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I picked up yet another Hewing style hatchet over the weekend. I get these almost anytime I can get them for next to nothing, and this was really next to nothing! It had the handle, but it was VERY loose on it and I could see one screw in there at a glance. I wasn't sure the handle was even...

Outlaws Garage Sale I’m listing some tools I’ve finally admitted I’m never going to use, or put into a truck box or collection. Since you can't Post in the For sale threads, you can use the "Thread tool" and subscribe, and you will receive notices when I post updates periodically! No complete...

I got these replaced under warranty, and the Proto quality is, as expected, top notch! :thumbup: What really impressed me was instead of the old small and fairly lightly rolled labels and more importantly sizes, these were rolled deeper and with LARGE sizes! Even the relatively small 3/8...

I know its 30/50 amps, and that's about it. I have an opportunity to pick one up, so my questions are: Is it a decent cutter? What value used? Who actually makes it? Are tips readily available, or do I have to go to SO for them? Any other consumables required?

Lots of requests for "how old is my vise?" prompted me to get screen-shots of every vise I could from what I have available. Some are dupes from year to year, and some are known to be made by Reed or Columbian, and if those are noted to me, I'll update the makers where we can. The three digit...

I got one this past weekend, and it's missing the tapered pin for the swivel jaw. I'm looking for dimensions and a good pic so I can make the pin. TIA Pics of my Reed:

My son is out finishing up an oil change, and I realized how many of the dang things I have on the oversize nail/tent stake they hang on... And this is only the strap kind, somewhere in the garage one of the socket style that will take a bar or a ratchet is hiding (probably breeding...) but a...

I need something better than rubbing compound for my old 57 Craftsman ten drawer tool box. I've heard a lot about using a clay bar and would like to give it a try. Question is who's? Meguire's? Surf City? Mothers? Someone else's? Does it matter? :dunno:

I picked this up over the weekend in a double armful of tools and stuff I got at an estate sale. Sometimes I just toss odds and ends into the pile where I expect to be "paying by the pound" so to speak. (basically you get a lot for free that way...) This one is baffling me as to it's purpose...

Picked this up mostly becaus it said Stanley on it and was clearly vintage/Antique. The hole is 3/8", and I thought originally where the threaded set screw is was threaded through. its not. So I suspect this is for a spring loaded detent of some sort, so the set screw would not have a wing...

I know there is a thread for some of this info http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84807, put up and maintained by Gary Lauver, but I made this up as a way to easily visualize both the Code on the hand tools for the first 50 years, as well as various non-Craftsman trademarks...

These three tools have me baffled. Picked them up over the weekend, and my usual Google image search when I'm stumped got me no where The hook I'm pretty sure is fir pulling a thread, or more likely a lace through a hole, but for what purpose exactly I don't know seems there are better ways...

US made, and from #40 to #80. Anderson & Forester; It turned out the are intended as "gauging drills" for sizing gas orifices, burners and carburetor jets. Fairly pricey when new for the set too. These came in a group buy for the drill set, a Cornwell brake spring plier tool (I posted it...

Title says it all, no markings, un-plated (obv.) not a single mark or number :dunno: It also has very unusual install "hooks" on the handles... Got them today with some other stuff.

catsteve suggested this be expanded for everyone to post their hammers, like some of the other "Show me your ____" threads, and that could also include refurb projects or custom made hammer as well. So post em if ya got em! In another thread, I had an offer from bigcaddy for a "big" ball...

I was digging in one of two small drawers of chisels and punches (Good ones in one drawer beaters in the other...) a little bit ago and spotted this thing that didn't quite look like a normal punch. I look closer and it looks even less like a punch. Out comes the magnifier (I HATE needing...

OK I admit it, finding a diminutive sized tool always gets my attention, and as long as they are not silly on the price I usually buy it... Anyone else like the little stuff? I'm not talking about some of the stamped tools or (in general) toy tools, but real tools that are just way smaller...

Two Estate sales came through for me. :D Estate Sale one; mostly small tools: :dunno: Those hammers are really small. The smaller BP is maybe ONE oz... The square is an LS Starrett, 4" and is graduated in 1/8ths, 16ths, 32nds and 64ths. And who buys an 8" pipe wrench? (besides me...

Picked up a tiny wood plane today, (decent haul for one stop, the plane, 3 body dollies, and a tiny near antique AC/DC gear reduction motor, which unfortunately is still 1500-1600 RPM AFTER the reduction... (Motor must be spinning 10-15K...) Anyway as you can see this wood plane is small. Not...