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Hey all Many people know that in the tool chest world, two dimples on the sides of the lock is a tell that it is a Waterloo made box, regardless of whose name is on the box. My question, is there a similar tell on their hand carry boxes? I’ve got a couple of boxes I’ve picked up over the past...

Hey gang I just scored a Central Tool Co. Inside Micrometer, and realized we don't have a dedicated thread for them, which seems kinda silly, but having one for every now-extinct vintage precision tool who wasn't Starrett, Brown & Sharpe, or Lufkin seemed even sillier. So how about we start a...

I was hoping to find a slightly vintage drill bit holder on eBay ( didn't), but this showed up in the match fewer words category. At first glance, I thought it mounted on the side of a bench grinder, and pivoted to allow sharpening any size. But once I clicked thru, you mount this on a 5"...

Ok, here is the other important poll, who is going to be the ringmaster of the 2025 Garage Sale Thread. Please see the list above, some fine participants of previous years, some with a few years experience, some with quite a bit more. The poll will close Dec 27, giving our new victim Host time...

OK, here we go. After a long crawl through all 156 pages of posts, some very sketchy manipulation of the polls, the "winning" criteria, a few Diet Cokes, changing of the rules in my mind, etc, I've picked MY choices for Top Picks. Some background, as I noted in my initial post, the criteria...

OK, this may be a first of a kind (FOAK to steal a term from Lugz) here on GJ. I;ve checked both the name (Symco) and the manufacturer (Yerrick), and got no hits, so here we go. This was acquired (4/23) as part of a garage cleanout of a neighbor, tools from his dad's auto repair shop. This was...

Didn't find a thread with Mayhew in the title, in the vintage forum, and it's not in Lugz' list, so figured I'd start one to show this off. Not mine, it's up at an auction, already up to enough that I no longer care. Thought it would have been a fun way to store punches and chisels in an...

Sold Offering up a Delta Rockwell Auto-Set Miter Gauge, in as found condition. The slider bar is 3/4” x 3/8”, almost 18” long. There is only one fastener on top for the length stop. The chrome on the adjustment knob is a bit off, rusty and blistering. Bit of age darkening on the bar. Four...

Hey all, I’m having trouble opening a couple of Ryan’s threads that others have responded to recently. Happens on my iPad, Android phone, and at least one PC. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/upgraded-craftsman-bandsaw-guides.528322/post-10540311 This one returns a Oops! We ran...

The old year is almost over and the New Year is almost here (not sure I can stay up ‘til midnight, maybe central time) but here is my best shot. And away we go. Four Score and Seven Years Ago.. (Wait, wrong thing to plagiarize. Let’s try some different previous year’s host intro’s instead...

Hey all, let's get technical and talk about tearing a Sawzall apart, and maybe putting it back together. Hope someone has done this before, and can offer some real world assistance. Those that haven't done it, and want to talk out of their posteriors, and offer wild guesses are welcome to...

Hey all Thought I'd start a thread as a place to stash useful patent tools that are not currently in Lugz' Sticky. Every so often I come across a fun and useful link that isn't as straightforward as DATAMP, Google Patents, but may have some interest to this group. This link came to me...

Hey all Just found this reference book which seems to be a great find. Published in 2020, just stumbled across it while searching for info on something made in Sheffield. It's a Print on Demand book, and was apparently printed in Durham NC, so was able to save on postage. Total cost to my...

This is a follow on from a post in the Garage Sale 2022 thread, where OldRadar found some cabinets by these companies, and thought they might somehow be related. This is just a place to capture the info, in a Woody73 style thread, but not quite as complete, yet. As I am across the country, I...

OK, starting a new thread, don't see anything dedicated to these on the vintage side. I mentioned back in May that I found a pair of Todd's Patent nippers, but didn't post pictures. Looking at the various posts here and elsewhere talking about the varied history of these, a maker thread seemed...

Hey all, looking for the knurl or knurled nut which drives the jaw adjustment. Bought one I thought was rusted stuck, but it had the wrong knurl and binds. Mine is pre metric sizing, if that matters. Thanks

Hey all, back in December while crawling through the Denver Surplus Tools facility, I found a couple of 1/2" drive studs for some ratchets rebuild kit. They were very inexpensive, so I grabbed two. Now I'm trying to figure out who may be able to use them, because its not me. None of my...

Hey gang, looking for a little guidance. My GF and I are considering a driving visit to Portland and Seattle, bringing the dogs along for good company. While we hope to visit some of the cider makers and other fun things the PNW has to offer, I'm looking for a potential side diversion or two...

I’ve been poking about trying to see if there was a thread for Offset or Right Angle screwdrivers, and nothing came up, so thought I’d start one. I’m skipping the modern Lisle and Anex and other things I have, just cuz this is the vintage forum. I have 10 or more of them, and only use one 1-2x...

All You may know DATAMP as a great resource for searching for patents on the tools we all love, those Vintage Tools, They are so popular that Lugz has put them in his sticky above. What you may not know is that DATAMP is a completely volunteer run effort. The Directory of American Tool And...