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Up for sale is my uncommon Craftsman 5198 vise. I bought and restored this vise a few years ago and now it is time to pass it on. I don’t know how to price this vise so I am asking for offers of $250 or more from interested buyers and I will let the market determine the fair value. I will be...

Not sure what this one is for:

I picked up this large DBE wrench in a box of tools I won at an auction. I cannot identify the logo, but the wrench does have a part number stamped into it. Does anyone know who made it?

I picked up a couple of boxes of odds and ends tools at an auction. I found a pair of what appear to be 3/8 ratchet extensions like I have never seen before: They are curved, perhaps to get around some type of obstruction? Or are they special purpose? There is possibly a maker's mark on them...

This Spring I was lucky enough to acquire an uncommon Craftsman 5198 vise. The story of its acquisition is in the “Vises” thread page 2196 starting with post # 43914 here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5718705#post5718705 I thought I would put a summary of its...

I recently picked up a couple of small boxes described as "machinist tools" from a garage sale. I was able to figure out most of them, but these have me stumped as I am not a machinist. Any help is appreciated. Item 1 closeup of tip: Item 2 has a shallow square female end in the base...

I feel like I ought to know what this tool does, but just can't come up with it. :headscrat

I hit a few garage sales now and then and have a habit of buying any hand tool that I can't identify, given that the price is cheap. Here are three of them that have me stumped. None have any markings on them: The long one articulates and seems to snap closed. It looks like a pry bar on one...

I found this set of nested box end wrenches in the bottom of a box of miscelleneous stuff I bought at an auction. I did not know that "SK" was derived from Sherman Klove. I have read that they came out with the SK designation in the early 1930s, so these wrenches probably are earlier than that...

Among many useful items from a lot of "Misc" I bought at an online auction, I found this real rusty 3/8" breaker bar: Normal people throw this sort of thing away without a second thought. I took the time to scrub it with a brass brush to see if I could find the maker's name. Lo and behold, I...

I got this item at an auction in a box with a bunch of other stuff. It seems to be some type of pliers, but I can't figure out its function. There are no manufacturer markings or numbers anywhere. Any guesses?

I obtained an old J134 or early 93657 floor jack and am starting disassembly. I thought I would separate the handle from the jack near the base. It looked as if it slipped over another piece and was retained by two bolts. I removed the bolts and separated the universal. The handle will not even...

This vise is in an online auction not to far from me. I can't figure out the maker. It looks a lot like a Prentiss, but does not have the little "eyebrow" above where the handle inserts into the dynamic jaw. It may have some writing on the side, or my eyes may be playing tricks on me. Sorry...

I picked up this toolbox a few years ago at auction. I think I paid $10 for it. I have always wondered if it really is from MAC. Since I have now joined GJ, I can ask the "experts" to weigh in on the question. I have looked high and low over the box for a number or some other mark, and have...

A few weeks ago I was looking for some winter projects. There was an on-line auction of a tractor/implement repair shop about 120 miles away, and I saw a few items I could use. Since it was so far away I looked for other things to fill up the truck bed. They had a few vises, All were a bit...

I bought a Walker 4 ton floor jack at auction recently. It does not lift, not that I would trust it even if it did. I want to rebuild it but I am not sure of the model number to get the right kit. It does not have a plate at the base of the handle. It does have a worn serial number strip there...

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