Anyone know about these automatic wonders? Is there a website
that explains all the models and histories?

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AAvK wrote:
Anyone know about these automatic wonders? Is there a website
that explains all the models and histories?

Don't have a clue about a website, but sold a bunch of them when I
worked in a hardware store a long time ago.

You push, the screw driver bit turns via a helical path on the shaft,
you pull back, the mechanism returns home via spring pressure.

Would turn clockwise, counter clockwise or stay locked depending on
clutch position selection.

HTH

Lew

It was somewhere outside Barstow when "AAvK"
wrote:

Anyone know about these automatic wonders?

Love 'em

Stanley are really badly made. Get a Spiralux instead. Don't buy
antique ones, because the spirals do wear out with age.

The bigger the better. The Handyman with the 3" stroke was joke.

Racing a guy with a cordless screwdriver (although not auto-fed) my
pump screwdriver could hang drywall sheets faster.

They make you appreciate crosshead screws instead of slots.

Lots of interesting news ways to injure your fingertips, and some of
them leave really cool knurled scars.

If you just want one as a ratchet rather than a pump, then don't. Get
a Snap-On hex bit driver instead (the long T handle is speediest).
You'll need to sell the kids to pay for it, but it's worth it.

In article ,
says...
Stanley are really badly made. Get a Spiralux instead. Don't buy
antique ones, because the spirals do wear out with age.

But if you can find an old Goodell-Pratt that isn't worn out, grab it.
I've got one and an old (50 years?) Craftsman. Both work great.

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AAvK wrote:
Anyone know about these automatic wonders? Is there a website
that explains all the models and histories?



Yes there is but for the life a me I can't remember the key
words (a man's name) to use to find it.

In the mean time I'd try the MWTCA (Midwest Tool Collector's
Association) and see where that goes.

Also, some key words.

North Bros.
Yankee (of course)
Millers Falls (some of my favorites)

UA100, fond of Yankees for nearly his entire life...

Don't have a clue about a website, but sold a bunch of them when I
worked in a hardware store a long time ago.
You push, the screw driver bit turns via a helical path on the shaft, you pull back, the mechanism returns home via spring
pressure.
Would turn clockwise, counter clockwise or stay locked depending on clutch position selection.
HTH
Lew


Thanks Lew! I was hoping it was that good. BTW, What does HTH mean?

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Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

Love 'em
Stanley are really badly made. Get a Spiralux instead. Don't buy
antique ones, because the spirals do wear out with age.
The bigger the better. The Handyman with the 3" stroke was joke.
Racing a guy with a cordless screwdriver (although not auto-fed) my
pump screwdriver could hang drywall sheets faster.
They make you appreciate crosshead screws instead of slots.
Lots of interesting news ways to injure your fingertips, and some of
them leave really cool knurled scars.
If you just want one as a ratchet rather than a pump, then don't. Get
a Snap-On hex bit driver instead (the long T handle is speediest).
You'll need to sell the kids to pay for it, but it's worth it.


Andy! You're back!

Would these happen to be Spiralux?
http://www.lara.com/cgi-bin/store/co...keywords=ez-yk
Other than that, do you know a site where I can find one?

Also other than that, during about over an hour I couldn't find even a
picture of one, nor even a past or current eBay auction. I wuill keep a
lookout going.

--
Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

AAvK wrote:

Don't have a clue about a website, but sold a bunch of them when I
worked in a hardware store a long time ago.
You push, the screw driver bit turns via a helical path on the shaft, you pull back, the mechanism returns home via spring
pressure.
Would turn clockwise, counter clockwise or stay locked depending on clutch position selection.
HTH
Lew



Thanks Lew! I was hoping it was that good. BTW, What does HTH mean?

(H)ope (T)hat/This (H)elps


bkr

FYI, FWIW, Two sites:
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/adkc.html...35619.79198.30

http://searchwebservices.techtarget....211776,00.html

HTOH: PC World article:

http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article...86,pg,1,00.asp

as they say IMHO, RTFM

Phil

"AAvK" wrote in message
news:V_BVd.2042$8k2.968@fed1read03...

Don't have a clue about a website, but sold a bunch of them when I
worked in a hardware store a long time ago.
You push, the screw driver bit turns via a helical path on the shaft, you
pull back, the mechanism returns home via spring pressure.
Would turn clockwise, counter clockwise or stay locked depending on
clutch position selection.
HTH
Lew


Thanks Lew! I was hoping it was that good. BTW, What does HTH mean?

--
Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

AAvK wrote:
Love 'em
Stanley are really badly made. Get a Spiralux instead. Don't buy
antique ones, because the spirals do wear out with age.
The bigger the better. The Handyman with the 3" stroke was joke.
Racing a guy with a cordless screwdriver (although not auto-fed) my
pump screwdriver could hang drywall sheets faster.
They make you appreciate crosshead screws instead of slots.
Lots of interesting news ways to injure your fingertips, and some of
them leave really cool knurled scars.
If you just want one as a ratchet rather than a pump, then don't. Get
a Snap-On hex bit driver instead (the long T handle is speediest).
You'll need to sell the kids to pay for it, but it's worth it.



Andy! You're back!

Would these happen to be Spiralux?
http://www.lara.com/cgi-bin/store/co...keywords=ez-yk
Other than that, do you know a site where I can find one?

Also other than that, during about over an hour I couldn't find even a
picture of one, nor even a past or current eBay auction. I wuill keep a
lookout going.

Didn't see a link for them, nor do I have one I can find, but
http://www.georgesbasement.com/index.html may have one buried in among
the many there.
Joe

Joe Gorman wrote:
AAvK wrote:

Love 'em
Stanley are really badly made. Get a Spiralux instead. Don't buy
antique ones, because the spirals do wear out with age.
The bigger the better. The Handyman with the 3" stroke was joke.
Racing a guy with a cordless screwdriver (although not auto-fed) my
pump screwdriver could hang drywall sheets faster.
They make you appreciate crosshead screws instead of slots.
Lots of interesting news ways to injure your fingertips, and some of
them leave really cool knurled scars.
If you just want one as a ratchet rather than a pump, then don't. Get
a Snap-On hex bit driver instead (the long T handle is speediest).
You'll need to sell the kids to pay for it, but it's worth it.




Andy! You're back!

Would these happen to be Spiralux?
http://www.lara.com/cgi-bin/store/co...keywords=ez-yk
Other than that, do you know a site where I can find one?

Also other than that, during about over an hour I couldn't find even a
picture of one, nor even a past or current eBay auction. I wuill keep a
lookout going.

Didn't see a link for them, nor do I have one I can find, but
http://www.georgesbasement.com/index.html may have one buried in among
the many there.
Joe


Should have looked forst, got a few hits onalltheweb.com
http://www.idcomm.com/personal/cfales/Sdpat_db.htm
http://denali.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/...=55709#message
not sure if back issues are available
http://www.eaiainfo.org/chronicleindexs.htm
and there are still people out there getting rid of
themhttp://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/handtools.pl?noframes%3Bread=57604
Joe

Joe Gorman wrote:
Didn't see a link for them, nor do I have one I can find, but
http://www.georgesbasement.com/index.html may have one buried in among
the many there.



George Langford, that's the man I was trying to remember. I
sold him a breast drill a hunnert years ago. He's a pretty
upright dude.

UA100

Here Andy, I found one small one on eBay: 6157622610 -it's over though.

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Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

Should have looked forst, got a few hits onalltheweb.com
http://www.idcomm.com/personal/cfales/Sdpat_db.htm
http://denali.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/...=55709#message
not sure if back issues are available
http://www.eaiainfo.org/chronicleindexs.htm
and there are still people out there getting rid of themhttp://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/handtools.pl?noframes%3Bread=57604
Joe


Thanks for the links Joe. I checked George's site and not one Spiralux is
listed, nor any other yankee type. So when it comes time to buy one, I will
check again, then ask.

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Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

George Langford, that's the man I was trying to remember. I
sold him a breast drill a hunnert years ago. He's a pretty
upright dude.
UA100


He gots an incredible website there too, I have gone through it several times
before now. Currently no yankee types are listed there. Thanks UA100.

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Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/