Recent content by Toolmaker65

Here is an older Rem Line machinist chest that I acquired in December of 2019. Not sure of when it was made, but the label says Hamilton, Ohio. The drawers have a green flocking instead of a felt lining. IMHO, it appears to be in good shape for its age. I think it could just stand a little bit...

Both boxes look pretty darn good. I have quite a few Kennedy and Gerstner boxes that I use at work and home. Both of yours would be definite keepers in my book. Two boxes do not make you a hoarder. Two thousand would just put you in the 'advanced collector' category. Sent from my LM-G820 using...

From my experience, most injection molds are made out of some combination of H-13, P-20 or 420 stainless depending on the material being molded. You might try having the tool room make up aluminum machinist scribe style picks with brass handles. If there is that many issues with flash and...

Looking at the photo closer , you do not have a Versacart set up . I am not seeing a large wheel at roughly the halfway point of the rig. What you do have there is probably one of the nicest combinations of machinists boxes possible. The top box is a No. 3611 machinist chest. That is the...

It is hard to provide any input without at least a better description of said Kennedy box. How big is big? What one person considers big may be average to another. Kennedy has made a wide variety of boxes throughout their history that range in size from "small" hand carry boxes to "large"...

A quick scan of my one tool boxes yielded a few pieces with late 1800 patent dates. I'm not sure if I have anything older; I might but the thing is locating them and finding the applicable dates for patents or manufacturing. First is a Hudson's Improved Speed Indicator marked '*Woodman's...

Looks usable - a little smoothing of the road rash with some energy cloth or wet sandpaper and it will be in pretty good shape. Or you can take it to Lowe's and try to warranty it... At least it didn't cost you a plugged tire or a new one. A decent free tool is always good. Right now there is...

Depending on how they are supported (steel pins or brackets vs. plastic clips), I would think about replacing the glass shelves. Use a suitably thick piece of wood or steel or aluminum plate with an appropriate finish (stain and varnish, paint or powder coat, black oxide, anodizing, etc.) This...

Looks like you have a few boring tools used to make holes with more precision than drilling, a parting tool, grooving tool, left handed turning tool, and a few form tools. These are real old school lathe tools. They were eventually replaced by brazed carbide and later carbide insert tooling...

I have the same ratchet from an uncle who passed away five years ago. It still works without any issues at all. Even though it is fully usable, its only job now is to be a drawer queen in my uncle's memory - he had plenty of newer ratchets of that are better suited to daily use. Sent from my...

Thehorse: I have no idea, I can't really find any detailed timeline of the company and any subsequent sales and moves from location to location. I have read that they later manufactured the Stack-On brand of metal tool boxes but also know that they were still making the Rem Line brand...

I managed to find and older Rem Line machinist chest. I have not been able to find any like it either here in The Garage Journal or anywhere else online. Overall it is in very good condition for its age. All the drawers work smoothly and the finish on it only has some minor scratches and...

Re: Why these Mac and Snap Wrenches Marked "no guarantee" and "not guar" It is possible that they were manufactured as part of a military contract. I have a few Snap On tools that were from military sets and they are all marked 'NO GUAR'. Probably the same with the MAC. Sent from my...

The clamp was obviously made by Brown & Sharpe - it is a machinist's/toolmaker's parallel clamp. The base could have come from a small clock - it was probably "shop" made by the person who used it. Quite a few jewelers and watch and clock repairpersons are quite adept at metalworking in a...

It may look like a key cabinet, but every key cabinet I have ever seen is mounted to a wall somewhere in the shop or in an office so that it can be found easily. This thing has a handle which means it is portable. I have never seen a portable key cabinet because it just means it's easier to lose...