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The reason it’s so useful for splitting bearings is because it is a bearing splitter?……but it’s the Witching Hour here, and I’m Always Wrong!

I told him that, he just said “Well you better take it now, or it’ll get ruined “. I’m supposed to go back sometime and look for other survivors and trade some tools with him. All his kids have Covid so gonna be awhile.

My father was in the Merchant Marine, and when I was very young he tried to show me the most useful and basic knot, which he called a Bolun. I wanted to know why it was called that and how to spell it and he didn’t know. Bothered me a LOT. Took me years to discover it was a Bowline, very...

Chalk it up to my possible ocd, if a word doesn’t parse it becomes a sort of irritant like an itch. I like the other alloy names just fine, but MANG -. Not so much 🤣

Went over to a friend’s place this morning to get a couple pallets to stack hay on, and he knows I’m crazy about old tools. He gave me this socket he inherited from his father in trade for a modern one that he can use. Nearly all his old tools are mangled beyond help, don’t know how this one...

I understand and don’t have any doubt that you are right but my point is that it seems silly (now) to name something that way. The thought process leading to it was probably along the same vein as the x-ray machines that were used as a way to market shoes for children….the horror! Whiz-Bang...

So they thought it made sense to name a tool set to be sold to knuckle-draggers who likely have so little edumacation that they can’t spell carburetor even on a good day, and so much brain damage from tetra-ethyl lead poisoning that they are lucky to find a 9/16 wrench in the garage to know why...

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Not relevant to your discussion, but my brain does a full stop when confronted with “Carb-o-mang”. The mang part leaves part of me flapping in the slipstream saying what??? Please send help….what does that mean? In today’s world advertising fortunes hinge on minuscule details smaller than a...

Very nice Mac boxes. Joseywales brought up many good points. I agree with all he said. Sad commentary on the current state of society. ( young people have no use for tools).

That is absolutely beautiful! I don’t know much else, but the “Bonney “ shield casting was only for a few years. Since I am known as always wrong, go to AlloyArtifacts and you can find when it was made. That’s a very pretty thing.

Don’t know what you mean by wood grain. Your picture is of a steel box….I’m so tired I can’t see straight,…signing off for the night.

The machine is still here in town where I worked for a year. A tool and machinery rental and repair place. That machine is out back where they put it when (I’m guessing) there was too much stuff wrong with it to be practical to repair. Has a slant six engine. The machine had a nice sign on...

I figured if anybody anywhere has one you would know about it. So NOBODY has one?…WOW.

. The blue would clash with my chipboard, definite no.😎

I’m OCD so I may have to put it where I don’t see it 🤣

I took this battle scarred veteran apart and cleaned it up some. Both the cover screws were wrong. The only ones I could source locally have the right threads but the heads are too small. Is this something I need to get from Mcmaster-Carr or what? Also if anyone has a selector to sell or...

Not sure if these qualify.

Quoting Mystery Science Theater 3K: I’m gonna crawl in my sock drawer and cry for days…

I believe you got it, the number of holes in the front part is lower, but it stands to reason that an older set would have less adapters. Thank you!