Friday, March 23, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
FIAT shower drain covers, Renault Wrench, Craftsman right angle flat tip screw driver & Snap-on ignition wrench (before & after)
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| Had to hammer them flat (these were somewhat bent/deformed) first before cleaning them... |
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| The logo looks exactly the same as the car logo. I couldn't find the history of the plumbing company with the same name as the car company. The closest thing I found was a reference indicating that the FIAT plumbing company has a history going back almost a hundred years. I'm guessing that it started out as part of the same company in Italy in the early 20th century but got separated at some point in time. The FIAT plumbing company still exists as a brand (as a small piece of a large conglomerate company, based in Japan...). |
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| It's rare to need to use one of these but when the need arises, these are lifesavers... |
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Lug Wrench,gardening shears & small brief case (before & after)
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| Doesn't look that much better in the picture but all the rust is gone and the steel surface is clean. The steel that this wrench is made of is somewhat "soft" and the wire brush tends to stain the surface. This wrench was stamped out so one side had a pretty sharp deformed edge. Used the grinder wheel and sander to take the edge off and smooth the edges. Now it's nice to hold but the picture doesn't show the difference much. |
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| I've used these Corona brand gardening shears for about 20 years without too much maintenance. The picture below shows it after a cleaning of the metal surfaces and greasing/oiling. Now they work very smoothly. I'm kinda looking forward to using them, even though I don't enjoy gardening... |
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| Bought this small bag/brief case a few months ago. Cleaned, colored and polished it. Now it looks very nice. It's a high quality bag (Italian made) and looks to have been used as a small medical travel bag in the past (found a tongue depressor and a ear exam cone inside...). It's also unusual in that it has a latched compartment on both side of the case. One side has a large hinged opening so it's very easy to get inside to access. The other side (with the initials on the flap) is a much smaller compartment and is mainly good for thin sheaths of paper or a thin book. |
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| Bought this replacement luggage handle to see if I can use it as a replacement for a small tool box handle. It might just work... |
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| The bicycle phone mount on my daily rider broke at the base (the plastic cracked & separated). Bought this replacement mount from Amazon... |
Culver City Tool Swap Meet -- Saturday, February 17, 2018 - four [Renault wrench, Royal Italy scissors, Bosch? ratcheting wrench, Revonoc screw driver, Sears Freedom Torch]
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| The logo on this ratcheting wrench looks very similar to the Bosch logo but I have not been able to find a similar tool on the internet yet... |
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| This screwdriver has a very nicely made "beehive" type of wood handle |
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| Looks like it's filled with butane (lighter fluid) but not sure... |
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