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    Trusty Cook hammers shout out and Snap On comparison

    First off let me say I've had every tool truck brand of hammers in the last 20 years. As well as estwing, proto, craftsman, etc. this will be a multi post "post" since you can only upload 7 pictures at once. I have to give a shout out to Richard at TC for putting up with my pain in the ***. I'm...
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    Finally scored my first vidmar.

    Been looking for a couple years. When they come up, they are $600-1k and usually gone pretty quick. Found this one on CL and the seller wouldn't answer calls or emails. Shot him a message through fb and bam. Got it this afternoon. I got enough dividers to do two or three more cabinets, for...
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    Largest fat max tape measure? Huge vise

    Pretty sure this is the worlds largest tape measure in the biggest Wilton vise ever made. :bounce:
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    My chain vise stand.

    I didn't want the simple brake drum and pipe stand, so the Royce chain stand got me thinking. Didn't want To permanently mount it, so it had to be heavy enough for general use, and look cool doing it. 167lb base plate gear 78lb toothed gear. 30lb clogged gear 38lbs of chain 37lb top plate...
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    My cheap little mobile welding cart/table

    My Latest "build" is a mobile small welding table/cart to move around my shop. Built entirely out of free, scrap, and a 20 dollar garage sale mac side cabinet for welding supplies (no lock). frame was an old table a buddy threw out. the wheels came off a piece of equipment we scrapped at work...
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    Job Site boxes repurposed for home/garage use?

    Ive tried searching over the last couple of days. hadn't really seen much. I have a few job boxes that are literally just sitting in the shed taking up space other than one on wheels I use for a mobile work surface. Anyone repurposed these for anything other than a big metal useless box...
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    How old is this craftsman set?

    I've had this set for probably 30 years. Bought it at a swap meet when I was a kid. I used it for years in the shop and eventually upgraded my tool sets working on cars. I keep this in the basement on the reloading bench. I know it's older, just wasn't sure how old. A couple of the snap on...
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    Snap on users with a hutch/workstation. How's your layout?

    For years I've had drawers (lower) ******* with cordless tools and never really used my hutch other than a catchall junk collector it's one of those things I thought I needed while working in a shop to be able to lock up my junk. Since the box ended up at my home shop, I got tired of the clutter...
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    Milwaukee m18 brushless hammer Drill, impact driver and hackzall

    Brand new Milwaukee M18 brushless kit. Hammer drill, impact driver and free hackzall. 2.0 battery, 4.0 battery, charger and bag Brand new, never opened. I bough this at Home Depot when my work truck was broken into and was going to get the shaft on the companies insurance. Then they replaced...
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    My Wilton bullet restoration 400S

    Got my badly abused 1971 400s buttoned up other than polishing the handles. I wanted a bullet and was too cheap to pay eBay prices. This cost me 50 bucks and taught me a little about welding. Since then I've picked up a couple more bullets It should work great on my roll around welding cart...
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    Give me some service truck vise mounting ideas

    I've searched pics for the last week or so all over the interwebz. I want a removable vise setup for my service truck. I want it to be removable for corrosion issues and not having a big ole honkin vise hanging off the truck. I also want to have it removable for theft reasons. Yet light...
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    Vintage industrial cabinet find

    Scored this, this weekend. Been looking for a cheap older metal two tier cart to put sides and doors on for a HD shop cart. Just so happens the guy I bought the vise from, also got this cart from his work. The vise is dated 62 and the cabinet looks old as in about the same vintage. Has the...
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    Help with Organization pallet rack ideas

    48' wide by 40' deep attached garage. 13'7" ceilings. 18' garage door on the front 7' tall, offset to the right (from the driveway view). 10' door in the center of the back 10' tall I never really moved in.. my father and I used to have a business restoring old mustangs. we had a 40x60...
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    Prentiss 181 swivel base help

    I've scoured the interwebs high and low. Only picture of the separate swivel base I've found is a 182. Not sure if they are the same or not. I picked this up at a scrap yard a couple weeks ago. The guy swore it mounted right to a work bench without a base...... It's a really nice shape 3...
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    Ridgid Vise experts needed. 45F Possible columbian made?

    Long story short, I bought a "cheap old" vise for my service truck while scouting scrap yards, garage sales and Craigslist for years trying to find a large vise for my shop. This one ended up being larger than the pictures made it look. Paid 50 bucks for it. I've been trying to find out more...
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    Angry beaver checking in from NE Ohio

    Hey y'all. Came here after googling some vices and a buddy is a longtime member. Jack of all trades. Into fast mustangs, metal fabrication, diesel tractors, tool snob, chainsaws, firewood, gun junkie, and general Badassery. Restoring a couple vises ive picked up at scrap yards. Built the...
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