Hand Tools

Ooops, make that #27...somehow I forgot the most recent acquisition I described in the premier edition of Drill-it-Down...yep I definitely have a problem, with no cure in sight. Anyways, the newest member (to date) of the stable is a 7110, 3/8", single speed in the original 7116 Drill kit case. The only accessory is the key chuck. The drill shows limited use; the grease has melted over time into the case, so it needs disassembled, cleaned, new gear grease, armature commutator trued and cleaned. One of these days I'll stumble across some round-tuits. Thanks for indulging me yet again. Still owe you the vintage 5/8" M-W D-handle and …

A couple of years ago, I was painting a number of rooms in my house. I read an article about using an angled putty knife to cut the masking tape into the corners on trim. I ran out to the corner hardware store and bought the basic knife and cut the top to an angle. I found it handy for the tape but also other projects like puttying in corners, scraping, etc. It's earned a place in my tool drawer.

Has anyone used these? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Phillips-II-Plus-2-ACR-Philips-Driver-Bit-2-in-Long-2-Pack-80202/204002109 If so, do they work to keep the bits from slipping? do they fit standard #2 phillips screws? I know, I know, I use square when I can, Torx sometimes, but sometimes I don't get the choice.

A Village wide yard sale day was a bust..for me..the Boss found a few items.... Second try later in the day....one site had a few "water pump pliers" at a dollar each. Since I can never find mine WHEN I need them..bought three...and gave a couple to my Daughter, since she is the one that swipes mine, anyway.. Hit a few more places....not much...where do they find all those clothes, anyway.... Found a spot...had a shed full of tools.....must be paying for the shed with the prices he was asking....found a $2 Chisel hiding amongst the $10 ones.. It IS an 1-1/2" wide chisel...stamped DEFIANCE by STANLEY Made in USA Another mushroom…

I stumbled upon this earlier this week. Nothing fancy, but it beckoned me, "take me home. take me home." Thanks for your undivided attention. Donations always accepted at "Save the Plane-you sentimental, senile old tool fool." Millers-Falls #5~ 814B Smoothing Plane. ca. 1966-1974 as picked...$15 + 7% State of Indiana "buyer tax." The Phillips screw heads and painted tote & knob probably make it around 1967-68??? The lever cap may have initially been painted black??? The decal is not like the Mohawk-Shelburne so may have been a hardware retailer label? It is cast with Made in USA behind the frog which indicates the plane body may have been an…

Well, some downtime in the shop. Good time to sharpen things up, maybe clean a few items up.... Since the honing guide went airbourne a while back...will have to rely on free-handing things.....Had a few that were in need.. Some had backs that weren't quite flat,,,yet.. The 2 on the left were the worst of this group.....the 2 Aldi's beside them weren't too bad.. Had one other chisel to do, for this afternoon... Had a lot of "issues" going on. Back needed work, and the handle needed fixed... Edge is NOT cambered on one of these chisels...should be straight across. top ring is loose, handle is not tight in t…

I have a few parallel bar clamps, mostly Bessey but a few of the old Gros Stabil brand as well. For years I've put paste wax on the bars of my Bessies to make it easier to get any glue squeeze out off of them; that has always worked extremely well. My Gros Stabil clamps see little use, I don't like them that much so they typically just set around. Anyway, I needed to refresh the wax on my Bessies this past week and did so. While I was at it I though I'd do the GS clamps as well. Wonderful, now the sliding head won't grip the bar. Apparently the wax has made them so slick the clamp can't grip it. So this morning I'm trying to remove the paste wax, solvents s=didn't seem to…

found these and some other tools at the local restore. not sure what they are for, but have suspicions...

A Navy buddy picked up some old tools and is looking for some help identifying them. Any ideas on these??? Thanks!

A tour of a classic

I forced a collector to sell me this as I was going to have one of every thing in my collection some day then circumstances beyond my control has prevented me from continuing has led me to put this one of a kind thingy up for sale... Still in it original package which makes it 20 times more valuable than what I don't know but that is what the collectors will lead you to believe... Yes, a great Exacto original. Very very old But wait for when I lift the top off you will see it is still in pristine condition so you guys like Dave with lots of money step right up and take a gander.... Some of the original history has this item which has b…

So last Friday, I spent most all afternoon and evening performing a series of small jobs for my step-father. The main one was repairing his clothes dryer plus a mixed bag of other things...while picking up my tools in the laundry room, he disappeared for a bit...when I went to check on him, he had pulled these off the fire place mantel where they've "resided" for years. He handed them to me and said "I want you to have these if you want them?" They belonged to his grandfather (a carpenter by trade)... This is not a tool gloat (well maybe just a little), but I was overwhelmed to receive this as family heirlooms...Thanks for looking! I think the one …

OK all you sharpening experts. I have a question. The church secretaries cornered me today and asked me if I could sharpen their guillotine paper cutter. It has an angled blade and I'm sure I can sharpen it but I need a little guidance. Any instructions?

Went out Barn Sale-ing....two stops were....meh. a panel saw, and not much else at the first stop. Framer's square at the second one.. At least I can READ this $2 square...the saw? Once I got the rust off, a fully readable etch appeared. There is an "8" inside the "D" 10ppi, 20" long crosscut Panel saw....everything looked good.. Except Disston never used this type of medallion. Hmmm...spent $2.50 for the saw. After hammering the plate flat and straight, and the rust removed....had to set things aside...Road Trip to pick up the GrandBRATS... Stopped at that place in Brandt, OH......fellow is getting too pricey to stop …

Well, Stopped at ONE garage sale.....Spent a bit over $15...Picked a pair of straight jaw Visegrips, and a "modern" Yankee drill... That had 3 drill points. That was the $0.50 of the $15.50.....and I almost drove off without these two..why? A COMPLETE Stanley Mitre Box with it's OEM saw...had to take the saw out, to make things easier to cart around... So....in order to do a rehab on this new "toy", one item needs addressed... need to put away all of this mess....including those freshly cleaned up bits.. other end of the bench was worse..( board was to test how sharp the saw is....VERY sharp...) Took maybe 10 m…

Ok I don't know whether this qualifies as "machinery", so if not please feel free to move it to the correct sub forum. Does anyone know how to properly and easily identify, differentiate between a Starrett, Brown & Sharpe, Miller Falls old try square heads. Old being 25+ years. The rules are easy--they are marked, but I can't find any makers marks on the head(s). I've noticed that on some heads the sides are knurled--for lack of a better description, and some are just smooth. Why do I care? I'd like to keep the unit with the associated parts. I Gauging marks their heads but I'm lost with the older heads. thks …

Ok, between Projects at the moment....took a long look at the vise that has seen so much use...and abuse the last 3 years...or so.. Uummmm, yeah. Managed to dig a "dog" out of the bench.. Had to pound it down out of the bench, in fact. May work on ti as well.. Methinks this needs a new set of jaws...may replace the chewed up end of the bench, while I am at it.. Fingers keep getting little slivers up under fingernails...easy enough to remove... May be a couple more under the jaws. Depending on the next trip to Menard's...about when some 2x cut-offs can be brought home. Metal part of this vise came from a ve…

Upson Nut Co Andrew Upson was the President of the Upson Nut Co which was established in 1872. The Standard Rule Co was the youngest firm in this group. Standard Rules factory was located in Unionville, Connecticut. Within three years the Standard Rule co had become the fourth largest ruler manufacturer in the United States. It is not known if they began operation from scratch or by purchasing another rule manufacturer. The Standard Rule Co. used the same nomenclature and rule numbering as Stanley. By the turn of the century most small rule makers in the United States had either ceased operations or been bought out by the large Connecticut makers. By t…

So a week or so ago, I posted on a recent Craftsman Machinist combo square I added to my growing stable. As I noted then, I didn't need it, but it was $2 and needed a rust revival... Why didn't I really need it? Well... Sorry pictures aren't the greatest but I was (am still) fighting cold cooties. Before picture conditions for most of these appear in other threads, so I won't bore you here. Top one: Craftsman Machinist recently purchased; one below w/ red strap I bought a few weeks ago for ~$1; I thought was a a cheapo Taiwan since that's what the square head was labeled; it was missing the retaining bolt/nut/spring After some serious clean…