My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:14 am

I received a Plomb GMTK care package from Phil yesterday that filled a lot of holes in the set, which was greatly appreciated. Thanks, Phil! Several of the sockets were upgrades and I needed a Plomb speeder along with the Mossberg Ell handle. The DOE wrench came from an eBay seller and replaced a Barcalo placeholder.
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Plomb 1/2” drive sockets
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Plomb wartime speeder
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Plomb 3045 1” x 15/15” DOE wrench
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by pjones » Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:16 pm

Glad to help out Don. Looks like a great set.

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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:09 pm

I should also mention that Phil took pity on my Jeep’s old onboard toolset hammer and sent me a nice one to replace it.
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:54 pm

A couple of additional pieces for the Plomb based GMTK arrived recently. The diagonals have a bit of rust and the brass drift has some mushrooming.
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by pjones » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:58 pm

Don,
Any Plomb items on your wish list that we might be able to help track down??

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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:09 pm

Thanks for asking,Phil. These are some wartime Plomb tools I’m still looking for if anyone has extras.
Plomb 1135 DBE wrench 11/16” x 3/4”
Plomb 86A 5/8 cold chisel 3/4” cut
Plomb 708 pre Danielson 8” adjustable wrench
Plomb 712 pre Danielson 12” adjustable wrench
Plomb 2120 pry bar 18”
Plomb 9652 stubby slotted screwdriver
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by pjones » Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:39 pm

Don,
Surely we can come up with those. But I thought you were also looking for a Plomb Ell as well. There has to be a fourth one out there somewhere.

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Post by pjones » Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:42 pm

Also, just for my own knowledge when you refer to pre Danielson on the 8" and 12" adjustable wrenches what are you referring to?
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Post by d42jeep » Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:36 pm

The earlier adjustable wrenches were supplied by Utica and didn’t have broached hanging holes. Chrome ones are more readily available than wartime finish examples. The ones made in the Danielson factory all seem to be postwar.
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by pjones » Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:05 pm

Don,

Does that mean that the Plomb adj wrench you need was made by Utica for Plomb? And unbroached? Maybe it might be helpful if you explain what broached means.

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Post by d42jeep » Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:10 pm

That’s a good idea, Phil. Here are some examples of the differences in the two styles of Plomb adjustable wrenches. In the 8” adjustables in the first two pictures, the differences in the two styles of wrenches are clear. Both the 8” and 12” Danielson style wrenches were made in 1947 and have hanging holes that are broached so they can be utilized as box wrenches.
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Upper 8” adjustable is prewar, lower is postwar.
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Upper Utica design wrench has a round hanging hole.
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Postwar 12” Plomb adjustable with broached hanging hole.
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1947 dated Plomb adjustable made in the newly acquired Danielson factory
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Component parts of a 12” Danielson style adjustable
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by pjones » Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:40 pm

Don,
Thanks for the excellent description and history lesson to boot!

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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:21 am

No luck so far on the adjustable wrenches but these arrived yesterday as part of a tool trade. The DBE wrench will replace the one I borrowed from the NAF toolbox and although the 3/4” chisel is a bit early (1935), these are proving a little difficult to find. This one will be an excellent placeholder.
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41-C-1124 3/4" Cold Chisel 8” x ¾”
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:42 am

I just can’t resist these NOS Irwin ink marked extra heavy duty screwdrivers when I see them on eBay. This one arrived yesterday and will be added to my GMTK. The existing driver will be added to the Plomb based set.
-Don
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Re: My Jeep & GMTK sets - They'll never really be finished!

Post by d42jeep » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:54 pm

I found an almost complete G series Duro-Chrome ignition wrench set on eBay recently. The roll didn’t have any tears or worn spots so after adding the rare Duro screwdriver and G61 from my previous keeper set, the new set is in my GMTK. The previous keeper set will move to the Plomb based GMTK.
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