<VV> Auto Parts Stores - non-Corvair, but uplifting, tools!

[Rick Norris]

Not that I ever need an excuse to buy a neat tool but, Seth's story reminded 
me of my latest tool purchase.
>From time to time I need to make a small gasket or punch a small hole in 
some material. I have a set of the Asian persuasion Harbor Fright made hole 
punches that usually bend on the first use even in paper!
I went online and searched out some good quality American made punches. I 
found and bought an 11 pc set, part no. 66008 marketed under the Mayhew 
Tools name, a company that originated in 1856 in a town called Shelburne 
Falls, Mass. That place sounds familiar but I can't quite place it......GG!
I searched several sites to get the best price which was around $100 bucks 
but, I felt it was worth it after recieving and trying the tool. The cool 
part is you can install two different size punches on the mandrel and make a 
perfectly concentric gasket! Very good quality but as I read on the tool, it 
is made in France! That was different but, as I said, very high quality. 
They make larger sets of the same tool but the one I bought goes from 1/8" 
to 3/4".
I used this site: 
http://www.allstategasket.com/info_gasket-tools-punch01.asp
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in this Email.

Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com


> So finally, I have both Pep Boys and Autozone to  thank for helping me
> accomplish this Sunday task. Of course, I  have a nice tall socket that I 
> will
> likely never, ever use again. But that  is what a project is for, an 
> excuse
> to buy more tools!
>
> Seth Emerson