Recent content by river251

A very belated thank you to you all. That VCI sounds interesting.

I have several old NOS American Nicholson files. Even though I live in the ultra dry desert, they get traces of rust. I am afraid to spray penetrating oil or mineral oil on them because it seems like it might ruin their function. Any ideas on how I can protect them? Thank you very much.

A film camera is not superior to a "modern" camera for what purpose? Hop over to the Nikon website and take a look at the new film cameras. I came here to ask if you guys know where I can find a tool. What happened is nobody had that info, but a referendum developed over the value of my...

Well, I could trade you a dial caliper....

No, I did a lot of research and feel pretty confident that I got the kind of tool I want, if not the heritage I want. I did not want to go over 100 if there were not a really fine tool it would get me, and I didn't feel there was a dial caliper with fractional and decimal measures that was of so...

It's hard to imagine a woodworker working in thousandths of inches. I would think it hard even with a good table saw to make a cut to a thousandth of an inch. But like I said I don't have my table saw yet so I'm not sure about that. But I can't imaging doing real work on a motorcycle or truck...

Hi ducksface, I'm not sure what it is you want to know. I like to work in the shop; I don't yet have a table saw, and stuff like that, because I am just building my shop. But I do things with my powertools. I think the Smithsonean Museum of Art would resist classifying them as cultural icons...

I didn't say I did woodworking, ducksface.

Thank you all for your thoughts. If you all become woodworkers, you will use fractional measurements, I firmly belive. I came here to ask because of the generally high knowledge about tools around here. I have bought inexpensive digital calipers more than once. Not using them often, every time...

Woodworking, and lots of other uses, need fractional calipers. Cheap junk ones have all kinds of problems. You can spend an evening reading the reviews on Amazon like I did.

I am struggling trying to find one fractional dial caliper that is not cheap Chinese junk. Reading the reviews on Amazon, a few reviewers will reveal the truth about any fractional dial caliper for uner $100: they seem to be of poor quality. But, though I can find decimal dial calipers made in...

Thanks for all the great suggestions, lots of good things to try. I have lots of tools so I can try more than one at a time...

Hi all, I had bought a set of Dewalt bits, sockets, drills, etc. in one of those yellow plastic Dewalt cases. I kept it in the bag with my drill. It must have gotten wet because everything in the case completely rusted badly. Then they were destroyed in a fire and I'm getting a new one. I am...

Just found this place when searching for Buffalo Vise because I bought one today for $10 and wanted to know more about it, and boy am I happy I did, this place is perfect for me! The right place to ask many of the questions I have. Don't ask me how many tools I have. Don't ask me how many...