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I've played and collected many stringed instruments (mostly guitar) on and off for roughly 60 years (1967 to present. - I'm 73yrs old) I currently have over 30+ various instruments (guitars, banjos, fiddles, mandolins, etc.) that every now and then need a little TLC, so I've become an wannabe...

Hey Guys, I've always wanted a set of Dockyard Micro-carving chisels but me being the Cheap Basta.....err, I mean Frugle Person that I am, a set just seemed too expensive to justify. (Stewmac & Amazon had them listed at around $60 a set) Now, In the grand theme of things, good quality tools are...

My wife's birthday was Wed. May first, so I made her a few turned seam rippers as presents.... I use the mini lathe I picked up here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2024-garage-sale-thread-13th-annual.526765/post-10594195 I made three - 1 out of Cherry - 1 out of Padauk - and 1...

Well guys, I'm at it again :lol: making another freehand routed sign.....this time it's a surprise Christmas present for a friend of ours and his family. Mike is his name and his shop has been converted into a pickin'-n-grinnin' hangout...

Way back about two years or so ago, I watched a few videos from YouTuber Eric Rhoten https://www.youtube.com/@oldave100/videos about making wood signs using a router freehand. I learned a few techniques and I modified my DeWalt router and also made an acrylic router base (with handles) like he...

Hey Guys, I'd like to share with you the process I took to repair the broken plastic on my 2003 (20 yr old) John Deere LT150 lawn mower.... Over the years that we've had this mower, my wife has crashed into various thing in our yard when she mowed (I rarely hit anything :lol:) till the plastic...

Here's how I modified my DeWalt DCV580H 20V cordless vacuum: First I taper down a dowel so the wide mouth nozzle attachment fit snugly on it.... Then make a cut mark on it about an inch below.... Take it to the tablesaw.... Mark the center to drill a screw hole.... And mount it to a...

What years did Snap-On offer the SSDMR230 ratcheting screwdriver set? I'm thinking around 1995-1999 (?) Anyone have a catalog listing? (and maybe original price) TIA

Tools for Sale....(Snap-On/Craftsman, etc...) Selling off some of my tools.... * *PLEASE NOTE* * Scroll all the way to the bottom each time (and at each bump) when you check my sales items, I plan on adding more tools to this thread and you don't want to miss any deals :thumbup: * All items...

Time to try my hand at a new hobby.....Leathercraft :beer: To start, I scored a couple of free pieces of Granite for a work surface, and cut one piece to the size of my self-healing cutting mat, and also cut a small 11"x11" piece..... I had some vintage hole punches from Sargent & Co. I'd...

Is this anyone Snap-On dealer?..... https://www.dothanfirst.com/news/snap-on-tools-salesman-accused-of-scamming-clients/1383773224 .

https://greenville.craigslist.org/tls/d/snap-on/6580401311.html Anyone know what year they made this vintage Snap-on item? :lol_hitti .

After watching this video last week I bit the bullet and drained my tool budget yesterday and treated myself to the new Series 2 Harbor Freight 5 drawer tool cart and side shelf...... I got started about 2 hours before dark yesterday, and wasn't in a hurry to try and beat the clock.....I...

Got curious as to how many wrenches I had, so I counted them (all I could find at the time anyways ;)) and counted 314....... I know I have more in the house, tool bags, vehicles, etc. I did a search to see if anyone has axed before, but didn't find anything.....So, I'm gonna ax y'all....."How...

What Is It??? Heavy black plastic body about the length of a standard size #2 phillips driver (forgot to measure it when I was out in the shop....and I'm in for the night and ain't going back out to measure it....:lol:) One end has a metal cap, much like the striking surface of a pry bar or...

Hey Guys.... Was going thru a box of old pics the other day and came across pics of my very first shop!! Please excuse the kinda fuzzy images.....they are old Polaroids scanned with a old kerosene fired, pull start, HP combo printer/scanner :lol_hitti The pictures are circa 1983/85 (?)...

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Hey guys..... We've got Snap-On toolbox restoration threads and Craftsman toolbox restoration threads, etc......But, are there any S-K toolbox restoration threads anywhere? I tried this forum's search function and found zilch, na-da, nothing..... I'm mostly curious as to what kind of paint do...