Old tools.

[Dirtman]

Did you watch both videos I posted or just the short one????


The long drawn out one, he tells you to wear gloves, safety glasses, etc. He also tells you that you will get cuts and to keep Bandaids around for WHEN it happens.

You said just watch the short one!!!

 

[Snoranger]

You said just watch the short one!!!

I left the choice up to you.

 

[adsm08]

I've had some flex head ratchets (and other tools) where the pivot wore loose. Usually you can just set it on an anvil and use a punch to hit the pin. It'll spread the head of the pin out more (like a rivet) and tighten the joint.

Gearwrench uses a screw.

 

[Curious Hound]

Broken glass be reeeeeelly sharp.

 

[97RangerXLT]

I have inherited some old tools from both of my Grandpa's. I have an old brace (think hand drill) that has a ratcheting feature on it plus a few bits that are quite beat up. the shank of hte bits is a tapered square. several old early Craftstman sockets. I also have a Craftsman tool set that my Dad gave grandpa for Christmas in 1965. has some really good quality Craftsman wrenches and sockets/ ratchets, a glass cutter similar to Dirtmans, ignition wrench set, a Ford distributor wrench and assorted other tools. I have a 1950s era Craftsman table saw (8 inch blade) and it has a cast iron top. as of the early 1990s, I was able to get parts for it at Sears to repair the tilt mechanism that was stripped out.
I also have a Craftsman circular saw and the reciept for it that Grandpa had. bought it new in 1965 for $35. Also a matching Craftsman drill from the same era, no receipt. both with aluminum frames/ housing. As mentioned in the Air compressor thread, I also have the 220 volt Craftsman 20 gallon air compressor that Grandpa used in the machine shop on his farm in northern Wisconsin.

Most of my tools are from the 80s and 90s that I bought as a teenager or young man or received as Christmas/ Bday gifts. I have also bought tools here and there as needed for projects over the last 35 years. I have quite the collection for an amateur.... some day I will have to post my excel sheet that I have to list and track them all.

AJ

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Nearest I could find for the 1/2 inch drive/bar was this stuff from the 1930's.
1/2 inch sliding bar breaker with male end. Second pic shows a 1/2 inch extension with male ends, and third shows a full set, all old 30's and 40's tools.

I have a few of those tools. The double Male bar. Some sockets and a ratchet. They are from the era when manufacturers were still experimenting with designs....basically the 1800's and the last third of the 1900's.

 

[Dirtman]

I have a few of those tools. The double Male bar.

Hey now, we don't need to know about the tools you keep hidden under the bed...

 

[MikeG]

Broken glass is goes 'owies.....'

Hopefully the video mentions cutting glass while sober....

 

[Dirtman]

Broken glass is goes 'owies.....'

Hopefully the video mentions cutting glass while sober....

I was well over 43% sober!

 

[MikeG]

Oh. Then it must be the fault of people from California, who haven't yet sued the maker of the glass or glass cutter, to put warning labels on both.

 

[Grumpaw]

I was well over 43% sober!

See, that's what happens when there's no warning label on it stating..."WARNING...glass pieces are sharp and can injure or kill you".

 

[Snoranger]

See, that's what happens when there's no warning label on it stating..."WARNING...glass pieces are sharp and can injure or kill you".

Remind me again...
Who started that “remove the safety warning thread” from the other day?

 

[Curious Hound]

Warning: life can kill you.

 

[adsm08]

Warning: life can kill you.

It is usually fatal.

 

[Dirtman]

Not if you're a wizard...