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Found this cool old IHC adjustable wrench hammer in a “junk bin” of wrenches I paid $2 for. It is pretty well used, marked 2E, caked with grease and rusty. I lightly cleaned and degreased it. It seems like it was chrome at some point. I haven't really found any info about it but I do see other...

I recently acquired a honest looking Walker Turner 900 series drill press. The previous owner told me he bought it rough and abandoned from an old garage and cleaned/ oiled it. I don’t know much about it, not sure if it is all original or not but it runs as it should and it looks like everything...

I don’t know if it would be considered a tool for some but definitely one of mine. I kinda like fixing old things. I thought I was really smart replacing the controller knob on my washer and the second time it went it hurt to spend another $80 on a new one. I found that sanding the connector...

There are at least two really nice high quality tubing straighteners built by members here. I had a burning desire to build one for a long time. After a few years of moving these parts around the bench I finally committed. I did most of this by eye so some measurements are not exact. I started...

I am a little surprised that we donÂ’t have a thread on The Garden Grabber... The first model was pretty decently made. The second iteration was a piece of **** and bankrupted the company. I pick up first gen ones every time they pop up on Craigslist. My first one came with my home. I remembered...

Hello All, I picked up an old Hoppy Lev-L-Lite adjuster set a few years back. The adjusters work fine but the light meter does not. Does anyone know how to fix it? It doesn’t read light like it is supposed to. It is the older all mechanical one. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I came across a free old microwave. I have been "dying" to try building a spot welder out of one. I took the transformer, power cord, door switch, handle, an old 110 light switch and a set of old car battery cables. This is not my idea I saw it on YouTube and I am a little of an electrical...

I found a Vixen model 12 at a yard sale, it is in pretty decent shape. I can't find a whole lot about them. Does anyone know anything about them? The only markings on the underside are: 12 88 Thanks in advance

This past summer I found a little old Altas snow blower on CL. It ran, drove forward was small and in pretty good complete shape. I needed a small one because I don't have much storage. I brought it home and left it sit since then in anticipation of its first real use. I finally got to use it...

Hello All, I dug through all the vise threads and was inspired to do my own. Thanks all for the inspiration and for the awesome vise info threads. I really wanted a Prentiss, lucky for me I found one at a yard sale. I picked up this 52-91 fixed Prentiss Bulldog machinist vise for less than...

Hello, I am a DIYer and love old machines, spend a lot of time tinkering. I am a long time lurker since before I joined the HAMB (can probably tell from my handle). I am in NYC so I don't have a lot of space, my basement is my shop. I hope to learn some stuff and teach some too.