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I'm looking to install a trolley over my storage attic in my small garage. The span is only 8' and the average weight I'd lift is about 500lb. but rarely would need to go over that. There are heavy ledgers running the length of the garage along the walls that I want to put 8' 3x4x1/4" tubing...

This is something I get more and more aware of all the time. Maybe it gets worse with the more tools we accumulate and the greater our abilities become to work on things. These are all the things that become necessary for you to complete before you can finish your original project. I decided to...

I needed some heavy duty saw horses so figured I’d make some with the schedule 40 pipe I had. I wanted some that would fold up for storage. I decided one long horizontal spine and legs that hang off it and that would swing flat under the spine when stored (hanging on a wall). This would require...

I've wanted a bullet vise since the first time I laid eyes on one however the prices on them made me think I'd never own one. Then one day I came across a 4" York bullet at a swap meet. It didn't live up to my expectations though until I customized it to stop it from wandering during rotating...

My brother is selling his farm so I made the 550 mile trip up to get some of my junk he stored for me for the last 30 years. Unfortunately the roof on the out building they were in collapsed 3 years ago and they got pretty rusty. I have to admit in hind sight they aren't so impressive but when I...

I thought I'd share this bit of technology I found in my travels this summer. What is it? A swivelling leader from a whaling ship? Nope, it's the **** rigging from a logging skyline. The point where the main line connects to the haul back line on a skyline is under tremendous stress from...

I picked up a small 1/4HP balder grinder and it's over heating. Tore it down and the slots between the stacks on the rotor are flush to the top of the stacks. I know you have to undercut these grooves on a commutator because the brushes run in contact but I'm not sure about the grooves on...

I finally got around to making a steel bench top for my 2 roller cabinets. It's 2' x 7' with 2" ID tubing on 12" centres. I have the bayonet hitch style receivers throughout the shop and wanted to be able to use 2 receivers for bigger tool mounting so opted for 12" centres. Since I have no...

I'm rigging up a compressor from scratch and want the feed to come off the left cylinder instead of the right one because it's closer and neater to run the line that way. The crank spins counter clockwise. My question is will it matter if I swap the dual fitting with the single fitting. You...

Swan Compressor Chopper OR Toolin’ Around I saw this Swan compressor on CL but for one reason or another I didn’t act on it even though it was up there for about a week on a distress sale for $40. I’d really liked the look of it and began regretting not buying it and thinking “humph, another...

I have a MaxAir 5hp 60gal compressor about 7 years old. I've been reading on how to quiet it down but when I stand near it a lot of the noise always seemed to come from the fan guard/shroud vibrating. If I grabbed it and really leaned into it it would quiet it down a bit but nothing substantial...

I scored some nice chisels over the last few weeks. 1st up is this old Howarth. I should have chipped off the little blob of old paint to reveal the 1st scrolled letter better. I'm pretty sure it's a "B" for Beveled as the tip tapers down in thickness from the base. It's very similar to a larger...

Scoffin' at Swarf While Learning to Lathe 60 years ago when my atlas 10" lathe was made I don't think just anybody could own a lathe. Today home owners can own a lathe and a mill. We don't need to take a 4 or 5 year apprenticeship, just buy one and learn as you go. I've read 4 or 5 text books...

Was at the flea market last weekend and got this long wedge/chisel tool out of someone's "FREE" pile. I couldn't pass it up. I assumed it was a bricklayers' wedge for raising a coarse of cinder blocks or something. Now I'm curious. Anyone know what it was designed for?

So I scored a J5449 24 tooth 1/2" Spud Ratchet. I paid $6 for it as is. It's missing 1 tooth on the gear so I need a kit and the socket retainer ball and spring were missing off the anvil. I'm wondering if anyone has discovered a different gear kit for it to up the tooth count. I switched...

It dawned on me that Bench Brushes have been around for centuries. Many of them were designed by old codgers with lifetimes of experience behind them and many of them have a lot of uniqueness of character to them. I'm curious of what everyone is using for their bench brushes. I originally...

Eat your hearts out guys, I scored this awesome made in Germany metal bender with accessories. This is my 1st bender and I'm kinda stoked about it. It handles tubing and flat iron. Included in the kit are: - Main Bender Body - Normal Mandrel - Change Mandrel - Quarter Mandrel - 28 Bending...

Moderators, my edit was too long so I started a new one. I'd like to change the title since I'm now listing tools other than snap-on. Here's the link to my other for sale thread! Lots more whitworth there too! SNAP-ON WHITWORTH COMBO WRENCHES The 1st photo is an overall shot of all the S-O...

Hi gang, I've been selling some tools here recently, my first listings were 6 months ago so if you have ever purchased from me here you can now leave some feedback. It will assist others who may be leary of doing business in the classified. I've been a seller on ebay for over 15 years with a...

I heard an interesting broadcast this AM about tool steels with interviews at Sheffield England's "ForgeMaster" Plant, (Very BIG and Very State of the Art). The BBC weekly series is called "Elements" and cover's each element in the periodic table. Only some shows/elements will relate to tool...