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I picked up a couple Brink & Cotton NO. 143 - 3 IN c-clamps at an estate sale a few weeks back. I was trying to clean some of the rust off them with a wire wheel, wire brush, and WD-40 last night, and was seeing little flecks of silver coming off. The finish also doesn't seem smooth, it seems...

Collins Axe from an estate sale? Hey all, So, I picked up an axe from an estate sale, it had a quarter of a sticker still on the handle, from which I was able to gather it was a Collins. The fact that it had a sticker suggests it's not ancient. I also noticed, after purchase, that it does say...

Hey all, I have a lead on a Sears 51777, that I am trying to decide if I should act on. It appears to be a 4" machinist vise, it's made in the USA, and has a roughly 6.5" capacity. Also says "Malleable Unbreakable" on the other side. Looks pretty solid from the pics. What can you tell me about...

Hey all, So I have an old Yost vise that I just picked up at an estate sale. I am trying to figure out how I want to finish it. I may paint it down the road, but for now I am just thinking about wire wheeling the whole thing an preserving the bare metal. Based on much of what I have found...

Hey All, This is my first post so take it easy on me :dunno: I went out to an Estate Sale this morning and found a Yost 204 vise. It is marked as Meadville, Pa so it's from their original factory. (1968 or before based on my research) It seems to have integral vise jaws, I can see no fasteners...