Recent content by Joe Huld

I got this drill press vise this morning. It appears to be unused and is in its original box so even though I have at least 2 vises for each of my 4 drill presses I just could not pass it up. The box is a bit tattered but most of the label is intact and the vise shows no signs of use and...

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I think this is a re do of the 19th century Mc Bee "key sort" system.

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The Roper Whitney # 50 is the fastest, easiest, and in the long run cheapest way to make 90 degree bends in angle iron. I bought a used one 40 years ago and did thousands of corners with it. It still has the blade I got with it, and I only recently replaced the ball screws after 4 decades of...

Still for sale.

I'd consider other shipping options such as Fastenal.

Are you sure it is cast? The incuse markings and the fact that it stands bending suggest that it might not be.

For sale are Roper Whitney angle iron fabrication tools, a number 50 notcher, number 51 bender, and a number 4 angle shear. A 48 inch operating lever is also included. Roper Whitney offers these 3 tools on an angle iron stand for $3245 plus shipping, but you can buy this set way cheaper and...

Attached are pictures of the JOIC hand drill I just picked up. I've had several of these over the years including a couple marked "PROTO". I think that I have seen examples marked with Carson CA as the place of manufacture and possibly Anaheim California. This one has a hollow cast aluminum...

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, I think I may have a hand forged divider that looks like it might be from Stubs

Here is the latest hacksaw, a Lancashire pattern 4 inch. I've had a few Lancashire pattern hacksaws over the years but never one this small, most seem to be 8 to 10 inch. The frame is marked "P A" "STUBE or STUBS" and "17". The blade appears to have been sharpened several times without...

Attached are some pictures of a vise I bought yesterday. I posted a a group picture yesterday of it along with other vises and tools I got at the same time; I've identified everything but this one. I've never seen another like it nor have I been able to locate anything on it. There is a...

I hit the vise jackpot this week, the Cheney Anvil Vise was found Sunday and the other four at one yard sale today. The Cheney has a 1914 patent date and looks like a number 40. The Wilton has 4 inch jaws (smooth and knurled as well as a pair of milled angle iron loose jaw covers). It has a...

Cast iron is very difficult to weld correctly. I have tried both the steel and nickel stick electrodes and have not been satisfied with the results of either; even after preheating and post heating the weld. The best method is to use an oxy-acetylene torch with a cast iron filler rod and a...