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txdyna65
10-22-2009, 10:44 PM
Well seems some of my wrenches grew legs lately and Im looking to replace some of them. Ive got a mixture of craftsman, snap on and Popular Mechanics. The PM is the one I would like to replace, does anyone know where to buy PM wrenches? I think I got mine from walmart years ago, but when I checked there I only seen stanley.

Ive done some searching and didnt come up with anything, ebay had very little as well.

tinypeckerwood
10-23-2009, 08:37 PM
The only place I have seen PM, is wally world. I have some PM tools, they are the ones I grab when I need a special wrench. So special that it needs cut, grinded, welded, or bent. I am not afraid to modify them, I would never do that to one of my good tools.

txdyna65
10-23-2009, 09:29 PM
Well I havent seen them at wally world, I think they have been discontinued. I actually like the wrenches and just wanted to replace the few that came up missing.

Spitz
10-25-2009, 02:14 AM
never heard of them

dvap00
10-26-2009, 04:41 PM
Article found from 2001:

Wal-Mart in March will begin phasing in 112 Stanley® hand tools, mechanics’ tools and Stanley®/ZAG® toolboxes at all U.S. Wal-Mart stores and Supercenters, and will discontinue sales of a private-label brand of carpenters’ and mechanics’ hand tools.

In 1992 Wal-Mart changed the name of their private label from "Promark" to "Popular Mechanics". Looks like Stanley is all that you will find and the Popular Mechanics brand is no more.

keith_2500hd
11-01-2009, 08:17 PM
i think ACE or TRUEVALUE might have/does carry them.

paul1987
11-03-2009, 10:02 AM
i think ACE or TRUEVALUE might have/does carry them.
The store near me used to carry them. Haven't looked in awhile.