Recent content by Ran58

was raking around a tree in my yard when my rake hooked on something. I got a shovel and dug it out and it was an old heavy duty chain with a hook on one end. It was about 8 ft. Long and very heavily rusted. I know it had been in the ground for at least 15 years because that is how long we have...

Well, I did take the time to do it because I think it will save me time in the long run. I was always looking for something in about 5 different Places and honestly, wasting a lot of time. At least with this, I can usually find what I am looking for pretty fast.

I just laid my tools out on the rug as I organized them and put them up. I’ll be taking that up.

I‘ve got one of those winch systems too. That’s my next thing to do- raise the canoe up to the ceiling to get it out of the way.

The before picture was all my tools scattered everywhere. I had some in tool boxes, some in closets, some in the attic, some in the barn, etc., I spent a lot of time looking for my tools. I can already tell having them in one place will be a big help, even though it took a lot of time to build...

One of my goals last year was to get some organization in my shop And I finally made some progress on that goal. Thought everyone might like to see these pics.

Private Lugnutz - just saw your request. It says “Vincent” on the other side

This is a pic of a tool that belonged to my granddaddy. I haven’t a clue what it is. Anybody seen one or know what it is used for. Thanks

The pics below are of an anvil that belonged to my grandfather. He was a mechanic and I have memories of this anvil when I played around in his shop when I was 6 or 7 years old and I am now 67 years old. I estimate this anvil could be 100 years old. It is secured to an old tree stump. My uncle...

Thank you. A wealth of knowledge on this site.

Would never have guessed. Thanks

Have been going through my grandfathers tools and I came across a tool that I have no idea what it is?Has anyone ever seen this tool and if so do you know what it is called and what it is used for? thanks

Thanks guys for all your help. I knew you could provide some good suggestions.

Here are a few of the tools

Don’t want more rust just want the tools to look a little better without a full restoration.