It's like a sickness!

[Deere_Man]

Stumbled across this site by accident but it's been like a sickness since I found it. I grew up in my dads garage and worked my way through college doing alignments and front end work. After college I became a mechanical engineer and ended up becoming head of maintenance due to my love of fixing things. After stumbling across this site I've fallen back in love with my tools and have become obsessed with buying more. Thanks to the posts on this site I've restored a Parker 824 vise, put new handles on several hammers and have cleaned countless things up with electrolysis. I'm currently purging my snap-on toolbox (my grandfathers) of all things made outside of the USA (I work in manufacturing, this is important to me but i will be friendly to anyone that chooses otherwise) and have focused mostly on old MAC stuff as it was made about 15 minutes up the road. My hobbies focus on restoring old John Deeres and maintaining the family fleet. I hope to keep feeding my new addiction, learning and hopefully contributing my knowledge. I enjoy this place very much!

 

[ehegwer]

welcome!

It seems whenever I'm not in my Garage, I'm on the couch and surfing GJ, too!

 

[PECVD2]

Deere Man, welcome to GJ.

Post up some pictures of the JD tractors. There is a thread titled "show us your tractor"
There is also thread titled "vises of garage journal"
I dabble in electrolysis and electro-plating so let us know what you are up to.

 

[flybefree]

If GJ is wrong I don't want to be right! Welcome.

 

[Wingnut65]

Its OK, Deere Man, we are here to help. We do have a 12 step program for addictions like yours. Some of the steps include GJ, tools, vises, toolboxes, to mention a few. Other more intense steps include paint, lighting and flooring...

Feel free to browse around and make yourself at home!

Welcome to GJ!