Recent content by erimille

Wow. Just, wow. I don't get the chance enough to run across an artist / engineer that is willing to take on lost causes. Respect. It took me a while to get the knob finally secure, but it's now definitely the most impressive part of this jack. The securing design is simple and perfect. The...

I fabricated a temporary knob, as a stop gap solution, until I can find a proper one. That said, i'm happy with the results ... And while not the low profile jack i'm looking for, it lifted my car +20" with ease.

Kensico ... thanks for sharing. Your rebuild is inspiring and makes little effort to lift that truck. If you find Mbeaty's rebuild which inspired yours, pls leave bread crumbs for me / others to follow. I'm still looking for a replacement knob, but hopeful that I'll find (or fabricate) one and...

Cross posting from another thread i started before finding this one ... curious if anyone might have a knob for a Blackhawk S4 jack? thanks in advance! --e

FWIW, It looks like that law suit was dismissed - https://biztimes.com/snap-on-harbor-freight-settle-floor-jack-case/ But regardless, i'm not willing to give up on this Blackhawk just yet. I'm still looking for knob and lift pad unit. ;) In the meantime, i'm looking into ways of returning...

Yeah. This all started with me trying to help my father in law work on his car, so I need to keep reminding myself of that ;). Wow. Is this what you're referring to? - https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-low-profile-super-duty-rapid-pump-floor-jack-63183.html It sure looks like it meets my...

The welded knob looks to be part number #74 found in the PDF @larry_g suggested. If i can find a knob (thanks in advance @fl18guy for checking) I may be able to grind / file this down in an attempt to reuse it. If not, I'll try and use this as a template and fabricate some sort of hack of a...

Brilliant. Thanks! That level of detail is exactly what I was looking for! I'm interested. ;) I didn't realize until you mentioned this that someone adapted the original lift pad. This modification provides more surface area to lift, but at the cost of lifting off parallel to the floor below...

More few more pics of this unit are available here - http://potlach.org/2020/blackhawk/ Anyone by chance have a detailed parts diagram for this unit? Google helps me find (which I suspect came from a different thread here) -...

For a while i've been looking for a low profile jack that can give me ~22" lift. I'd been thinking new, but, as fate would have it, old seemed to be in the cards. A few weeks ago, a Blackhawk S4 jack crossed my path. I knew nothing of the Blackhawk line, nor of this specific jack's history...

I haven't had much luck with specific dating on these Kennedy boxes (i'm asking for help on this in another thread), but happy to share the rough patterns I've figured out so far ... The leather handle is an indicator that the box was made before the 1940's. The pulls and hinges help date these...

Thanks Outlaw, RTM .. i've searched extensively the archives in advance of posting, but may have missed something. If you (or others) stumble across this again, i'd appreciate the link. I previously found a set of helpful pics from a thread over on practicalmachinist that narrowed in on the...

Would someone more knowledgeable than me (not saying much) be able to provide any detail regarding one of my Kennedy toolbox? I was told it was from the 1920's, but other than that don't know much about this ... It's part of several other Kennedy boxes I own / use on a frequent basis but its...

From the pulls it looks like you have a box that's approaching 100 years old. It's similar to mine from the 1920's (see below). That is one heck of a garage sale fine at any price. ;) Well done! --e

Thanks for the welcome (and I appreciate the caution on timing my posts ;) ). I admit most of my more interesting vises are for woodworking, but the Prentiss is my go to when dealing with metal that benefits being motionless. While I keep thinking I could use a larger vise (I have a rusted...