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Hey all, don’t post much, but wanted to see what kind of ideas you guys have for a project. I have been a Plomb collector for several years and one of the more notable items in my collection, is a Plomb 4-104-112 3-1/4” x 3-1/2” double open end wrench. For those unfamiliar, the "4" series...

For Sale: Vintage Duplex tool box. Duplex was part of the Plomb / Proto empire and made all of their boxes for many years. While going through my mother in laws place, we unearthed this one in the garage. Till is missing. Sheet metal needs straitening. I’d keep it myself, but I’m pretty much...

I have an older Whitney no.5 punch that is missing the thumb screw for the upper handle. Instead of replacing it, the PO scavenged the thumb screw from the depth stop as a replacement. Which of course sdestroyed the threads on the depth stop screw. So, now I need to replace them. I can order...

Does anyone know, what is the difference in the repair kits that are available for Proto torque wrenches and the regular ratchets? For instance the repair kit for a 1/2" ratchet is J5449RK and the kit for most of the 1/2" torque wrenches is J6014RK. But what is actually different about their...

I came across a very unusual Starrett Micrometer this weekend, the likes of which I have never seen before. It is an adjustable 0-6" Micrometer, with adjustment achieved by siding the micrometer head down the body, indexing it using a pin and locking it with the thumb screw. There is no model...

Hello All, I have an old (1939) Paschall (Plomb) 1301 1oz ball peen hammer. It is in overall good condition for its 75+ years of age but the head is ever so slightly loose on the handle. It will rotate about 10 degrees and there is maybe 1/16" of up and down play on the shaft. Normally I...

Hello all, I was looking at the Alloy Artifacts page recently, and noticed that when discussing the Plomb DR8 1/2" ratchet, they describe the ratchet as having a 32tooth drive gear and even call out that it was a particularly high tooth count for that era of ratchet (1920s-early 30s). As an...

Doing a bunch of work to fix up my wife's old house. A prior owner had put down wood grain pattern sticky tiles over half of the garage floor. Of course they're god awful and we're getting rid of them. They are scraping up easily enough, but of course there is ton's of adhesive residue...

I recently picked up an older 1.5HP Baldor motor that I am going to be using on my smaller air compressor. It's currently wired for 120v, but I need to switch it to 220v operation. This motor uses a screw post terminal block instead of the typical spade terminal type that they use on the...

I recently came up with a Plomb 4751, which has a been a quest tool for me for a while now. When I got it, it only worked in one direction and the throw out lever wouldn't stay in position and would creep back to a center position. When I tried to select the opposite direction, the gear would...

I recently picked up very nice Kennedy 34" carpenters tool box at a swap meet that came with everything inside. There are a couple worthwhile pieces in the box, but mostly junk and one piece that I can't really figure out. Only thing I can think of is some sort of prybar, but the finish and...

I have a late 60s era Baldor 12" Grinder which of course has exhausted wheel guards. The newer style Baldors all have oval shaped exhaust ports that are on the back of the guards, which you can easily attach a tube to for filtering. However, these older style Baldors have basically an open...

I have a thing for patent drawings. Especially of things that I love (ala tools). One particular design I love is that of Plomb ratchets and I would really like to get my hands on the patent that goes along with that it. But I can't seem to find one anywhere, and I have to wonder, was there ever...

I have been rebuilding a 3.5" Wilton bullet vise. The base casting is marked Chicago and has a cast model number of 9350. My understanding has been that they moved to the Schiller Park location in 1957, which would mean the vise had to be from before then. When I inspected the bottom of the...

I recently picked up a 1960 built Wilton 9350 bullet vise at a swap meet. The vise is in overall great condition, except for the shop made aluminum jaws that are to say the least, gnarly. I'm cleaning it up and giving it a bit of a restoration and I've already made a new set of smooth aluminum...

Hello All, long time lurker, first time poster. To add to my collection, I recently picked up an addition pebble finish Plomb 5449 ratchet that has seen much better days. The body of the ratchet was pretty well pitted especially around the head and the drive plug was tweaked and the check ball...