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Bobby that's one nice vise.
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bolensboneyard
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Bobby that's one nice vise.
Thanks Steve. Imagine what it would look like with one of your make overs? Just like a blushing bride I bet!
drivesitfar
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BB: one of my favorite vises and might be my favorite. i hope it cleans up and you like it as much as i do mine. WELL DONE!!
once you have it in your hands or before if you want to post these pictures here's a thread I started a year or two ago about who made these awesome vises and here's the link:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351100
hope you found a nice cool spot and drink or two to enjoy your weekend while you maybe admire all your cool stuff.
once you have it in your hands or before if you want to post these pictures here's a thread I started a year or two ago about who made these awesome vises and here's the link:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351100
hope you found a nice cool spot and drink or two to enjoy your weekend while you maybe admire all your cool stuff.
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bolensboneyard
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Thanks drives. I will post some of the pictures on your site. I did go back and read the description and the man notes the 3/48 date code.
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BB: glad you found a good old Craftsman 5196 vise which is probably the best vises made for homeowners after WWII (in my opinion). they look like a cool old car can while sitting on your bench waiting for it's next use.
here's the picture you sent me that has the date on the top of the slide (just in the shadow behind the static jaw) that looked like 3/58, but my old eyes deceive me once in a while and with the Heritage badge on it more likely it should be 1948 like this one I own. speaking of which i'll post a picture of mine so you can see what your original color is that maybe will show up after you remove some of the dirt and surface rust.
the split vise nut and screw holder for the vise nut are a couple of nice features all vises maybe should have had too.
congrats!!
here's the picture you sent me that has the date on the top of the slide (just in the shadow behind the static jaw) that looked like 3/58, but my old eyes deceive me once in a while and with the Heritage badge on it more likely it should be 1948 like this one I own. speaking of which i'll post a picture of mine so you can see what your original color is that maybe will show up after you remove some of the dirt and surface rust.
the split vise nut and screw holder for the vise nut are a couple of nice features all vises maybe should have had too.
congrats!!
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BB: if you look closely you can really see the 3 and the 8 and in the first picture you sent me I thought I saw a 5 in front of the 8, but it could be a 4 which would mean that it left the vise factory in March of 1948 which might be about the time you entered this world.
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bolensboneyard
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drives you're close. I arrived February of 1950. I'm guessing that's a pretty good vintage.
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I like that post hole digger. I have one that was my grandfathers. I have never seen another one like it until now.
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MT, I think Drives has one as well. It's my go-to one-handed post hole digger and it works real good in sandy soil.
They still make them and Zoro has quite a few with a wide variety of prices:
https://www.zoro.com/seymour-midwes...jqqd95WtWbJ_NCWhrDoGulpcz5Cqvze0aAkgIEALw_wcB
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BB: sorry if i'm hijacking your thread, but Mr. Bob called my name. ok?
BOB: i've actually got 2 of those old turning post hole diggers and I need to put a new screw in one of them cause the handle is loose. I also have 2 of the newer post hole diggers, but i usually use the older ones to dig a hole if I need it more than 4x4 cause they work great.
you sir have a great MEMORY!!
BOB: i've actually got 2 of those old turning post hole diggers and I need to put a new screw in one of them cause the handle is loose. I also have 2 of the newer post hole diggers, but i usually use the older ones to dig a hole if I need it more than 4x4 cause they work great.
you sir have a great MEMORY!!
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And I thought pictures of my garden tool wall would be boring? I have been doing clean up and yard work for a few weeks now and haven't put many pictures on the thread. I have had the post digger since it was new and never realized how old I was.? Good to hear from you Mac
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MT, I think Drives has one as well. It's my go-to one-handed post hole digger and it works real good in sandy soil.
They still make them and Zoro has quite a few with a wide variety of prices:
https://www.zoro.com/seymour-midwes...jqqd95WtWbJ_NCWhrDoGulpcz5Cqvze0aAkgIEALw_wcB
Bob I simply love this digger. In fact, I can't see why anyone would use the other kind until I have to dig a hole next to a building??? All that is needed in the hard clay around here besides one of these is a big pry bar; and then only if you are putting in railroad ties like those on the saw mill shed.
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bolensboneyard
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drives my house is your house.
MacTexas
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I love the post hole digger too. If you want a straight up and down hole nothing is better.
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bolensboneyard
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its easier to gage depth with too
oldironfarmer
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I've got three sizes, a 3", 6" and 8". But they're useless if there's any rock.
We have one well here drilled with one of these. About twenty feet deep. Five ft joints added and removed from the handle with each trip. It was done by the the owner's son down in the bottom in sand next to the creek.
Cool tools.
We have one well here drilled with one of these. About twenty feet deep. Five ft joints added and removed from the handle with each trip. It was done by the the owner's son down in the bottom in sand next to the creek.
Cool tools.
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bolensboneyard
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I would not want to upset the man who can pull 20 feet of wet sand and pipe straight up out of the ground the number of times it would take to drill it? He must be a Zumba instructor!
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Spent four hours in the 95 degree heat yesterday trying to free up my trailer jack after several hours bush hogging brush and digging up small trees. Finally got the jack to move up and down by hand; had to use a crowbar on it for the first dozen times. The trailer had been sitting for six years only one tire needed a little air. I will finish stripping the trailer and clearing the meadow today. Pictures tomorrow. I have to pick up several large pine trees for saw timber to cut in the fall. Hard pine already cut so I may not use my mill as it will be tough on the blade seasoned. I have a friend with a bandsaw mill so I plan to see what he thinks. I plan to cut the bed for my trailer out of it using 2X8's.
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Trailer is back on line except for some touch up and a new deck. I cleared the back of the lot to save some blueberry bushes which I will have to prune and keep the vines off of and yesterday graded off a spot to keep the trailer out of the sun and off of the grass. Someday, maybe a place out of the rain.
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Good job. Given your location, my guess is that the vines have already plotted their return.
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They sure have and the grass too. I could heat and air condition another house for the price of fuel to run the tractor. Just can't get my wife to realize that grass is not a crop to be harvested???
oldironfarmer
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I would not want to upset the man who can pull 20 feet of wet sand and pipe straight up out of the ground the number of times it would take to drill it? He must be a Zumba instructor!
He was not a big guy, and I don't know how many trips he made, but 20 ft of 3/4" pipe is not too heavy. He was the previous owner's son and grew up here. Unfortunately he died a few years back so I can't ask him. We grew to be good friends.
Good job on the trailer!
I can't imagine hard pine being that hard on a circular saw blade if it's sharp and has a good set. It shouldn't need any lubricant.
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bolensboneyard
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Got a chance to photograph my convertible sitting on the lawn in front of one of the plantation houses her in Charleston. A few young couples taking pictures for their upcoming wedding album were surprised when I offered to let them take pictures with the Mustang. There is a spark out there still burning for craftsmanship and individuality!
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Bobby that is a great picture
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bolensboneyard
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Bobby that is a great picture
Thanks Steve. Hope you are feeling stronger.
jimreed2160
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A true classic. And yes, the house is pretty cool too.
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bolensboneyard
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Jim you and yours are welcome to come and visit anytime. We will feed you good too! Charleston has a lot to see and we live half an hour out of the city. Bobby
drivesitfar
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BB: thanks for the pictures of the car and plantation's big wonderful house. i'm watching the Tour De France bike race and seeing lots of great pictures of old castles and homes in France and I bet a similar aerial show of the plantations in your area and the south would be just as nice to see.
the wealthy people around our area build some very big homes, but most are tucked in the hillsides with security being the main issue. or some are built 5 feet away from a regular size home just because the owner wanted to build it and we have a nick name for them. "McMansions"
how's the weather?
the wealthy people around our area build some very big homes, but most are tucked in the hillsides with security being the main issue. or some are built 5 feet away from a regular size home just because the owner wanted to build it and we have a nick name for them. "McMansions"
how's the weather?
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Drives the sun is finally coming out during the day but it pours all night. Equipment does not move well in clay that has turned to jelly! I spent the day yesterday moving the trailer as the logs I was promised had already been given to someone else unbeknownst to my friend. Also hauled myself one hour one way plus time looking to retrieve a transmission that turned out to be not what it was billed to be. I did cut the grass so it could grow unencumbered once again.
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Pictures of the meadow where the trailer sat for the last seven years. It felt good to clear brush and bush hog it clean.
I started another big job yesterday behind the guest cottage. I have to lower the water and gas lines below ground in order to pour a three foot concrete apron along the foundation; before hurricane season gets going. Water has been getting in the last two storms. I managed to punch through the concrete floor with the sledge hammer without incident. However when I had to cut the last big root without cutting the water line, with an ax, my focus was on the water line. I didn't even see the gas line!
I started another big job yesterday behind the guest cottage. I have to lower the water and gas lines below ground in order to pour a three foot concrete apron along the foundation; before hurricane season gets going. Water has been getting in the last two storms. I managed to punch through the concrete floor with the sledge hammer without incident. However when I had to cut the last big root without cutting the water line, with an ax, my focus was on the water line. I didn't even see the gas line!
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Bobby, good to hear you didn't "find" the gas line with the axe. Your technique is much better than mine. I've gotten better at repairing sprinkler pipe found during my excavations....I managed to punch through the concrete floor with the sledge hammer without incident. However when I had to cut the last big root without cutting the water line, with an ax, my focus was on the water line. I didn't even see the gas line!
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Bob I did find the gas line. I just didn't cut all the way through it! I used two hammers to get it open on the backside of the gouge and then soap tested it. No leaks. Today I soldered it inside the gouge as an extra precaution. It is outside the building. I tested it again still no leak. I then tested the water line joints (no leaks). Ran the water and gas including the hot water on an instant on system and everything works fine. Drain lines tomorrow to be moved and then the gravity drain for the gutter I will install. After that; pour concrete apron. i
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Wow Bobby
That's a nice little treasure
The mustang looks right at home sitting on the grass
That's a nice little treasure
The mustang looks right at home sitting on the grass
I am very glad that this little souvenir finally came to you. I hope you enjoyed it.
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Don great to hear from you. It does look good with the mansion in the background.!
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I am very glad that this little souvenir finally came to you. I hope you enjoyed it.
Vladimir I am sure going to have fun with my grandson trying to figure it all out. This should determine how potential he has for working with his hands and mind. I will enjoy. Bobby