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20's & 30's Machine Shop Books *SOLD* I have a bunch of old Machinst books, 1. Machinists' and Toolmakers' Manual - Franklin D. Jones, 1925 First Edition Hardcover 2. American Machinists' Handbook - Colvin and Stanley, 1920 3rd edition 3.How to Lay out Turret Lathe Tools - Alfred Herbert...

I have for sale a few vises, Shipping for the Parkinsons is out of the question so please don't ask 1. $50 - Parkinsons Model F no. 6 but 2 **SOLD** - Parkinsons Perfect patternmakers vise 3. $40 + Shipping - Starrett no. 86 hand vise, the table mount is not starrett 4. $40 + Shipping -...

Vintage Kennedy Box with tray,leather bound handle, 24" wide, very good condition $60 Local pick up preferred as shipping could be pricey

I know what you mean, seems like something went wrong in the 70's and styling got thrown out the window and everything went generic & blocky. Somehow the balance of form and function took a big tilt towards function and then slowly the quality itself slipped over time. Thank God the old stuff...

Check out these, They look like cheap tools from back in the day but they still weren't afraid to put their name on them

Thats because most new stuff comes out of a generic Asian factory and resellers just put whatever brand sticker they want on them. If you get a chance check out Gray Tools current line of ratchets, they have a beautiful style to them, kinda like an old Snap-on Ferrett, and they are still made in...

Becro! I see it now, you are correct! Thanks for the help, I'm still sorting through all the stuff that I picked up, I went to the guys place just to look at a Sheldon lathe and ended up coming home with the lathe AND radial drill press, power hacksaw, nice Kennedy tool box, and boxes & boxes of...

I picked these up at an estate sale. They belonged to an old machinist, they feel like nice quality and were in with a mix of other quality wrenches including Herbrand, Williams, Armstrong and Gray. Has anybody ever seen these before? *Funny sidebar, when I google "Beero wrench" it tends to...

Here are a couple of Parkinsons that I just picked up, first one is a model F , second one is a 10" wide Perfect And thirdly an oddball that I'm not sure what to use it for, looks like a specialty machine shop vise

The old style B&D Workmates can be found at many a yardsale for $5-$10, they are extremely sturdy and versatile and they fold up for easy storage. I don't know about the newer ones though, they do not look as good