Wnat a coincidence. Mikey is short for Milwaukee and the same thing happened to me. Please return them no questions asked (or answered).
Smile. It could be worse. You could be me working for you.
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Hi Mikey I'm Bosch.... Glad to meet ya....
Here fishy fishy....
Hi I am Delbert Walters, if you see any of my yellow tools marked with my abbreviated name please send them back no questions asked.
I am Sphere Starrett..I seem to have misplaced a large collection of measuring instruments..
hey, I like that name!..got a neat sound to it.
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Dear Mr. Starrett,
I actually may have a few of your pieces. I purchased one of those fabulous misc boxes at an auction, and there they were.
I'll look around and if I can lay my hands on them, you can have them back. I'll send you a pic.
Sincerely,
Porter Bee Cable
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I bought a pair of little bitty spring dividers, maybe 2-1/2" legs, in a box of crap at a garage sale one time. I could tell they were quality as soon as I picked them up, even though they were completely covered with rust. Sure enough, when I sanded the rust off, there was the stamp, The L. S. Starrett Co. And I could tell from the uneven depth of the letters it was hand stamped, not machine stamped. (Well, that may not be true. I suppose a crafty company could set up to do uneven machine stamping.) I don't know exactly when they stopped putting The on the labels, but it's been a while.
Shhhhhhh
Spere will be claiming them as his own.
ten years ago, Istarted collecting Zippo cigarette lighters.
Over the years, they have changed the stamp on the bottom of the lighter case and even incoperated a date stamping code. That is what all the slashes (//// \ ) and dots are all about. Then they changed to roman numeral system, now to '04. This has all been documented by the company.
Fair bet that out there somewhere are a group of Starrett tool collectors that will know exactly how old your (or Sphere's) dividers are.
I do love a good farm auction or garage sale. Sometimes you can really find some treasures.View Image
Sure enough, when I sanded the rust off, there was the stamp, The L. S. Starrett Co.
See, it's true..the "S" is for sphere...toldjya!!
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what's the "L" stand for then, ?
Levitated?
Little?
Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!
The "L" is for Lethargic. Yawn.
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Stairmaster...
Here fishy fishy....
The sphere that kept rolling around here
;)
Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!
And bouncing off the walls....
Here fishy fishy....
watch it now..yer already on thin ice with AndyC..don't push your luck..I may make you my beneficiary so when I take my dirt nap you get my house..and wife...I'm evil I tell ya..evil.
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Make sure you send me a copy of the paper work and don't warn yur wife...
Here fishy fishy....
My name is Inca Fien Metabo Powermatic
My wifes name is Makita Hitachi (met her in Tokyo)
My American name is Lee Nielson.
Please return my stuffMr T
I pity da Foo!!!
Oddly enough, I am pretty sure that I do not have anything that it yours. I have looked, but not touched.
But Lee, I'm pretty sure that I have some very old, back when they were nice, tools that belonged to your Sister in Law, Ryobi.
Best regards,
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"Hi I am Delbert Walters, if you see any of my yellow tools marked with my abbreviated name please send them back no questions asked."
be careful what you wish for.
i don't know many people who would want their old dewalt stuff back.
LOL!!!!
My true name is Master Ryobi
I don't want any of my tools back again. I have got some more just like them that I got from Miss Sears. they're more expensive than mine were so they must be better, Besides, anybody who would steal my Ryobii tools probably deserves them
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Im Wilhelm P Festool, I happen to be in the same boat you are stanely. Id like all my stuff back too!
What I do not understand, is that if you drive by ANY, of our local pawn shops, about 6 shops now, all that stuff they have on their sidewalks, sure looks like it came from the newspaper story of yesterday. You will see- air less sprayers, rolair compressors, generators, then to walk inside, makes me sick. Jim J
Bosch is my last name and after some consideration ... Might as well let it out that my first name is Rockwell, middle name is Elu and my conformation name is Mikey.
Here fishy fishy....
everybody calls me ..Ridgid..
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ab-so-lute-ly...thats Mr. Ridgid..to her.
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Hi my name is Mak and because I live in a barrio my friends call me Makita. have anyone seen my tools, They seem to have disappeared also..Must be a rash of tool thieves around.. :>)
Darkworksite4:
Gancho agarrador izquierdo americano pasado que la bandera antes de usted sale
My great grandfathers name uas tool so our family would apreceate you sending all our tools back. thanks.
grown men HA ! dogboy
Yup, that and my nick name is Sorby too....
Here fishy fishy....
Hey, I'm Andrew Jackson....
And I'm Bill... Twenty dollar Bill.....
Please return all my resonalized note paper<P><FONT face=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif><b>Mr T</b></FONT><br> <b><FONT face=Arial color=purple>I pity da Foo!!!</FONT></b><br> <img src="http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/at.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&guid=0027C9E9-494C-425C-BD3F-08A32106DE2F&frames=no"></P>
Look in your wallet.
I think maybe he had some portraits stolen...
If I survive, I have survived.
But if I have enriched someone else's life, I have succeeded.
quittintime
Hey waitta dog gone minute..I just checked and im missing some of Andrew Jacksons things you guys better bring them back to me before he finds out there gone....:>)
Darkworksite4:
Gancho agarrador izquierdo americano pasado que la bandera antes de usted sale
Bob DeWalt here, Man am I glad to hear I'm not the only guy getting picked on here.
I thought that after making my tools Yellow and Black they would be a little easier to find, but no, it seems everyone is painting there tools that color now.
I know I get a bad rap for not having the top of the line tools, but hey, I work in the rain most of the time.
So if you guys are really honest, You're probably sorry you took them in the first place, so will ya send them back now? I need to cut some wood.............
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
To hear Mrs Pro-Dek talk, it ain't wood that you been a cuttin'....
If I survive, I have survived.
But if I have enriched someone else's life, I have succeeded.
quittintime
LOL, Luka, Now are you referring to cheeze, or Trex?"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
Yer going to have to ask her.
She's the one complaining.
LOL
If I survive, I have survived.
But if I have enriched someone else's life, I have succeeded.
quittintime
I got a "Buck" knife in the old tool box, don't tell Jeff. I think it belonged to his Grandpa.
To All, Sorry I've got them all and I'm keepin em all!!!!!
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