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A friend gave me a dasqua 1"-2" digital micrometer for making some transmission parts for his 1911 Locomobile. They are made in Italy; but nowhere near being Begotti in quality. After using them I'd much rather use one of my old Mitutoyo Mics. But then again I'm from the old school. You...

Yet another Spontaneous purchase.. I was having my tractor's starter benched tested at my starter-generator rebuild shop today. The owner (that I've dealt with for 40 years) asked I'd give him fifty bucks for these fine used tools... I didn't hesitate, took out a Grant, and said sure... Even...

Here's my sidekick,,, Beau two your old Cavapoo. you'll see him in many pictures of my cars Baxter taught Beau the ropes. Riding together behind my bicycle together. Sadly Baxter passed away October 2024 at 16 years old.

I assembled my home machine shop with two reasons in mind. Simply my love of Tools and Machinery, Along with restoring and or repairing my antique cars. And Yes I have machined many parts for antique cars.. Four speed transmission parts for an early Locomobile.. Making a replacement...

I Had a Sneaking Suspicion About That....

You're right. Since you asked... My father was my mentor. He was a patient man and saw to it that I learn all about construction, wiring, plumbing, and fixing cars. When I was four I was on roof of the garage nailing wood planking down. Always wrenching with him. I remember...

Definitely purchase the Milwaukee Insider! I must warn you, once you use it you'll be hooked. Though I'm a Milwaukee kind of guy, collecting them for over 60 years. The Insider marks my 47th Milwaukee power tool. Every time I figured I pushed the boundary of my collection, I must have more than...

Pictures of other tool boxes found in and around my garages.. A Kennedy roller mechanics box in my machine shop. That has has a 2" thick steel plate on it.. Filled with tooling.. There are two Craftsman roller cabinets in the machine shop area. Once Red that I painter both blue to match...

After discovering the cute red Waterloo cabinet 40 years ago, I purchased it. And mounted it to my Kennedy roller cabinet combo. Aerial view of my retirement complex taken 25 years ago, tucked away in acres of trees. Consisting of my 3,500 square foot home, attached four car garage, and...

Over the past 60 years I've been acquiring tools and tool l boxes of different brands and sizes. My latest acquisitions are two mechanics boxes from RollCabs.com. Who also market under the name Extreme Tools. Their quality matches SnapOn. One is a 72" by 25" deep top & bottom combo unit pictured...

My Milwaukee power tool addition. I've been a huge fan of Milwaukee power tool for 65 years. When they were made of all aluminum and long before they were made of plastic and used a battery. I presently own 47 Milwaukee power tools plus twelve M12 (I.5 Ah to 5.0 AH) Batteries, and ten M18 (I.5...

I can confirm that lithium batteries pose a huge fire hazard risk. December 20, 2020 a laptop computer in my garage started a fire spread to few Milwaukee batteries that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Because I used fire rated drywall it didn’t spread to the second floor or...

I own a nice Cincinnati Toolmaster mill that I going to sell. Sadly it's in Northern Ohio.

Needs, Wants, Desire's. Depends one one's point of view. Need's are bare minimum to survive, While want's are simple the Desire for things that go past bare necessities. Actually most my family encouraged my obsessive needs. However they hesitated about my idea to build another 1500' shop...

The cutting edges of the shear are sharp. And the stomp pedal looks nearly new. Both are definitely well taked care of and not abused..

I have to say that, “NEVER,, Boys never grow up, their Toys simply get Bigger.” Just picked up last week a new to me Tennsmith 48” 16 Gage Box & Pan Brake and 52” Foot Shear... I was first introduced to Tennsmith equipment over sixty years ago. My Father-in-Law had purchased the same model...

Beau at 8 weeks next to my bench in my workshop Sharing a ride with his 14 yer old brother Baxter in a trailer behind my bicycle..

My home garage shops 8,500 square feet in seven distinct garages are heated and air conditioned using Five Armstrong MagicPak ducted forced air gas heat and electric A/C units. This one is the biggest unit at 3 tons cooling and 60,000 BTU heating that takes care of 3,600 square feet. While the...

Two decades ago Stinger lifts were common place among the home car enthusiasts. The good folks that started Stinger Lifts lived the American Dream. They found their niche and manufactured a quality product. That marketed their ideas through magazines and by word of mouth. Sadly the competition...

I purchased five four-post Stinger lifts some 30 years ago. With the manufacturer's recommendations, I did Not bolt them to the floor. Never been an issue. I'm constantly playing musical cars with many ups and downs over the years. Though seldom used, I have the wheel kit for moving lift around...