Recent content by huckaberry

Thanks guys , this place is infectious lol , i was looking for a new (old) vise a couple months ago , now i have 4 good USA iron vise's from searching the vise threads and what to look for . So recently I needed a new (old) tool box and found this thread . This site has lots of great...

Restoration is complete for the box that proudly earned the " you **** " status . the slides in the lower drawer were shot and slides for these are obsolete ...... HD sells a generic full roller bearing slide that works with a little work measuring and drilling new holes . i got really...

thanks Shelby , i finished it last night , i'll get some pic's & info up

my favorite 3/8's ratchet , thin and get's into the tight spots....... the Proto in the pic. much the same but a knurled handle / same #'s 5249 on both ,................ Q : what years did they change names ?

i've been workin hard for that title !

picked this Waterloo magnum up a week ago listed on CL for $75 , ... 24" deep 46" wide , good and straight but just ugly , looked like someone high on whatever with a flat black spray bomb went in attack mode........ the picture on CL was awful and when i spoke to the guy on the phone and asked...

Waterloo , ..... it could be a Waterloo branded , it looks like the box in the center of this old catalog without the center box , the holes in your box for name tag (missing) are in the same spot as where Waterloo placed them .

Question guy , I have the identical box pictured in your first post , mine is the Waterloo version the bottom drawer needed new slides , Waterloo has been bought out by Black&Decker waterlooindustries.com/index.html , there is still a Waterloo division of the parent company , there customer...

just finished up 4 vises , im new here and needing to replace a cheap vise I started lurking here in mid December for some good info. and now i have 5 , .......... i blame it all on you guys .

i lack knowledge on vfd's , there's different types , can be confusing ! ....., but , the company i purchased from helped me out on selection ( Marshall Wolf automation) said the "sensorless vector" type will hold torque down to about 20 Hz , the one i use is a Fuji frn0006c2s-7u (made...

@Hoorn yeah , heavy ! the column is 6' H 4" dia. and wall thickness about 1/2 " , had to disassemble / assemble using an elec. rafter winch . thanks for your earlier post about id tags ,..this one's first 2 #'s are 52 so i guess it's a 1952 . .......... here's a 15" bench type , just got...

here's a real cool looking anvil vise on craigslist now , seller says he can't find a name , any thoughts who made this ? ... losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/clt/d/long-beach-anvil-vise-combo-antique-on/7584298555.html

W-T 20 inch , heavily used in a shop daily for decades ! I saved it after the shop closure and restored it about a yr. ago , all new bearings etc. the motor is 3 phase but the house power is single phase so with the help of a VFD it's up and running and i can dial down the frequency to...

Coloumbian 604 / Athol 614 1/2 / Hollands 14 1/2 / Rock island 597 cleaned up , the dynamic casting on the Athol is awful , very pours , i steam cleaned it melting the paint and bondo out and this is what it looks like (last picture) ....... and the notorious RI 597 , i say notorious...

check your rear view Ghost , im gaining on your lead lol......... i picked up a big Rock Island 597 today @ $150 ..... it was at a machine shop outside the building laying in a pile of stuff , the owner told me they got from another shop that closed , it was just used for a 1 time special use as...