SK is good to own 👍

I have some Indestro wrenches, great design aesthetics; have some Miller's Falls punches, are they a well-regarded brand?

I just went to Amazon and individual SK sockets are real cheap..Are those knockoffs..Love SK but I know they were borderline pricey years ago..Any advice?

Love old SK tools!! They were great tools! Very popular in my area!! 6 point are the rarer ones!! Thanks Don!!

It is fun chasing down the old tools! I never started out as a SK collector, but it just keeps finding its way to my shop as well. But the question is, do you collect SK and SK Wayne separately or combine them? Good luck!

Going by memory, Swiss cheese that it is, Symington Wayne Corp bought SK in 1962, and held it until 1969. That's close anyway. I used SK wrenches for decades, have them up to at least 2", maybe one or two larger. Lectrolite and SK had some sort of deal between them going on in the 50's and both got bought up by Wayne in '62. Anything Lectrolite or Tru-Fit is a good wrench, I think it was that SK needed a line of wrenches to go along with their socket sets and Lectrolite filled that need. The Wayne marking makes for easy ID as 60's era tools. SK sold well around here so wrenches and sockets turn up at estate sales frequently. The largest auto part store in the county was an SK dealer into the early 2000's

Nice Don! I will keep an eye out for them for ya!

They are out there keep looking and you can build a real good set or sets.

I have a set of USA made SK metric raised panel wrenches. The edges on the raised panels are rounded, unlike the sharp edges of the Craftsman raised panels.

Hi Don. I have 4 Proto -Challenger wrenches, 5/8, 22mm, 15/16, 1 5/16 Would you have any interest

Those are the best versions of sk !

USA FOREVER!

Hey Don. Nice show. See ya soon.

Great vid i have the blue and red

That's a pretty good little ratchet, i have had mine and its sister bit driver for a couple of years now. Don't reef on them to hard and they hold up pretty well. I had mine skipping teeth after a few months and O'Reilly's warrantied it out no problem.

Before you upload something, at least check to see if you even caught what you were recording for.

You have a knack for finding some nice vintage tools!! I always love seeing what you find next!! Thanks Don as always!!

The red,blue,orange are aluminium!! The black is steel!! These micro ratchets are neat,awesome for tight areas!!

That’s a “cool little tool!” Anyone interested in tools at all should be watching “Jeffs Garage Adventures!”

Those look like a nice ratchet to have in the collection. I thought they were all aluminum handled.

Kool Tool!

Great find. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting find.

Really nice little ratchet!

Thanks Don , i have the red version, very handy 1/4" ratchet. Thanks for the video

Wow!!! I love it!! I really love ratchets!!I bet its a strong ratchet!! Little lube always helps!! That's one I make a shadow box for!!! I wouldn't use it,just display it!!

Boy Don you always to good finding these vintage tools,you got a nack for it,no doubt!!

That ratchet looks like it was Never used!

Hey Don see if that wrench will ratchet on the open end. Put it on a nut and check it out, thanks

What a beautiful find! The New Britain made quick release ratchets are a very rare item indeed, let alone a NOS example. I'm in CT and have yet to find a quick release version at flea markets, yard sales etc. The Kilness design was way ahead of its time as far as smoothness is concerned. They can be smoother than todays 72, 90 and 120 tooth ratchets. Thanks for sharing!

I have a USA made Husky like this except mine isn't quick release

Don I would have paid $2 just for that funky wrench because it's different and nice little lot of sockets. Take care Brother!

Kind of an oddball wrench

Hard to pass that lot up for $2

Nice find bruv. I love the recognition of earlier times with your grandpa.

Those were actually pretty strong ratchets great video

Great find, thanks for sharing.

Father hello ok i have a question for you father how come i have more videos and you have left i only have 61 subscribers and you have 152 whats up with that

Wright still makes open head ratchets, they even have a dual sided one with 3/8 and 1/4 inch drive (# 3482)

Nice find!

I bought a new Snap-On 3/8" drive swivel head ratchet in '88, that thing broke every other time I used it for normal tasks. After the third time in less than a month it was the Snap-On dealer who suggested I buy SK ratchets and then gave me crap about the warrantee. All of a sudden the supply of rebuild kits evaporated, backordered indefinitely. That crap ended quickly when a lawyer got involved and corporate found out, I ended my association with Snap-On over that and bought SK ratchets as had been suggested, and continued to use my old Easco as well. I never broke any of my Easco ratchets, and only wore out the pivots on my SK swivel head ratchets. These round head ratchets may not do well in tight quarters, but they hold up very well over the long term. I still pick them up at estate sales. That Snap-On ratchet was replaced with a new one, and I tossed it into a closet where it remains to this day. Indestro made good tools, and like the name implied they could stand up to commercial use.

I love that handle!

I’ve got my dads 1/2 sae set of sockets and ratchet that I bought for him many years ago. Seeing these makes me wanna give them some attention.

That's one cool looking ratchet Don!! You have a good eye for vintage tools!!!!

We all know how good those are!! Still in good shape for the miles they have on!! Thanks Don!!

That's one I don't know about!! Love it Don,keep them coming!!

Love it!! Well broken in and rustic looking!! Great find don!!

Nice find Don regardless, You know you had my attention at Kraeuter. I might do a little show and tell of my entire collection (which isn't very large} one day after I get my shop back in order. Thanks for sharing them!

Good find well broken in!

Interesting set of sockets. First I've heard of the name Kraeuter. I had a set of JC Penny 3/8 12 point metric sockets that came in an orange metal case. I also had a set of JC Penny metric open end wrenches. I received both sets as a Christmas gift when I was a kid. The wrenches were polished nicely and resembled Snap-on in shape. Perhaps they were manufactured by Dresser for JC Penny.