Cool Old Tools

[1967redrider]

Excellent work, Reverend. I've "played golf" with one of those on many occasions. Hard but effective work.

[C-WADE7]

Rev,
When I was a kid my dad called that the “idiot stick”. When we were young and got in trouble we got handed that and told to walk the electric fence lines as punishment.

[Unk]

Rev,

That's a cool old tool. I don't own one because then I'd have to use it!

[Unk]

Well, I bought another plane at an estate sale. I promise I'm not a collector!

This one is a Miller Falls 14C. The "C" stands for corrugated sole. They wanted $50 for it, but I waited until after the sale when everything was 75% off, hoping it would still be there. I picked it up for $12.50. A little Scotchbrite, oil and wax and it was looking pretty spiffy. Then I sharpened the iron until it was popping hairs. This a type 3, made 1942 to 1948. It does not have any brass or rosewood on it due to the war, similar to the Stanley wartime planes. I'm very happy with this one - it's every bit the equal of my Stanley Baileys, if not better.

[cudgee]

Well, I bought another plane at an estate sale. I promise I'm not a collector!

This one is a Miller Falls 14C. The "C" stands for corrugated sole. They wanted $50 for it, but I waited until after the sale when everything was 75% off, hoping it would still be there. I picked it up for $12.50. A little Scotchbrite, oil and wax and it was looking pretty spiffy. Then I sharpened the iron until it was popping hairs. This a type 3, made 1942 to 1948. It does not have any brass or rosewood on it due to the war, similar to the Stanley wartime planes. I'm very happy with this one - it's every bit the equal of my Stanley Baileys, if not better.

Now listen my friend, the first sign of addiction or having a problem is denial. You're amongst fellow collectors here, admitting you have a problem is the first step on the road to recovery.

[Unk]

Hi. My name is Mike, and I am an addict.

[FRJ]

That is a beautiful Millers Falls plane, Mike.
As you know, it's in great condition and you cleaned it up very nicely. Good job.
And good results too.

[Unk]

Thanks Joe

[RobesonsRme.com]

Not looked here lately, so I’m behind.

That vise I sent Dimitri is quite small, which is not evident in the pictures.

It will fit in the palm of your hand, I think or just about.

Don’t remember where it came from.

Dimitri broke his and that one was not being used here, so he was welcomed to it.

[TPK]

This old tool might not be cool, but it works fairly well.

I used it once this year and it now has an awesome grip!

Oh I like that tool! I've been looking for one of those whenever I get a chance to go to flea markets but I haven't ran across one of them yet. I don't really even know what they are called. Nice job on the grip.

[Unk]

I don't really even know what they are called.

We called them a "Yo-Yo" , or just a "weed whacker" when I was a kid. We tried to avoid them as much as possible, as they aren't much fun to operate.

Not to be confused with a Duncan Yo-Yo, which we all liked to play with. The Duncan Butterfly Yo-Yo was especially popular when I was in about 4th or 5th grade back in the early 70s.

[Reverand]

I bought another cool old tool yesterday - adjustable pliers by Utica Tools!
These work similar to the old Chanel-Lock pliers that I grew up with, but have adjustable holes instead of the grooves.
They work well. I plan on coating the handles with Plasti-dip and dropping these in the tool box.
I don't buy old tools to look at, I buy them to use.

[Miller Bro's]

[bighomer]

I don't really even know what they are called.

We called them a "Yo-Yo" , or just a "weed whacker" when I was a kid. We tried to avoid them as much as possible, as they aren't much fun to operate.

Not to be confused with a Duncan Yo-Yo, which we all liked to play with. The Duncan Butterfly Yo-Yo was especially popular when I was in about 4th or 5th grade back in the early 70s.

We called them lively lads. I may still have one somewhere.

[eveled]

YouTube hates me.


The other Case.

Thats neat. The Eagles name was Old Abe as I recall. I found this Statue on the side of the road in Indiana

[1967redrider]

YouTube hates me.


The other Case.

Thats neat. The Eagles name was Old Abe as I recall. I found this Statue on the side of the road in Indiana

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Very cool find, eveled!

[Oledadsknives]

I bought another cool old tool yesterday - adjustable pliers by Utica Tools!
These work similar to the old Chanel-Lock pliers that I grew up with, but have adjustable holes instead of the grooves.
They work well. I plan on coating the handles with Plasti-dip and dropping these in the tool box.
I don't buy old tools to look at, I buy them to use.

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Hey Reverand, you been shopping at taco-bet again ain’t ya?

Jimbo

[Unk]

We have been hitting some estate sales while I am recovering from by-pass surgery. Here's a few old tools I have picked up recently.

[Unk]

And a couple more...

[doglegg]

Glad your health is on the rise. Nice old tools.

[cudgee]

We have been hitting some estate sales while I am recovering from by-pass surgery. Here's a few old tools I have picked up recently.

Some nice pick-ups, but more importantly, did not know about your surgery. Glad you are on the mend, take it easy and look after yourself.

[Reverand]

I love to see the old tools, but even more I love hearing about your improving health!

[Unk]

Thank you gentlemen. I have been feeling great. This coming Tuesday will be 12 weeks post surgery, and I can resume normal activities.

Hi Cudgee - I had a quintuple by-pass back on Nov. 22nd. I have a family history, and had been keeping an eye on my ticker. Luckily, I never had a heart attack nor even any symptoms, but the Doc said it was time to fix it, so we did.

The last time I tried to use a couple of my ratchets, they didn't work so hot. So I decided this week to disassemble and clean them. After I did a couple, they worked so well I decided to do all (or most) of my ratchets. I took them apart, soaked them in mineral spirits, and cleaned and oiled them. They all work smooth as butter now.

A few Craftsman, several Thorsens, a Walden, a KAL, and one no-name Taiwanese. The fourth from the left is a Thorsen 77J. My dad owned this particular ratchet from around the time I was born (1961), and was the first ratchet I ever picked up, sometime in the early 1960s. It was the only ratchet set my Dad owned until the late 1990s when he retired and updated some of his tools. We worked on hundreds of projects with this - bicycles, mini-bikes, motorcycles, cars, trucks, tractors and more all got repaired with this set. You can see the metal box has been well used and abused. As a kid, I used a piece of sheet metal that we built our chicken coop and workshop out of to replace the lost divider in the tray. The ratchet still works great after ~60 years. Every time I use this set I am reminded of my dad. I guess I need to restore the metal box at some point, as it will pass down to my son someday.

[cudgee]

Thank you gentlemen. I have been feeling great. This coming Tuesday will be 12 weeks post surgery, and I can resume normal activities.

Hi Cudgee - I had a quintuple by-pass back on Nov. 22nd. I have a family history, and had been keeping an eye on my ticker. Luckily, I never had a heart attack nor even any symptoms, but the Doc said it was time to fix it, so we did.

The last time I tried to use a couple of my ratchets, they didn't work so hot. So I decided this week to disassemble and clean them. After I did a couple, they worked so well I decided to do all (or most) of my ratchets. I took them apart, soaked them in mineral spirits, and cleaned and oiled them. They all work smooth as butter now.

A few Craftsman, several Thorsens, a Walden, a KAL, and one no-name Taiwanese. The fourth from the left is a Thorsen 77J. My dad owned this particular ratchet from around the time I was born (1961), and was the first ratchet I ever picked up, sometime in the early 1960s. It was the only ratchet set my Dad owned until the late 1990s when he retired and updated some of his tools. We worked on hundreds of projects with this - bicycles, mini-bikes, motorcycles, cars, trucks, tractors and more all got repaired with this set. You can see the metal box has been well used and abused. As a kid, I used a piece of sheet metal that we built our chicken coop and workshop out of to replace the lost divider in the tray. The ratchet still works great after ~60 years. Every time I use this set I am reminded of my dad. I guess I need to restore the metal box at some point, as it will pass down to my son someday.

Glad you took measures about you heart, sounds like you have a good team behind you. I did not know you could dismantle ratchet spanners, learnt something new.

[Unk]

The Thorsens don't come apart (they are press fit), but the rest do. The Craftsman, Walden, and KAL all come completely apart. It's a bit fidgety, as they all have a spring and a small ball bearing. But watch a few Youtube videos for your model to see the process - most are pretty simple to refurbish. You can even buy repair kits on e-bay for the Craftsman ratchets.