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I don’t usually buy snap on stuff or old screwdrivers, but I couldn’t pass up this blue point in great shape.

https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Area-Cutters/CGCVIGOROUS/ Just letting people see what the 210' Cutter looked like.

Stopped at an estate sale today and found this beautiful Kennedy tool box from the red paint era. I wasn’t very interested in the...

If you are drilling the pin out of a gear at the end of the shaft, don't drill all the way through. Drill the peened end and only go...

Here is an ePay listing that contains the paperwork an lays it open for photos. Some funny angles and such, but possibly helpful(?)...

I appreciated the information on this tool from @Shelbylex. Eight years later, the Jonard link in the post directly above is dead...

Possibly. Seems a little inefficient though.

Yes, the bent end fits into a hole on the bench and they provide a lot of leverage (hence, the broken bolt). I stuck an old bumper bolt...

I was at a sale this spring with two pairs of large shears and chose these, based the fact that they seemed a bit sturdier than the...

Saw a FB post today from a company providing vintage Delta parts: https://vintagedeltasupply.com/ They also apparently provide new...

I recently found this wrench holder and didn't realize what it held until I noticed the variation in hanger spacing. There's a tab bent...

I'm happy to report that I did manage to snag the Hallowell cabinet that I had posted about above. As promised here are some more...

Old steelcase office furniture plus yellow tractor paint.

I just bought one from ACE a couple weeks ago to replace one with a buggered-up head.

I think a standard Phillips will fit that screw better than the R&P (which appears to have been reshaped), but it is really hard to tell...