Tools: Member involvement appreciated

[squawberryman]

Got given a vise. Needed cleaning. Used a vise. In the process of moving shop, messy.

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[awp101]

I’ve gotten some new toys and more older ones since I last posted in this thread. Hopefully I can avoid some of this weekend’s mandatory fun and get some pictures taken and uploaded.

[contender]

Ok,, I'll add a picture.

Here are a couple of older drills,,, from between 1946 & 1948,, built by Bill Ruger.

[tinkerpearce]

  
Here's a whole set of tools- an Ideal Reloading tool for .38 S&W, a de-capper, powder dipper, cleaning rod, screwdriver and ejector rod.

[Longhunter1750]

Jun 6, 2017 20:42:45 GMT -5 awp101 said:

Pulled these out of my Grandfather's garage when we were cleaning it out a couple of years ago. Never saw him use them, they were probably excess when new torches came in at his plant so he brought them home.

Those are cool, gasoline torch and soldering irons. When I was a kid my grandfather restored old bicycles,seen him use them many times.

[squawberryman]

That's eight inch block that bear trap is hanging from. A friend of mine's.

[squawberryman]

If this isn't one of the neatest things. I still can't believe my buddy only brought home one. He paid three bucks for it. One of the smartest tools I've ever seen.

[wheelguns]

I think that is a spud wrench for removing the short spuds from old house radiators. The spuds were too short to fit a pipe wrench on. They had tits on the inside of the pipe that the spud wrench would fit in between. Then, you put a wrench on that. I have had to make one out of 1/8” steel.

[awp101]

When the oldest boy set up his garage workshop he built some flip top tables to make more efficient use of his space. He recently upgraded his planer and the new one doesn't fit the old table. Since he's building a couple of new flip tables he brought me two of the originals he built. Band saw and drill press went on this one and I've giving serious though to mounting my Forster Co-Ax and a turret press on the other. I'll just have to make sure to remember to remove any dispensers before flipping the table...

[squawberryman]

Wheelgun are you referring to the piece of metal with numbers on it i'm holding?

[wheelguns]

Yes

[squawberryman]

That is a brilliant measuring stick. The number on the flat is the dimension of that side. You can stick it onto gaps and know what the distance is. It it sheer brilliance.

[wheelguns]

Oh, I get it now. Somehow I missed the side shot.

[squawberryman]

I think Dave gave three bucks for it and I'm saddened he didn't come home with ten of them.

[potatojudge]

That quick gauge would be pretty nice for some applications if it was crisp enough for making marks. 

Love that flip table. Gonna have to make one now! I assume it locks on the ends and pivots around an axle in the middle?

Pics:
The top tool is a cooper's tool for pushing the rings around on a barrel. Purchased after refurnishing three barrels using a mallet and wooden block. Background are a couple of rawhide mallets, which everyone should own at least one of. 

After years of neglect I've pulled out the old lathe and cleaned it up, sharpened the tools and started little projects. Time to get serious and order a 4 jaw chuck and drill chuck for the thing as well as wire it for reverse running. 

Last is an old Norwegian tool chest that came with a bunch of nice old chisels, handmade tools, etc. Now it stores my most used hand planes. Favorites are the scrub plane, jack plane, and cabinet scraper planer. When you hate sanding as much as I do, it pays to use planes and scrapers.