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I picked up a pretty rusty and crusty Snap-On PP0108 1/4” pin punch. It says “wear Safety goggles” on one side flat, but there doesn’t seem to be any date code. I’m planning to anneal it, cut it down a bit and make a blacksmiths style touch mark with it. However, I am not sure when it was made...

What is the best website for getting information on dealing with asbestos in older homes? I want to purchase an older home for a variety of reasons, but the presence of potential asbestos is always a worry. The mediation companies make it sound like asbestos is a demon hiding behind every wall...

I have an old small clamp on bench vice that I’m trying to clean up and redo. Most of these small vices have a bolt that goes through the side of the front jaw casting that, when loosened, allows the threaded rod to be removed. This vice has an odd clip that retains the threaded rod, and I see...

I needed to make a set of special pliers, so I removed the slide off blue grips from an old set of beat up Kobalt pliers that have been kicked around for a while, maybe 10-15 yrs. I annealed the pliers, cut them down and filed and drilled them to be what I need them to be. Heated the tip area...

I’ve taken apart an old black Bakelite Craftsman drill 315.11480 from the 70’s to install a new cord on it. While I have it apart, I have a few questions: 1. What kind of grease would have been used in the gear assembly on these 70’s era drills? Ideally I’d take all this old grease out and...

Hi, I’m in the process of fixing up this old foreign-made (I’m thinking Japan or Korea) copy of the small Stanley and Millers Falls style “jewelers” vices, the kinds with the swivel bases and the c-clamp style bench attachments. This vice is smaller than my MF No. 18 and nowhere near as well...

I’ve recently “rebuilt” two severely compromised older Snap-on ratchets. One was missing parts and had stripped gears and the other was 9/32” and not in the best of shape. The FV71 3/8” was repaired with RKRA380 and the M-70M 9/32” was repaired with RKRA930A. Overall the parts fit up great, and...

Hi all, last year, my Dad hauled the old Wilton Shop King out of storage in his basement. We didn’t know what had happened to it after their recent move. I don’t think I had seen it in six years. This vice was my Great-Grandfather’s, and when he went into the “old folks” home sometimes in the...

What kind of heat treatment would Snap-On have done on their old M and F series ratchets, say the ones used in the 40’s-50’s? Anyone know what specific type of steel it was? Sometimes I’ve seen old tools that cannot be saved, even if a “rebuild” kit may be available. For instance, a screw...

Hi I’m working on basic maintenance of a 71N with a wobbly on/off switch. The square and round sections of the switch seem to be in good shape but there is tons of play where the brass meets the square shaft. Seems that the shaft is n/s and the switch is brass, I was wondering if using a little...

Hi I’m new to vintage tool collecting and I bought my first Snap On wrench on eBay last week. I believe it’s a G code but it’s hard to make out the full letter. It’s a Midget M-70-M with no patent numbers on it and Phillips screws in the back side. I’ve read a lot about the finishes on these...