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| S/C Bob
07-12-2012 08:14:37
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Can some tell me what company made the New Britian wratchets. I have a 3/8 and the gear slips in a hard pull. Its a great tool and I would like to repair it...Thanks in advance
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| greygoat
07-13-2012 06:36:26
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| I have a few New Briton tools, from NAPA. I
recently asked about warrenty, and my local
NAPA said they would still warrent them.
I presumed that would be replaceing with whatever
they sell now.
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| Tom-NorthCenTX
07-13-2012 05:23:55
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| | Here ya go. Tom New Britain Machine Company was a tool company that was headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut. The company started to sell sockets and drive tools. New Britain was the main supplier for NAPA tools until its closure in 1990. New Britain Machine owned Husky and Blackhawk tools as well as making its own economy-grade tools under the None Better and Mustang names.[1] New Britain Machine was then acquired by the Litton Tool Company on December 22, 1972.
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| ShadetreeRet
07-12-2012 21:10:26
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| Just do a Google search on "New Britan Tools". You will get a whole page of links, and a lot of information. If anyone collects these tools, it is a "must read".
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| Spook
07-12-2012 18:40:26
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| New Britian tools were part of the New Britian machine tool company. I worked on New Britian machines 30+ years ago. They went out of business about 1982?. Our plant bought the last machines they ever made. They went bankrupt before the machines were complete, and GM had to hire back the workers on contract to finish the machines. They were large turning machines for turning boreliners.
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| Dick L
07-12-2012 19:56:38
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to Spook, 07-12-2012 18:40:26
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| I still have a New Britian molding machine that I use and another that I have started to scrap out. You might have known a Tom Climp then.
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| Davis SC
07-12-2012 18:16:31
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| IIRC, NB tools were made by a division of Litton Industries. I think they were the same tools as Blachawk.
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| Cienna
07-12-2012 12:46:14
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| If it"s "a hard pull", you ought to be using a breaker bar.
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| S/C Bob
07-13-2012 04:14:11
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to Cienna, 07-12-2012 12:46:14
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| Not that hard were talking about 3/8 drive. The gear is stripped.
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| david G
07-12-2012 12:05:33
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| New Britain was the premium line from Napa, Sparta was there economy line. I have both that are over 40 years old.
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| Nathan (SD)
07-12-2012 08:50:12
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| I had a 1/4 set I got from NAPA over 20 years ago. Ratchet didn't make it 2 years. I bought a SK ratchet for about $15 back then and its still going.
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| RodInNS
07-12-2012 08:31:10
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| | Stanley works, New Britian Connecticut. Rod
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| wisbaker
07-12-2012 08:28:11
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Re: New Britian Tools in reply to S/C Bob, 07-12-2012 08:14:37
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| IIRC they were a NAPA house brand. I'd guess EASCO or Stanley actually made them but I'd start at the local NAPA store for parts/service
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