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Picked this up at salvation army for $8. A 1950ish Craftsman Machinist Box. It is in nearly perfect condition. Even the drawer felt is in good condition. It is tremendously dirty but it will clean up fine. The last pic shows the back where I tested some degreasers. Only brake cleaner or acetone...

HAHA.. I once bought this huge antique "hack saw" at a garage sale for $5. I played around with it and was like "this hack saw *****!". Turned out it was a butchers hack saw for cutting up large carcasses. It just hangs on the wall these days.

I use this special oil for firearms. I can't find the can so I I can't tell you the name. It comes in a small can. It is suppoed to displace moisture. It penetrates, disolves rust, and cleans very well. You can find it almost anywhere that sells firearms.

That is what I was thinking. I found a thread that had some copies of the original advertising where it showed the inner workings. It was clear it was expensive to make. Mine was a bit tight but I hit it with some penetrating gun oil and it is very smooth now. It actually works very well. I...

picked up an old Blackhawk 1/2" Free Wheeling Ratchet for $3. I have never seen one of these before. It is actually pretty cool. Anyone know why the design did not survive?

jus track down vintage shop cabinets.

Nothing spectacular, but the price was great. Snap-on 3/4" combination $1 Bonney 3/4" ratcheting boxend - $2 Vintage Ridgid E14 pipe wrench - $5 I don't normally buy pipe wrenches anymore (even at $5) but this was an old one that was practically perfect. The jaws don't even show any evidence...

Some heat may soften it and make it easier to remove.

I was just being funny. Creating new threads is far better than holding it in with epoxy. Sure, it can work but the better way is to make new threads.

Buy both. Sell some of the machinist tools to cover the cost.

Gluing it will be better than a threaded insert or retapping?

Grainger sells a variety of tools and machines under the Dayton name. This is likely made by one of the better known tool companies as a private label "made in USA" tool. You could probably discover the actual manufacturer with a little research. The mfg would have been in Chicago.

Looks like Maxjax has some competition. Anyone have any experience with the Longhorn lift? Must be a new company as their website link does not work properly yet...

look through some of the bench build threads on this site. there are many. The typical solution is people build their benches around the lower tool cabinets. Many do not even remove the wheels. A common choice are the roller boxes from harbor freight. Building proper cabinet drawers is easy...

google home build car ramps. People have built some pretty nice set-ups to get the car a foot or more off the ground. I have a friend who bought some type of drive up teeter-tot style lift that gets the car about 18 inches of the ground for A few hundred bucks of craigslist...