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I've been on GJ forum for quite a few years now and never had my own thread. Why not? I dunno, time is one reason, laziness maybe? nah not me. Or maybe just the fact that I don't spend as much time in my shop as I would like, and it's not always interesting when I'm there. I'm officially...

I have a couple of torque wrenches that for various reasons don't work. At least for the intended purpose. Is this something I could or even should attempt to repair myself? After a quick look I don't even see how to open them up. Alternatively, is there somewhere to get them fixed (and...

I have an Atlas 618 that is in need of a good clean and refurbishment. So one of the 1st upgrades I invested in was a quick change tool post from Amazon. Now I actually see it I wonder about options. The tool post is OK, but will not hold most of the tools that came with the lathe. OXA is the...

I have a copy of Herr & company hardware catalogue in excellent though slightly fragile condition. There are many tools in it along with other interesting items from a century ago. So I will be sharing it with you a few pages at a time and over an extended period due to the limited time I have...

I have a few restoration projects that I came to realize I will never get to. So to start the ball rolling Here is my first offering. A Boice Crane 12" Planer. This is a beast and weighs in around 500 pounds or better. It has a 3 Phase motor and is/was in working condition. I don't have 3...

Just did a quick little project that will help me no end. Due to lack of space, everything in my shop has to be mobile. My drill press, one of at least, has been holding out for a while. I have been moving it with a hand truck which gave me the idea. All I used was a piece of angle iron (bed...

Short notice but for anyone near LaCrosse WI this Auction has lots of good stuff. http://auction.orbitbid.com/items.cfm?auction=5959 I knew and have actually driven some of the boats this company made. Now they are gone and the auction is tomorrow. Plenty of tools and industrial equipment...

I have had this thing sitting on a pallet for quite a while, maybe a year and a half? Any way I finally got around to researching it and deciding what to do with it. It is a cool old machine and needs to be used. First problem is the 3 phase motor. I don't have 3 phase in my shop. But I do...

Some of you may have noticed that I have not been around. I have been at sea and am currently and temporarily in a third world country where (some) cars are amazing, and internet is not! I will hopefully have a few pictures when I get back to USA in a week or so.

I picked up this Axe head recently and it is (was) a good one. It is a 4 1/2 pound W C Kelly Perfect. They produced Axes in Charleston from 1904 - 1930. However as you can see, some ***** beat the **** out of it and peened over the back. So the question. Do I grind it clean or do I leave the...

Any ideas what the purpose of this is? It has a handle for tightening it so it will never be really tight. And the jaws are covered in very soft leather. The round stock(?) looks as if it could fit into a mount of some kind but shows no sign of having ever having been mounted that way. The jaws...

I picked this up a few weeks ago and finally getting to do something with it. But what is it? I can find no names anywhere. Also to Hiball. If you see this do you have parts for it? Needless to say it does not work. However all parts appear to move freely so I do have hopes for it. I think...

I started cleaning a screwdriver I picked up this last weekend and found some marks on it. I had never heard of TOBRIN. So the search started and unusually it did not lead me back here to the forum. I did find bit on Paw Paws Tool Talk, and that led me onwards. I did find just a couple of...

I went to look at a "tool box" this morning. What I actually found when I got there was a rolling bench/chest with a 3 1/2" Wilton bolted to the top. We could not get close enough on the price at the time, however the deal is not yet dead. But a big part of the value is in the Wilton. So I...

I recently needed a new head gasket for an obsolete Craftsman compressor. It didn't take long for me to find that it was not available anywhere. So I thought I would make one. Simple enough! Er not so much. The problem was in creating a pattern, the material being too stiff to use directly. I...

I got the new urethane tires for my benchtop 10" bandsaw and I have a question. The tires that came are 1" wide and I actually need only 1/2" wide. The instructions tell me to mount the tire and trim the excess, which seems wasteful. With the price of these things I would like to split one tire...

I needed some tools and saw and bought more than that. So what's new. :D First was the Proto rolling chest for $50 from CL. I hope it is genuine. Then came the Craftsman tool set for $200 including the box from the Pawn shop. The tools are this set: Tool Set and the box was this one: Tool...

I need some tools that are a bit lighter in weight than my current set. For work I carry a very basic tool kit. Metric 3/8 socket set, and combination wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, meter etc. I have refined this kit down to the minimum I need to maintain engines and do minor electrical and...

I just bought some Craftsman sockets and while I was sorting them I noticed a few different markings. Most have the -V- or =V= marking on them that I think I understand. But some have =V V= and others have =G= or =E E= on them. Can anyone explain the different marks? Obviously later than -V- but...

Available but seems a bit pricey to me but I like the look of it. Asking $99 and I wondered if it is something special?