Very cool! The double pawl was really ahead of it’s time

When you were fumbling with the springs I kept thinking that a pair of tweezers would really come in handy right now😅. Nice video, pebble Plomb are my favorites.

@speedygarage264

Жыл бұрын

Definitely would have been a good use of tweezers! I love the Plomb - I always reach for it when doing little repairs on my bike that require hex sockets!

Many people where I'm from engrave their tools as a deterrent from thieves stealing tools not for personal use but from pawning them off. I had a friend of mine who worked in a pawn shop here in Bismarck, North Dakota and would tell me about this problem of contractors having their tools stolen and tools turning up at pawn shops. Great video and I look forward to more as I am a huge Proto fan!!!

@speedygarage264

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that! I definitely have some more vintage tools I could work on - those videos haven't gotten a ton of views, but if people enjoy them, I might do more!

Alloy Artifacts has exhaustive information about most tool companies. Lots of photos too.

I bought a pebbled 3/8'' 5249 in eBay 2 days ago for $42.48, looks to be in great shape.

@speedygarage264

Жыл бұрын

Nice! I've been looking for a good 3/8" for a while now. I have the 1/4 and a 1/2, but missing a 3/8! Are you planning on doing a rebuild?

@bluracer766

Жыл бұрын

@@speedygarage264 I don't know if there are rebuild kits for these but I'm definitely going to do a clean and lube.

@bluracer766

Жыл бұрын

@@speedygarage264 Oh I'd been looking at a few vids of these and forgot your title was 'Rebuild'' so answer is yes, doing a rebuild.

One must remember that many tool patents were still in play at the time this was manufactured. In use I find that the Plomb ratchets tend not to turn loose fasteners on the ratcheting stroke due to the very very low resistance the design affords... Serendipitous, given the design probably had more to do with avoiding competing patents than it did with user functionality.

@speedygarage264

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I never thought about that.

I have modern ratchets, by Britool Hallmark and Halfords among others (I'm in the UK), which use that same V-shaped twin pawl design. You could really make that pebble design pop by colour-filling with a black oil paint marker, then swabbing with rubbing alcohol to take the paint off the high spots, just leaving it in the background.

@speedygarage264

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! I might try that in a future video!

@MarcS-mp1je

16 күн бұрын

I collect ratchets and the only British one that I have is made by King Dick. I wish that I could find a Britool or Halfords.

Great info.. I like plomb, a few weeks back I did a video of a set of pebble wrenches.. enjoyed and subscribed! Have a gooden..Vic

They engrave them because the tools are that important to them. If my ratchet goes missing I can buy a replacement in 15 minutes... back then it was all mail order and trains unless you were in a city, but even then money would be tight.

Nice

Very cool ratchet

@speedygarage264

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I love the vintage stuff - especially the Made in USA ones.

cool video, keep em coming :D

Nice video... A small suggestion for your video quality. Place your full hand or other larger object behind the subject you wish to focus in on. It gives the camera a larger target or place it closer to the back ground, ie work bench so the camera can focus on both and doesn't have to choose between the two objects.... Keep up the good work 👍...

Concerning the engraved face plate, wouldn't it be possible to polish the reverse side and flip over? Looks identical from here.

@speedygarage264

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a possibility - something I might consider doing in the future. Just need to confirm that the countersink for the screws is the same.

@keithparker1479

2 жыл бұрын

@@speedygarage264 Most common is 82 degrees. Might get lucky

Is it possible to put the faceplate on with the owner’s mark facing inside???

@speedygarage264

Жыл бұрын

I tried, but unfortunately the countersink for the bolts is only on one side.

The pebble finish is from sand casting isn't it?

I wonder if there was a ball bearing shortage at the time, so they needed an alternative perhaps

@speedygarage264

2 жыл бұрын

Good question - could definitely be possible as this was around the war.

Alphonse Plomb left the Plomb tool company in 1917 to start the A. Plomb tool company and was not was not involved in the lawsuit that started in 1946 by the Plumb Tool Company. The Alloy Artifacts website has the history of the Plomb / Proto Tool Company.

@MarcS-mp1je

16 күн бұрын

The Plumb tool company made hammers in my hometown of Philadelphia. The factory was about 5 miles away from the house that I lived in. They sued the Plomb tool company and the lawsuit stated that all Plomb had to do was give up their name and they could get back to business as usual. Plomb had a renaming contest and one of the secretaries that worked for them suggested PROffesional TOols and thus Plomb became Proto.

Definitely not 1939.

@speedygarage264

10 ай бұрын

What would your guess be?

Mr. Alphonse Plomb left the Plomb Tool Company in 1917 to form another tool company called A. Plomb. That ratchet you have was made from 1945 to 1948. It is a well known fact. I can't watch this bunch of mis information any more. I have been collecting Plomb tools for over 50 years and know what the hell I am talking about