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Don't remember colors -- too many to remember Some Vintage Brands: Lincoln, Blackhawk, Atlas (always Orange), Walker, Hein-Werner, Hercules (maybe a Walker) Modern Brands: OTC, Milwaukee, some NORCO

We used to have the same problem in a shop many years ago. The owner got tired of it and dumped all the newer equipment and purchased 1970's vintage and older DC Generator welding machines (mostly Lincoln and Hobart) Basically a three-phase AC motor driving a DC generator welder. Those were...

You are an "evil" man !!!:bounce:

It depends -- In almost 40 years I've had VERY few good experiences with Snap-on truck vendors. At the corporate level, I've always had great experiences. Last year the local guy almost threw me off the truck becasue I wanted to warranty two broken chrome sockets. Simply put, if you didn't buy...

Hate to disagree with you on this Merk, but I wouldn't call an AC/DC Lincoln Tombstone a "cheap machine", nor the AC/DC Miller Thunderbolt. Those machines are a "staple" in light industrial and farm applications. More quality frame rails, shop and farm equipment have been built with those...

Very nice -- you're a lucky man! Not only that you have a great family, but also the fact that they took the time to place the tools with someone who would take care of the collection in honor of the grandfather. Most family tool collections get broken up and sold to the lowest bidder for a...

Nothing about Flatheads is easy -- EVER!!

I think the 20% coupons are for retail store sales only --

Not sure about the part number, but for some years Sears chargers were made by Century Manufacturing Century Manufacturing Company 9231 Penn Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55431 Phone: 612-884-3211

Kudos to brother "fourfeathers" for passing along this fix. It actually is a truck air brake drain valve, but this little mechanical drain valve might just be a great alternative for you guys that don't want to bother with autodrains on your compressor. I purchased two valves. One went on my...

I had to "pass" on garage fun. Had a deadline to meet for work and was "holed up" in my home office all weekend writing reports and presentations. I'll get back at it on Thursday --have to get Argon and C-25 refills first though.

There is nothing more productive than a junk pile, a good imagination, and some fab skills. Wonderful work!!

Plain old kerosene will do just fine, and it'll make your paint shine to boot.

That is a great press -- It'll be the last one you'll ever buy. Good score!!

I finally gave up! It's been 2-1/2 years that I've been looking for a nice 30-40 inch metal shear and slip roll, but have had absolutley no luck. Lots of ebay and Craigslist activity on metal fab equipment in California and the mid-west, but in the middle atlantic states, they are not happenin'...

What thickness (and were the two pieces of steel the same thickness). Were they properly cleaned? Was the rod fresh? If it's thick material, did it have a bevel at the joints? You "set it to DC" -- Was the setting DC+ or DC-?

Simply amazing!!!! Old-timers had a certain style and approach to form/function that has, in my opinion, been totally lost now-a-days.

I'm in -- that would really make my day. I usually have leaves and **** blowing in faster than my ability to sweep them back out.

That is an excellent job!! Looks like part garage and part home office -- very good design in maximizing space! You should be proud, that is good work.

CP has been owned and operated by many parent companies (including at one time a French conglomerate -- yuck!!) As the ownership changed, CP moved much of the low level - high volume tool production to Asia --- first Japan, and then Taiwan. That said, the tools from these countries are very...