Don’s Den of Dandy Delights

[d42jeep]

Grandpa Al during WW2. He was a great guy. Loved to go fishing.

-Don

 

[Etchase]

Hanging pipe wrenches overhead is definitely something I would do. Nice find.

 

[Farmer J.]

Hanging pipe wrenches overhead is definitely something I would do. Nice find.

Yea, some of your wrenches would look good on there. I wonder if you already have any to fit those outlines...?.
I'm thinking though... I would want to be sure to hang them securely, maybe with some kind of screw or a latch or clip or hook to prevent them falling and hitting you on the back of your head if they're accidentally knocked loose.

 

[misterbill]

Yea, some of your wrenches would look good on there. I wonder if you already have any to fit those outlines...?.
I'm thinking though... I would want to be sure to hang them securely, maybe with some kind of screw or a latch or clip or hook to prevent them falling and hitting you on the back of your head if they're accidentally knocked loose.

Especially since you live in a jiggly part of the world.

 

[d42jeep]

I think that I came pretty close on wrenches to fit the outlines. I tried to go with 1945 and earlier examples. It looks like Grandpa Al was partial to 18” pipe wrenches.
A 1945 Walworth Stillson
18” Ridgid from 1943
A very early 18” Ridgid
A 14“ Walco made in ‘41 with a jaw from ‘38
Picture of the wrenches in place.
More pictures to follow.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

More pictures of the Wrenches in place. There was one outline covered over when I installed the light fixture.
Per Bill and J’s suggestions, I will probably anchor them more securely. We have been known to have the occasional earthquake.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

You don’t need to fasten them more, I’m sure you have some sort of old helmet you can wear while you’re down there

 

[four.cycle]

"...What is a group of Corvairs called? A Cadge? A Covey? A Corral? A Colony? ..."

cornucopia?

 

[d42jeep]

Maybe a caravan of Corvairs? Picture taken in Berkeley in 1988 near Golden Gate Fields, a horse racing venue.

I found this can hidden in the funky wall covering of the basement.
I stashed it between two floor joists. There it will remain
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

cornucopia?

Corvucopia?

 

[four.cycle]

Olympia was really crappy beer but that can is a classic.

 

[2oolhound]

Nice collection of pipe wrenches. I have some similar sized big wrenches and pipe cutters (up to 6") displayed similarly in the rafters on nails. I never worry about them since if one were to fall and nock me on the head the ceilings only 7' high in that area so it wouldn't even get damaged.

 

[beatcad]

Wow! I saw this thread last week but didn't see how long it was. I've got a ton of old S-K and S-K related tools. (S-K Wayne & Electolite) no clue how old but mostly 40s & 50s I think. I was gonna let them with my 40s S-O combo but if you're interested hit me up.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks for the recent Snap-on trade. Obviously I am a big fan of early S-K. I don’t collect tools made during the S-K Wayne era or newer. I like Lectrolite tools but don’t actively pursue them. Sometimes they find me though. Thanks for the offer.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

My friend since first grade made a Christmas gift for me intended to be displayed in the basement. This is the same woodworking friend who built the Tower o’ Plomb. The catalog cover is from 1958.
Here we are together in 6th grade.
-Don

 

[beatcad]

#1 I'm looking at that pic of you and your friend and thinking of the movie "Stand by me" you guys going on wild adventures smoking cigarettes.
#2 seeing more stuff you gather/collect I gotta send you more stuff...

 

[d42jeep]

There were plenty of wild adventures. Now we are grandparents and the adventures are a little less wild.
-Don
Now we are just dangerous to the fish.

 

[Blackduck]

There were plenty of wild adventures. Now we are grandparents and the adventures are a little less wild.
-Don

Just read through your basement (den) thread from the beginning. You have put together an amazing collection of great old American Tools! VERY COOL! (Your benchtop linoleum looks like the same stuff that's in my old house!) Thank you for sharing.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks for the comments. We are watching our granddaughter today and she had a good time spinning the hand grinder. These are from the video.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I found another smaller hand grinder for her to spin on her next visit.

Today I found a P. S. & W (Pexto) monkey wrench to add to the basement collection.
Some Pexto wrenches together.
All the monkey wrenches together.
-Don

 

[Patrick Eubanks]

I found another smaller hand grinder for her to spin on her next visit.

Today I found a P. S. & W (Pexto) monkey wrench to add to the basement collection.
Some Pexto wrenches together.
All the monkey wrenches together.
-Don

Boy the Bemis & Call wrenches really stand out

 

[bonneyman]

I found another smaller hand grinder for her to spin on her next visit.


-Don

Dang, I just passed on a tiny hand crank stone like that! I just couldn't think of a way to use it at the time. Should have just grabbed it for a restore - just because.

 

[four.cycle]

^ anything that spins around and around will provide entertainment for grandchildren for hours. they also love vises. round and round and round.

 

[Farmer J.]

^ anything that spins around and around will provide entertainment for grandchildren for hours. they also love vises. round and round and round.

Mine always home in on the cross slide on my lathe. They get oily hands and clothing, then they spin the knobs around until the tool post hits the chuck..

 

[Ayrhead]

What a Great Collection you have. Thanks for sharing it on the site.

 

[four.cycle]

@Farmer J. -
^ My grandfather led me down into his basement and showed me how to clamp a scrap of pine into his big vise, and how to use a coping saw to cut out little cookie-cutter shapes when I was four. Then he would climb back up the stairs and go back to his reading, leaving me to my own devices for hours.
The deal was "don't touch Grandpa's lathe," so your story made me laugh.

 

[d42jeep]

While trying to get some more room for tool sets I cleared out a cabinet holding miscellaneous stuff. When I moved out a couple of plastic drawer sets I noticed that the larger one was a Wards Powr-Kraft. I moved it to a location that provided easier access.
Clearing out the cabinet made room for my new Artisan (S-K) 1/2” and 3/8” drive sets.



My circa 1938 S-K Chrome 1/2” and 1/4” drive toolset has moved into the basement as well.
-Don

 

[Ayrhead]

While trying to get some more room for tool sets I cleared out a cabinet holding miscellaneous stuff. When I moved out a couple of plastic drawer sets I noticed that the larger one was a Wards Powr-Kraft. I moved it to a location that provided easier access.
Clearing out the cabinet made room for my new Artisan (S-K) 1/2” and 3/8” drive sets.



My circa 1938 S-K Chrome 1/2” and 1/4” drive toolset has moved into the basement as well.
-Don

Well, you certainly have what the post suggests : A Den of Dandy Delights… looking good Don!!

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks! I love your Rampside.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

A couple of recent additions. I’m not sure of the vintage but I liked the Lubriplate box with the tube inside.
I was alerted to this on eBay by my tool buddy in Wales. I had to have it for my Navy box.

 

[gpw_42]

I think your Lubriplate is likely modern production:

No. 130-AA, 1¾ oz. tube | Lubriplate Lubricants Co.

www.lubriplate.com

Regardless when it was produced, it's good stuff!

 

[Odd Job]

Swap meet a while back saw a Lubriplate tube in the box and of course had to have it. The box is green/black/white tho. Nice find there Don.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks, guys. A quick side journey about Lubriplate. Right out of High School in the late ‘60s, I worked at a shop and did a lot of brake jobs on drum brake vehicles. I was taught to always apply Lubriplate to the areas of backing plates where the brake shoes ride to prevent damage as shown in the image below. The lubrication would help the brake shoes return to their normal position when the brakes weren’t being used.
Another tube of Lubriplate.
-Don

 

[Odd Job]

Thanks, guys. A quick side journey about Lubriplate. Right out of High School in the late ‘60s, I worked at a shop and did a lot of brake jobs on drum brake vehicles. I was taught to always apply Lubriplate to the areas of backing plates where the brake shoes ride to prevent damage as shown in the image below. The lubrication would help the brake shoes return to their normal position when the brakes weren’t being used.
Another tube of Lubriplate.
-Don

Funny you mention that. Because the other tube/box I bought from the same seller was the Raybestos product for the application you describe. Not sure of its vintage. I'd post a pic but don't want to hijack your thread.

 

[d42jeep]

Post away. More participation is always welcome. I added a lighted Corvair sign that my daughter had gotten me some time back. It made a nice visual addition to the basement.
I went through the lubrication product display this morning and did some rearranging and added a couple of items.
-Don

 

[Odd Job]

Okay, here are the two swap meet finds. Also, some old graphite from my Uncles place stored in a tobacco can due to the mess that results from just looking at it. Very unlike him as a fisherman, to open a container upside down.
BTW, Lubriplate 3000 is always my grease gun.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice! I have been hanging onto my graphite for quite a while but haven’t found a need for it recently.
-Don

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

It works good on locks

 

[Odd Job]

We put it in our skateboard bearings back in the day.

 

[Shiftless]

I used graphite based lubricant on office chair casters long ago when I was working as a handyman kind of guy for a government office in San Francisco. When I saw black stains on the light colored carpeting, I switched lubes. Nobody found out it was me.

Later on, I used the same stuff to lube the wheels on my son’s Pinewood Derby car. Worked great!