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I picked up this small Columbian 04 - 4” vise this morning, probably payed too much, but it was calling out to me. Can anyone give me an idea how old it is? I honestly don’t think it’s very old, but it is Made in the USA. My plan is to clean it up, paint it and put it to use. Thanks for any...

I found these cutters while going through my father’s barn. I’ve never heard of Alarm. I assume they’re metal shears, but what’s the proper name? Thanks for any help! Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

My father had this mail cabinet in his shop and it was stuffed with all kinds of stuff (90% ****). He brought it home when the textile plant he worked in closed in the mid 70’s. He told me it had been in the plant when he started working there in the early 50’s. I plan on cleaning it up and...

I’m (still) going through some of my father’s tools that I inherited and I came across an older Williams S-52EHL (no “A”) ratchet that has some broken teeth and it skips. I’ve contacted Williams about a repair kit and was given a part number #S-52EHRK. Unfortunately, it appears that this kit...

This is just a shout out to the Customer Service department at Wright Tool. I sent an inquiry about a rebuild kit for an older 3400 3/8 ratchet that I inherited from my father that didn’t work very well. I was hoping they would be able to tell me if the kit would fit or not and if so, I would...

Does this look right? The side, silver bar looks like it was added on, but I’m not an expert. Would this be worth picking up for $30? Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

I recently inherited tools from my father's barn. He passed away 19 years ago and I just left everything until my mother's passing and now I'm going through the 50 years of accumulation. Please forgive me as I'm sure it's been asked a million times... Within the accumulation of tools are a...

Just found this site. I bought a house with a two car attached garage about 12 years ago. I sheetrocked the walls, painted, added a corner workbench, a couple of overhead cabinets, etc. It's served me fairly well but I'm looking to better organize and declutter. I'm looking for innovative...