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because of this new obsession I have with vintage craftsman tools. I picked up this stuff this past weekend. a really clean craftsman tool box with original tray, craftsman flying v 1/2 ratchet with a 15 piece =v= series 1/2 drive socket set. 1/4 inch =v= series socket/ratchet set in original...

I bought a pair of these heavy steel speaker stands a few years ago and they've been sitting in my garage since. since I was cleaning the garage i got the idea to use one as a pedestal for my new to me dayton buffer. The stand has a nice wide steel plate at the bottom, I may bolt it to the...

so it's december 1st and its almost the end of the year and this is when all the best of lists come out. so tell me what was your best score of the year? My best score in terms of stuff i bought for myself would be the snap on haul from an estate sale. I paid 200.00 for some snap on tools that...

I found this wilton hidden in an ad for some craftsman tools on craigslist. at the end of the ad he mentioned he had a vise (he actually spelled it vice) for sale and in one of the pics i saw this beauty. I called him up and hopped in my car. he was asking 100.00 and i got it for 80.00. now...

I had a couple of good hauls the past couple of days. i got a ton of stuff. a lot more craftsman v series stuff including flare nut wrenches. here are two other highlights. a nos set of berg shark brand wood chisels. I didn't know anything about them but I grabbed because they looked beautiful...

I picked this up today. it's marked wilton des plaines. I believe it is made in usa. its marked 111146. its not a bullet but is still a sealed unit. anyone know what model this is? seems like a pretty nice vise. also picked up this dayton 1/2 hp buffer and a dayton hot air blower.

hit some styles today and found one with nothing but 40's and 50's craftsman stuff. I bought a ton of stuff including this vise and pipe wrench. When I saw them I just thought to myself wow, these things are beautiful. Just look at the lines, there's just something about them that is missing...

i've got my new to me columbian soaking in some simple green and I'm trying to decide on paint. I was thinking of using the rustoleum engine block paint. I actually like the color a lot and I think it would be pretty durable. what do you guys think?

I saw this at a sale on friday, i took a chance that it would be there today and it was. a very nice minty craftsman industrial 1/2 hp grinder. I got it for 30.00. this thing is so nice I might have to sell the atlas i bought last week. also picked up a billings ball peen hammer a plumb ball...

i went to a sale today for a retired watchmaker. He had several vises and I bought these two. a columbian model 603 and a baby craftsman. I paid 20.00 for the columbian and 15 for the craftsman. how do you guys think i did? also picked up a craftsman v series 1/2 speed and 24 inch 1/2 extension...

i looked at some of the online catalogs and couldn't quite match this up to anything i saw. i'm thinking 20's but not sure. any help would be appreciated.

I'm a total newbie when it comes to air compressors. I bought this little compressor because it worked and it was cheap, 10.00 cheap. its a paasche type d. I know its meant to use with airbrushes but I was wondering if I could use it for anything else. It just looks so cool I want to keep it in...

so I went back today to pick up the work bench and stools I bought yesterday and I picked up a few more gems. The prices on these things were crazy yesterday. The sale was run by the children of a retired electrical engineer. The oldest daughter was walking around with her ipad pricing things...

went to a sale today and picked up the following misc proto wrenches. 15 piece sae proto shallow socket set 11 piece sae proto deep socket set starrett bent knee billings bicycle wrench set of dunlap box wrenches 2 sets of sears wrenches metric and standard snap on ferret ratchet firestone...

is this just an adjustable wrench? anyone know what the model number is? it has a patent date of 1878. thanks

I had to go out in a nasty rain storm but I think it was worth it. Picked up a set of snap on snap ring pliers, 9 piece 3/8 drive deep metric swivel impact sockets, 32 oz dead blow hammer, and a blue point ball peen hammer. all new and unused.

I stumbled upon some YouTube videos of guys making some real simple ultrasonic cleaners by strapping a palm Sanders to a container. Anyone try this? Does it actually work? If it does what's the best cleaning solution to use?

I came across a guy who has a five gallon bucket full of hebrand sockets all marked made in canada. worth anything? I'm I right in that hebrand was made in usa? did they move to canada later in their existence?

home depot has already put out there christmas merchandise and I picked up these milwaukee bit sets for 9.99 each which i think was a good deal. blue thunder drill bits, milwaukee shock wave impact bits and some drill driver bits. anybody have any experience with these? any of them any good?

the garage is getting pretty fool so its time to put some stuff up for sale. I'm posting this stuff here first for a couple of days before it goes to ebay. prices do not include shipping. will ship priority when i can. I'm located on the northside of chicago and local buyers are more than...