Recent content by beltdrive

Pretty excited to pick up this powr-kraft box on thursday...prepaid. It is a duplicate of my remline box, which I like alot. 90.00 I thought was a fair deal.

Check out the pics --- maybe someone can tell me what this is? Whatever it is, it's a really high quality piece of steel! THANK YOU! :)

Yup. That's it.

It is a factory attachment for sharpening, but part of it is missing.

This seems to be a rare one...and my fourth vintage stanley grinder. I actually acquired it for free...along with a heavy duty grinder stand of the same era, a steel parts multi drawer bin, and a walker turner drill press, all listed free pick up on facebook. Lights still work on the eye...

Looks like it could be Newbold!! I purchased it in Connecticut so easily could be from maine.

Here's a funky antique gouging chisel. 5/8 blade and overall length is 13 inches. I can't make out the name and wondered if anyone recognizes it....sorta looks like NEWSO____ and CAST STEEL. I would like to learn about it....what is the shape of the handle called and how is it used? I see a...

I still wonder about whether that was really all original. That price was mind blowing....if it in fact was a completed sale.

WOW! This was great information! I learned alot. I grew up in Western Ohio in the 60s and 70s. What is here correctly called a wrecking bar, my dad always called a crow bar. And he knew tools and was a natural engineer/designer, but accountant by trade.

Those look fantastic. What happened to the jaw shelf on the green one??

Since prices are crazy for the 2" baby bullet, people have discovered the 2.5" toddler and prices have skyrocketed on ebay. Especially Chicago era. Here's a very nice refin that I just finished. Not sure if those jaws or the handle are original but still a great - very clean - little vise. I...

If a crow bar has no branding on it, is there any way to tell if it is an older or usa product? Please see pics. This is a 22 inch bar, currently not in my possession....but might be soon : ) depending on comments. No branding is visible but could have lettering under the rust, as I...

I asked on the wilton vise group on FB and so far unknown. Mine has the same WE.

I have this odd locking wrench by the Summit Tool Company, 1971. Wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I was trying to decide if it was worth keeping on my already-too-large collection. The ideas seems to be of some merit --- you turn the screw as tight as you can on the nut, then...

I wanted to add my 2 cents to this so that young readers don't learn an incorrect history. Companion tools today - like many brands that were bought and sent overseas - are garbage. In contrast, Companion tools that were sold by Sears many decades ago (like 70s and 80s) were marked USA and are...