Cool old wrenches saved from the trash, some stand out. A few are odd sizes (31/32, 25/32 and 19/32) I'm surprised that many are not marked. I would like to display in the future. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
25/31? WTH??? Are you sure it's not 25/32? That's not even a British Imperial or Whitworth standard.
What system divides a unit of measure into an odd number?
I see the one labelled 31/32, not 31/31.
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1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
If you're looking to display them, a shadow box frame with some of the nicest/unique ones wired to the back would be a nice shop display. Or if you could find an older style tool box drawer, that installed on the wall with the wrenches arranged in it would be cool.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
How about a shadow box with pegboard as a backing, and attach the wrenches with very narrow zip ties? They're available in all sorts of colors, to either blend in with the color of the tools, or contrast, whichever you choose. The pegboards will allow you to experiment with a variety of arrangements and mounting positions without scarring up the backing. Jerry
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
There are some good ideas for display. the odd sizes such as 31/32 and 25/32 might explain why I have cussed and complained about a metric bolt on a 70+ year old truck. My tool box doesn't have a 25/32 wrench.
