Nice £1 carboot find

[rob1693]

Got this nice old rabone 12 inch combination square while on holiday in North yorkshire from skirlington carboot paid 1 whole pound for it, bargain

 

[Bingy man]

what and no haggling nice find and in good condition too .

 

[niall Y]

" You was robbed" , though " You couldn't make it for that." as they say.
I have one of these but the groove hasn't been machined parallel with the sides of the rule, which makes it a bit of a faff to use.

 

[slavedata]

It's imperial not metric. I have one of those and a metric one, never use the imperial.

 

[throbscottle]

Ooh ooh I used to have one similar. Wish I still had it...

 

[Yojevol]

what and no haggling nice find and in good condition too .

No, it was a square deal

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Mitre been.

 

[rob1693]

It's also only marked rabone which dates before 63 when they merged with chesterman to form rabone chesterman where i got my first job at bow works pomona Street sheffield

 

[Bingy man]

I recall the brand rabone chesterman but like most tools they were well and truly out of my price range..

 

[rob1693]

Bought out by stanley tools in 89 and now the name doesn't exist at all except on old tools

 

[Yojevol]

Mitre been.

True, you can't rule it out

 

[johnnyb]

interesting I've got an identical one mine is imperial and metric. pre 63 wow ancient.

 

[rob1693]

interesting I've got an identical one mine is imperial and metric. pre 63 wow ancient.

After 63 version

Marked rabone chesterman on rule

 

[Eric Whitehead]

I have a couple of these. Very useful at times. One of mine has a removeable point/pricker which lives in a hole at the bottom of the long side. Nice fit but easy to mislay.

 

[steve355]

Happy to dispose of any imperial ones no one wants, my workshop is imperial only.

 

[Ozi]

The think I like about these is I have my grandfathers set (no idea how old) and my Dads set and some extras I bought and they all fit together, could have been machined from the same moldings. Classic if it ain't broke don't fix it. Every time I use them it feels like the old fellers are still helping me.

As for imperial/metric I have no problem with something being 1m 6 & 3/8" if it fits

 

[Phil Pascoe]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bahco-CS15...46&sprefix=6"+bahco+square,aps,89&sr=8-3&th=1(others available) are decent enough, improved by ten minutes with a fine file and a bit of abrasive paper. The pin screws in, as well. They don't lock on like the Stanley ones. I have a Starrett but usually use the Bahco.

 

[TRITON]

Happy to dispose of any imperial ones no one wants, my workshop is imperial only.

Including mints ?

 

[steve355]

Including mints ?

Mints, Crowns, hand tools, anything Imperial, belongs in my workshop.

 

[TRITON]

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