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    Chisel Recommendations for a Carpenter?

    I have been buying rusty old chisels and trying to copy the Stanley sweetheart everlast egg shaped handle [bottom of pic].
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    Epstein Day 2021

    I ordered a quantity of large neodymium magnet from Epstein. I received a cardboard box with the end blown out. I complained and received another box..... a much more solid box with packaging. I still have the magnets.
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    Why left hand threads on pruning shears?

    ok, I get it now.
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    Why left hand threads on pruning shears?

    One blade has threads The other blade has a bigger hole. There is also a nut on the bolt.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    This is a Sheldon 423. I got it from Ebay for ~ $200 delivered. As near as I can tell is is copy or an OEM Wilton pattern makers turret vise. It works very well and would be the end result of years of manufacturing experience. The Sheldons are so rare, I would think OEM is more likely. From...
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    1969 Bridgeport mod to knee crank

    I drilled a #36 hole in the center of the knee crank shaft. I tapped a 6-32 thread. I found a 0.525" OD 0.25" ID washer with clearance for the 0.625" hole in the crank handle, but only when concentric. Gravity pulls the washer off center and retains the handle.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    The pine 2x4s they have at the lumberyard in Eastern Montana
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    1942 Bridgeport

    I have a 1969 Bridgeport now, but for years I had a 1963 Rockwell 21-100. I rebuilt the head on the Rockwell, and when the ram came out it tried to cut my hand off.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    While I was a house guest for the month of October while hunting, we tried to disassemble my Rem700 bolt to get all the primer divots out, but my host's Asian vise would not stay parallel. I bought a vise off Ebay VTG Columbian #143 1/2 Anvil Bench Vise 3 1/2" Jaws $30 + $16 shipping...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    4 days ago I got a Colombian 604 off ebay for $125 + $25 shipping. What showed up was a 75 pound 604 1/2, which is bigger. I have been cleaning off the rust and today I painted with Aluma Hyde II one part epoxy spray paint in a can.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I bought a bench at the old Boeing Surplus store 15 years ago for $75 to get the Columbian 504 vise that was attached. Today I saw on this forum that the 604 was the same thing but swivels, so I got one off Ebay for $150 TYD. Before the Columbian I broke vises all the time. I think it is...
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