Recent content by BeezaPilot

2 inches is quite a bit. Perhaps cut an 18 inch square out of the floor on the low side, dig it out, build a "plug", put wet concrete in the hole, put in the plug so that when the concrete cures you have a decent looking catchment after you pull the "plug" out.. Put a grate over it and a...

I shipping weren't a ***** I love to have that.

Well, what I've wondered about is a split system in the shop. I understand that AC will power the big tools, welders, 3 phase stuff and what not. But, it seems that LED technology has come a long way, minimal current requirements for quite a lot of light. DC fans seem to run fairly...

Still a way to go on it, need to make / find tool rests and get it assembled on a stand. Kind old man gave me the grinder, came out of the Collins Company factory back in the day. Cleaned it up a bit, babbitt bearings in good shape and run smoothly. After 30 years of tripping over an old...

Kind of handy for the garage handy man, drill came with a stand that you could screw / clamp to a bench. Made it a "stationary" tool for wire wheels and what not.

While I love them cordless devils for small jobs away from the shop, when the need is there to bore big stuff- nothing like corded tools. I pick the old aluminum tools up when ever I see them for a buck or two. Easy to rebuild, a buddy is maintenance at a hospital and he saves me cords from...

Thank you! Yeah, there was other Williams stuff, mostly the old single ended heavy wrenches, when they are cheap I never let them pass me by.

Well, I'm Beez... and I'm an axaholic. A few shots from around my wood shop. It is a steel building with 3/4 inch rod diagonal supports so hung a few up there.

Picked up 3 of these at a yard sale, 3/4 inch drive with a one inch Allen with TWO ball detents on them, checked out Alloy Artifacts- but they've nothing on them. Anyone know history on Williams HX-130's?

It came with a Graco overhead 3 reel unit, and 5 extra reels with hoses and specialty nozzles..... If I told you what I paid, you'd not sleep at night. I missed all the old neon... bit of heartbreak there.....

Well, picked up a cool wall unit at a yard sale. I'm not much of a computer guy, but cant find much on it on the web. I'm guessing 1940's-1950's along with the service merchandizers that are easier to find, but the oil dispensers seem more uncommon. Anyone with information on dating this...

Just back from an estate sale. I was picking through a large box of wrenches when the guy in charge said I could have the whole box for a ten-spot. All the usual suspect, Bonny, Williams, Billings, Craftsman (the oldest I think I've seen), Firestone... The oddballs- Wright (from Dayton- the...

My wife recently found a complete set of "Truth" 1/2 sockets- so she is on a yard sale tear to find more of them. I like vintage Williams tools, latest find a Williams manufactured BS/W wrench. Got up and looked in the tool box- found a nice ratcheting wrench from "Langline", and my favorite...

My wife has an eye for the unusual when we stop for garage sales-- A complete set of 1/2 inch Truth sockets.

Been a lurk for several months looking up tool information and thought I'd go ahead and join up. Mostly a Euro-Trash motorcycle guy, BMW, Triumph & BSA, but have a KZ550 and the wife rides a VFR so not quite a purist. Build boats as a sideline, kayaks and small sailboats. Looking forward to...