Williams:
I picked this up a couple of weeks back & it was originally painted glosss black…We all know paint isn’t a good finish for wrenches & most of it was missing so there was surface rust all over.
It went in the blasting cabinet for glass beading & then came about 15-20 minutes of blowtorch/dip it in some oil/blow torch/dip it in some oil.
Put it on the stove top to cool down, then wiped it off with a soft cloth followed up with some Pledge.
It’s for use on aircraft undercarts. P51/T6/Stearman etc.
This came from the machine shop whose owner died recently & I think that owing to how his tools were used on vintage WWII aircraft over the years by him (He had a T6) that they carry on doing that job with me.
It’s actually much shinier than it looks in the pic.. & smells of lemony freshness 🙂
By: bloodnok - 8th March 2010 at 22:46
I’ve several of those in assorted sizes. I used them mainly on Wiggins couplings on fuel pipes.
By: Bograt - 8th March 2010 at 20:21
Cool! I’ve got a few of Dad’s bits and pieces from his time as an RAF exchange officer at Wright-Patterson in 1958, mostly Proto wrenches; also a home-made pick-up tool that was my Grandad’s. They’re very precious to me, even though I’m not spannering these days.
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March 8, 2010 at 4:02 pm