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I have started to search high and low for any sort of cast metal objects manufactured by Traverse City iron works. They mostly made fire protection related products such as fire hydrants and post indicator valves or OS&Y/Gate valves The reason I'm looking is for my girlfriends parents. Both...

This little oddity followed me home this morning with an decent sized handful of snap on tools and other assorted garage items. I don't even think I tried to pick it up but rather it was at the bottom of a box I found with other tools I wanted Anybody have an idea as to what it is? The...

Here are some pictures from my dad's small hobby blacksmith shop where he stores some of his anvil collection Look close because they are hidden among all of the other tools he got in there

I skipped going to the sales last weekend but a friend went out and will call me if he sees anything on "my list". Early Friday morning I get a call and this is what I agreed to pay 30.00 for. Does anybody own this model of lathe? I'm missing the tool rest and want to know what it looks...

I recently started a thread about an Atlas/Craftsman woodworking lathe I picked up for a song and now it's in the process of being restored The initial breakdown was easy but I've hit a snag in the step down gear housing. I've taken apart what would come off easy but I can't seem to get the...

I picked up this wood lathe along with some other hand tools and a pristine craftsman bench vise this afternoon but I wanted to know more The craftsman badge is unlike any other I've seen so I'm hoping that makes it easier to out an age to it.

Since I by lots of machine tools on weekends, I sometimes end up with a large backlog of tools that need to be sold I'm quite familiar with the tools since I use them on a regular basis but this one has me stumped. No model numbers and it's rather hard to made sense of how it's used

I have a metal fab shop and have been cleaning out some older equipment that I have laying around. This was a project I worked on recently but have decided on selling it due to lack of space The saw is in great condition and has been gone through completely, cleaned, painted and made repairs...

I've started on a surprise present for my brother and it's turned it quite a project with some obstacles I'm going to need some advise on to complete. He's been looking for a humidor to store his cigars in but has had no luck or time to really find one. It seems that 3 children under the age...

I normally post in the vise threads but figured I would post another project that I have been working on lately. The saw came from an estate sale and I could tell from the start it had some potential:beer: Everything was loose or worn out so it had to be taken apart, cleaned, decreased and...

My dad was out hitting some sales and picked up a few plomb tools for me in the process Some was pretty standard stuff but this drag link socket has a letter stamp I've never seen before. If anybody has some input, I'd love to hear it because I can find anything about it online.

I went to a sale this morning and found this buried in a pile of empty toolboxes. Its looks worse then it is but there is quite a bit of rust. I think some shellac/varnish got into the case and bonded with the tools, then they rusted. It just comes off in large flakes but the tools don't...

It seems that the giant cotter pin i found this morning has generated some excitement among a number of GJ members. Here is the pin cleaned up and next to a UMD for your viewing pleasure. Some Mothers with 0000 steel wool got of most of the tarnish but for those that are familiar with it...

I've got a small Honda WT20X trash pump at my office and its mechanical seal is leaking. I have no idea on how to remove the impeller so i can replace the seal. There is no manual with the pump and the web has been generally useless. Normally it would be a bolt with left hand threads but...

I've got a project Reed 2C that is missing the large lathe turned pivot bolt that mates the base to the stationary jaw casting. I've got other Reed vises that I could use for a template to make another but this is going to replace a vise at the office so I don't mind the fast repair. The...

I picked up this Thwing Albert 240-3 "Alfa Cutter" a few weeks ago at a private sale i arranged with a woman who was cleaning out her fathers estate. This was one of the many contraptions he had buried in his garage from his time at Cal Tech as a scientist and Professor. Its an older model...

Well as if my hands aren't already full enough with the piles of vises that need to be restored, i went ahead and went off the deep end with this purchase! I've been looking for a decent quality (not China) yet fair priced (cheap as dirt) drill press to restore. Sadly, drill presses that fit...

I picked these stake tools up in an old dusty dirty garage on Saturday and i can't figure out who made them. The only markings i could find are the 1 1/4 or 1 1/2", depending on what tool you are looking at with an "A" inside what looks like a horseshoe? I know what they are but was hoping...

Sundays are usually the one day i spend away from estate sales/garage sales and anything of the sort. Its my day to relax with the girlfriend and be lazy. Today we decided to tag along with her parents to Ventura and walk around downtown. On or third antique store, the GF spots this box in...