Recent content by Bill Ramsey

Outlaw, AWESOME score on the Workmate! On p. 210 of Scott Landis' The Workbench Book, there's a picture of inventor Ron Hickman standing on one. I have never seen one of these in the wild. And $10 for this very early, rare version? I won't cheapen the moment by saying it. You know it, I know...

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Pics of the cribbage board? I play, and picked up another wooden one at the same sale yesterday where I got the Workmates, but have not seen a brass one. To everyone else, sorry to be off-topic. We now return you to regular programming. :lol_hitti

Well it was a Workmate kind of day at the one local estate sale I hit. This one has the spring steel leg retainers that always seem to be broken but all four were intact! :) It's missing the pad feet for the saw bench position but those are common replacements. The unusual find was the bench top...

Beautifully done. The maple adds a nice organic accent to the subject matter. Question: how did you attach the artwork to the frame? I don't see any visible fasteners on the edges.

A BE 3/8-dr 20T ratchet found at a Tulsa area garage sale. Smooth as butter. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

WF-21 3/8-dr 24T ratchet, found at a Tulsa area garage sale for a buck. Works smoothly. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Two garage sales this morning. $11.50 all. Proto LA DOE 9/16"-5/8" Craftsman =V= 11" 3/8-dr 24T flex ratchet Husky 3/8-dr 60T and 1/2-dr 48T ratchet Craftsman 3/8-dr 1/2" 6-pt deep well socket (which completes a 3/8" to 7/8" 6-pt set) Plomb WF-21 "MFD IN USA" 3/8-dr 24T ratchet Craftsman...

Nice prices on those, Stuart. I never see back saws around here. :(

Outlaw, has anyone else observed that maybe just maybe you have a brass hose end problem? :lol:

Yesterday's finds at 2 estate sales, $25. Vaughn hammer Marples chisels 6/10/13/19 mm, look never used Plomb 5263 18" 3/8 dr extension, date code 0B (1930, I think) Craftsman 7" duck bill snips Crescent 7" diag cutters Tub for parts cleaning Asst bag of wire Huot A-Z index with 18 HSS letter...

A few years ago there was a TV news story here about a guy having $5K worth of rims/tires swiped off his truck which was parked on his driveway. Cut-away to the Edmond PD's spokesperson who says, "It's amazing to us [the police] that people fill their garage completely full of stuff and then...

Winning! :thumbup:

The hat on the band saw. Living in the south, it tells me you're a practical person. It also says you're probably hoarding a bunch of lawn care equipment too. :thumbup: Yes, to you and MayerMR, I meant Flat Surface Disease...that destructive tendency to unburden our arms onto the nearest...

Suggest you focus on a workbench first. Postpone decisions about altering it, just get it set up in a good spot. Make it your daily routine to keep it clear. Keep a brush and a trash can nearby. This isn't easy, FSD is hard to fight, but the rewards are many. So much of what you'll work on as...