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A gentleman who lives near me posted an ad for a Craftsman drill press on Nextdoor. The best part was the price---free!!! I just happened to see the ad 12 minutes after he posted it, so I jumped on it. It works fine, but there are a few cobbled together parts, such as the table lock. It also...

I need some help with a really beat-up Proto 5449 1/2" ratchet. For anyone who owns one of these beefy ratchets, can someone please measure the screws that hold it together? The ones from this ratchet were mangled. The ratchet looks really old---I hope Proto didn't use some weird size back then...

I bought this Williams DOE wrench at a flea market several weeks ago. It's pretty big, and I don't think I'd ever have a use for a wrench of this size, but for $2, why not buy it? It can always be garage art. It was a bit rusty, and appeared to have several coats of paint on it. Yesterday, I...

I bought this grinder stand at a garage sale yesterday. It's a bit rusty, but it should clean up nicely. It weighs approx. 50 pounds, so it should be sturdy and heavy enough to mount a Craftsman block grinder. I started researching the manufacturer after I got it home. There doesn't seem to be...

My son used my Milwaukee 2010 1/4 sheet sander to sand down some lawn furniture. Now I can't get the sandpaper to stay on at all. The paper is attached by two spring clamps that are supposed to hold it tightly. I can put paper in, but as soon as I turn it on, the paper falls right out from the...

I found this tool at a garage sale, and I was hoping someone has some information about its history. The engraving on the collet says, "MFR'D BY BUELL BROS. CO. CLINTON CONN. U.S.A." The tool has five interchangeable bits that can be stored in the handle. They don't seem to made for mechanical...

I just found this old Luther Grinder Manufacturing Co. tool at an estate sale. vintagemachinery.org has some information posted about the company and its products. I had to make a few assumptions about when this made from the limited information in the two catalogs that are posted. This...

I found this interesting tool at the flea market yesterday. It cleaned up very nicely (unusual for my finds:)). I was intrigued by the patent date, January 2, 1917, the COO (U.S. !!!) and the ******** logo. I wondered if this was a tool made for export to Germany pre-WWII. For $5, why not buy...

I bought this Snap-On box (bottom and mid-) at the flea market today. Do all Snap-On boxes have the model # engraved in the back? The box seems to be very well-built and in pretty good condition, although sporting a years-long accumulation of grease, grit and grime. After I got it home, I looked...

I found this tool at a flea market and bought it for $20. I didn't know what it was, and neither did the seller. It seemed to be a precision machine---the wheel turned smoothly, and it had a heavy sold feel to it. The whole thing, along with the brass mold inserts weighs about 25 pounds. I...