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Finding a consistently reliable straight edge guide for my blade right saw has driven me to take up a blade left. The guide side of the shoe on my blade right is covered by the motor housing, so I can't clamp or hold a speed square. Which side do you drive on? And what's your straight edge...

This may be old news to most of you, but I just stumbled upon something called the Internet Archive. I searched "Craftsman Tools" and found a few catalogs including one from 1940 scanned in hi-res with a nifty viewer. There's also a Stanley catalog from 1900.

Several web searches have explained how to read the metric scale to the second decimal place, but I don't understand how the Imperial units are read. I guess the first question is, how accurate is this tool? 1/32", 1/64", etc... Photo two shows the outer diameter of the washer a hair over...

While I was disassembling my 5169 I lost the front piece with the model number stamped on it. I'm hoping a washer will work as a replacement. Problem is the only pics I can find of it show it attached. If anyone could post pics of a loose one or provide dimensions I would really appreciate it.

I picked up this whopper of a vise (50+ pounds) with the intention of stripping the paint and knocking off the rust. I'd be curious to see if anyone can ID the model or year. Anyway, I've disassembled most of it, but the base has a 1.5" bolt head on the bottom side that appears to be holding a...

I ran across this today, and I'd like some help identifying it. The tip looks like the end of a drill bit. Thanks.

I apologize if I've posted this in the wrong place. I do handyman work around town, and I was unable to rectify a botched bathroom towel rack installation for a client. The two mounting plates that the rack attaches to via set screws were mounted too close together by about 3/8". Photo one...

A CL ad is offering these two tools to whomever can ID them (don't know how they'll know if you're right or wrong, since they don't know either...) I'm really curious about the top one, though. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

This socket is a 1/4" drive and is stamped "84." It has a vertical divider on the lower half. What is it used for? Thanks for your help.

I was reading an article I found on GJ about =V= series Cman wrenches, and I came across the description in the first photo below of a "paneled" wrench. The only difference between it and the wrenches shown previously in the article is that the box end is angled slightly. The author also...

I bought some tools on CL, mostly craftsman =v= series wrenches, ratchets, and sockets, and these three pieces were included. 1. Round metal rod 8" long, 3/8" diameter, with a small semicircular bearing on one end. 2. L-shaped square cross-section metal piece. 3.5" x 2" bent just beyond 90...

I'm beginning a toolbox restoration project, and I need some clarification on metal types. It's a typical Craftsman toolbox with the oval logo. What kind of metals are the box and the latch? Sheet metal, steel, stainless steel, or something else? I'd like to remove some of the dents and creases...

Hello, I'm looking for advice on a way to use a round shank drill bit to drill into stainless steel at 90 degrees. I have a flexible drill bit extension, but it only accepts hex shank bits: The round shank bit is this one: I'm drilling out the rivets on a toolbox, so I have about eight...

I'm mounting an Ikea medicine cabinet on a 1/4" tile wall. I don't think there are studs behind the tile, just drywall. The cabinet has two metal brackets like the one shown in the photo. (I assembled cabinets and a contractor installed them, which is how I have a photo of an example) The...

I have a Par Aide golf ball washer that I'm restoring. It consists of a cylinder with a lid that closely resembles the lid on a kitchen blender. You put the lid on and insert two set screws on either side of the cylinder, which press against the lid, holding it in place. One of them is stuck...

Hello, I need to mount a decorative semicircular wire-frame display on an interior exposed brick wall. As you can see in the photos, there are two 1/4" diameter holes in the upper corners for a bolt to pass through. (The photos are oriented wrong and should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise)...

I'm looking for some advice here. I need to drill a 1/4" hole into a metal (possibly steel) stanchion. I've included two photos: one of a hole that already exists in the stanchion, like I'm trying to duplicate; and one of three drill bits. I'm not sure which one to use, or whether my 14.4...