start watching the mail and I get anxious if it doesn't arrive when I think it should, when, in reality, things aren't always sent the next day. 

[OilyRascal]

Bump

The offering is an Ampco S-1100 Phillips BECU screwdriver.  Stake claim if you have a desire for it, otherwise I'll find something else to offer over the weekend.

[skipskip]

I'm thinking folks don't know  what you are offering there, BECU is expensive stuff, might want to explain it a bit.

Skip

[rusty]

A brand shiny new one will cost you over $35...

[RWalters]

Not that I don't appreciate it, I just don't need it. Not that that's stopped me from picking up tools in the past, but I'm trying to limit my acquisitions these days to tools I might actually use vs tools that are cool. I've already got my trading stock picked out for when the right tool comes along. That said, I hope this screwdriver finds a home.

[OilyRascal]

..............That said, I hope this screwdriver finds a home.

It'll have a nice home :)

[JessEm]

Is this an Electricians screwdriver? Non-arching? I googled BE-CU without much luck. Does anyone have a link to some info about this company?

[OilyRascal]

BeCu is Beryllium Copper.  It considered to be of high strength, while also being non magnetic and non sparking.  One application is in a refining environment where you wouldn't want to create a spark (let's say in a gasoline truck loading rack).  I understand it is appropriate to note it has toxic properties.  You do not want to breath the dust or vapors of it; although it is thought to have no health concerns in a solid form.