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Walk about....3 blocks each way. Back has flared up, needed a nice long walk to try to loosen it up..... Wandered into the local Rust haven to see what was new.....one normal dealer had movrd out. one of the others had moved down to the first floor....still wanting way too much Floated down the steps to the basement level, could smell something...RUSTY! A NEW Vendor! Lots of rusty toys, er, tools! Picked over them a bit....handsaws @$10 each, Braces at $7-8 a piece, didn't even look at the price of the 2 man crosscut hanging on the wall. Hmmm, spotted a "Different" looking brace....$7? Ok, grabbed it. Looked around a bit more, everything else wasn't even close in price. Paid for the brace, counting sales tax..$7.50, and walked back home. Strange part about this walk-about. Seemed to find a lot of people to talk to along the way. Another Veteran and I spent a good 10 minutes or so, just yakking away.. OK, this is what followed me home.. Thought I had a Millers Falls Holdall chucked brace. Until I held it up the the 10" one I already had.....Not even a close match? Took the new guy down to the Rehab Center for a quick clean up... Right along e bottom edge of the chuck...a clipped corner box with STANLEY inside. The one cleaned up arm had another stanley stamped into it. On the other side of that arm...a model number showed up No. 945 10 IN is what it said. Chuck had it's springs on the jaws, top handle even has ball bearings inside. Gave a few spots a bit of 3in1 oil. A wipe of BLO on the wood parts. I think that will do. Not the cheapest I've bought one for, but might be a good one, anyway. On the way home, carrying this thing, ran into a roofing crew. One carpenter even asked what I wanted that old thing for. Looked over at his truck...lots of Dewalt stuff... Told the guy that I do indeed USE this sort of thing....and even had a nice supply of bits for it. Times have changed....
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