Recent content by sqyards

Thank you very much I couldn't figure it out to save my life, my pops was a A&P guy his whole life there are so many hand made tools and this and that's, his little junk drawer in his roller has a amazing collection of what nots going back to the 60's and thank you again I miss him so very much.

Wow what a collection the post said it was years ago im sure you sold everything them old socket tins and great

anyone know what it is was in my pops work box he brought home when he retired then sadly he passed away I've been slowly going threw all the draws. My pops was working in the tool room before he retired he repaired anything and everything. Guess they didn't want the old man crawling and the...

A mix of my gramps, my pops and a couple mine the Wilson case found at a flea market the guy gave it to me

Aircraft/hydraulic wrenches Bonney set

New to me tools.. my pops passed away 6 days ago and among other things I got his tools and my grandfather's tool he had, both of them where airplane mechanics so I inherited a pretty damn good collection of tools starting from the 30' on up, it's bitter sweet getting them, like anybody I would...

My grandpa's drill with the W he craved in it and the paint and grime left on it. My pops still kicking, I am lucky for that.

Bike for my pops he hates 3 wheelers (50+ yr AP mech) first bike project in many years

Yes steam powered

Yes it is 22 I've been trying to go threw all the catalogs to see when the triangle stickers started being used, I picked it up during the quarantine this guy wanted it gone, (very nice very organized guy said he bought it in the early 60's and was time for it to go,) on FB market he was asking...

That looks good

A mid 1930's box in good shape

Some more pics

Ok GJ vise guys I asked this in the vise info room but got nothing, I bought littletown vise # 112 had like 20 coats of paint so I didn't notice the slide is bent, so when it's closed 1 side is open, how should I try and straighten it, should I heat it first and whack it or just whack it...

Hey GJ how would you suggest I straighten the slide out I didn't notice when I bought it a couple weeks ago, I would have bought anyways was 10 bucks, I cleaned it up and went to put back together and - @#&* didn't know if I should use heat and bang it or just bang it. Let me know best way...