Recent content by Mike777

About 30 years ago I picked up two of these metal cabinets from a silent auction for an aviation service center closing in Seattle. There were three of them available and I wish now I had bid on all three. IIRC mine are manufactured by Durham (or Dunham?); very solid and durable. I believe...

Thank you. Maybe I need to get a new monitor - or stronger readers - because my best guess was 899...LOL. Again - Thanks!

That looks great. The concrete company did a really nice job.

What kind of load is the 6" concrete apron good for? Is that about 18,000 lbs?

Nice work on the compressed air system and nice barn; going to have to go back and read through your build thread now. The Southern Illinois area is God's Country in Illinois; used to love all the hiking and outdoor opportunities when I lived for school and when my son was there too for several...

Hello tymbo, I had the same tool or one that was nearly identical to your photo but can't find it now. Would you reply with the manufacturer and tool no of this nailset? I tried blowing-up the photo but still can't make out the tool number or manufacturer details, too fuzzy. Thanks. Mike

Thanks RTM - I didn't find a copy there either. I almost always hit Internet Archive as a first stop in this kind of treasure hunt.

My brother just sent me our father's old Stanley 233-24 100 Plus double bubble aluminum level. I'm sure when he bought it new - likely sometime between 1953 - 1964/1967 - he received the little instruction manual with it; an equally sure he probably looked it over it for a few seconds and then...

Picked up this No. 14 Stillson wrench last weekend in Fort Myers from some of the tools my father had left behind. I don't think this was a wrench he purchased new but probably belonged to my namesake great-uncle on my mom's side of the family. My dad would have inherited it after my Uncle...

DIYJus - I found a couple of your ratchet clean & lube videos on YouTube the other day. Well done and informative. I was looking to see what some of the different manufacturers use in their ratchets coming out of the factory when I found your videos.

What's the red toolbox/storage box?

I like the photos - especially the one with the cement truck. Oneglia & Gervasini (O&G). Great company - from my hometown of Torrington. They're a big dawg in construction in the NE. A college friend is a civil engr for design firm in NYC, he says O&G is not necessarily cheap but they're...

The amount following the $-sign. In all seriousness Raychem is top shelf stuff; I don't think I've ever seen anything but Raychem used in aviation applications in the last 20-years or so. It is expensive though for general use around the garage & home. And I don't recall seeing it in the BORG...

I bought the 460s back in the summer of 1990. At that time I owned a 1988 GMC S-15 that had the oil filter remote mounted from the factory. That winter I had some warranty work done (again - repetitive probs w/ the engine control computer) and had the dealer do the oil & coolant change while in...

That's a very cool light fixture. Nice find and restoration.