Recent content by Tucko

I was playing Bocce ball with a group of dads at one of my kids Scout campouts. We were primitive camping in the middle of nowhere in the Mojave desert, and two guys were arguing whose ball was closer. I calmly walked up and said, "Gentlemen, may I?" as I pulled a tape measure out of my pocket...

Get 2 pairs of the Midwest offset snips, the reds and the greens. Don't buy the straight snips, you'll never use them. I use snips every single day at work, Midwest is my choice. Wiss has taken a real dump in quality over the years...

I can't throw anything away....

I came across some old spanner wrenches. One of them has a bit of damage to it. I want to put it on ebay, and need to know how to describe it properly. What are the little nubs called?

My gramps was the first circulation manager of the Arcadia Tribune newspaper. Here's a pic of a few of his newsboys. That's my aunt in the background. Early 1940's..

Found them on my propane tank, as I was unhooking my soldering oven....

I've been doing sheet metal for over 28 years. These scratches are from multiple handlings and carelessness when transporting. That being said, I wouldn't worry about any rust through on 22 ga unless it was a very deep scratch down to bare metal. Chances are pretty good that you'll scratch them...

It's the same reason that women will be charged $100 for a haircut. Because men will PAY silly amounts for a metal box.

Yep. It's commonly called a Super Tek and the quality ones will go through steel like butter. However, the ****** ones need to be pre-drilled..

Free table and vise. :beer:

Funny, I use Vise Grips almost every day....I NEVER use any wrenches, and rarely use a hack saw.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It depends on what tool it is. I have quite a few vintage sheet metal working tools that still get used, but most of the vintage woodworking tools are just for looks.

Here you go.

It's a cool item even without knowing what it is. Knowing is even better!

From my dad on my wedding day. "Never tell a woman more than she needs to know." My 19th Anniversary is on Tuesday. :thumbup: