Trent's 2016 Tool Finds

[tlowery04]

At the estate sale today, anything that wasn't sold was going to be either burned or scraped.


Riveted air tank in the foreground, air compressor in the background. I'll be re-mounting the motor and pump on a new wood trolley, and I need to think of a good way to mount the tank. Open to suggestions. I've already purchased a few small lengths of air hose to link the compressor and tank again, and I need to find a diamond shaped air filter flange to put a filter on the intake I think. Oh, first things first, it's going to the car war to get pressure washed.


SK Tool Box - love it!


Three Buckets of Tools, in my already crammed bed

 

[tlowery04]

American tools, bucket one

Craftsman
Proto
Husky
SK Wayne

 

[tlowery04]

American made and hand forged stuff from bucket two



Top Left, Craftsman
Mid Left Proto
Bottom Left - Misc USA
Top middle - SK Wayne
Bottom Middle - Snap-On
Right top - Husky
Right mid - Williams
Others: Worchester, herbrand, new britain, challenger, p&c

 

[tlowery04]

Craftsman Circle P Snap ring pliars



Craftsman BC Punch

 

[tlowery04]

Little SK Boxes and a tray



SK Toolbox, still dirty. After cleaning, do you think turtle wax would be uncalled for?



top lid, all 3/4" drive sockets. Only two junkers.



SK Ratchet in the bottom with another SK and PROTO socket



SK 47170 Ratchet



L->R
SK Wayne
Snap-ON
Proto
One lonely Armstrong



Bottle of Beer for scale and a MAC X34 Extension and a Spartan Extension

 

[Bryan Burns]

All nice finds Trent. You have a good eye!
Never even heard of a Craftsman Circle P until now.

 

[tlowery04]

Thanks Bryan! I've never heard of it either, maybe someone else has? Suckers old though. I've been trying to buy higher quality American made tools to use when I get my shop up and operable again. Right now everything is in storage. I need to build a new work bench, and part of what I want to build will have the big wrenches and S wrenches on display.

 

[chopper1]

circle P = Wilde, ca. 1945
According to lauver's Craftsman Hand Tool Manufacturers & Date Ranges

 

[tlowery04]

Thanks Chopper!

I forgot about that list, I'll have to track it down

 

[thehorse13]

A cut and buff on your S-K box would be a nice way to clean up the paint. I do this to all of the boxes that I drag home and they shine up beautifully.

You have a nice pile of goodies. A little elbow grease and they will all look great.

 

[tlowery04]

cut and buff?

 

[tlowery04]

Its not a garage tool, but this is the commercial countertop coffee grinder I'll be working on for a while. Beer bottle is for size reference.

 

[thehorse13]

cut and buff?

More specifically, get yourself a bottle of Meguiars Ultimate Compound and, "cut" the paint. Then polish, "buff" the paint and it will look fantastic.

 

[tlowery04]

Ah - Thanks Horse! For some reason I didn't draw the parallel. I bet it will turn out pretty nice.