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    Just restored an antique grease gun

    I found this vintage grease gun at an estate sale last week. It was rusty and packed with old congealed grease. I put some work into restoring it and now it works perfectly.
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    Mineral Oil Dispenser??

    I used to use gun oil to keep the rust off my tools, then I moved to mineral oil from the pharmacy because it's cheap and easy to find, and I've been happy with the results so far. But unscrewing the cap and pouring it out is a hassle, I'd like to find a good method of dispensing it. What do...
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    Help me choose a Vintage Toolchest

    I'm moving, old house had a shed and I stored all of my tools on pegboard, new house has a garage so now I need a stylish toolchest to store all of my tools in. (Needs to have small drawers, because I tinker on things and have lots of small specialty hand tools.) These are the only two for...
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    Old Toledo Scale for Weighing Trucks

    Found this scale at a yardsale today. The seller said she rescued it from an old BF Goodrich plant that was being torn down, and that it was used for weighing trucks. I picked it up because I thought it had a cool look, and it was transportation related. It's rated for 140,000 lbs! Anybody...
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    not responding to pm's?

    I have requested to purchase several items in the classified section from several different members, but no one is responding back to my pm's. Is this common? Do people not check their messages often, or do they just not want to deal with a new forum member?
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    Help Identify Antique Vice

    My wife and I recently purchased our first house and I'm finally getting to build my dream workshop in the garage. She knew I wanted a small vintage vice for my bench (for detail work), so she went on ebay and bought me this one as an early Christmas gift. Any idea on it's age, or it's...
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