Show us Your Vintage Tools and Vintage Garage Stuff

[Graystroke]

First up...1" Drive Snap On 2000 ft/lb torque wrench. I was told the guy worked for Bell and it was used to torque the Jesus nut (the nut that holds the main rotor on) on a UH-1. $40 at a garage sale down the road. It will make a nice wall hanger...I have absolutely no need for it. Just thought it was cool.
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[TexTJ209]

That's pretty awesome. All I have to add is my sweet/crappy late 70s Sears mower. 3 speed manual-esque tranny and it'll pop a tiny wheelie if you drop the clutch.


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[DRAGOONRANCH]

Nice on both! I'll have to grab a picture of the old two man saws my pops gave me. I still have one outside that Virginia bought me a while back that I need to get hung up with them.

[Graystroke]

Here is an old 50's craftsman vise I redid. Figured it was better than a lot of new stuff you can buy and for a lot less. After and Before

[Graystroke]

This was of the cooler things I uncovered. I bought this toolbox for $70 to use to house all my sand paper, wire wheels, grinding wheels, etc. I was just going to clean the grease off the gray paint and call it good. Well, the lacquer thinner revealed some red and hammertone gray paint. So I wiped all the paint off, wet sanded it, put a new lock in it, and greased the slides. It's an old Monkey Wards Powr-Kraft.

[Sharpe]

Walker Turner belt sander that I believe was made in 1939. The belts are an odd length that have to be custom made but it runs like a top. Got it for free from an old Ag in San Antonio.

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[Graystroke]

That's sweet. how long is the belt? Can you or have you tried sanding exhaust manifolds?

[Seth]

Torque wrench pics are ti y...is it functional? I know someone who might could put it to use...

[TexTJ209]

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Buddy of mine picked this drill press up at a flea market.

Uploaded on mobile, not sure why the pics are sideways but you get the point.

[Graystroke]

Torque wrench pics are ti y...is it functional? I know someone who might could put it to use...

click on them. they get bigger. Functional? Looks to be...not sure if I have something to calibrate though!

[Graystroke]

Thor 1/2" drill I got off Craigslist. I put a new grounded cord on it. The original cord wasn't grounded. No bueno with a metal case. I'm guessing 1940's? You can add a pipe thread handle to make sure you break both wrists when it hangs up. It has some serious torque. I polished the case for good measure. Thor also made motorcycles at one time. 'Merica made.

[Graystroke]

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Buddy of mine picked this drill press up at a flea market.

Uploaded on mobile, not sure why the pics are sideways but you get the point.

You should research that press. I wonder if they forged the top piece too. That's pretty cool that they made it as a project.

[KrazyKarl02]

The top piece was cast on that drill press. I had a prof at a&m that was old and he had one he ad made. Try made them back in the day for mechanical engineering in the manufacturing course. They machined the pulleys, heat treated technology quill and cast the top part. Pretty cool.

[TexTJ209]

You should research that press. I wonder if they forged the top piece too. That's pretty cool that they made it as a project.

It had a SSN engraved into it. Came up as an old Ag who was also an Army medic I think? My buddy couldn't find anythjng current and he was older so I think he's passed.

[sam_hodnett]

I will have to go around my shop taking pics of some of our stuff. My grandpa liked to collect old ****, so we use a lot of antique stuff.

[Graystroke]

Here are some pics of my antique lawn mower. What we have here is the pinnacle of lawn mowing technology at the time. It is a 1951 Jacobsen Lawn Queen Reel Mower. This beauty is Self-Propelled with an efficient 2 cycle motor. I mix it at 16:1 with non detergent 30 wt oil. It starts up usually on the 3rd or 4th pull. It runs really low RPMs for a 2 cycle...maybe 2000-2500 RPM max. When I bought it the fuel cap was frozen on and the spark plug wire was cut. The guy I bought it from was out of Wichita Falls. He said it came from the estate of a prominent doctor there in W F and that he was told that the wire was cut to keep the yard guy from using it. I got the cap off, dissembled and cleaned the carb, fixed the spark plug wire and it fired up and idled.

I sharpened the reel with valve lapping compund. It will now cut a piece of paper. Some cool things about it: There are little oilers everywhere on the machine. It has an oil bath air cleaner. It has wire cable for the pull rope.

People break their necks when driving by the house when I mow the yard. Exhaust doubles as mosquito fogger so I'm guessing the mower is not CARB compliant! I wish it mowed a little taller. I bought a wooden baseball bat turning blank made of hard maple to use to make new replacement rollers. I can't decide whether to keep it or sell it.

[jerryg79]

Maybe this one's not "vintage", just old. But definitely a tool!

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[Graystroke]

stalker. hey maybe you could start a thread about some of your hobbies....oh...my bad. Well, you could always start one on fuel mileage results from different oil additives that you have tried in your leased automobiles at jiffy lube!:flipoff2:

[jerryg79]

stalker. hey maybe you could start a thread about some of your hobbies....oh...my bad. Well, you could always start one on fuel mileage results from different oil additives that you have tried in your leased automobiles at jiffy lube!:flipoff2:

Just so we're clear, you WANT me to start a thread about drinking ****ty beer and jerking off to snuff films...or putting amsoil in my leased beemer?

[Graystroke]

Found this gem in the closet...not the sharpest tool, but definitely wanted to come out.:flipoff2:

[jerryg79]

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[Graystroke]

Here is my 1971 snap on tool box I got for $30 of Craig's List.

[Graystroke]

I got this one for $350 from same guy. It's not as old..I think early 1990's

[Graystroke]

These two I got off craiglslist as well...I bought them with a Williams roll around that I gave my Dad. Paid $75 for all three. I think Williams is industrial Snap-On. The older toolboxes look the same. The litttle 2 drawer I just though was cool. It's made in Los Angelos, CA. The big top machinest chest is a Hout (pronounced hewit). Cork lines drawers. They are still in business in St Paul, MN. They make drill index boxes for govt. contractors. Their old boxes are very cool. Usually hammertone navy blue and silver. I'll see if I can find a pic of one.

The brown one is just your run of the mill Kennedy machinist chest. Jimmy picked that one up for me for $20. 2nd last pic is the wall of tool boxes, they're full.

[Seth]

Where do you find all your info? Garage journal?

[Graystroke]

Yeah. Garage journal or google advanced search of GJ...The other way I have found that works is to search the name via google image search, scroll through and then follow the picture link. It usually leads to a forum or some collector dude's website.