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    Kennedy is still going strong.

    I love the two boxes sitting in my garage now, a vintage leather handled 7 drawer and a new cantilever box. My only gripe is that when I ordered the cantilever from one of the toolbox sites, it showed up with a good size dent in the side. The thing was shipped in the standard box with no...
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    How far have you gone to restore a tool?

    Guy must have been living out of his toolbox but no idea why he had to use it as a toilet. Bravo to you, won't look craptacular for long.
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    Toolbox Archeology

    Very nice! In cases like this it almost seems wrong to clean up or change anything. Did ya get deal on it?
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    Portland OR Area GJers: Code Red

    It would be interesting to know the story behind the design of that jack for Blackhawk. Mark
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    cool old snap on box craigslist seattle

    I saw that too the other night. Maybe from an old shipyard worker?
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    It's always when you're not looking

    Looks like he took better than average care of his tools. As others have said, never sell or you will regret it later.
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    New to me Blackhawk S4 owner

    I was thinking along the lines of British racing green, fly yellow, or one of Audi's 10 shades of silver. But seriously, I'm one those guys that doesn't own a single tool, car, or jewelry in any shade of gold so IH red it shall be. Let's keep those shiny bling colors for Christmas tree ornaments.
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    Vintage Carter Carburetor Toolkit

    That's just a cool piece. Sometimes I wonder how my Dad made it through 30 years in the service station business without those fancy kits. All he ever used were some screwdrivers and pliers. That set must have come from someone dedicated to carb repair. Oh, may the Carter Thermoquad RIP
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    New to me Blackhawk S4 owner

    Thanks Bull, after much searching I know you're the top guy with Hiball when it comes to Blackhawk jacks. Should be a fun Spring/Summer project. A word to the wise when it comes to estate sales. Make sure you get a bill of sale if returning to pick stuff up. I had permission to return to the...
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    New to me Blackhawk S4 owner

    This is what happens after hanging around GJ for less than a year. Went to a garage/shop estate sale on saturday. Wasn't expecting much as this was a second phase sale but in one picture I could spot the blackhawk in the corner of the garage. After finding that a Coleman single burner stove that...
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    Pissy Guys

    I met the polar opposite of that guy today. After paying for a few small tools I spotted an older gentleman sitting on a stool with a old 40's nickle base Coleman lantern by his side. I mentioned that's a nice lantern you have there and the next words out of his mouth was "you can have it"...
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    New from Washington

    That's looks to be a nice Valiant wagon there....welcome aboard!!
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    Shipping - Is the third time the charm???

    Looks somewhat worse than a dropped-shipped (literally) Kennedy cantilever box I ordered online last year. After the second damaged box arrived I just gave up since they let me keep the first one. I wrote Kennedy a lengthy email questioning their total disregard for any packing material in the...
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    Jack for the Car

    The factory jack on my Passat is known as the widow maker for it's horribly unstable design. Unless you want to carry a mini-style floor jack, I would recommend the HF scissor jack when it goes on sale. Also it would be a good idea to keep some thin but sturdy base pad if you are forced to jack...
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    More plumb boxes

    That's something I always keep an eye out for but so far no luck. Any decisions to restore them or leave original?
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