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Sadly, you're not going to be buying tools at very many places except maybe Lowes or Home Depot... My local Ace, Advance Auto, Auto Zone and O'Reilly's all have the peg locks on their more expensive tools. My local Advance Auto also have their mucho-expensive tools on pegboard behind the...

Just left HF with seven items under $10 plus the free tarp. Checked the receipt and all seven items got the 30% discount. Can’t complain about that. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

One of my local stores has it for $15.98. The other local stores show it out of stock with a price $39.98

The Craftsman is 45-50 years old, I remember using it as a kid to oil my bicycle chain and hub. The Oiler with the adjustment screw, the screw does wind out to limit the trigger pull. The can is empty so the spout length is definitely making it tipsy. I had thought about looking into getting...

If you’re interested in trying something... one of the popular upgrades for the 4 & 5 drawer carts is to swap the fixed casters with swivel casters from Harbor Freight. The swivel wheel is blue, so you can swap the actual wheel between the frames to get the black wheel. It appears the large...

This is the one I have. Mine is mounted on the underside of a overhead cabinet. It’s tight enough that it’s easy to get one towel quickly. I had a plastic Rubbermade spring retention one like earlier in the thread. I hated it. Every time I tried to get a towel, the roll would fall off...

I really hope Craftsman can pull through and bring back manufacturing to the USA. I remember as a kid wondering through the isles of the tool department at Sears with my dad, seeing all the shiny sockets and wrenches, The displays of mechanics tool sets, the wall of hand saws, power tools...

I've got a Workmate 300 that I use quite often. The pressboard tops had gotten wet and started separating and coming apart so I replaced them with 3/4" plywood and doubled up on the inside edges for extra clamping. The holes for the plastic clamps are not a standard size so some reaming out of...

It may still be an option to order a "replacement" shelf. https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/parts/HFT_Specials_Order_Parts_2019-11-27.pdf

Shift the selector to neutral. On the anvil side, clean it up of all the grime you can and take a sharp pick and scratch around the perimeter of the ratchet body and gently try to pry up. The retainer is like a key ring, once you get it started, just work it up and out. Not tootsie roll...

Finally got the brass thumb oiler cap clean enough to make out the words. “The Richard Oiler Ansonia CT” Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Looks like there’s a thread for everything garage/tool related here. Here are some of mine, inherited. A couple of Eagle, a Craftsman (handle), a brass cap with what looks like “Ward Oiler” and a no-name USA with an adjustment screw that is so front heavy it won’t stand up on its own. Any...

https://www.ollies.us/home.html A close-out store. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Cleaning vinegar. Get it at Lowes or Home Depot. It's 6% acid instead of the 5% that regular white vinegar is. I have a plastic shoebox that I pour some in and drop the tool in and let it sit for a few hours (or days) Take it out and scrub it with 0000 steel wool. Finish it off with a wipe...

As long as you don’t let the Simple Green dwell and dry, it should be fine. A quick spray, scrub and rinse. You just need something to cut into the grease and the Dawn will work, but much slower than with something else to help. You can expect a little bit of paint loss just because the paint...

Found this hacksaw cleaning out my father’s shop. Miller’s Falls No1414. Cast aluminum handle, tube frame. Heavy, but comfortable. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Back in the mid 80’s my dad bought a socket set from a Harbor Freight somewhere... The first nut he tried to loosen, the socket split. He cussed and threw the entire set in the trash. Years later, his Craftsman vise broke while trying to use it in a unintended way. He went to Harbor Freight...

If you just want to get it clean, as it looks like there’s still clumps of grease on it in places, try some Dawn and Simple Green with an old rag and toothbrush. Spray, let it sit a couple of minutes and then scrub. Keep some hot water with Dawn dishwashing soap close by and use an old rag to...

Here’s what I have. No vintage WWII, but one that hasn’t been seen yet in this thread. From the top, a no name “Made In the USA”, a Craftsman and a Miller’s Falls #1414. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

If you buy the Harbor Freight magnetic tool rails and a few pack of their magnet blocks, you can glue the blocks to the rails to attach them on the lid without drilling holes. I use 5 magnets per rail and attach them with Gorilla Glue. Two rails will hold a lot. Sent from my iPhone using...