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The " pod" looking things are machinist jacks. Very cool stuff. Good tip about the adhesive. I made that mistake many years ago. I have that same box, probably about the same age. I'm using my mobile device at the moment or I would tell you what the things are that you can't id but I don't...

Very awesome! It's always nice to see someone appreciate such as this. He obviously believed in quality tools . Take care of them and they will last your lifetime also as I'm sure you will. I still have a good deal of my dad's stuff and he was into every freaking thing. My grandad was a master...

Good post right here.

I probably have 8-10 full sets ranging in age and maker. The older ( 10 years ago+) USA made craftsman will hold up to general use pretty well. I have an older lesal set that I use if I need to abuse one to get a task done and have yet to really hurt one of them, had that set probably 15 years...

Same here. Got to Jr high and had AC but not before. We had the same push out windows. The bad part of those was if it rained on a hot day they became rain catchers. Its 6:50 PM. 88 deg outside. Not bad This is the temp of the ladder / any metal on the floor level. This is one level up...

Thanks a bunch! I had been meaning to upload an avatar. Since you said something I got it done.

I've tried explaining to people up here what hot is and those that's never experienced it just don't get it. lol And then people say " Well you don't get the humidity in Texas that we get here, its a dry heat" I have to give them a geography refresher and remind them whats directly south of...

Needle scaler and spot sand blast will take care of the vast majority of that you come across.

Welcome from Indiana. Im a misplaced Texan. People up here complain and whine " Oh its HOT" . They don't get any pitty from me while I tell them they ain't seen HOT here. lol Even moving lots of air in those temps don't help a lot because its still hot freaking air. You can have a fan that...

Thanks! Spare time? Who said I have spare time? lol. I sit on my *** when I get the chance lol Thanks!!! I get over that way now and then. Spent a couple days at WP Air force museum last year and Im ready to go back. Well thanks! FT Wayne aint to far away. I think its well rounded until...

Over the years I've found all sorts of sockes and wrenches and what nots while doing auto repair. I've found sockets with initials of someone I knew that worked and another shop and returned them, I had them brought back to me also. Have found all kinds of tools in junk yards back in the day...

I used this to make some custom lighting for a photographer friend and it worked perfectly.

I had one of those a LONG time ago. I was a beast! It grew legs when I was with my my ex, pretty sure she sold it.

I second that.

dollar store, cheap plastic cutting boards. hard plastic slides on most every thing. I keep 10-15 on hand for such tasks. I moved my South Bend 13X42 by myself using cutting boards and didn't brake a sweat.

My Quincy is pretty quiet. I did some extra things to prevent rattles. I put rubber between the belt cage and frame, made rubber washers to go under the cage bolts. I made pads for it to sit on. Those are made with 2 layers of think rubber conveyor fabric backed belt with rubber die springs on...

VERY NICE!!! The drill press that followed me home from work is an old 1/2 worn out Wilton that has probably 10 layers of machine paint on it. Its handy at best lol You have a nice unit there.

I had a craftsman 220 , 60 gallon , single stage for years and years. It was gift and I didn't have a compressor at the time. It lasted 15 years. It was loud, took forever to build up the last 5-6 years but it still made compressed air. It self destructed about a month ago. Didn't pay anything...

I work on various compressors at work including a 750 & two 500 hp multi stage down to smaller units such as IR 2 stage 80 gallon. This is my opinion from what I've seen and what I've read. The Industrial 2 stage , 80 gallon 3 phase compressor is a good compressor if you have the money for it. A...

I cant think of a single good reason to just get rid of them.