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I picked up a Williams tool board last weekend. It is for the B-series 3/8" drive tools. I think it dates to the late 1950's as it has the older B-50 ratchet as well as the newer round-head B-52. The wire hangers are interesting. When installed, you can see a flange around the base of the...

I started a thead about a countertop advertising display I recently found. I thought others would like to show their cool advertising art. I thing anything for tools, machinery, or automotive should be eligable. Here is a link to my thread...

I picked up a counter display for a Thexton Expansion Bolt for the vacuum linkage on old Chevrolet engines. How about others posting vintage advertising art?

I have a MDI-Yutani MD400 excavator (100,000 pounds) that has a Mitsubishi 6-cylinder diesel engine. The muffler rotted out and a new one costs $2,700.00 with a 6-month wait, plus shipping from Japan. Looking for another option, I discovered that Walker makes a similar muffler, except it is 4"...

I hate using worm screw hose clamps to shorten/repair air hoses. They stick out and catch on things or scratch up paint or nice surfaces. When I have to use these clamps, I use heat shrink tubing to cover them. This makes the repair less likely to do the bad things that uncovered hose clamps...

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I noticed this ad for repairing anvils from the October, 1905 issue of the American Blacksmith. I wonder how they did the repair? Of course, just because they advertised doesn't mean they did good repairs. :confused:

I bought a Wells Index 847 milling machine off Craigslist in August. I only now have it up and running, but not installed in it's permanent location. I operated it under power before the purchase, so I knew that it operated well. It was being run on a VFD that wasn't included in the sale...

Does anyone have a photo of a J. H. Williams tool board from the 1960's? I have a set of combination Superrenches from that era that I would like to display. I kind of like the orange color, and it matches the school colors of my old high school. My local dealer says that the company salesman...

Twertsy's discussion of when Plomb introduced the pebble pattern made me reflect on the variations of P&C combination wrenches. I had noticed that these wrenches had at least four forging patterns over the years, and probably more. The biggest variation came in the 1940's, when the "thin-jaw"...

I have a project that uses two IBC totes as a water tank on a flat bed truck. I need the totes to vent up to 11 gallons of water a minute. There are many vents on the market for IBC totes, but I didn't see any that were rated for this much flow. I decided to make vents from simple materials...

I had a project that needed 1/2" NC bolts to thread into a 1/8" tread plate floor of a flat bed. I didn't want to use nuts on the back side because I wanted the bolts to be easy to remove from the top side only. I keep an assortment of unplated NC square nuts on hand for just this sort of...

I found a Truth 3/4" drive push-through ratchet today. It came with a Truth 1-5/16 12-point socket. The finish on both items seems to be cadmium plating, so I suspect that they were made during WWII. The ratchet and adapter both move smoothly and appear to be in excellent shape. I have...

I picked up a couple of very old spinners many years ago. They have similar knobs on the back, so they could be made by the same company. The smaller one is made of 3/8" diameter round steel, and the drive end just has a 3/16" cross hole and no square. It is marked with the Herbrand script...

I picked up a couple of offset screwdrivers recently. They seem to be new, and were covered with old hard cosmoline. They are marked "P I made in US", although the stamping is faint and I could be mistaken. I have the impression that they were made for the military, but I could be mistaken...

I recently made a post in the Fabrication and Techniques section about a tool that I made to remove a brake line from an old road grader I own. One member asked for photos of the grader, so I am making this post to share. Photo #1 is of the whole machine. It is a 1955 Austin Western Super 88...

I had to remove and replace a 1/4" brake line from an old road grader. It has a driveline drum brake that is mounted tight against the gearbox/transfer case. This is a very difficult location, so I had to build a special wrench to reach the nut. I took an import 7/16" x 3/8 drive socket and...

I noticed a Craftsman 12x36 metal lathe on CL that has no quick change gearbox for the lead screw. This is a later model lathe and it would be unusual for it to have change gears. I wonder if it was special ordered for a specific task?

I use waste oil, diesel, gasoline, solvent, and other liquids to start brush piles on fire. I have always wanted a better way to pour these into milk jugs, gallon oil or antifreeze jugs, and 5 gallon pails. I tried using a wooden stand to hold a funnel, but it did not work well. I took my...

This little 1/4 drive set was among a lot of tools I found at a garage sale this Fall. It was raining and a table full of tools was sitting there uncovered, so I made a lowball offer to save them from the rust. There were enough good collectable tools to make it a bargain, plus the ususal...