Show off your old handheld power tools

[Summersteel]

Thought it might be fun to start a thread on vintage handheld power tools.
I'll start by posting my latest find, an old Craftsman saber saw and storage case with original paperwork. It is in amazing condition for its age.
Let's see what y'all got!

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Stanley 5/8 wristbreaker. AFAIK 1935-1955 look about the same. 450 RPM of unstoppable fury, but it seems you have to work on the cord every 50 years or so.

 

[don long]

I have posted these before but this is a good thread to share these pictures again

I found this saw after seeing one here on the G.J.

1 (3) by don long, on Flickr

2 by don long, on Flickr

I liked the shape of the saw but thought it needed a little attention so I polished it up a bit

2014-09-19 18.45.12 by don long, on Flickr

2014-09-19 18.47.31 by don long, on Flickr

 

[don long]

I liked the saw so much that I went on a mission to collect old Craftsman saws and this is what I found

2014-11-15 16.34.31 by don long, on Flickr

And the other side of the display case

2014-11-15 16.34.46 by don long, on Flickr

 

[ocloc24]

That is awesome.. especially love what you did with the circular saw.

 

[Summersteel]

Beautiful saw, Don!

 

[Stuart in MN]

My Sunbeam Drillmaster:

 

[JHuston]

I've been collecting Porter Cable power tools for the better part of fifteen years now; here are some of my circular saws ( there's about 40 or so in the tool crib),

I'm also a sucker for the belt sanders,

My workshop is home to 35 stationary machines and 115 power tools, almost all Porter Cable and none newer than the 1960's.

-James Huston

 

[Milton Shaw]

Porter cable over the years have made some unusual tools. I had a friend with a PC hedge clipper that used a chain like a chain saw except the teeth were at right angles to the blade link. Very smooth cutting, no vibration at all. I have a PC pocket hole cutter that they must have made just the year I bought mine. The new drum sander, Restorer, is a very handy tool I hope sanding drums and attachments stay around a few years. Their vertical drum sander that cycles up and down is very handy on curved edges. Like I said a lot of unique tools that nobody else ever made. B & D over the years also made some unique tools such as the Gobbler, a nibbler for 1/4 inch plate. And some more recent such as the wheel cutter tool, a hand para-listic pump just to mention a couple.

 

[Summersteel]

Wow, James, that is quite a display!
Do you have a favorite ot of all of those saws?
I have a PC 88c that I just got and need to clean up. I'll probably talk to you about it. I've already sent you a msg on another forum about a D6.

Sean

 

[JHuston]

Sean, my personal favorite these days is the K-10,

But the K-series saws are, as a whole, unimpeachable tools; powerful, accurate, and elegant. The K-88 saws ( the K-88, K-88a and K-88c) don't differ much, except for the arbor size going from 1/2" to 5/8" on the B series and the adoption of the streamlined field housing on the C series.

My K-88c is mounted to a P.C. ERA radial arm attachment,

-James Huston

 

[Username already in use]

I've got one. Though, it pales in comparison to some of the examples that have already been posted here. Looks like a 1956 model craftsman 1/4" drill. Doesn't work though. It's missing a cap and maybe a fuse on the top of the drill. I brought it home because it was cheap and still had the case.

 

[JHuston]

Sounds like that drill is missing a brush and brush cap; I've had good luck going through Eurton electric for things like that.
-James Huston

 

[davethorik]

I only have 2, not worth posting pics lol. I have an older Rockwell all-aluminum sabre saw I got for free in someone's trash. Thought it was a desert colored ammo can from street, but actually old sabre saw in metal case. Works strong but in dire need of cleaning. Came with like 20 blades.

Then I have an old C-underline Craftsman pistol grip rotary tool from the late 30s in original case (like a Dremel). Also works but needs cleaned. There is a thread I made about that here somewhere.

I had a Skil 825 worm drive saw I fixed up nicely from being a dusty, beat to death brick saw. But my brother in law's father wanted it more than I did when it was back together.

The rest of my corded tools are modern, the oldest of those being a Milwaukee 6365 circular saw. It is plastic, so modern. Still a good saw with a good blade, and I like the depth adjustment doesn't use the curved metal guide like just about every other saw. This isn't the Tilt-Lok, it's the one b4 that.

 

[Summersteel]

Hey James,
When that 88c is mounted on that ERA, you must cut on the push, not the pull?
Does the board want to come toward you when you cut it?

Sean

 

[JHuston]

Hi Sean, the ERA actually functions the same as any other RAS. You still have to pull through the cut, and the board is being pulled down and away from you towards the fence.
-James Huston