Probably not true anymore but at one time, if one wanted to become a machinist the very first project was to make your own tools. A few days ago I was given these...they certainly do not look commercially manufactured. Just wondering if any knowledgeable person here would know if these might have been made by a machinist.
As a jr college trained machinist (I made a hardened adj surface gauge and a non-hardened screw jack), I cannot say fer certain about the wrench, but the screwdriver looks like a commercially available model, the likes of which I've seen before. They even make reproductions:
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So, the screw driver probably is commercial but the wrench might possibly be "home made." I figured if it were a commercially made wrench the sizes would be marked but this one has no markings on it.
The screwdriver is a commercial made one. I've seen a couple of them over the years and I'd guess at the date pre 1960.
The wrench does not look as finished as a commercial made too. The shape is a common one and I had wrenches like that, inherited from my grandfather.
I got the tools from my step-dad and I suspect they might have been his father's. I will have to ask him when I see him next week.
The link that "not bob" posted suggested that the screw drive was part of a US Army tank took kit.
No, it said that screw drivers LIKE it were. We had its twin in our kitchen drawer prior to WW2.
Maybe they said that so they could get sales for their Chinese knock offs...at any rate I like the screw driver and still have some very old wooden-handled hammers and hatchets etc.
They MAY have been, but they look early commercially made to me.
It lkooks loke a specialty wrench supploed woth some piece of machinery - no sizes needed - just big and small ends.O.ve seen LOTS of wrenches just like it
The Screwdriver looks like an old fashion Irwin wood handle screwdriver. I actually have a complete set of them. They are virtually indestructible. Take a look at this:
The wrench, looks like an old fashion bicycle cone wrench, used for adjusting wheel hubs. How thick is the wrench? If it is thinner than your average wrench, it is possible this is the case.
snipped-for-privacy@snyder.on.ca posted for all of us...
+1 Good one!
Didn't take me long...I already used the screw driver today...it's damn solid.
As to the wrench , it's made from 7/32" stock, the edges are ground slightly crudely making me think that it /could/ be ""home made."
Commercial probably but not anywhere near present day manufacture
I love those screw drivers, they are made specifically so you can pound on the metal part of the tang with a hammer and not damage them. only problem is, slotted screws are going the way of the dodo, thankfully.
Yes, I usually use Phillip's head so I can use my drill
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