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This Snap-On metal ring was in the tray of the vintage toolbox I picked up recently. I don't know what it is, and Google Image was not much help. Thank you, -William

This vintage Craftsman model 4370 toolbox and model 43581 rolling cabinet showed up on the marketplace. They looked to be in decent condition, and had the additional benefit of being full of vintage Craftsman, Husky, and a few other hand tools. The lady selling them told me her father had been a...

Remember, this is one of the vintage, US-made Wens from the late 60s, probably made in Chicagoland, so it's more likely to have a standard thread. I went ahead and ordered one each of the screws mentioned in previous replies. Also, I posted a previous reply where I included the response I...

Many, many years ago, back when I was still a boy, I remember my grandaddy getting kind of irritated about how all the service and filling stations were turning into convenience stores. He said something like, "Forget getting any kind of help in a place like that. The people working in there are...

Here is the response I received from Jacobs after filling out their contact form a few days ago: Thanks for your message. MC8K64 is Jacobs 1/2" Multi-Craft keyed chuck with ½-20 threaded mount. Usually, it uses 1/4" or M6 retaining screw (left-hand). The retaining screw size was determined by...

I also have an older Craftsman 3/8" electric drill that's been knocking around here for 15 or 20 years after my brother pulled it out of a dumpster somewhere. It got wet in some flooding we had here recently, but still works. I took it apart to clean and regrease it. I think it ended up in the...

Hello everyone, I recently posted about my Wen All-Drill 950 1/2" electric drill. It's badged as a Penncraft, but the magic of Google Image Search revealed its true origins. I took it apart to do some cleaning and re-greasing, and discovered that the chuck retaining screw was missing. If it's...

Here's a screenshot of the back panel of the WEN drill:

Here's a pic of the drill. I have the chuck removed because its retaining screw is missing. I'm assuming it's a reverse thread screw, but am not sure which one to get. Here's the drill in either a 1969 or 1970 JCPenney catalog: I tried looking it up with the 954-1764 catalog number, but...

I got this older Penncraft 1/2" drill along with one of those Craftsman bring-your-own-drill drill presses. It seems to work well, and is equipped with a low and high gear range, along with fast and slow speeds and forward and reverse. It would be nice to know that I could get replacement...

Ok, so stop me if I make a mistake, but I see three levels, one of which is a torpedo, three chisels, three awls, tape measure, brace, two auger bits, a t-bevel square, a folding ruler, a pencil, another tape measure, a try square, a combination square, a clamp, a smooth plane, and a block...

I wish you had a photo you could share of the box filled with vintage tools. I would like to see how everything fit inside and was arranged, as well as which tools made the cut to be included.

Hello everyone, Here are a couple of pics of my grandfather's Craftsman 6517 carpenter's tool chest. Grandfather was a surgeon who enjoyed working with his hands, and since working on cars would make his hands too dirty, he turned to woodworking. He bought this and several tools in the mid 50s...

A few weeks ago, Dad took me out to the garage and told me to get the big toolbox out from under wherever it was hidden and bring it out into the driveway so we could open it up and have a look inside. He said there might be a couple of items he wanted to keep, but I was welcome to take the box...

Less worried about theft and more concerned about the rivets being able to hold up while I'm carrying the box. Can the take the weight of a laden tool box?