Original or not?

Hanuman · 19-05-20, 04:48 PM

Workmate stuff. 3 of my vice grip things have gone walkies since around 2009.

Black, not Orange. Different plastic. Want some more, but the generic orange ones are about, while black uns is nae.

Pic coming...

Covid lockdown hermitage living has me meddling with all sorts of shite.

moonwatcher · 19-05-20, 06:10 PM

I've got one of the left one in black and two of the right also in black

SwallownAmazon · 19-05-20, 10:22 PM

Both my Workmates (black pressed steel) came with orange fittings from new - one was a Christmas pressie from the memsahib 30 years ago and the other was my dad's and is at least 40 years old. Still serviceable but with a few saw nicks.

My mum also used one for repairing her musical instruments; it was the first forged aluminium type and my brother-in-law had that one for his theatre group. That one is at least 50 years old by now.

19-05-20, 06:10 PM	#2
moonwatcher 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Posts: 2,049	I've got one of the left one in black and two of the right also in black __________________ Coupe Quattro 1985

19-05-20, 10:22 PM	#3
SwallownAmazon Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tonbridge, Kent Posts: 511	Both my Workmates (black pressed steel) came with orange fittings from new - one was a Christmas pressie from the memsahib 30 years ago and the other was my dad's and is at least 40 years old. Still serviceable but with a few saw nicks. My mum also used one for repairing her musical instruments; it was the first forged aluminium type and my brother-in-law had that one for his theatre group. That one is at least 50 years old by now.