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I recently picked up a 2" Wilton baby bullet vise. It is a Chicago model 920. I'm hoping to find a swivel base for it. Maybe even a power-arm. If you have one you'd be willing to sell please let me know. Thanks!

Looking for some help trying to find some very small eye bolts. I'm not talking eye screws but eye bolts. The bolt portion needs to be able to fit through about a 1/16" hole. I'll probably need nuts for them too. My searches are just not yielding anything substantial. Anyone know where...

I'm more interested in trading tools than I am selling. It seems to me that we ought to have a WTT (Want To Trade) forum here at GJ. Thoughts, pros, cons? If worthy of consideration who are the powers that be to make the decision to create one? Just wondering what you guys think?

Help with wood machinist chest I have a chance to buy a wooden machinist chest. Here are 4 pics I got from the owner. I'm wondering who the maker might be and kind of hoping some of you guys might offer an opinion on what a decent offer price might be. Thanks!

I have 2 poor and partial pics of what I believe to be a Wilton bullet vise. The owner refers to it as a Wilton torpedo vise. He says the vise is broken. The handle turns freely but the dynamic jaw does not move at all. Here's where I need your help and advice...1) from the pics what type of...

Spotted this thing on CL and wondering what it is. Looks like some kind of oven as much as anything. Thoughts?

I got lucky this summer to finally find not one but two articulated arm (aka Floating Fixture) Dazor lamps at estate sales. Each one had one working bulb. I'd like to put LED bulbs in them but I'm having trouble finding them. The fluorescent bulbs in them are F15T8. I'm hoping someone else...

I picked up this 5-drawer Newmade cabinet a few weeks ago at an estate sale. It included these contents. Most seem to look to be some type of pipe/line fittings. And others don't at all (the wheel-like things with holes and a stem in the 2nd pic on the left). I have no idea. A lot even look...

I picked this anvil up today at a garage sale near the house. Hard to believe it was still there at noon on the 2nd day. I don't normally check garage sales ads on CL but this morning I was hoping to find a decent solid wood bookcase so I was clicking all the ads in my part of town and spotted...

Well, I picked up this 8-drawer Heritage-badged box at an estate sale 3-4 weeks ago. Today I spent a few hours working on it. Was going to grind the paint off and re-lube the drawer slides. Removed the drawers successfully except that two of them came out with the slide still attached to the...

I recently bought a couple of Kennedy boxes and the seller also gave me the contents of his father's wooden machinist chest. At the time, there didn't seem to be a whole lot in there that looked worth much but time is proving that to be wrong. Already found a mostly complete set of Starrett...

Heads Up! Incredible old gas station tool cabinet on CL I spotted this on Craigslist here in Austin this morning. The guy isn't giving it away but it looks pretty incredible at $500. Wish I had the room. Here's a link to the Craigslist ad...

I've got a Makita 18V cordless blower. I love this thing. I've had it probably at least two years and I use it all the time. I noticed last week that periodically when I hit the trigger button it doesn't go to full power. However, if I just keep the trigger depressed it will kick up to full...

WTB: Rock Island 571 vise base, part #71C Looking for a base for a Craftsman 5160. The 5160 is a rebranded Rock Island 571. Bases for the Craftsman and the Rock Island have part # "71C" stamped on the bottom of vise base. Please let me know if you have one you'd be willing to sell. Thanks!

Picked up a new to me Kennedy 7-drawer rolling cabinet last week. It is a Kennedy model 297-446977. I have a couple of questions on it. It is missing the key which would be one of the round types. I'm guessing I can't just get the key replaced but rather have to replace both the lock & key...

I always buy replacement hammer handles if I find them cheap at estate/garage sales. I picked this one up last week and thought it was a non-branded one but while cleaning the handle up today I spotted this mark. Anyone recognize it? Thanks!

I'm looking to buy a good vintage 9-12" drawknife. Something with good solid wood handles perpendicular to the blade. No flip handles. I'm looking for something made by Worth, Pexto (Peck, Stow & Wilcox), Greenlee, Jennings, Barton, Swan and Witherby. I'd probably consider other makers as...

I picked up this Hazet wrench at an estate sale today. 25% off day. Spent $1.50 on it. Trying to find out some info and there really isn't much to be found specifically about Hazet 300 wrenches. Apparently, these German made wrenches were used on Porches and VWs but getting specific info...

I posted this on the vises thread week before last but I guess little drill press (assuming it's a drill press vise) vises pale in comparison to the big boys. No one came forward with any info on the vise. I'm hoping someone knows who made it, country of origin and maybe a period when it was...

Picked up these rivets last year amongst a bunch of hardware. I hate to just throw them out but I'm tired of stepping over them in the shop. I'm not a metal worker so I don't see myself reusing them. Do they have any value? Thanks for any insight.