Recent content by dcarden

I had the box painted and spent months trying to figure out a way to squeeze the rivets without paying $300-400 for a rivet squeezer. I bought an old rivet squeezer for $85 on ebay when I first started my research. When it came in I realized I couldn't use it because it wasn't made to replace...

Thank You to everyone for the compliments. We live in a time where things are so poorly made and then thrown out when it breaks or when we are done with it. Even though I could have replaced the toolbox with one off of Ebay for $30 and saved a quite a bit of money. It was nice to find...

I used the rattle can. You really need to practice with it, if you treat it like regular paint it will go on dry and leave a finish that feels like overspray. Really need to put the stuff on super wet to the point it looks like you have fish eyes in the paint. The Craftsman Chest and Cabinet I...

Ebay, I measured the old ones and replaced them with Stainless Steel.

Thank You.

She love's it.

Sears Replacement Parts

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My wife's father was killed in the line of duty just before she was born. Her mother gave her this Craftsman 6500 series toolbox a couple of months ago and said it was her father's. The toolbox spent several years of it's life in the engine compartment of her mother's houseboat at the lake and...

I bought the feet on ebay, it took awhile to figured out what they called them. Angle Iron Foot Pads

As some of you may remember, when I added a second middle drawer to my toolbox is was to high for me to see in the top of the box. Patience paid off when I ran across the this Matco step on Ebay. I decided to build an Electrolysis Tank based on the instructions I found on this forum. This is a...

Just received my vise handle from ritzblitz made to my specs today. He did a phenomenal job and it turned out better than I anticipated. I highly recommend him and look forward to doing business again with him.

Posting a vise I recently picked up. It is a Oswego Sawyer Tool 24B. Going to do a full restoration on it soon.

Organized my sockets yesterday.

Bump, I know its an old thread but I would like to know as well.