Hey all, new here just signed up. I will be taking possession of my grandfathers snap-on chests here soon and wanted to read up and get advice about restoring them.
Been in my new home about a year now and just getting to clearing out all the junk from the garage currently. I am almost there and have MY tools organized but await delivery of my grandfathers tools from my dads house. He has been hounding me to take them and I almost have enough room.
He has 1 tall chest with a top box on it and 1 shorter chest full of good old stuff that wasn't taken care of the best. I really would like to recondition and restore both chests then all the tools over time but we will see.
My grandfather was a big rig mechanic and these tools are from the 50's or around there I am assuming. My dad retired from Chrysler and knows how to turn a wrench and taught me, my mom currently works for GM. I work for a large engineering company doing project management and also some 3D mechanical, piping, and equipment design.
I'm 34, married and have 2 daughters. For "fun" I build websites on the side, I also run a few forums and have run vBulletin forums for many years now.
I also maintain all my own cars, currently a 2010 Acura RDX that the wife drives and I have a 99 Mercedes C230 Kompressor with 198k on it. Previously we had a 06 Honda pilot we bought new and never set tire in a shop, traded it last year with 245k on it.
Can't wait to start talking to you all,
Chase
Been in my new home about a year now and just getting to clearing out all the junk from the garage currently. I am almost there and have MY tools organized but await delivery of my grandfathers tools from my dads house. He has been hounding me to take them and I almost have enough room.
He has 1 tall chest with a top box on it and 1 shorter chest full of good old stuff that wasn't taken care of the best. I really would like to recondition and restore both chests then all the tools over time but we will see.
My grandfather was a big rig mechanic and these tools are from the 50's or around there I am assuming. My dad retired from Chrysler and knows how to turn a wrench and taught me, my mom currently works for GM. I work for a large engineering company doing project management and also some 3D mechanical, piping, and equipment design.
I'm 34, married and have 2 daughters. For "fun" I build websites on the side, I also run a few forums and have run vBulletin forums for many years now.
I also maintain all my own cars, currently a 2010 Acura RDX that the wife drives and I have a 99 Mercedes C230 Kompressor with 198k on it. Previously we had a 06 Honda pilot we bought new and never set tire in a shop, traded it last year with 245k on it.
Can't wait to start talking to you all,
Chase
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