Recent content by jkoll42

I picked one up a few days ago - was in the seasonal freestanding section

I really appreciate the detailed input guys.

Hey all - not sure if there is anyone with a machinist background here who might be able to shed some light. I found this cigar box of lathe tools in my fathers things and am trying to figure out what they might have been used for. He wasn't a machinist and didn't have a lathe but grandparents...

Thanks guys - picked some up. Kind of nice not to have a solvent smell everywhere!

Curious if there is a preferred method out there to prevent light flash rust on restored tools. I really love Evapo-Rust for initial removal and I've used standard oil, kroil (and the like) to try and keep it away but wasn't sure if there was something that people really thought was a go to.

I don't have any date but there is a "1" stamp on the top of the handle and jaw

That's awesome - thanks for the old ads! Is there any knowledge out there to date based on handle design/branding design?

Well when your pipe has 6" of girth you've gotta manhandle it :)

Figured I would bump this half decade old thread instead of starting a new one. Here's a restored 14" Walworth Stillson. It's a very nice wrench. Certainly not as burly as the Rigid and Fuller I'm working on but it's a very nimble well made wrench. Seems like with the slimmer construction...

Thanks Lugz - safe travels

Thank you sir - are there any sources for handles out there or do I need to pilfer another tool handle?

If anyone hasn't seen "project farm" on youtube check it out. He has such a systematic testing method for various things and does not accept any mfg $. Really cool channel to watch. He has a torque-o-meter thing :) edit: AVE also has some older vidjeos where he tests things to failure

I thought it might be fun to have a thread of vintage tools that gave most or all of themselves over the years. I'm thinking tools that were damaged in actual use. Still usable; not usable whatever is fun. Attached is a Oswego #10 pipe wrench with family history I cleaned up for posterity...

Any idea what timeframe this is from? A lot of the tools I'm coming across are 20's/30's but no clue about this rat

Attached is a really nice 20-903 Armstrong ratchet. I pulled it apart to get some stray rust off and lube it so I figured I would show the internals. I really like the feel of it and how it looks.