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I picked up this tool cart along with a Dayton machinist’s box this weekend with the intention to restore and flip as I do with several items but once I got eyes on it I could tell the cart was a Craftsman so I’m going to keep the cart. The previous owner coated everything in aluminum paint...

Question, I have a screened in porch addition with roof and I’m about to stain the floor and or poly as well. How would you all go about this? Just stain since bc it has a sealer already in it or a stain followed by a poly or neither and use a single product? I’m worried with stain alone it’ll...

I was going through an old building that a friend of mine owns and is planning on demolishing. It was built in the 20s and his father used it to store everything you can image, mostly stuff he found at estate sales decades ago. Amongst the pile the Ford logo caught my eye. Apparently it’s an old...

Are these old GE motors any count? This one has been sitting for 20 years but in dry environment. Aside from a little surface rust she looks pretty good but I’m no expert on electric motors. I attached some pictures as well as the specs. If they have a good reputation I’ll probably hold on to it...

I’ve had this husky compressor for around 8 years I believe and it’s only seen light use, about 8 months ago the valve plate went out , bc it’s Chinese junk, so I put it on the back burner and used my pancake compressor. For whatever reason the valve plate went from 70$ to 27$ so I decided to...

I found this old dolly cart on the curb in the neighborhood I’m currently working in. Not sure someone would toss it but I’m glad to get bc it’s something I usually restore and collect. I’m assuming with these casters there’s not a center bolt so I can disassemble and clean the bearings? All...

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I’m currently breaking down this old Herman Nelson Fan Propelled Unit that hangs from the ceiling. The unit itself was produced in 1930. I plan to restore it. This Emerson motor seems to be seized but I really didn’t put much force on it before I could ask for input. I’d like to keep it if...

My elderly customer broke their new garden sprayer and I’ve rigged it up something good except I need to reinforce where the bronze meets the rubber so it’ll stay together as tight as possible. Water leaking won’t be an issue but I need it to stay together. What method would you all use? I was...

Anyone familiar or and collect old Hubbell products? I was doing some salvaging this past weekend and came across this Hubbell glass lens or as I later found out is called Annunciator Component/System Signal. I collect a lot of old glass stuff as well as industrial type switches so I happy to...

Good evening all, I was able to dumpster dive and explore some old long abandoned spots in the city today and luck would have it I saw caster peeking out through a bunch of weeds so I pulled it and it was this thing. It was solid black when I found it but I gently cleaned it up a bit to reveal...

Good evening, I'm currently breaking down and restoring an old wire glass sash. I collect several types of glass but the industrial stuff is my favorite. This one had a few coats of paint over the last 80- 100 years so I really needed to break it down fully to get it back to how it was sold...

Good afternoon, we were out of town for a wedding in Sevierville TN this past weekend and during some down time I searched marketplace locally just see if there was any old stuff around. Surprisingly there was a vtg chicken wire safety window which I collect. We got back yesterday so I started...

Good evening all, I collect several different things but old industrial lighting is up there as one of my favorites. I found this old Crouse Hinds fixture a couple months back in the wild and cleaned her up to look nice. That I wanted to wire it up to display in my garage but when I finished and...

Has anyone mastered restoring an old craftsman, Kennedy etc box in the crackle finish like they came from the factory? I've always wanted to that and I've had several boxes come and go that I probably would've resprayed if it would look perfect. I still have two I'd like to do that way so I'm...

I’m guessing some of you collect/rebuild these old door closers or have at some point. How big of a job is it and are the replacement parts fairly easy to find? This one hasn’t really been used in 20 years at least so I’m not sure how well it still functions but I never toss any of this old...

Does anyone recognize this exact piece? It came from a big church that was built in the late 1800s and was demolished about two years ago. These were used to keep the pews from siding or flipping over so they would mount to the floor and the other side would mount to the pew. I’m trying to...

Good evening all, I’m currently cleaning up this old parts drawer/catalog cabinet and I wanted to hear what methods you all would use to attack the interior of this piece. Originally I wasn’t going to mess with it but I was lying to myself. I’ve cleaned up dozens of old antiques and vintage...

Anyone recognize this old steel card catalog/parts drawers? Can’t find anything on them so far. I was hoping the distinct drawer face would help but nothing so far. I know it’sa long shot.

Good morning all, I collect a ton of old stuff and vintage, antique and industrial lighting is pretty high on the list of stuff I love to find. I was picking this old building that’s been around since 1880ish but has been abandoned for at least 20 years and is about to be demolished. Tons of old...