Recent content by Oily Nails

Ayup, bit of a left field pickup yesterday whilst in Scotland on business. Mains powered HOOVER hand held vacuum cleaner from the 80's. Thinking of converting it into a "mini" cyclone dust extractor, to hang off my workmate when working away from the shop.

Introducing my Gumtree buy for the evening. £10 for a "no name" PRC cross slide drill vice. A quick Google shows pretty much the same vice at ~£30 new. £10 feels fair She'll be cleaned up (WD40+wire wool) and a wooden bracket made to sit her into the drill base before putting her into use.

Ayup, a quick "Gumtree" purchase on the way home from work. £30 brought home: > 3 x 8" RECORD G-clamps > 4 x smaller ROC G-clamps > 1 x old GROVNER G-clamp (rusty one with the wing nut screw) > 25 x Presto HSS micro drills still in packets (2mm dia and smaller) > British MOD broadarrow marked...

Damon18, Those "auto kit" Spanners look nice. I don't think I've seen combination Spanners where the ring is incorporated INTO the handle, rather than being a flared out ring at the end

Well finally home.... Long *** flight. Anyway pictures of the other items from the Calgary Flea Market 2x Barcalo DOE Spanners RUFKIN 50' tape measure - Made in Canada Bernards press Steel pliers. - Never seen these before but feel both light but strong. Going into the car toolkit. Also a...

Gah! This place has made me unable to pass a sign for a market/garage sale!!! I was on my way to the airport in Calgary and spotted a sign..... And sooooo... Picked up four items, but three are now in my checked baggage 2 x Barcalo DOE spanners 1 x unusual BERNARD long nose plier... Handles...

Ken, I merely meant as an Englishman who won't see one again in the wild, even such a rare occurance can't pry open my wallet that far! Shiftless, in fairness I know the market has ballooned for these but I'm just not able to make the "man maths" stretch that far.

Just a quick "Actually saw a Wilton in the wild" post In USA for two weeks for work and spotted this pair in a cabinet at an antiques mall. $399 for a baby with the arm mount!!!!![emoji28] Even an englishman won't pay that kind of change!!!

Hi Mike, it was from just a Rudy's on the Katy Freeway. Recognise its a chain, but good food is good food 21799 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX 77450,

Yes Sir! Great to be able to see a Dreadnought battleship in person. Biggest we have in the UK is HMS Belfast, which is a Town-class light cruiser. Have to admit USS Texas looks in pretty rough state, but having read up on her online I see why and some of the plans to save her. Anyway...

Haha, nice Lugz. But will it look as good strapped to the back of a Hybrid???!!! [emoji28]

I did spot lots of other Garage Journal related items, but just can't fit them in my luggage... Or pay the asking prices.. >Blackhawk display board, $30. Can't fit it in the suitcase and would never find the tools in th UK to fill it. >Coleman camping stove, complete, $20 Instantly thought...

Well How Do from Denver, Colorado. Manic first week of work/travel in the USA but finally found a few items this weekend in Denver. Most of these came from antique stores so no deals but picked up some items I'd be unlikely to find back in the UK. > Tin lunch pail with metal handle $5 >...

How do folks? I've been simply snowed under by work and life the last couple of months so been a little AWOL on the thread and out at flea markets. Below was my only haul in the last few weeks.... The makita belt sander was a deal... But I like the Lockheed and Rolls Royce aircraft parts...

Ayup fellas, been a while since I last posted on this thread, mainly as I've been "behaving" [emoji6] Anyway as is my style I found this 1" clamp-on vice with the world's tiniest "anvil" in an antique stores "Tools £2 bucket" No makers marks and its pretty simply cast, but fun. Cleaned up OK...