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Have a friend who is into radio equipment, asked me to provide input into building a Faraday cage room for his gear because he is all worried about TEOTWAWKI, and wants his gear to be protected from an EMP pulse. Most of his gear is older-line 1950s and 1960s gear, not sure if EMP would even...

I have to re-do the main bathroom of the house, and while I'm at it, I'd like to remodel the toilet area, and install a vintage-style toilet, the kind with a wooden tank (wooden exterior, I'm sure it's waterproof in some way!) hung on the wall about shoulder-height. Has anyone ever done this in...

How cold do you guys think would be okay to paint a car or trailer outside in the cold weather, with an HVLP gun? I know too much humidity might screw things up but how about low temps if the humidity isn't too high?

Listing these for a friend of mine: Millermatic 135 115VAC MIG welder, good condition. Comes with cart (not as good a condition), welding helmet, and an argon bottle. Asking $500 for the lot. Ridgid 300 pipe threading machine, good condition, been repainted recently to cover previous owner's...

I have an old racing tire that came off a NASCAR car, can't remember who the driver was. Worn out bald racing tire, with a hole in it. Was wondering if anyone here had any ideas of what to use it for around the shop - perhaps the base for some sort of garage art? If I had a nice chrome rim...

Have a very good condition Snap-On mini tool box KRA-40, size is 9-3/4 x 5-1/2 x 2 inches. Some light scratches on the outside, inside is excellent. Masking tape stuck to the front lid. No rust or issues. Only one available on eBay right now is listed at $60 plus $25 shipping. Sell mine for...

I see a lot of used Wilton bullet vises on CL, many of them are missing the swivel base. I reckon the swivel base is hard to find by itself. Does Wilton sell brand new swivel bases for the bullet vises? If so, does anyone know what models are supported by their parts department, and prices?

Saw this on CL, I have a buddy in the area who can pick it up for me, but no indication of the maker. Looks like a York, but not sure, ad only says 100 lbs. Emailing the seller now, hope to hear back, but I thought I'd ask the GJ braintrust first...

We had a couple days of constant rain about a month ago, it raised all the rivers and streams around here to flood stage. Bottom end of my brother's farm, in the low spots that always take the longest to dry out, I was walking the other day and found this old Estwing claw hammer half buried in...

Got a couple 4-drawer metal file cabinets for free of CL recently. Nothing too special, 1970s-80s vintage, the nameplates are missing so I can't tell you who made them. A few of the drawer pulls and card holders are missing. I would like to replace them with more vintage-looking parts, brass...

I see a lot of used power tools from the 1940s to the 1960s when aluminum cases were where it was at. Were these tools originally satin finish and stayed that way, or did they start nicely polished like those pictures of 1950s Air Force jets that had no paint but were mirror finish? I'd like...

Picked up an old Kenmore bench grinder a couple weeks back. Works good but I'm giving it a refurb. The grinder goes from "ON" to fully stopped in about 5 seconds. Max rpm is 1750, a little slow for a new grinder but par for the course 70 years ago. Question is, how do you know it needs new...

Williams Turning Tool Holder No. 2-S, shank 5/8 x 1-3/8". Comes in box with wrench. Looks never used, coated in original oil finish. Very slight rust spots from long-term storage on handle. Wrench is like new. Does not include cutter (as advertised on box, must've gotten lost over the...

Have a small lot of Snap-On truck brand hand tools, various vintages. Condition varies, see pics, but there are no broken tools in this lot, just some are more used than others. Good for filling in holes in your collection. Includes: 1 6ASA awl 1 76 DBE ratching wrench, 5/8 and 11/16 1 F-141...

Small lot of MAC truck-brand hand tools. Condition varies, see pic, no broken tools but some are more used than others. Good for filling in holes in your collection. Includes the following: 1 BO2024 DBE wrench, 5/8 and 3/4 1 CL16 combo wrench, 1/2 1 D8 DOE wrench, 11/16 and 3/4 1 X86...

Went to a closeout sale of a gent getting out of the surplus electronics business. Had this in the back, mounted to a bench, and I had to snag it lest it end up in the dumpster. Looks like a Wilton, but I'm not sure. There are some Wilton-esque markings on it in the right places, but...

Got this Schick-brand made in USA 12-inch non-sparking adjustable wrench, marked "5120-264-3794-ALBR". I assume the first numbers are the military Field Stock Number (predates the National Stock Number) for this item. Last is ALBR, ALuminum Bronze? Not sure what alloy this is. Want to make the...

Was tearing apart a new (well, new to me) ratchet and I dropped one of the pawl springs and I can't find it. Don't want to pay a fortune for a whole rebuild kit when all I need is a spring. Can anyone help?

We did this on another site and the pics we saw were amazing, tool restorations from absolute rusty **** on a barn floor, to fully restored and working for you. Anyone want to share their before and after pics of their junker to jewel restorations?