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    Vintage Irwin

    I dug this out of a drawer this morning. Pretty much as I found it. The booklet is probably worth more than the bits. I paid nothing for it so I'm not out anything except drawer space in my drill cabinet.
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    Multiply Wrench?

    I ran across this in my pile of rusty things. The photo doesn't show the identifying marks well. Sorry. They are partly rusted away but I can read "Multiply ****** Wrench USA. Here it is paired up with an early S-52 Superratchet and a deep well socket. With all the angles and connections...
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    Does derusting tools lower their value?

    I'm relatively new to vintage tool collecting. I have a bit of a background in other areas of antique collecting and I know that removing patina on things destroys their value. I ended up with a large collection of old tools. Some very rusty. I have been enjoying identifying, cleaning and...
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    Larry from the thumb of Michigan

    Hello. Although I have a few posts already, here's my story: 66 yrs. old Retired. 30+ years as a carpenter/cabinetmaker/licensed builder 12+ years on the high seas as a Merchant Marine. Two years ago forced out of the workplace with throat cancer whose *** I have soundly kicked back into the...
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    4 1/2" angle grinder RPM

    Yesterday I purchased a 4" coarse wire brush (twisted strands) and began the cleanup of the underside of my 52" lawn tractor deck. The brush has a stated RPM maximum of 8500. There is nothing on or with the grinder that gave that spec so, the trusting (and sometimes gullible) type that I am...
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    test

    :) My turn to test
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