Veeps' Garage

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Nice packing on the vise. It looks very secure. Who do you use to ship?

The garage is coming along nicely.

Cheers,

Kip

Thanks Kip. I've used fedex with good luck so far. The only problem is they have a max weight of 70 lbs. I have a few 60+ pound vises I will be selling and they will probably go over 70lbs with packaging. I'll have to ship in 2 boxes.

The garage is slowly getting organized. I pretty much have enough storage now, but need to get my wrenches and sockets reorganized.

This is what my socket drawers look like.


This is my misc wrenches and ratchet/breaker bar drawer.

I'm leaning towards getting socket trays so I remove the tray vs taking a hand full of sockets to whatever I am working on.

 

[taumac]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Great job on the recapping of your garage.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Great job on the recapping of your garage.

Thanks Taumac. I kind of just started rambling and posting quickly.

 

[taumac]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Thanks Taumac. I kind of just started rambling and posting quickly.

I love vises but your collection sure surpasses mine. I just don't see them that often on CL. I'm waiting for the recap of all the Craftsmans. LOL. You know I love those LOL.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I love vises but your collection sure surpasses mine. I just don't see them that often on CL. I'm waiting for the recap of all the Craftsmans. LOL. You know I love those LOL.

I have yet to get my old craftsman boxes ready to load up with tools. I actually saw this one for sale but no time to take an hour ride this week. I don't really have room for it, but I might call the seller anyway.

 

[taumac]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I have yet to get my old craftsman boxes ready to load up with tools. I actually saw this one for sale but no time to take an hour ride this week. I don't really have room for it, but I might call the seller anyway.

I like the look of matching boxes myself for a bench or just for a uniform look in the garage. I think you have a similar one (or 2 ) then getting more is always good. Keep the good ones and match the up in a bench and use the newer ones as mobile tables. Of course you have to plan for this. I didn't plan for mine and probably you didn't either. I've redone my garage so many times to fit all the vintage boxes I can in the 9 years I've been working on this place. Just got to stay flexible with your layout and if you have to redo a wall then you redo a wall. Sure it's a PITA but it's all worth it in the end.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I like the look of matching boxes myself for a bench or just for a uniform look in the garage. I think you have a similar one (or 2 ) then getting more is always good. Keep the good ones and match the up in a bench and use the newer ones as mobile tables. Of course you have to plan for this. I didn't plan for mine and probably you didn't either. I've redone my garage so many times to fit all the vintage boxes I can in the 9 years I've been working on this place. Just got to stay flexible with your layout and if you have to redo a wall then you redo a wall. Sure it's a PITA but it's all worth it in the end.

Yeah I agree that matching boxes look better. I'm sure I'll be moving things around many times before I get it how I want it. Only my main wall is pretty much not rearrangeable because I have the built in cabinets. My problem is figuring out how I want to organize my tools. I'll figure it out someday.

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

So I went on vacation and I had to ship out 3 vises when I got back. I just wanted to share how I ship vises. I bolt them to a wooden base with some type of foam in between the vise and wood. Then I build a crate around the base with some 1x2 furring. The crate is bubble wrapped and boxed with heavy corrugated cardboard. Also taped with strapping tape.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Re: My little attached 20x22 budget renovation

U.S.A. all the way

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: My little attached 20x22 budget renovation

U.S.A. all the way

Right on!

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Found a pic from 5 years ago today trailering my truck to a show. This is why I started reorganizing my garage. I need to get this thing finished someday.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I have just gotten through your thread, a great read and thanks very much for sharing.

You have got some neat stuff...

Regards

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I have just gotten through your thread, a great read and thanks very much for sharing.



You have got some neat stuff...



Regards

Thanks for the compliments 1/2 Cup!

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

I just picked up this 1970s craftsman 2HP 220v compressor and a 1HP motor both for $20. Search for parts tells me it's made by Campbell Hausfield. I was told it ran when the seller acquired it from his neighbor who moved. He just didn't have a 220 outlet to use it. So hopefully it runs.

It has this plug

and the only 220 outlet in my garage is a 5-30R (I think) for my welder.

I'm going to install a dedicated circuit for my compressor anyway but I can't test this guy until I do so. I guess I can put a different plug end on it for now but that seems like a waste of money.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Well I just put a plug end on. It's alive! I only ran it for a few seconds but it pumps air.

https://vimeo.com/137306125

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

Here is a vintage Thor bench grinder I just restored.

I just wanted to share a bench grinder I finished restoring.

Before

After
I went thru the whole grinder. Replaced the power cord. Rebuilt the on/off switch. Stripped all the paint before priming, painting it cobalt blue metallic, and clearing over. She purrs.

https://vimeo.com/138914786

 

[rmalkow2]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Well done. I do like the blue metallic. Is it a keeper for you or one to move along?

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Well done. I do like the blue metallic. Is it a keeper for you or one to move along?

Thanks. I Finished it late last night and sold it first thing this morning. I only bought the grinder because it came with the craftsman stand for $20. So I made a couple dollars, and had fun restoring it. I also learned some painting techniques and I really like how the color came out as well. I might be painting my craftsman 1HP block this color. It won't match my red toolboxes though, so I'll see when the time comes. But blue is my favorite color.

It's a nice smooth running smaller machine, but I have about 7 block grinders right now. I need to liquidate some.

 

[jbmatth]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Great job on the grinder, I love that blue. If you need to get rid of a block grinder I'd be interested in one, but I'm sure the shipping would kill me.
JB

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

My most recent restoration. A Parker 974 vise from the late 1940s to early 1950s.

Here are before pictures

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

After de-rusting, polishing, and paint.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

A few more after pictures with indoor lighting.

 

[rmalkow2]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

How much time did you put into sanding and polishing the jaws, etc? I'd like to do this treatment someday and wondering how much time commitment is involved.

It looks awesome in the final result.

 

[Sunbimmer]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Your Parker vise is a work of art, beautiful work on everything you do

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

How much time did you put into sanding and polishing the jaws, etc? I'd like to do this treatment someday and wondering how much time commitment is involved.

It looks awesome in the final result.

Rmalkow. These were a little rough so I have to sand out some groves. So I started with a 36 grit flap wheel, 60 grit flap wheel and a n 80 grit flap wheel. Hand filed to make sure the tops were flat. Then sanded with with an electric sander, 100 grit, 150 grit, 220 grit, 500 grit, 1000 grit, and 1200 grit. Then I buffed with 2 stages of compounds.

 

[rmalkow2]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Rmalkow. These were a little rough so I have to sand out some groves. So I started with a 36 grit flap wheel, 60 grit flap wheel and a n 80 grit flap wheel. Hand filed to make sure the tops were flat. Then sanded with with an electric sander, 100 grit, 150 grit, 220 grit, 500 grit, 1000 grit, and 1200 grit. Then I buffed with 2 stages of compounds.

WOW! That's a lot of effort but makes sense and the results show it. I'm going to have to psych myself up for an experience like that someday. Thanks for sharing the steps of the process. It will be my future reference.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Your Parker vise is a work of art, beautiful work on everything you do

Thanks Sunbimmer. The new owner of it should be happy when he picks it up.

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

Picked up a bad *** shop stool for $2.50 at a tag sale.

The previous owner told me he bought it from the Connecticut dept of labor years ago for $4. This thing is much beefier and more comfortable than my craftsman stools.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Pickup up this cord reel for $2.
Went from this

To this


Also picked up this Weber camp grill for $3.50. Just needs a light cleaning but it's in excellent condition. I'll use it next camping trip!

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I think every garage needs a swivel jaw vise like this Reed 404. It's so useful to hold irregular shaped objects.

 

[jbmatth]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

That Reed 404 swivel jaw vise is great, I've never seen one like that before. How I have to add something else to my wish list, thanks.
JB

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

That Reed 404 swivel jaw vise is great, I've never seen one like that before. How I have to add something else to my wish list, thanks.
JB

Haha. I also have a Parker 383-1/2 swivel jaw . I wish the Parker was a little larger as I like the design better. The swivel jaw is held in by a pin so it can't accidentally fall out if swiveled out too far. And Parkers have what I think is the best swivel base design. I can't justify keeping both so I have to sell one.

 

[taumac]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

That Parker came out great.

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

That Parker came out great.

Thanks taumac! I'm very happy with it and learned a few metal finishing techniques while restoring it. Also got me motivated to get my buffing wheels mounted on one of my grinders. I just have cheap HF wheels for now but it does the trick. The only problem is that they throw thread everywhere when you first use them, after you break them in they seem to be better. I do have some good buffing and polishing compound I bought years ago at a swap meet. I think it was at the Carlisle all truck nationals in PA. I am debating if I need to take the inner guards off or not.

 

[Bob Heine]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I am debating if I need to take the inner guards off or not.

Bagged, I would definitely remove the inner guards. To buff safely you should contact the wheel at the middle of its lower front quadrant, just past where your guard starts. Of course you'll be eating a lot more buffing dust if you don't use a face shield so be sure to wear one. If you are new to buffing, start with something you don't treasure. The first piece I buffed is lost somewhere in my back yard, beyond the window pane it passed through in my "dirty" shop. There are also a couple of home-made aluminum brackets that I'm sure I'll find when I move everything out of the shop (obviously it will be behind the very last storage bin I move).

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Bagged, I would definitely remove the inner guards. To buff safely you should contact the wheel at the middle of its lower front quadrant, just past where your guard starts. Of course you'll be eating a lot more buffing dust if you don't use a face shield so be sure to wear one. If you are new to buffing, start with something you don't treasure. The first piece I buffed is lost somewhere in my back yard, beyond the window pane it passed through in my "dirty" shop. There are also a couple of home-made aluminum brackets that I'm sure I'll find when I move everything out of the shop (obviously it will be behind the very last storage bin I move).

Thanks for the tips. I will definitely remove the guards.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Great job on the grinder, I love that blue. If you need to get rid of a block grinder I'd be interested in one, but I'm sure the shipping would kill me.
JB

Here is your block all cleaned up. I'm kind of sad to let it go as it runs so nice. This 1/3Hp runs better than the 1/2HP flat top I sold a while back. But I can't hoard these things.
https://vimeo.com/139847997

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

So the Parker 974 was supposed to be picked up this morning but the buyer backed out a hour before he was supposed to pick it up.
Now it's for sale

 

[macgee]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

So the Parker 974 was supposed to be picked up this morning but the buyer backed out a hour before he was supposed to pick it up.
Now it's for sale

I wish I lived closer, I would love to buy it.

***** the guy bailed an hour before pick up. Must have been a craigslist dude.

 

[bagged89s10]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

I wish I lived closer, I would love to buy it.

***** the guy bailed an hour before pick up. Must have been a craigslist dude.

How'd you guess it was a CL dude. Haha. I can ship it if you are really interested. FedEx is not to bad for shipping costs.