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Just got a weird Jedi feeling that I needed to stop at the thrift store today. They had this old Craftsman 16oz claw hammer. It's weird! Handle is stained like fine furniture. I don't know if they came that way or not. But it's got texture engraved into the wood that makes it look like a wood...

I keep looking at Wilton's heavy duty clamps. A hundred bucks for a C-Clamp! Yikes! So when I see a "deal" I get interested. Do all of the heavy duty clamps have the square head spindle? Most retail ones do, but Ebay ones don't. Fakes? Here's on on my local CL. Round heads. So fake...

I have an M18 Sawzall and am having some trouble. It always works great for pruning our shrubs around the house with pruning blades. But yesterday, in the middle of the job, it lost more than half of its power and rpm's. It doesn't sound strange or do anything else weird. It just has zero...

My wife has to open a metal can of glue (Barge) with a 1.75" metal lid pretty much every day. It glues itself on and I have to use the vice or something to get it off. The can is big so it's got plenty of torque. But the lid is only 1.75" and you need something to grab it with leverage. Do you...

I know I'd never use it, but I want it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1866162613/the-lil-truckertm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SMALL-BABY-MINI-POW-R-ARM-WILTON-BENCH-VICE-VISE-2-JAWS-MADE-IN-USA-/301604557752?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46390853b8 What a deal on a "genuine" Wilton baby bullet in the very rare squared off blocky minecraft style! LOL

So before anyone rips me for something that's probably been asked a million times, yes I did look in search and didn't find anything. :) So I did some scrap yard hiking today and found a carload of good trash. :) AMong today's haul is an OLD Estwing 12 oz claw hammer. It was just too cute to...

I get Craftsman tools (mainly screwdrivers) at thrift stores all the time for 25 cents up to maybe a dollar. They are usually beat to death, so I take them to Sears and trade for new ones. I always check to make sure everything I replace is still made in the USA, of course! Well, Last week I...

I'm 99% sure this is a vintage Wilton, but before I make an offer too add it to the collection, I'd like to be certain. :) http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/tls/4955954204.html

I don't have a clue how this guy does it, but I saw this today on Ebay while doing my weekly search for the elusive Wilton 820/920...

This is the Parker Model 63 1/2 vise I rescued from a scrap yard a couple of weeks ago. It was a mess! But for 10 bucks I couldn't resist! And I didn't want to see it destroyed either. So the wife finally gave me some free time this weekend and here's the before and after pics...

Took this old Parker 63 1/2 apart to restore and had a question. The dynamic jaw moves forwards and backwards about 1/8" without turning the screw. Is it supposed to have so much play in it? Or is it just worn? If I need to tighten it up, does anyone know how to take the main screw out of it...

So Last time I was helping my dad clean out yet another shed, I found, amond many other things, half a dozen HUGE soldering irons. I've never seen anything like these. They were all new in the (rather mouse eaten) boxes. He have them away to friends and I kept one as well. There was one that...

So I got the 90 amp wire welder a week ago and it's been working fine on test pieces. But just now I went to weld a barrel band to a piece of old sheet metal (to make an outdoor table top) and nothing happend. The wire feeds, but no spark. If I touch it to the grounding clamp it welds fine...

About 6 years ago I bought a Coleman branded flashcell cordless screwdriver. It was one of the most amazing tools I've ever owned. Like an idiot I gave it away as a gift to my boss at the time. He was really nuts about futuristic technology and loved it. Then, when I went to buy a...

EDIT: pics uploaded now! If my math is correct I'm up to 14 vises now. This is a sickness! But they're just so cool I can't help myself! So last Thursday I was helping my dad clean out yet another of his famous sheds. I found a Columbian 6" vise he said was from about 1970. No swivel base...

...that you might (or might not) be interested in. I was doing some general bodging for a retired lady at her rental property and found a box of old tools that belonged to her dad. LOTS of forgotten old brands, but nothing too special, except for 2 things I've not seen before. First was a...

My OLD and HEAVY paslode sk312 jammed up again yesterday. Realized 2 bolts were missing on the feeder and the other 2 were a bit worn. Works fine again but will probably need o-rings before too long. Soooo, what's your opinion... A) Replace it with something more modern, lighter, and that uses...

So one of my customers is an elementary school. I fix pretty much everything up there. But I'm at a bit of a loss on the swing set, so I figured I'd ask the experts. :) The swings get used all day, every day, so the chain actually wears out rather often, especially the top link or 2. The...

Her birthday was this week and she'd asked for a cordless screwdriver/drill that was small enough for her to use. So I got her a new M12 screw gun with extra battery and the little M12 radio. She LOVED it! I also upgraded to the dual charger so I can charge my M18 batteries right next to hers...