I love old tools, post yours Not home so this is all I have

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I too love old tools. Mostly because I can acquire them for a fraction of the price of new tools and they tended to be overbuilt compared to them modern equivalent.

The gem of today's acquisitions: A Stanley Bailey #6 hand plane.Based on a Stanley dating guide is was produced sometime between 1902 and 1909. So it's 106 years old at the youngest. Outside of some very minor surface rust on the sole, it is in workshop ready condition. As the picture will show I paid only $15 dollars for it.

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>>1080216
Last picture.

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Got this little turd off eBay. It doesn't bite for shit but it's a cool artifact

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Old tools, you say?

>>1080245
Are you a medival torturer?

WTF is with people selling old rusty tools at antique stores for 50+ bucks?

Oooo, it's rusty, that means it's "rustic". WTF you morons. There's nothing trendy about tools that have been abused. They should be fixed and put back into use in the hands of a craftsman, where they belong.

Fuckwad rustic chic trendy bullshit.

>>1080245
That's a sexy ass cross peen. Give it to me, I'll give it a good hafting.

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>>1080180
My great grandpa's folding ruler.

>>1080245
I have a pair of those sheet metal sheers.. Fantastic for thin gauged sheet metals. I think they where my grandmothers..

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>>1080463
Last pic. It was found in my grandfather's tool collection. No one has a clue what it is.

>>1080465
looks like it's for glassworking

>>1080375
This is something my grandfather was working on, he was going to patent it. It works like a clamp more than like vice grips. It was made sometime before 1956.

>>1080490
Not at all doubting the possibility, but given how multiple attempts to identify it have been unsuccessful, could you elaborate on why you think that might be the case so I could look into it further?

You guys have nothing on my family. We have an ax that's been in the family since 1697. It's on its third head and ninth handle, but it's the exact same ax brought over by my eight greats grandfather when he came to the new world!

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>>1080612
>It's on its third head and ninth handle

>>1080612
Axe of thesius

>>1080465
Looks like a crucible holder of some kind.

>>1080612
Only people that have never rehandled an axe (or do a shit job of it) ever use 'grandfather's old axe' for Theseus' paradox. You are never able to reuse a handle. Each handle is custom fit to the head. You have to take a rasp to it to make sure the handle first the head perfectly before you drive in the wedge. If you don't, the head will come loose over time. Getting a handle out of a head requires you basically destroy the handle anyway.

Use 'Ship of Theseus' next time pleb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnmhzAoKs-w

>>1080180
Need a dispenser here.

>>1080634
I just ripped that from Jerry Clower actually, I hadn't heard of Theseus' paradox. But since you brought it up, could you not use a slightly smaller head each time you replaced heads? And if so, just who would be pleb, gentle anon? Check.

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Dumping a few pics. Found these at a flea market in Alabama. I was driving through the state and sadly didn't have any time to really appreciate them.

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>>1080227

Use an angle.grinder/hacksaw and cut new teeth.

I used a grinder with a zip blade

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>>1080638
>I just ripped that from Jerry Clower actually
The axe variation predates him by quite a bit. Hell, the Tin Man from Oz? He was a woodsman who had his limbs replaced one by one by a tinsmith when he cut them off with his cursed axe. Eventually, he needed a torso and a head to match the limbs. Same woodsman, though.

>But since you brought it up, could you not use a slightly smaller head each time you replaced heads?
No, you couldn't. Like I said before, you have to basically destroy the handle to get the head off. The only way you can get a head off without destroying the handle is by splitting the head. The effort needed wouldn't be worth the cost savings. A new hickory handle is like $15. On top of that, they make axe heads to 'standard' sizes. That is to say, they are all right about the same size but differ in the details. The next size down is a boy scouts axe. Literally a children's axe. Below that we're talking hatchets. Either way, they all take standard sized handles and they always have to be custom fit to the head.

>>1080180
I almost bought a wrench just like that last weekend at the flea market in denver.

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>>1080701
You wiggled out of check... Although I think I could argue that ax heads, as well as handles, weren't standardized in the 1700's, therefore at least one head change would be possible. I'll bow to your superior knowledge in this case, good anon. Hell, it was just shitposting anyway.

Here OP, have an old tool pic as payment for the shitposting.

>>1080227
I love that style of wrench, but the older ones always go bad like that because the top jaw gets loose and then they can't grip anything

>>1080180
I will not help you masturbate by cucking out my tools

>>1080341
My fetish right here

Anytime I run across old measuring tools or slide rulers, I pick them up. Especially since they're always dirt cheap

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Gotta clean this beast up, but I'm not really sure how

>>1081012
scotch brite and then oil it.

That is some very light surface rust. It isn't worth using vinegar or evap-o-rust on.

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>>1080920
Does it work? I grabbed pic related at a flea market for $8. Works perfectly.

>>1081040
>Does it work?

Yes. I had to re glue the glass in place with RTV but other than that it worked. Got it from a deceased estate some guy was trying to find a good home for some of. Cost: "Come and take it away". It has 1942 on its face down behind the black front. I don't plan on using it much as I have more expendable meters for daily use.

>>1080638
The head IS the axe. Handles come and go all the time. Axe of Theseus is not possible because new head = new axe, by definition.

>Buddys truck shows electrical malfunction
>i bring out dads ancient battery tester
>friend wont stop laughing
it belongs in a museum
>make contacts with old copper contacts
>adjust knobs to test the load
>bright arc of electrical magic as i become one with the circuit
>play it up
>friend thinks me dead, goes to steal my tools
>get up and tell him his series parallel switch is fucked
No you died man! Be free from this world move on to the next.
>put my impact wrench back
Do you have an extra switch?
>no call kenworth and gtfo

Some people

>>1081301

>friend thinks me dead, goes to steal my tools

You might reconsider your definition of "friend"

>>1081012
wd40 and wire brush then repaint it

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>>1080247
Of course!

>>1080262
Any good resources on hafting? It's on my to do list.

>>1080350
Yeah, the quality of old steel tools is impressive. There's something really pleasing about the weight of them in your hand and the pure functionality f most of them. No frills.

>>1081184
That design with one probe mounted to the gauge is very cool. Mine just gets used as a battery tester.

Almost forgot that I also have pic related. I haven't cleaned it up yet. It's a John Spear

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>>1080180
Dude I've got the full set of those wrenches.
The king size is 20" long.

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>>1081301
For refference

>>1081303
He call me his friend i dont trust him but id still call him a friend

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Why no vintage old eggbeater drills / bit brace yet? I am disapoint...

>>1081303
>>1081525

That's actually a good friend. How do you think you get the old tools at flea markets? When people die their stupid family sells all their tools dirt cheap because they have no fucking respect for the old iron. I'd rather have someone appreciative steal them

>>1081551
I have one. Didn't think it was that note worthy.

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My swiss multimeter(actually use it too!)

>>1080580
glassworker here. but not that adnon. he said it because either dayton or cast iron and that hinge. I dont think it is a glass tool and I've seen almost all of them. At best it would have been what was called a snap or a put away tool but the handle short. Couldn't be a blow mold because those prongs would trap the glass.

I think the crucible holder guy is on the right track. Maybe ask an old plumber who use to pour lead.

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Worked bending sheet metal flashings on a Brown Boggs press that was at least sixty years old.

>>1080261
fucking hate this shit. Idiots think everything is worth millions. This is the reason I stopped going to swapmeets, flea markets, yardsales, and estate sales.
Just yetserday I had some old guy tell me that this porter cable reciprocating saw "is a $200 saw", its on the lowes website for $80 right now. Thats the new version too, this one was the older model.

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Was my grandpas, been hanging onto it until i have a bench to mount it to.

>>1083309
i've had a couple of antique mall booths. and if you sit and listen to the shoppers you just cringe over and over. there are people who will look at a nice refinished piece of furniture and say its a shame they refinished it and ruined it. it sounds like the overdosed on antiques roadshow episodes and think ever old piece of furniture would be museum worthy if it wasn't restored. then their are actually completist collectors for things like wood planes and handsaws. look up the completed auction prices of hand planes. most pieces like that around me are usually in the antique mall for valid reasons such as region of manufacture or rarity sometimes nostalgia. but if you just want old tools to use go to an estate sale. or learn the estate sale companies in your area and find the reasonable ones.

>>1084113
I found a someone that had taken a load of her grandpas old Disston hand saws and painted winter scenes and cabins and shit on them. She was selling them for $10-25 a pop at the local flea market. Old saw handles are very noticeable, which how I figured out they were all at least 70 years old and started looking at them. She had painted the side without the etch, so it was easy to identify them. Interestingly she had coated both sides of the saw with some kind of clear protectant which meant they were is great shape. She said that she put it on them as soon as she cleaned the oil off to keep rust from forming and eating into the painted scene. I happily bought several of the saws to fill some holes in my collection. The painted scenes didn't hold up to use but the saws still cut quite nicely.

>>1084133
that sounds like where I've had booths. but typically the vendors know what they have but succumb to stupid trends to sell things. It sounds like a good deal if she cleaned the up. I've never seen anyone actually saw with a painted scene saw. There is a restore near me outside of philadelphia that regularly has 100 year old saws for $4 but its so hard to clean the up to the level that sellers on ebay get money for I don't really bother with them unless the handle is exceptional. I like to read the history of them but the people who really restore them either have some hidden tricks or its a real labor of love.

>>1084661
The saws didn't need restoration when she got them. They were still coated in oil and sharp. Not store bought shiny or anything, but rust free. He took good care of his tools and I guess gave them to her when he got too old to use them. I doubt he was the original owner. Probably a collector like me.

I didn't bother removing the paint as I knew it would come off on its own with use. After a half a dozen uses it basically peeled off in big clumps no problem. The steel under it was mottled black but smooth. No red rust, no problem.

>>1084113
Thanks for the suggestion, Im not particularly looking for old tools, although I do like old vices.
Im mostly looking for decent condition new tools priced cheap, and things like drill presses and band saws.

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Feast your eyes lads. I have more stuff but everything is in bins and in a cramped shed so it's hard to get good pictures of it all. 1/5

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>>1084975
2/5

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>>1084976
3/5

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>>1084979
4/5

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>>1084981
5/5

>>1084975
How the hell do you have so many axe heads?

I want one.

>>1084976
>Chas Parker vise
Delicious.

I passed up a nice one at a flea market recently and I've been regretting it. It wasn't dirt cheap at $100 for a 4" non-swivel but in hindsight it was a decent price considering its condition and would've served me well, and I haven't had any luck finding a better deal.

>>1085027
I collect them and restore them. All the ones without handles are works in progress. I probably have around 100 axes total, but I'm not really sure because they're all spread around.

>>1085077
Yeah I'm really proud of that one. The back half of the slide is broken but it was only $10. Just wire wheeled the whole thing and painted. In the fourth pic there's a smaller Hollands on the floor, which is what the Parker replaced.

>>1080227
Files can remove impressive amounts of metal with control. I'd chill some evening with a shop rag on my lap and tidy those edges up.

>>1080920
I love it! Most get destroyed.

>>1081559
Truth! I tell my bros outright to clean my shit out or hit the estate sale. Estate sales are like wakes for mechanics. Customers understand your life from your artifacts, then put them to use or sell them.

I do a lot of liquidation auctions and estate sales. I want my shit to go that way, back into circulation. Some of what I use today will still exist a century from now. A lot of it will exist in fifty years, in the hands of other mechanics. Knowing this makes me smile.

>>1084717
Unless you are getting industrial level tools modern drill presses and band saws suck. They are all made in Taiwan or China and are just garbage. Plastic belt guards, plastic adjustment controls, low quality steel used in the castings, weak motors, everything out of square, just worthless.

The drill press in >>1084976 picture is absolutely better than any drill press of the same size you could buy today for under $800. I have a smiler one I paid $40 for.

Same deal with band saws. An old 2 wheel band saw thats all steel puts any of these three wheeled turds you see all over the place to shame. They simply have to much flex and vibration in them.

What resources do you guys use to find estate sales?

>>1085097
the internet

>>1085097
Auctionzip and Craigslist are good, and you can find auctioneer websites pretty easily.

>>1085094
Yea, the new shit they make is garbage. Ive been checking craigslist for the drill press and bandsaw but nothing is showing up. Its sorta a deadzone for anything around here, and when someone has anything they think its worth a million dollars. Its the type of area where people will try to sell a rolled car for $1000 (actually seen it happen, shit tier car, it was FUCKED, iirc engine didnt work either.)

Last year, I did a RIP-AND-TEAR-YOUR-GUTS cleanout of my brother's old toolchest and my parents' garage. I threw out countless amounts of "Vanadium" tools and bits that had successfully been converted to a particularly non-load-bearing iteration of rust, but I found a set of Klein linesman pliers, completely covered in patina with no real crusty rust, which are almost inexplicable. They were engraved "BELL" (which I really hope I don't have to explain)

Craig's List for any local garage and estate sales as well as their tool section. I also do searches for keywords every now and again because some people are retarded and post tools in the general section, heavy equipment, or farm and garden for some reason. I've also gotten tools from the free section. Shelving too, which is also handy.

There are also three online auction houses in the county that I check up with regularly. I found them by doing a google search for auction companies in my area. There are two others that do live auctions only but I can't be bothered to show up for that shit.

There are also a half-dozen people/businesses that do estate sales for others. They generally have an emailing list or a website or a Facebook page at the very least. I found them on CL and by hitting up random sales while making the rounds.

I also keep an eye on eBay. I have a couple of search terms that email hits and I do manual searches too. I also like to check items that are sold within driving distance. Sometimes people will sell shit cheap with ridiculous shipping (toolboxes especially) that scare others away. I ask them for local pickup and generally get it without a shipping charge. Only one douchebag wanted to change me a $10 local pickup fee (vs $120 to ship a machinist's chest). I asked him if he would drive it to me or something and he laughed. He said, "No, you come out to my storage unit and pick it up." I asked him what the fee was for and he said, "For me to show up and unlock the storage unit." Last I checked he's still trying to sell it.

Finally, I stop in any place I an estate sale sign. Or a decent yard sale sign. If its Sharpie on an 8x11, no go. They are going cheap because they don't expect to sell much. Therefore they probably have next to nothing for sale. If it's fucking 4 ft by 3 feet, neon green with glitters and streamers, they have invested in the sale. They have shit to sell and are willing to spend some time and money to let you know.

>>1084097
BIG LOAD OF JIZ ON THERE

Love old tools. Use them every chance I get. Scored this little beauty a year or two ago. It's a Goodell Pratt tool nail puller. Most nail pullers are big heavy iron sliding hammers. This one stays in my tool pouch and you use it with your claw hammer. You will search fleas and garage sales forever and not see another one.

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>>1086694
Fuck. Forgot pic.

>>1085298
I have my great grandfather's Bell System lineman's tool set. The pouch rotted away to nothing but all the tools are Klein and going strong.

>>1084981
Those gasoline blow torches are cool.

>>1086696
Wow. I thought that was just a broke nail puller.

Maybe I should cut the head off of my $3 made in taiwan Crescent No56 and make one of those. I have an older No56 that was made in the US, so nothing of value would be lost.

>>1086721
I thought of doing that myself with a bent slide hammer puller I got at a garage sale. It is unbelievable handy to keep in your tool pouch.

>>1086723
Need to weld a shelf on it for the hammer to ride on when levering the nail out.

>>1085298
>They were engraved "BELL"
Millennial here, what type of tools do people work on bells with? Is it church bells or something?
/satire

Next time I'm in town I'll take some photos of my dad's lathes. He's got one from the '30s that I know for sure. Another that should be about as old and is pretty damn big. And I think one that was initially belt-driven until it was fitted with an electric motor and continually upgraded from there.

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>>1086736
The Bell Telephone System. AKA Ma Bell, New England Bell, Northwestern Bell, Pacific Northwest Bell, Etc. They would provide tools to their lineman. These tools were bought in bulk and often inscribed with the name "Bell System" on them from the factory to discourage theft. Often times the supplier was a high-quality maker of tools and they would sometimes customize them to Bell specifications.

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>>1086721

>>1080634
>>1081271
>>1080638
The story was originally about Italian (?) families purportedly commonly having a 'family knife' passed down generations, with the handle and blade both often replaced

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>>1087077
>tfw save your tools and your feelings

>>1086805
where 2 cop bag?

>>1087290
December 31, 1983. That is when they broke up the Bell System for being a Monopoly.

>>1087303
Judge Harold Greene. May he roast in hell.

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>>1080465
alien pocket pussy

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I

>>1087938
>>1087940
I have some of those too. The scyth stone sucks but the oil one does wonders.

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>>1084979
What the fuck is this thing?

>>1080650
Haha, what's up with the Star Wars toy in the pic? What figure is that?

>>1088030
Its called a shitty-ass picture. Take one not made for ants and maybe we can help you.

>>1088032
>Return of the Force
>Darth Vader
Chinese knockoff?

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>>1088056
It was cropped from this: >>1084979

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A couple old things I own. I also have an analog oscope I got recently, but it's relatively new compared to the rest of this thread.

There is a pre-1940s benchtop Delta drillpress for sale near me.

It doesnt have an original Delta table on it. Looks like its a vintage cast Craftsman table.

It has had its motor replaced, but they removed the original cast motor mount plate and used a regular sheet of steel and drilled holes in it.

The sheet is oversized, so they could drill and mount a light switch box on it.

Do you think that its still worth looking into?
Not having an original table and motor mount is pretty weird

>>1080827
Lurker, you sound very autistic but good natured.

>>1088124
mmmmmmmmmmm. das nice

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Some of my planes and spokeshaves.

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>>1088091
>tfw you come back to a thread the next day and someone argued your point for you

>>1088139
Could be. Did they post pictures? Can you repost them here? What are they asking? Parts are available but the cost of getting them can quickly exceed the price paid for the tool itself. That said, I restore old tools and its a joy in an of itself. Except for painting them. I fucking hate painting.

>>1088527
Why are almost all old woodworking machines painted battleship grey? I know the Navy didn't use that many machines. Or did they give their excess paint to schools? Everything is painted grey.

>>1088527
Im not sure if I want to drive over there, its a bit of a drive
http://lasalle.craigslist.org/tld/5881265869.html

>>1088716
Gray was Delta's and Rockwell/Delta's standard color for a long time. They were one of the big dogs in the market for ages. People also repaint tools gray a lot for some reason.

>>1088717
That's not a bad deal. The drill looks to have been well cared for and is in usable condition. I agree, it's not the standard table and the motor mount plate looks kind of shit, but other than that it looks solid. If it runs and drills straight I would buy it.

>>1081551
if you are going to post one at least post a Yankee double ratchet.

>>1086696
I have a compact one that fits into a tool pouch, but it has a handle on it that's perpendicular to the head and the top strike has two teats on so you can use your hammer for leverage rather than the handle. It's about the size of standard cats paw.

>>1088737
I would like to see that. Another rare tool pouch tool I've looked for for a long time was a nail set I saw an old timer using. Looked kind of like a flat bottle opener with conical points on opposite sides. Amazingly easy to use when setting trim. Never found another.

>>1080465
Used to open tight jelly jars (?)