Been laid up for a while but got a call yesterday from a former estate sale contact. I'm a little more mobile now so I took a little ride to what was left. The REM LINE box (with tools) was spoken for and there really wasn't much left. I had previously got a Parker machinist vice from this...
I'm definitely fatter after the last few weeks!! I haven't seen much out in the wild lately. I have cut down quite a bit. I have multiple collections (like most of us) and started to get a little overwhelmed. I've always been more of a volume collector than someone that needs the best of the...
Only went to one sale this weekend but think I did ok. The first is SnapOn, the second is Hinsdale, third is Cornwell. fourth Herbrand, fifth is Wright, Breaker bar is a Mac and the assorted sockets are NB or Craftsman. Almost 90 pieces $38
Just got one after using a wire cup wheel and spent way to much time picking little wire pieces stuck through my tee shirt. I find I'm using more and more.
Picked these up Friday. Today at a swop meet I found another MTF ratchet! Identical to the other. Pictured is a MTF ratchet compared with a Snapon 5/8 ratchet. The heads are identical.
I picked up a pile of Milwaukee Tool and Forge stuff today. (pictures later) and went to Alloy Artifacts to try and date them. They also made a rotating grip extension that looks real close to the one pictured. I thought MTF was long gone by WW2 but when did they start using that particular...