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And the oldest Tool I've got is ...........
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And the oldest Tool I've got is ...........
i still use a folding rule, it stays in the bottom of my bag till i need a straight edge.first screwdriver I owned was an all metal mecarno screwdriver god thats a few years back. Tried the stanley yankie screwdriver but couldent get on with it so give up.
Used the knock and twists loads of times in fact still got a few in the shed.
never used one but anyone remember the folding ruler my grandad had one.
think the steel tape was one of the best inventions
and if you want to travel down memory lane theres loads of vintage tools here
Vintage Tools and Gadgets of the 1950s (Page 2)
just select the years you want
Ha,ha not quite a plumber but an industrial maintenance spark. The BSW and metric spanners were for removing 3 phase motors from their mountings and the 'footprints' were used conduit work and glands etc.So your a Plummer.? :stooge_curly:
Ha,ha not quite a plumber but an industrial maintenance spark. The BSW and metric spanners were for removing 3 phase motors from their mountings and the 'footprints' were used conduit work and glands etc.
I miss mine as they 'walked' some time ago!Only joking Stan, do you know still got me 2 sets of footprints to this day.!!
yeras ago i has a metal cantilever toolbox. the top tray on 1 side was divided into 3: screws, rawlplugs, ashtray.
Mrs Trev cleared out a neighbour's house after her husband died and she went into a home. I got a Hilti one that folds out to 6 or 7 feet.first screwdriver I owned was an all metal mecarno screwdriver god thats a few years back. Tried the stanley yankie screwdriver but couldent get on with it so give up.
Used the knock and twists loads of times in fact still got a few in the shed.
never used one but anyone remember the folding ruler my grandad had one.
think the steel tape was one of the best inventions
and if you want to travel down memory lane theres loads of vintage tools here
Vintage Tools and Gadgets of the 1950s (Page 2)
just select the years you want
Was he a joiner/carpenter by any chance as all the 'old boy' joiners I knew had them that length.Mrs Trev cleared out a neighbour's house after her husband died and she went into a home. I got a Hilti one that folds out to 6 or 7 feet.
I still have a couple of those old Wolf drills and I still use them for hole cutting in stainless and other low speed applications. They can be a bit feisty if the bit jams but I don't mind them to be honest. That said I'd think twice before using one above head height whilst on a set of ladders.Ha ha. I had one of them which had a metal handle that screwed onto the side. Whilst drilling at low level it bit...said handle smacked me in the mouth and damaged my front teeth. Rang employers from Red phone box to inform them I'm off to the dentist.Their response was can the apprentice carry on working!
My Yankee screwdrivers were amongst the few things I was glad to see the back of when thay got stolen. I managed to slip with one as a youngster and put the end of it straight through the centre of my hand. I still have the scar as a reminder.Thought I was the bees knees when I bought a Yankee screwdriver
The rawplug tools were damned hard work but in their day they were useful. We also use a tool called a 'bell hanger' which was a long hand drill with a short tee handle on the back that went through wood.And who has drilled holes using a rawplug tool not just one hole but many
Yankee screwdriver
I bet if people are honest most of the guys on here have done the same they were lethal, but at the same time a very useful tool
It was his son trevHe was mate, I wanted his lathe but his idiot son got first dibs. Then sold it.
I,ve gone back to a cantilever box still got a pair of footprints and a rawltool,the old plumbers bag was called a tool bass and is actually still issued to BT engineers for overhead work,I still had mine up until a few years ago.
Only joking Stan, do you know still got me 2 sets of footprints to this day.!!
Yes, that's why I described him as his son. He sold the lathe for scrap in the end, he has a criminal record as long as your arm for petty theft and minor public order offences, that's why I described him as an idiot.It was his son trev
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