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For what ever reason, the bend picture didn't upload. It is not where it should be if a cheater bar was used. It has a horizontal arch.

Ordered two 4050 ratchets (3/8" drive) in the black oxide finish. Still waiting for the other one to get here tomorrow (2/15) which is way darker. The reason I'm posting about them now is because the one I have has a weird bend to it. Normal? I'm guessing not. Also I love the milling remnants...

A large part of this hobby is being able to share stories or experiences about the tools/items we collect. Personal experiences, like yours, are sometimes very rare and always welcome when discussing manufacturers. Your story has added quite a bit of information about Eklind for anyone who...

I have this copy of "Audels Electrical Power Calculations With Diagrams". I found a whole stack of them at an antique store a few months ago.

I wasn't able to find a thread for vintage Eklind tools. So figured I would start one, considering they did contract tool manufacturing. "1923 – The company was founded as Eklind Tool and Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois by Swedish immigrants Henning and Ruth Eklind. The company...

I have one of the bakelite-topped torpedo levels, and also one with the wavy logo.

Here's my "Superjustable" I need to service. 12" 1968+ manufacturing date with black oxide finish. Not sure what stained it.

Wish me luck, I'm hoping to score a *proper* underline C tool by next Tuesday. I'll give you a hint... Also, does anyone have a good color match for the Craftsman blue that went on their tool nameplates?

Finally picked up a Free Wheeling ratchet off of eBay. Cleaned up the internal bearings with brake parts cleaner, "polished" with some Blue Steel after getting some of the surface rust off. Added a few drops of oil to the head and it feels great. The handle is also stamped with a "6", is this a...

Drill vise finished product after getting it all cleaned up.

I was out earlier tonight cleaning up the vise and didn't find any, just that stamp on the dynamic jaw. But I was looking at the Palmgren catalogs and noticed that the base has a passthrough hole for the drill bit, and was flat. But on my vise, the base doesn't have a hole and is "U" shaped. The...

I'm glad to see a dedicated thread, here's my adjustable wrenches. I'll have to wrangle up my pliers one of these days.

That's what I figured was the case, I've never come across anything that was a "mixed batch" so to speak. I was able to match up the vise with the Palmgren No. 000. The earliest catalog I could find was from 1955, and it is also available in the 1959 and 1960 catalog. So I agree it was...

Here's a drill vise I bought off of eBay that is a bit of a mystery for me. The base is long C, but when I cleaned it up the original logo, or what is left of it, appeared. Except it looks like the crown logo? Anyone have a clue? I looked through some earlier catalogues with no luck. but found a...

Bump ***Still need P/N: 3114 7/16" socket*** Black oxide finish. I bought 3114 about two years ago and received a cadmium plated socket.

I've got the wavy logo aluminum torpedo level and the 5212 vise dated to 1933. Sent from my SM-G973U using The Garage Journal mobile app

On my Craftsman 5212, made by Rock Island, the date is stamped on the top of the slide. Sent from my SM-G973U using The Garage Journal mobile app

Weaver Jack Servicing Part 3: Caster removal, pretty straightforward. Be very careful about the ball bearings in the rear casters. Sent from my SM-G973U using The Garage Journal mobile app

You definitely should! And when you do, post lots of pictures, that looks like a beautiful paint job under that layer of gunk. Sent from my SM-G973U using The Garage Journal mobile app

I'm glad this will help someone! And thanks for the heads up on the wheels. If I remember correctly, the new wheels they make for these will fit the old style jacks. I'll have to call their service center and verify. One of the wheels has a flat spot and they are all very sloppy feeling. Is that...