Recent content by leon renaud

You can find more information here "Saw Set Collectors Resourse" this is about the best site for anything to do with antique saws and the tools to service them

http://craftsofnj.org/toolshed/articles/Collecting%20Saw%20Sets/Images/fig3.jpg the upper one in this picture is similar but has 4 notches rather than 2, Like I said an antique set later versions are more like pliers with an adjustable stop so all teeth would get identical set to them. The...

My dad used to use valve lapping compound and pieces of tubing to make holes in glass. He would put a putty dam around where he wanted the hole and put several drops of kerosene in the putty dam he also mixed his valve lapping dust with kerosene not water. He would use the tubing as a drill he...

Mecos Aviator Jet torch is a nice little unit for sheet metal work.I bought the complete outfit and cut over 1/2 inch plate with the cutting head.the welding torch has a flat body that makes it easy to control and it's light so not very tiring doing a lot of welding.

I've been using a gear like this for over 20 years as a base for the Champion blower that feeds my forge ,It works great my blower stand is rock solid yes still easily moved by rolling the gase.

this is an antique saw set. the notches are placed over the tooth in a saw blade and the tooth is bent away from center just a tiny bit every other tooth is bent to one side. The saw is then turned around and the remain teeth are bent in the same manner to that side. When a regular hand saw has...

yes I should have included that anyone can donate model supplies at their local VA hospitals or homes

The model kits with the cards are from VA Hospitals or Veterans care centers. My dad had several of these kits when he was in the VA Hospital for several weeks. Building models is something you can do while bed ridden for long periods. You were allowed a certain number of models per week and you...

first sorry about the hard read I have dyslexia and ADD posting threads is hard for me because punctuation and sentence structure just doesn't work in my brain it has gotten better since finding the "Journals" but I know it's not right spell check was a huge discovery for me! Rail is good steel...

Run 2 separate conduits run 1 bigger than you think you'll ever need for all power lines. run a 2 inch line for all your computer ,phone etc.lines keep these away from your power lines so there is less interference with power bleed from the electrical service lines.Run some nylon rope through...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declared zoning unconstitutional more than 30 years ago!I used to have a copy of the front page of my local paper when it ran the article.Now the reason that zoning gets enforced is who besides a select few has the money and time to take an issue like this to that...

The rebound test is the best test for an anvil weather you use a steel ball or just drop a lightly gripped hammer on the surface. Some very good old military anvils have very little ring to them and if you work alot with an anvil your soon looking for a way to "kill" the ring anyway! it's the...

Years ago I had a set of Thortsen-Allied combination wrenches I had never heard of them but had learned to trust my tool dealers advice he told me they were every bit as good as Snap On and I think he was right I used them daily for 5 years and never had 1 problem with them,Would most likely...

Ok someone already said to call your credit card company and stop payment.You do have the legal right to demand talking to a company rep in the U.S. by law but most call centers won't tell you this!I have family that owns 3 small shops and was present the day they had to deal with a problem with...

the flex head ratchet looks like the same one NAPA stores sell one of their kits just might fit it. there is a machine shop here that was making ratchets for 3 different companies the only differference was the name they engraved into the handle!every one was made on the same machine from the...