Recent content by SawdustTX

My comments based on using it, not "feel that way". :) I try to avoid expressing opinions, assumptions, and presumptions in these forums, way too much of that going around. I try to comment only when I have actual experience. Anyway, it's a hole, behind a cover plate, for a box with secure...

The arc of an oscillating tool is so small there's no curve, it leaves a square hole, or if it's there I can't see it and probably straighter than a freehand cut with a straight blade (at least if I'm the one doing it). Agree for a homeowner doing it once in a while, I wouldn't spend $50 for...

Hunting a few Delta parts to get my tools fully functional. Thanks in advance for any help! Wrench for Delta 33-890 Radial Arm Saw. Part #424-12-101-0001 Looking for two since you use them together for the saw setup. Blade Guard leaf for Delta 33-890 Radial Arm Saw. Part #424-02-054-0005...

Got it! I was thinking it was 1912 at the latest based on the earlier post, but that 105 in the last image you shared is exactly my vise, and makes sense with the Lathe it shares a bench with, which is a late 20's/early 30's Delta lathe. Thanks for the info.

Thank you - great info. Anyone know the earliest the 105 was made? Trying to determine the range of years it could be. Amazing to me, how nice the jaws are given this thing is at least 110 years old...and still works great. Today I cut a bunch of allthread and shaped a steel bracket in it.

Just spend waaayyy to long looking through this thread and the related thread on "oldest Parker vise". So much great info. and cool stuff! I have a Parker Model 105, posted a few comments above, came attached to a lathe I bought. Anyone have any details on it, particularly what years the 105...

Well, we're at 35 years, so it's entirely because she is so patient and understanding. My two stalls of the garage are occupied by the woodshop, and right now "her" stall is occupied by an engine swap project, she's a saint!

Appreciate the tips - both on a heated unit and the process. I think for now I may use brushes/rags with SimpleGreen as @BigLeagueSmoes does, with a bunch of different size cylindrical brushes. If that shortens my cleaning time enough I'll stick with that, if not, maybe go the ultrasonic...

Let me clarify, I build a lot in wood that requires many of my sockets, wrenches, etc. It's not just the hand tools for the wood machine setup. Lots of threaded inserts, bolts and nuts, all-thread, tapping and threading, etc. That's why for me it's not "just a few tools" or "a 99 piece...

Good point. Just too many tools that cross over - wrenches, allens, sockets, screwdrivers, pry bars, cordless tools, hammers, etc. I do appreciate the suggestion, but for my garage and how I work, I'm keeping the tool count down, question is really about cleaning.

Thanks all. @Dave455 appreciate the Simple Green reminder. I use it frequently for cleaning car parts and gunked up machine tool gears, etc, so I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me for the hand tools too. doh!! Plus Simple Green and rags will be cheaper than Tub O' Towels. At 17 cents a...

Time duration is not the issue, it's my time (as you say - labor) that I'm trying to reduce, so that may work well. Thanks.

With the number of tools that get used nearly daily for both cars and woodworking, it would be too costly, and space is an even bigger issue as I said. I'll look into a solvent tank, that may be a good solution. Thanks.

In the theme of this thread (machine vises), here's my Chas. Parker vise: This is the vise I use all day, just put new cherry faces on it few weeks ago: And a nice Craftsman I got at an estate sale to put on a second bench I'll be building soon:

Searched the forums, almost every "cleaning tools" thread is about rust. I frequently work car and wood projects at the same time. After car wrenching, I thoroughly clean the tools, because you know what grease, lubes, etc. from a car do to wood when it comes time for glue-up or applying a...