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We live in the country and our driveway is about 1/4 mile long, gravel, and uphill. In order to get our garbage can out to the County road, I built a mount to fit a hitch receiver that holds the garbage can to the back of my pickup. The mount shown is the second version. The first version did...

I found this vise at an estate sale this month. It had belonged to the deceased's grandfather, so it is at least 100 years old. It is an Oswego, identified by the circle T trademark, and is a Smith's Patent. It is missing the pipe jaws, the base plate, and the original mounting stud/wing nut...

I made a simple tool yesterday. It is an adapter to mount a Honda GX620 engine on my engine stand. I wanted to hold the engine away from the adjustable arms of the stand and also be able to use 5/16 bolts to mount the engine to the stand. It consists of two pieces of 2x2x1/4 angle iron 10"...

I have one Plomb War Finish wrench, a 1232 1" combination wrench. The date code is BC, which would be February, 1942. I have a 1242 (1-5/16" combo) which is identical in appearance, and has no date code. It does not have a War Finish stamping. This makes me wonder if one reason War Finish...

Last Friday was Dollar Day for me at a rural estate sale. Everything in the photo except the number/letter stamps cost $1.00. Ace #2E Tap Handle (being used as an insert screwdriver) Billinbs #1721 Double open end 3/8x5/16 Cheney 4 oz. Ball Pein hammer marked "Railroad Finish" Snap-On...

Lots of P&C and Plomb at estate and garage sales this weekend. Made the rounds on Friday, since I had to work Saturday and Sunday. The first sale was out in the country and featured "heavy truck tools." I made a deal on a whole shelf full of 3/4 drive tools with some 1" drive and 1/2" drive...

I bought a bundle of rusty wrenches at a garage sale today. They were bound together with what appears to be .020 stainless safety wire. I bought them because I am stocking a service truck that sees little use, but that use is far away from its home base. I don't care if there is light rust...

I found three P&C number 6125 sockets at an estate sale today. These are 25/32" 12-point chrome deep sockets with 1/2" drive and a cross hole for a bar. These were in a box with several other 25/32" deep sockets, a Snap-On, a Proto, and other USA brands. Two of the P&C sockets have light...

I found a Walden Worcester Wrenches "No. 3 Socket Wrench Set" box at an estate sale today. It was empty, but in pretty good shape for being almost 100 years old. It is 6-15/16" long, 2-1/8" wide, and 1-7/16" tall. I have not found any reference to this set on the internet. It may have been...

I recently purchased a Plomb WF 3/8" socket set. One of the items included was an unmarked drag link socket that is 11/16" in diameter and has a blade that is 7/64" thick. It should work on a 1/8" screw slot. The socket is cadmium plated and the finish matches the other parts of the set. I...

I'm looking for a Plomb WF-29 socket. 3/8 drive, standard depth, 12-point, with cadmium plating. I would be interested in a WWII-vintage socket from SO or Wright that matches. The Wright would be a MS-52. The SO might be a F-160??? There is a SO F-140 (7/16") date code "G" socket in this...

I went to an estate sale Friday. In additon to two large (1-1/4 up to 1-1/2) DBE P&C wrenches in excellent conditon and six new handles for ball pein hammers, I found this 3/8 drive set, mostly Plomb WF with a few replacement items of WWII issue from Wright, Duro-Chrome, and Snap-On. Except...

Saturday I went to an estate sale in town. The wife had kept the deceased husband's stuff and finally passed herself. Lots of woodworking stuff in the garage, but very few old tools. The sale was run by an estate sale company, so few bargains. I spotted this Craftsman socket case: I opened...

I recently purchased a steel welding table and 6" Wilton Tradesman vise. It is very heavy duty, with a 1" top and legs that are 4.8" diameter with 9/16" wall thickness. With the vise, it weighs about 1,000 pounds. It started out being 60-1/2" by 42-1/2", but someone cut out a section to clear...

I have a 25 gallon spot sprayer setup with a folding boom that goes on my 4-wheeler. I decided to make a mount to use it on my 2N or early 8N. The height is determined by the height of the rear rack on the 4-wheeler (a Yamaha Big Bear) so that I don't have to change the boom height when...

I saw this ad on Craigslist, where a 7" AMMCO metal shaper is listed. The fellow is listing the whole batch of stuff for $4,000.00, but has the shaper listed to sell for $400.00 by itself. It is in Noti, Oregon. It looks like a complete machine. Small, but very cute...

I saw this ad on Craigslist, where a 7" AMMCO metal shaper is listed. The fellow is listing the whole batch of stuff for $4,000.00, but has the shaper listed to sell for $400.00 by itself. It is in Noti, Oregon. It looks like a complete machine. Small, but very cute! :drool...

I posted this years ago and no one could help. I have had this tester for 20+ years and it does test the capacitance of condensers well. I wonder what light bulb goes in the standard Edison base socket. I haven't been able to determine what voltage passes through this circuit, which tests...

Can anyone identify the ratchet lying on the edge of the bomb loading pit? This is a photo taken while loading the "Fat Man" bomb into the B-29 "Bock's Car" for delivery to Nagasaki. The bomb is being lowered into the pit while still bolted to the trailer used to move it. It is being lowered...

I am repairing my Case 580E backhoe. After 30 years the steel line to the hydraulic oil cooler developed a rust pit that leaked under the radiator. At first, I thought it was the $750 hydraulic pump, but I dodged the bullet! The tube had a lot of rust pitting in the front end where dirt built...