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Hey all - not sure if there is anyone with a machinist background here who might be able to shed some light. I found this cigar box of lathe tools in my fathers things and am trying to figure out what they might have been used for. He wasn't a machinist and didn't have a lathe but grandparents...

Curious if there is a preferred method out there to prevent light flash rust on restored tools. I really love Evapo-Rust for initial removal and I've used standard oil, kroil (and the like) to try and keep it away but wasn't sure if there was something that people really thought was a go to.

I thought it might be fun to have a thread of vintage tools that gave most or all of themselves over the years. I'm thinking tools that were damaged in actual use. Still usable; not usable whatever is fun. Attached is a Oswego #10 pipe wrench with family history I cleaned up for posterity...

Attached is a really nice 20-903 Armstrong ratchet. I pulled it apart to get some stray rust off and lube it so I figured I would show the internals. I really like the feel of it and how it looks.

I am trying to figure out what this wrench is. I have this handle and a straight handle with soldering repairs and a number of english heads that slip into the top of the tool. The only markings are the patents pending stamp.

Hi all - now that the cold weather is upon us I have a little time to start going through my late fathers old tools, restore them and either add to threads or start new. My hope is just to document them and anyone who can add info would help others out. This is a #10 Hoe Corporation self...

Hi all - long time lurker. I was cleaning out FIL's garage before closing on the property and found an odd hammeresque tool in a dirty corner that I have absolutely no idea what it could be for. There are no strike marks on the back of it to indicate it was used as a die to make impressions...