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I'm hoping to compete in sprints and hillclimbs from next season, and this gives me a toolbox issue. My Snap On KRA 59F, at 91lbs empty, is too heavy to be portable. My Snap On KRA 250B is too small to hold everything that I might need in the paddock. Anticipating the need for a compromise...

Okay everybody, I'd like your help because I'm tackling something that I know nothing about.... I got a big Record 75 vice last week that I'm nearly finished restoring (here). Because I'm still in a temporary garage, with limited bench space, and also because the vice is cast steel and has an...

So, some of you might have seen my Record No. 74 Vice Restoration. The Record 74 is an awesome vice; I settled for one after about a solid year of looking for a Record 75 which I just could not find. There are a few reasons why a couldn't get a 75. They are rare enough to start with, but...

So, I picked up a Meddings Pillar Drill (that's what you call a drill press over here). Here's how it looked in the gumtree posting: This is a Meddings L1 MkII. As it is a bench drill rather than a floor drill, it's a LB1/2. On the face of it, the specs are nothing special: 1/4hp motor...

So, just a quick post about my ikea hack. I want to know whether it'll hold! I bought a 1959 Meddings pillar drill (i.e. "drill press") last week - I believe that it weighs some 242lbs, and that's only the bench version, not the floorstander! So, my first problem was ensuring that the little...

Okay, so this is really just another vice resto thread BUT I thought it might be useful for some people, because when I was in the market for one, there wasn't too much info available. First things first, why do you want one of these not-very-well known vices? Well, it was English made by...

So, I picked up a 1959 Meddings Pacera pillar drill (i.e. "drill press") at the weekend. It's an LB1/2, which means it's an L1 Bench model, Mk II. I understand that these were manufactured till 1961. I need some help, and am hoping someone out there might have the answers: <p> The return...

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I have just bought a great job-lot of Sheffield-made record G-clamps, ranging in size from 10" down. My dad had a few of these back in the day, but I was probably too young to appreciate the quality of them (think my brother has them now) relative to the stuff commonly found in the shops...

So, I have neither a grinder nor a linisher. I don't have a massive, frequent need for either, and have got by to now using a mix of clamps, drills, orbital sanders, hand tools... but I would like to broaden my capabilities and capacities. What do we think of these - do they kill two birds with...

So, my main tool use is homeowner and working on my cars, motorcycle, mower etc. I have a comprehensive set of 1/4" ratchets and sockets, and a comprehensive set of 1/2" ratchets and sockets. These already overlap on sizes etc, so I have no "blind spot." I have some (a fairly ragtag and...

I'm looking at vintage, Sheffield-made, Record vices. Some models were available in either steel or (later as I understand it) pearlitic malleable iron. From what I can see, each material will perform well for both (1) tensile strength; and (2) anvil area. Am I right? Any views as to which...

This site is excellent for finding solutions for day-to-day garage problems and issues. I'm guessing that, like me, there are people out there who give something a go, it doesn't work out, and they don't really want to post about it. BUT - there's as much to be learned from what doesn't work...

So, after quite a bit of hunting I found a Mac Tools roll cab and top box with an unknown brand side locker (possibly Mac too, the seller certainly thought so, but the handle looks like Teng to me...) on gumtree. Got the lot for £140 (about $210), which is pretty good for this side of the pond...

So, I have been gradually upgrading my combo pliers, cutters, long noses etc to Knipex. What a great brand. Anyway, I now want to invest in some Knipex 86 03 *** pliers wrench(es). My question to those of you with more experience is this: would I be better with two sets (say the 10" 86 03 250...

So, my first ever snap on box arrived in the post today. A KRA 250B, with the internal tote stamped as a KRA250A. Yay! Overall, the box was in pretty good condition, the only real issues being some crazing on the top surface, rusty chrome, and a bend left latch. It had four or five stickers...

Hi there, new to this excellent site - and from what I've seen so far I find it very friendly, helpful and informative. By way of background, we moved to our current (hopefully our forever) house a couple of years ago and, after a very lengthy resto on the house, I'm finally in a position to...