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I'm looking for one for home use. Only driving a few dozen fence posts per year, not commercial or industrial usage, and I wouldn't even consider one of these except I sometimes have to drive into really hard packed ground (and I can't wait for a rainy day to help me out). For that little use...

I found this old chisel in the Restore still sealed in a plastic coating. I couldn't read a brand but for $1 it was worth the gamble. I peeled the plastic away and revealed it's a Greenlee, then I grabbed an old piece of broomstick and fitted a handle (with a spokeshave since my lathe is 100...

I've just acquired a 1974 Jensen Healy (...so begins a different saga...) that has been sitting outdoors for ten plus years. The original black vinyl seats are in surprisingly good shape but the upholstery is noticeably hard. I expect that with any regular use they'll be brittle enough to shred...

I have a friend who keeps dropping old **** at my door thinking I'll be interested, and I let him get away with it because one out of a hundred is something useful. Today I started cleaning up a rusty handsaw just because it has an old handle shape that piqued my interest. It's 20" long and 8tpi...

We've all had clamps labeled "Malleable" but really, isn't THIS the quality you want in a clamp? I don't know how long I've had these but for some reason I actually looked at them today.

I found this chisel while helping a friend with a house clean out. It was obscenely rusty but I couldn't help myself. I've got it back into a rough useable state and uncovered a partial logo but I've been unable to match it to anything in the logos and trademarks list here. I'm not even 100%...

As the U. S. has more lawyers per capita than the rest of the world it's no surprise that barely a day goes by that you don't hear of someone hauling someone else into court. Naturally our tool companies aren't immune to this legal epidemic but I seem to have accumulated some oddballs at the...

Every part of this story really happened at one time or another, just not on the same night. A Garage Owner's Tale 'Twas the night before Christmas, and brown was the ground. Temps were quite mild, not a white flake around. Weatherman said records might be set. Firewood by the fireplace was...

I was just given a commercial leaf vac/parking lot vac with a 7hp Briggs motor. Looks like 60's vintage with LOW hours - the spark plug still has original paint on it! I cleaned the carb and it fired up easily and it's kind of entertaining watching it blow itself across the garage with its rear...

I just cleaned up a couple of garage sale files by soaking about 24 hours in common vinegar from my kitchen and, having never tried this before, I'm astounded at how well it worked. My question is why? I understand the mild acid in the vinegar etches away corrosion but what stops it from eating...

I spent a buck on these pliers at the swap meet last week because I hadn't seen any like this, and discovered they're actually pretty functional. They're sprung to hold open in both configurations with a small sliding lock button to hold closed visible on one side. No markings anywhere except...

Barstool discussion. We were watching yesterday's Superbike race and the comment was made of a rule change allowing non original transmission ratios, which led to my dream of swapping an overdrive ratio in the third gear set on my car's four speed trans allowing me to have overdrive with no...

I've been sewing storage sleeves and pockets for various tools lately and sometimes I've used this white shiny foam to stiffen and pad the sides. It's about 1/8 inch thick and slightly stiffer than common 'foam rubber'. I salvaged this stuff from shipping material but I'm wondering what it's...

Hi all, I'm building a foot control for my Miller Diversion TIG and am wondering, does anyone know which direction the potentiometer needs to be connnected? Should the resistance of the 1K pot increase or decrease as the pedal is depressed? I could walk out to the garage and plug it in to test...

I'm rebuilding the engine in my wife's '78 MG Midget and found this cracked manifold during disassembly. I see no soot around the crack so I presume it only leaked a little cold and little to none when hot and expanded, but nevertheless it needs repair. These manifolds are NLA new and not common...

...for over a deck Well, it's maybe not the worst tree, but plenty annoying right now. I have a huge Linden over my deck and it provides wonderful shade but starting about now and for the next 3-4 months I'll be cleaning up these hard little round seeds it drops. They're just the right size to...

I just picked up this test indicator with a depth mic that I actually wanted. They sure look real to me but I don't know if there are any easy telltales for fakes. Well, other than price. I got these at a garage sale so have no real way to know history. Any thoughts? Joe

I found this muti blade screwdriver in the ReStore today and haven't seen one like it before. The handle holds six different blades, three slotted, three Phillips. They deploy by lining up the orange cap with the desired blade, sliding it out then sideways in the cap slot and then back into the...

I picked up this folding ruler (literally - I grabbed it out of the free box) at a garage sale yesterday. All of my other folding rulers are wood so this caught my eye but also the older type face and the name Jordan that I've never seen before. The segments are aluminum and the brass hinges are...

I saw this engine at a swap meet recently. The seller had almost no info, except that when he opened it up for cleaning he discovered the connecting rods are marked "Ford". No other identifying marks anywhere. It appears to be designed to run on compressed air and not steam, but the question we...