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I was out looking for old tools and found a funky estate sale liquidation place that has a surprising number of nice tools. I scored a few Plomb sockets and a P&C chisel from some bins and was looking through the wrench bin when the lady at the front mentioned there were more tools in the...

I have been scouring eBay, CL, and any other sites I can find (including this one) for plomb toolboxes for my Plomb tools. I saw this one and it looked familiar...I'm pretty sure I've seen it for sale before. I wasn't able to buy it before and this time I was hoping to have better luck...

My neighbor gave me some of his old tools and in them was this ratchet. I'm still cleaning it up but I haven't been able to find any brand markings on it. Any ideas of where to look? Thanks guys!

Does anyone have any tips on prepping wrenches for chroming? Wire wheeling with a brass wire wheel? Evaporust? How do you remove the remaining nickel plating without damaging the wrench? Opinions and tips needed! I want them to look great. I am getting a set of Plomb Pebble combination...

It is time to move on from this beauty. I bought it at a garage sale for the asking price. The planer works fine, the knobs are all free and the bearings are not sloppy. It comes with a spare set of new knives and the cool stand. The motor that comes with it is not really the right...

I am trying to complete a set of Plomb Pebble combination wrenches. I am missing the 5/16", 7/16", 9/16", and 11/16". I am not too concerned about their condition as I want to have the set rechromed when it is complete. I don't have a 1" wrench either, but I think a set from 3/8" to 15/16" is...

PowrKraft Jointer! I scored this mint PowrKraft jointer today...it has a lot of shelf wear, but little actual use. :rocker:

A family friend gave me this wrench and it looks like it is high quality. It looks very similar to the Western Auto Super-Chrome line, the 'chrome vanadium steel' font is identical to the Super-Chrome on AA. What say you? The box ends are thin and the broaching looks like high quality work...

I decided to start using an American made Hardhat, and I needed to sticker it up. This was the first one I put on. :thumbup:

My father and I recently decided to upgrade from the crappy (actually not bad) portable Hitachi table saw to a 10" Unisaw. We looked on the net and scanned local papers...he wanted a newer one and I wanted a classic looking saw. I found this one on CL. The owner was a former shop teacher with...

I was perusing craigslist and I saw a P&C toolbox and set of mechanics tools. The tools in the ad looked NEW, and the box was older and looked really cool so I thought it was either a scam or gem. The location was over two hours away, so I made arrangements with the owner via sketchy texts and...

Is this a Plomb Toolmobile? I'm not able to go to Fremont, California to pick it up but maybe somebody can. :3gears: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Red-Plomb-Toolbox-3-drawers-Extra-Items-Roll-Around-Box-Pickup-Only-/361343252107?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5421bc768b

Picked this up yesterday for $10 - Porter's New Easy Bolt Clipper Size 0. Someone damaged the cutting faces somewhere along the way so I need to dress them up with a file. Should be a nice addition to the cutting tools collection and hopefully one I can use. :D Anyone have any history in...

I am interested in identifying an Old set of hex drive sockets I inherited from my grandfather. They are very similar to New Britain and None Better sets I have seen on the Alloy Artifacts page. There have been some similar ones posted here as well...I think these must be an automotive set...

I have been going through my grandfather's tools and I found a roll up of older wrenches, most dating from the 40s as best I can tell. They were stuffed behind a bunch of rusty junk and I had never noticed them before. The roll up contained several Plvmb and Plvmb/Proto as well as SK, Snap On...

I live near an old hardware store that is rarely open anymore. The owner is a great guy, but he doesn't like pickers, flippers, and lowballers. He really likes selling things to people who appreciate them, and he will usually sell things very reasonably. I was lucky enough to purchase these...

I was reading a copy of the Gristmill, the publication of the mid-west tool collectors association, which I recently joined. I am a neophyte to tool collecting, I just love old stuff and enjoy learning about it. There was an article about handsaws in the Gristmill which was very informative...

Hello! I am a newb who was doing some research on a durochrome ratchet and stumbled upon this site. I poked around and found a lot of great info, interesting topics, and helpful folks. Hopefully I will be able to contribute to the site as well. I don't actually have a garage, just a carport...