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Hi, I bought a bunch of really nice old tools from the estate of an old Machinist. They have years of machine shop grime on them. I tried brake cleaner, but it didn't seem to do much. That's the best cleaner I can think of. Can you guys suggest anything else? I have dial indicators, calipers...

Hi, I'm just now starting on the Walker 784 floor jack that I got from a junk yard a few years ago. Is there a trick to removing the front wheels? The parts diagram indicates "flat pins", does that mean a cotter pin? I have looked at a bunch of the old threads on here, but folks were using...

Hi, I posted this on OMWM but there wasn't much response. I'm really hoping to get some ideas for practical uses of the roller. I recently bought these three machines on auction from a government lab. It seems that they may never have been used. I'm quite excited about them. I have used each...

Hi, the shop at the school I teach in discarded two of these machines many years ago. I grabbed one since I'm a bit of a packrat, and I can't bear to see an old machine go to the scrapper. It is fairly complete, but I will have to make a handle for it, and weld up a depth stop handle. I've...

Hi, I have a couple of Gray Pro tool chests, and I need two new sliders (bearings), and one new handle. Any ideas where I would get parts? I did email the company, but they have not responded so far. I might call them. Are there other sources? Thanks, Troy