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Farmers and ranchers have been doing it this was for about 100 years. We always throw about an inch of floor-dry in the bottom of the bucket. It works well.

Love the Easy Driver. I've had mine since the mid-'70s! I use a long shaft 5/16 for hose clamps. On a creeper, under a car getting to the lower radiator hose clamp on the pump side, nothing works better for me. When tightening the worm drive hose clamps I can feel just the right torque in my...

I've seen both the Daytona and NAPA brands being used in commercial shops. Either one should work well in a Weekend Warrior setting.

Wow, 2oolhound, great write-up. I've been around smithing tools just enough to know I don't know that much. I highly recommend to others, before you buy expensive iron do-da's and antique tools to run it by the guys here first. What a great site. Thanks to everyone who responded.

Well, that's the quandary; It's missing key parts that would let it be useable as a working vise and has an unfortunate weld that attaches the key collectible part to the vise. Not a lot of upside here, especially at $500. The seller says he took this in on trade for an anvil and other...

On a side note, how would one date the weld repair? How would a weld from the early 1900s differ in looks from a modern weld or braze? I know counterfeiters do weird things to "age" their work.

Thanks, Mike.

Mike, do you have any thoughts on what's missing from the slot on the mounting bracket that holds the mounting plate? It would seem that this part would be adjustable, and the missing piece is the locking mechanism.

It is missing a few key pieces, as Mike mentioned. I too noticed the weld on the mounting bracket. This could be nefarious, or simply a repair done years ago. These were made to be abused and beaten. The seller is less than stellar in the communication side of things. Lots of one-word...

Greetings. This popped up on the local social media sales site. Seller claims: ________ "This is an extremely rare “Keen Kutter,” leg vise. According to the “Anvilfire” website very few of these were made by the Colombian vise company. They date back to the 1870’s. This is an older vintage...

I've used the Harbor Freight screw jack for years. I raise and lower with a Milwaukke 18v. Works great on heavy-*** gas tanks too. The updated version looks good.

Well. I don't think it's embarrassing. We all have a first post here. Mine was certainly dorky.

Just picked up one of these Icons. Seems to work well when used on wires it's designed for. I like the in-line design for tight places. The claim they're made in the USA

I came in expecting pictures of smoking, drinking, and loose women.

The M12 Stick Transfer Pump is one handy little tool. Plumbers and well drillers use them around here to quickly move dirty water. My wife uses ours to empty the hot tub spa. Amazing how quickly it'll fill a five-gallon bucket.

Only if it's full of metric Snap-On sockets and wrenches.

Milwaukee Magnum is the standard for 1/2" corded. Quality chuck, powerful motor, and good ergonomics. For some reason, a lot of these got pushed to the back of the box with the cordless revolution. It's still my go-to in the shop when a lot of repetitive holes in thick metal in tight places need...

A 6x6 HF tarp is great to lay on or a quick shelter. 2 folding wrench sets with hex and torx. Picquick 6-1 screwdriver. Icon foldable worklight. 16 oz ball pien. Hose clamp pliers. 20' of bailing wire. Needle nose vice grips.

90% of my hammer time is in under 15-second bursts. If you're not cutting sheet metal 15 seconds of hammering should work. I rarely get ahead of my CAT 10-gallon unit using my smallish SO PH45A.

This type of thing happens frequently out in farm country. Old large farmsteads and ranches, machine/ blacksmith shops, and old retired mechanic shops all going to an estate sale. We have a local estate auction house that employs people to go through all the piles of tools and build an organized...