I found this board a week or so ago when I was looking up info on some old diagnostic tools and whatnot, and I have really enjoyed the information and especially everyone's pictures.
I thought you might like to see my precious junk
My toolbox: Mostly Snap-on, with some craftsman, SK, Mac, you name it. All the tools I own that are less than 30 years old would fit in one drawer. This is my Dad's box and tools from when he was a Detroit mechanic - which was back when all Detroits were 2 stroke.
And, after seeing all the vise pictures on here, I had to go out and see what kind I had. It's an old Paramo - made in England. It's a good solid vise. My bench is junked up, though. Right next to the vise is a small anvil my grandfather used for shoes and I use for general purposes. It's made out of a piece of railroad track. Also, my bench is actually a scrapped Home Depot 4' deep pallet rack which works great and was free. I had to drill through the cross member to mount the vise, and the two front bolts are some long all thread looking bolts with brass looking heads that had been lounging in the toolbox for many years. I expect they came out of an engine.
I thought you might like to see my precious junk
My toolbox: Mostly Snap-on, with some craftsman, SK, Mac, you name it. All the tools I own that are less than 30 years old would fit in one drawer. This is my Dad's box and tools from when he was a Detroit mechanic - which was back when all Detroits were 2 stroke.
And, after seeing all the vise pictures on here, I had to go out and see what kind I had. It's an old Paramo - made in England. It's a good solid vise. My bench is junked up, though. Right next to the vise is a small anvil my grandfather used for shoes and I use for general purposes. It's made out of a piece of railroad track. Also, my bench is actually a scrapped Home Depot 4' deep pallet rack which works great and was free. I had to drill through the cross member to mount the vise, and the two front bolts are some long all thread looking bolts with brass looking heads that had been lounging in the toolbox for many years. I expect they came out of an engine.
