Recent content by KF5LCH

I have a couple of each, love the old Wright & JH Williams tools. I rate them right up there with my old Plomb tools. They're pure USA beef. I also have quite a few old Bonney wrenches & sockets. Love em. I have a couple of M Klein & Sons- Chicago USA wrenches (re badged Bonney) that are my...

Nice find! Someone didn't care enough to keep it secured. Finders keepers as far as I'm concerned unless it has contact information somewhere on it. No way in hell would I leave a $400 tool unsecured.

We have a 500 gal tank at work, it's plumbed into 5 different shops & fed by a massive compressor, I forget the make but it's huge. It wouldn't fit in my living room. Original build date for both is 1943.

Here's the finished grinder. What I wouldn't give if the local stores carried balanced stones & wire wheels. The stone is off just a hair, but the wire wheel looks like it was assembled by a drunk. It's going back tomorrow. Even with it out of round, the coast down time has tripled with the...

Well, I'm just about to finish up this rebuild. I got the grinder all buttoned up last night. The reassembly was pretty easy overall. To get the bearings back in, I put the ends of the grinder in the oven at 225 for about a half hour. I put the bearings in my deep freezer overnight. They went...

It's an interesting piece. I would give it the works & make it look like new. The fact that it's as old as it is & has held up well over the years warrants a full restow.

Very nice vise. It should clean up like new.

I stock anything & everything. I use 7/16 & 9/16 on numerous projects around the shop.

Thanks for posting. Very good read. Crown Top galore! I have a few tools listed, most were my Grandpaws tools. The jig saw, hack saw & numerous sockets & ratchets.

If it tests ok, I would have no problem using it.

Very nice. It looks like new! I just couldn't let it sit outside in the weather. It's too nice.

I've been on the lookout for quite some time for an old C man block grinder. I would gladly give $40 for that one. I say go for it.

I have the HF 3 pack, got it for $17 IIRC. I was leery about them at first but after a year of regular use they're holding up well. I've used them on everything from plastic to heavy steel. No complaints.

It's a good buy. As stated, IF it's American made, the weakest link will be the ratchets.

Man that's a tough one. I've never seen that logo & Alloy Artifacts is a bust. The B sure looks like the Bonney B minus the shield. Good looking set of pliers tho.