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    Let's show our wood (screwdrivers)

    Don't let that despair you, they might have licensed the patent well after it was issued, but before 17years later
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    In Vintage Eggbeater Drill Press

    Looking into old Millers Falls and Goodell Pratt catalogs from 1925-90, they look similar, but not exact. The GP ones are more similar, the MF all clamp on. As noted above, the OP is more bar stock than cast, so maybe newer...
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    Makita sander

    Much better at the bag falling off at inopportune moments, spilling what little dust it did collect all over the front of whatever clean surface was nearby.
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    Harry J Epstein Day 2026

    If Japanese made, it's probably built for a Yen sized coin. 40+ yrs ago, my AE-1 Program was built for I think a 5¥ coin. Much better fit. Buddy brought a handful of coins home from a trip, along with 70-210 lens for each of us 👍😁. Bigggg deal back then.
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    Delta Rockwell 12" disc sander motor wiring help

    I think acrobat will not allow you to "open in new window" like word will. But you can open the same file in a second PDF reader, there are several free ones available. Pin one to each side of the screen, cuts down on the flipping. I have a 600 page operating manual, that I frequently need...
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    Rockwell/ Porter Cable 300 saber saw power cord

    If you want to get a boot to go with it, these guys are the best selection without buying a gross of them. I bought cords too just to get the matching ID to OD. https://store.eurtonelectric.com/collections/cords
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    Bendpack HD9 issue

    Actually, one slight chance here. Is the lift installed outside? Some of the plastics in those may fail in sun /heat. I have some mounted on the exterior of an autoclave where the failure rate is higher than normal, but they are still inside the building shell.
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    2026 Garage Sale Thread (15th Annual)

    yup, trying to stay away from banned camp. The find from Saturday was pushing my luck with Turn screws
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    2026 Garage Sale Thread (15th Annual)

    Sunday’s haul was a lot more digging, a lot less instant gratification. First stop was a storage clean out, from someone I knew. Spaces were doubling in cost, needed to cut back. Unfortunately, some emotional attachment to certain items, only sold $30 the previous day, so not real happy, near...
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    Pencil Sharpener

    Sorry, meant third sharpener, not third Dexter. Mine are both Boston w a metal catch bin, one square one oval I think
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    mission oak finish stain options for CA residents?

    We used ammonia cooling system at the last job. It's much more annoying than dangerous, (you run out from the burning eyes before you got to dangerous levels) even at high concentration in the air. We'd have a once a decade leak, and one guy would go in with a haz mat suit, spraying it down...
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    What kind of tools have you found in the road??

    Those are the prescient ones, escaping their ****** future?
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    Pencil Sharpener

    I was at an Estate Sale this weekend, found a Dexter with a celluloid catch bin. Had to hold back, don't need a 3rd one in the shop.
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    Big hack saw.

    Nowadays, without a doubt sanitizable. Some with plastic handles. But back pre-Depression, or pre-The Jungle, probably wipe it off on their apron Disston 1923 https://archive.org/details/HenryDisstonAndSons1923Catalog/page/n186/mode/1up
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    Big hack saw.

    I lined up my bone saws, hatchets, axes, and I think machetes on the front balcony one year for Halloween, back lit them quite well. Still no one noticed.
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    Painting hand tools - Does it work out?

    I'd give a thought to BLO. as it is easier to repair when wear occurs. I see lots of used tools with half a paint job left. Don't know how many years it took for the paint to wear off. BLO = Boiled Linseed Oil
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    mission oak finish stain options for CA residents?

    I’ve also used Jeff’s method to get a mission look. I made the table, not the chair Detail of one leg The table, nothing else, not even the dog.
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    Aquired OLD sandpaper rolls - good/bad?

    Belt sander belts go bad much quicker than regular paper, the seaming glue dies. Regular hand use, use them til the grit starts crumbling off . XActo use to sell tiny spoke shaves in their kits. There was another cheap brand, where you could get a set of three, forget the difference between...
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    Big hack saw.

    Definitely a butcher or bone saw.
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