I broke the 13/16" end of my Dad's Craftsman box end set a couple of
years ago. There were 6 boys in the family and when Dad died 7 years
ago we split up the tools. I don't know how old the set is, but I'm 54
and I never remember the wrenches NOT being around. The manager at
Sears gave me a replacement and let me keep the broken one for
sentimental reasons.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob KNOTTS [mailto:raknotts@qwest.net]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:51 PM
To: oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] Tools
My dad received a set of Craftsmen combination wrenches for a wedding
present
in 1933. When he died in 1985, he still had a complete set. Of course,
he grew
up on a farm in Oregon during the depression. But he had to have a few
replaced. He showed me this real neat trick- you use the box end on the
nut or
bolthead, get a second wrench and engage the open jaw of the first
wrench with
the box end of the second, and you have a nifty extension. And that's
why he
had to have some replaced. PS- when you take your wrenches back in to
Sears
for a replacement, DON'T tell them I sent you! BK
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