Recent content by Jason1972

I see some NOS items on Harry Epstein sometimes but recently I found hartmannvariety.com that carries some NOS. I have made a few purchases recently. I picked up several NOS Stanley items (USA made), some NOS Lufkin, Proto, Compo-cast and some more. Some of the packaging is pretty rough shape...

Thanks for the input. I purchased 2 pistol grip macnaught grease guns, made in Australia. They seem to be excellent quality. I paid just under $61 each from ACI Lube including taxes and shipping.

I actually just finished it up, just got busy last night and never got around to posting the after pictures..............it took me a little over two weeks in my spare time to get it done I began by tearing it apart, removing all grease, then removing old paint and derusting the entire thing...

After spiffing that one up I was browsing Craigslist and found an old 1 Ton Yale manual hoist for $25. I thought I’d try my hand at restoring it here are some before pics

I decided I could use a hoist for occasional small lifting jobs around the shop . Everything on Amazon with a decent price tag looked like flimsy junk. I picked up a used one online, cleaned it up and lubed it. Anyone got any refurbish/restoration photos? I love seeing old tools cleaned up and...

I like the 23X because it doesn’t require the wrench to lock/unlock the swivel found on most Parker vises. I think I own either 4 or 5 Parker vises but this is the only one with the typical lockdowns like most vise manufacturers use

Here’s a PARKER 23X I picked up a few years back that I dislodged from its locked up state, stripped clean, painted, lubed, and put back in service. Nothing was broken or missing on the vise. I mounted it on my bench and it gets used regularly now.

Btw. I only bought the two items which is less than $25 and it still gave me free shipping. Not sure how that happened.

Thanks for the heads up. I’ve never tried Evapo-Rust before. I’ve seen many videos with people using it and have been wanting to try it. I just picked up 2 gallons from Amazon for $16.83 plus tax with free shipping. ($18.01 total). I don’t have prime either but the code that was provided did...

Nice and sturdy looking table lis2323. Is that a dentist’s light and swing arm above your workbench?

I have a couple Dualco mini grease guns. Small and well built

I’ve been eyeing these things already. I’ll see how I like the grease guns and may add one if not pleased how they work. As far as how much I use grease guns, I’d say very minimally. A few vehicles and mowers is about it. I had a barn built in 2017 and never had many tools before that. As I’m...

Thanks everyone for your comments. I ordered 2 of the Macnaught K32 from ACI-LubesCo including shipping for $131. Hope these are worth $60. May still pick up the Lincoln G113. I’m sure it’s China or India made but that is super cheap price for a pistol grip gun, atleast as a back-up if nothing...

SAE Products also had US made pistol grip grease gun listed on their website as of a few years ago from what I can tell. Their website no longer lists it as Made in USA, even though I’ve seen it listed as such as of today on Amazon. I’m kinda skeptical though as their website lists other...

Went looking into getting a new pistol grip grease gun and (not to my amazement) I can’t seem to find any still made in the USA. I looked at Lincoln and Alemite to start. India and China there. Found old discussions from a few years back online stating this company or that company makes em here...