Recent content by Sudsy

And this is the garage woodworking shop A lesson on how to fit 20 lbs of **** into a 5 lb bag That's a full size Rockwell Lathe in the back center, and since this photo the table saw has been upgraded to a Unisaw - on wheels so it can be rolled outside for working with larger sheets. The...

I did business with Kramer Guitar. When they went bust and sold the name to Gibson they sold off all the tools and materials. I bought the luthiers bench. Johnny Cash, Eddie Van Halen and others have sat at this bench while their guitars were being worked on........... Now it's my fishing rod...

Back when my son was going to college I went on a multi year hunt for quality hand tools to try to keep him out of Snap-On truck debt. He got his Associates in Auto Science and got hired right up by Jaguar / Audi. He has an impressive set , all Snap-On, Matco, MAC (tool truck stuff) and here I...

I've been turning for about 30 years so I've made a few mistakes and learned a few things I can pass along....... #1, to #100 Think SAFETY.. SAFETY... SAFETY !!!! It's amazing how fast bad things happen with a lathe spinning at high speed. No jewelry, especially rings, or loose clothes ! Eye...

No, wait, I'm keeping it......... To be continued I'm sure. Merry Christmas everyone

Nah, off to Ebay

Maybe

I'm keeping it

OK, I just went and rummaged through my socket drawer (not a tool box, a fireproof oversize bank filing cabinet with the big Plano boxes in each drawer) and I do NOT have room for another set. Just thinking out loud here........ I'm wondering if since the Xcelite set is so unusual it might go...

That surprises me, figured of all the things they'd outsource, electric tools would be it.

Get outa town !! That explains why I can't find anything on it Thanks ! Athol Machine Co / Amco - yeah I feel stupid

Ah, but it's not made by Athol, it's made in Athol Massachusetts The make is Amco I made the same mistake when i tried to find info on it

Excellent, thanks !

I tried all those places - nada And those are the only two like that in the set - weird

Here's something you don't see every day: Spring loaded, allows a solid bar handle to move like a ratchet