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I think it would drive me nuts having to adjust the crescent wrenches to the same midway open position any time I put them back in the box.

it depends if the tools are "the end" or "the means to an end". Are you building a collection? or are you building an assortment of useful, quality tools that you will use for their intended purpose? If the latter look for tools you know you need and assess them for quality. The former? grab...

Logged in this morning to a ton of private messages. Some folks wanting just pieces and some wanting the whole lot. Problem is I have no idea what to ask. What should the whole mess without the box go for? I would prefer to keep it off ebay but that is an option. I didn't intend this to be a...

I aqcuired the carb tool box from an auto mechanic who worked from the 40's until he retired in the early 80's. The box itself is a keeper. I am not getting rid of it The contents of the box however are of no use to me. It is chock full of snap-on float level gauges and whatnot. The only...

Nabbed this Easco metric set for a tenner Looks like the only one ever used was the 12mm. Some american made goodness for the price of HF.

I use mine at least 4 times a week and would use it even more if I rebuilt it. Modifying distributors to fit other motors, making wheel adapters and spacers, machining suspension bushings from delrin or UHMW. Heck last week the starter in my car stopped working. With the lathe I was able to...

Please post a video of this. These things right? There is a set here at work that millwrights have been abusing for at least 5 years. Other than cracked handles from bashing on them with sledgehammers they are fine.

About 8 years ago I needed a larger set of channellock style pliers than what I had. They needed to open up and grip a 6 inch pipe. I was broke and the new discount store down the street had some orange handled MIT ones for well under $8. I bought them to do one job. 8 years later I still use...

Some of my smaller pieces Wheel dent remover made with the arm from a 3 jaw puller A fender roller to clearance fenders for larger wheels and tires And a valve spring compressor for watercooled VW's

I think you are thinking of a FLESHlight and those are about 65 :lol_hitti

Re: Snap ring plyers With snap ring pliers the simpler the better. Interchangeable tips and fancy pushbutton mechanisms to change from inside to outside rings are just there to frustrate you. The simple blackhawk has been the millwright staple for many years

Already spruced up the vise. Media blasted, cleaned up, powdercoated, lubed and reassembled this afternoon. I like it a lot. I didn't even notice the cool atomic age styling until it was clean. I was tempted to two tone it, but then I remembered it was a vise and will get beaten on. It will...

Went to a pawn shop to fill out the missing places in my craftsman 3/8 metric set. I found every one I needed and then some but in the back of the store in an old toolbox I found some neat pieces. A pebble plomb 5449 1/2" ratchet A pebble plomb 5249 3/8" ratchet and its younger brother the...

Got here today in great shape. Very well packed. Put it to work immediatley. No regrets here.

I covet this I own nothing that uses SAE fasteners yet love vintage tools. Finding quality old stuff in metric has been difficult for me.

Aww heck why not.

I usually don't use creepers. I mistakenly think that shimmying under the car is better or easier for some reason, but I needed to work on a car in my driveway and the concrete was wet. The HF store is only 5 blocks fom my house, plus I had a coupon and it was only $19 so I bought it. It lasted...

Any help identifying todays CL bargain? This appears to be the original color It seems to have started out the blue/green shade then spent a bit of time red before its current black covering everything.