Vintage tool thread. Post up yours!

[Scootertrash]

ETA: Thread title change. I have now made this the official 3WW vintage tool thread!!! (In my officially unofficial capacity. ;))

Anybody into old tools?

Found this floor jack on craigslist:

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Manufactured some time in the 40's(?). Held up the back of my Silverado 2500 for 3 hours without losing any elevation. The last few inches are slow to bleed down. Once I get some spare time I'll pull it apart and clean it and install new seals (yup, you can get replacement seals)

I also got a 60's Wayne 2 stage compressor pump with a Westinghouse electric motor. I removed them off of the compressor tank that had several rust holes in the bottom. Parts are still available for the pump, except for pistons, but the pump runs great and is amazingly quiet compared to my single stage 5 horse Ingersoll Rand that is on it's deathbed, and 20 years newer. Ill post some pics up of the compressor tomorrow.

[El Camexican]

Never collected them per say, but I have some 1/2" drive Snap-On and Grey tools that my Grandfather passed on to my uncle who then gave them to me. No idea on the age, but I would guess the 30's or 40's? My Dad still has (and uses) the honey separator my grandfather made about 80 years ago. When I say "he made" I mean "HE MADE"!

The nuts and bolts are all made of hand forged bar that was then cut with a hacksaw and drilled and threaded with hand tools. He was the local jack of all trades in the area. Dad said he would build you a house for $15 bucks in the 30's including the fireplace and chimney. He made most of his own tools, but most sold at auction when he sold the farm. My Dad still has a few I'll own some day. All the handles are made of deer antlers.

[Bren_downe]

I inherited a lot of old tools from my grandfather, a snap-on chest and with lots of goodies inside. He was an auto mechanic for years and an avid yard sale/garage sale guy. This is what I'm most excited about.
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I can run a wood lathe but this one looks a bit more complex. I also have the original motor and boxes of tooling for it.

[Chopsaw]

The term tool to me , means anything you work with or does a job . So I have alot of them that were used and passed down to me from family . From vintage hand tools to a 10 inch black iron skillet from the 50's . I have a street light that came out of a section of St. Louis called gas light square , its dated Oct. 31st 1895 . Still has the hand blown glass in it . Dormeyer stand mixer came from my grandmother dated to the early 40's . Still works and you can still buy parts . Great thread , hope I'm not taking it in the wrong direction .

Chop

[Chopsaw]

OMG . Bren thats a metal lath . As I made my first post I was thinking of the lath my Grandpa had . I used to turn punches on that thing when I was in grade school . I ended up with it , and gave it away . Makes me sick that I did that . His was a Dunlap , but looked like your craftsman , so yours was most likely made by Dunlap . Wow .

P. S. I can try to help you with the set up of that if needed . Long time ago , but I still remember

Chop

[Bren_downe]

I'm pretty sure it's made by atlas? I'll have to check the tag again. It's in very nice shape, the pics don't do it justice. I'd like to get some soft material(Delrin?) to practice before I start turning metal. It also has a pass thru? Chuck, for gun barrels? Not sure if that's a standard thing.

[onformula1]

I'm pretty sure it's made by atlas? I'll have to check the tag again. It's in very nice shape, the pics don't do it justice. I'd like to get some soft material(Delrin?) to practice before I start turning metal. It also has a pass thru? Chuck, for gun barrels? Not sure if that's a standard thing.

That's a great lathe, nice size for trike parts too. Atlas makes a nice product, that has been badged by many companies including Montgomery Wards (Remember them?)

The pass thru is normal on a lathe. Your best bet is to start with a easy material like aluminum, you can buy end cuts or drops from aluminum recycler's buy the pound and it is pretty cheap. Delrin is a great material, but is difficult is you don't have experience at first.

Let me know if I can help, with any good lathe the tooling is the key.

[Scootertrash]

I inherited a lot of old tools from my grandfather, a snap-on chest and with lots of goodies inside. He was an auto mechanic for years and an avid yard sale/garage sale guy. This is what I'm most excited about.
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I can run a wood lathe but this one looks a bit more complex. I also have the original motor and boxes of tooling for it.

I have a 10 inch Atlas lathe that is very similar to yours. Yup, yours was probably made by Atlas, Sears rebranded them to Craftsman. Still lots of parts, tooling and accessories available on ebay. I don't know about turning gun barrels, but my Dad has made harmonic dampeners for a couple of his target rifles on the one I have. I have a little project I'm going to try to get to today, if I have the time to get around to it I'll post up some pics.

Either way I'll post some pics of the lathe up a little later.

[Scootertrash]

The term tool to me , means anything you work with or does a job . So I have alot of them that were used and passed down to me from family . From vintage hand tools to a 10 inch black iron skillet from the 50's . I have a street light that came out of a section of St. Louis called gas light square , its dated Oct. 31st 1895 . Still has the hand blown glass in it . Dormeyer stand mixer came from my grandmother dated to the early 40's . Still works and you can still buy parts . Great thread , hope I'm not taking it in the wrong direction .

Chop

Yer good man!! I think your definition of tool is spot on! ;) Wrenches, hand-made specialty tools, power tools, whatever. Post ' em up!

[plastikosmd]

Not sure what some consider vintage?
Stuff changes all the time
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[Jmoozy27]

This one is in my shop, good tool, solid as a rock.
Circa 1940's
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[manbearpig]

Oh this is a fun thread. I'm diggin it

the bench vise i use on the daily is 106 years old. I'll get a picture next time im in the garage.

[bkm]

I haven't been able to find a picture of Barnett yet, but when I do, I'll update this post.

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[Bren_downe]

These are pretty cool, not sure what they're for, maybe a printing press? Old school label maker? I thought they were cool because I lived in Waltham for a time.
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[tripledog]

^^^ Look like VIN stamping tools to me. Matching engine/chassis numbers? No problem!

[onformula1]

This one is in my shop, good tool, solid as a rock.
Circa 1940's
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Hey, did that key less Jacobs vintage chuck work on that drill press?

[onformula1]

These are pretty cool, not sure what they're for, maybe a printing press? Old school label maker? I thought they were cool because I lived in Waltham for a time.
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There hammer stamps, used to number or letter things. I have a set just like them, but a bit newer mine are made in the USA, but have a plastic case.

Line them up and hit them with a hammer done deal.

Back in the old days I used to number and letter shocks & forks to keep track of mods.

[Jmoozy27]

Hey, did that key less Jacobs vintage chuck work on that drill press?

Honestly, I didn't even get a chance to figure it out. I was gonna call you and get some info on it. It currently has a Jacobs chuck on it now so I'm sure it will work. I'll try to get to it once I get caught up on a few thing. Nonetheless, thanks for sending it. I will use it eventually.

[RUNMEDOWN]

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That is very Cool

[Chopsaw]

Looks like they're for setting type for a newspaper .

[Bren_downe]

Here's one for the gun enthusiast. Not sure how old this kit is but the box sure looks old. I know they still make these bit the company has been around since the 40s.
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[tripledog]

I think this may be a blacksmith's vice, but I am unsure. I hope to find out so I can sell it.

[Mosh]

These are pretty cool, not sure what they're for, maybe a printing press? Old school label maker? I thought they were cool because I lived in Waltham for a time.
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Those are for punching identification numbers in parts. Wheter it be a name or numbering connecting rods on engine blocks to keep them in proprietary order during a rebuild. If you mix rods up in a rebuild the engine will not turn over if not placed back in posistion. They can be used on anythinh really. I used them on jugs with my name to make sure I got my parts back from the machine shop..


I have been a mechanic for over 25 years. I have many older tools that I stiil use. And I have fun with the whipper snap youngings in shops stumping them with "whats this for" tests.
I have a flock of carburetor and points tools that many have no idea wth they are for, and I have had a few 30 year olds ask me what my timing light was for..Man technology sure dumbs down people. And I dont mean that offensively. It is figurative. If these kids cant pull a code from a scanner they cant fix it, and even then most of em still cant fix it right the first time. They have little diagnostic skills cuz they never had to learn base operational theories of car engines. Pretty soon you will see us old farts die off and the next generation will have to take their 250R carb to a specialist or even a mechanic cuz their cell phone cant twist a wrench..Wth we already see that..

I have a old cleveland vise. This thing is a frighin monster that is tough as nails. It may be the oldest thing I own and they dont make em like this these days. I would guess it as 50s. I also have an old John Deer oil can I would age at 1950s as well. It is still cherry found in it my basement rafters.

[Dirtcrasher]

I was very fortunate to go to an estate sale with Fabio, his brother had told him about it.

Aside from tons of hand and machine tools I said, "How much for a chainsaw", she said any one 50$. It's an old Macculach made in 100% metal.

I'll never need another one......

My new 80 gallon compressor lasted 2 years before the belts died and the pressure/230V switch died. Everything new is a POS...

[tripledog]

You asked for it, Scooter.

[Scootertrash]

I think this may be a blacksmith's vice, but I am unsure. I hope to find out so I can sell it.

I believe you are correct sir. It is a blacksmiths vise.

[Scootertrash]

You asked for it, Scooter.


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[El Camexican]

It's an old Macculach made in 100% metal. Everything new is a POS...

You just reminder me of a 7" grinder my Dad has. It's a Black & Decker and it's at least 50 years old and completely metallic with a wooden handle, aluminum body I'll guess. Weighs ALL LOT and tries to take off on you when you pull the trigger, but once you get a grip on it and lay it into a piece of metal it goes to like a rabid beaver. Almost when through his knee once when it go away on him. That was freaky to see when you're a 9 year old kid. First time I ever had to run to the house and say; "Mom! Dad needs to go to the hospital!" but not the last.:lol:

[tripledog]

FYI, El Cam, I googled 7" grinder, as well as rabid beaver. Oh, the things you can never unsee. This interweb thing is crazy! What's next? Phones that you can carry in your pocket? As if.

[onformula1]

I think this may be a blacksmith's vice, but I am unsure. I hope to find out so I can sell it.

It is a blacksmith's vice.
It is called a leg vise.

[tripledog]

It is a blacksmith's vice.
It is called a leg vise.

Dang! I thought it could be Will Smith's vice. So much for getting Fresh Prince money for it.

[El Camexican]

FYI, El Cam, I googled 7" grinder, as well as rabid beaver. Oh, the things you can never unsee. This interweb thing is crazy! What's next? Phones that you can carry in your pocket? As if.

I can hear it now...

"What are you looking at!!!" "Oh! Nothing honey! Some guy on the Internet said rabid beaver and I didn't know what it meant, so I Googled it and these awful photos came up! I was just trying to delete them from the Internet when you walked it, I swear!! And when I'm done with that I was planning to Google oversized jugs to see if one will fit on my Honda"

[tripledog]

^^^ LMFAO! I thought I pi$$ed you off by adding content of no value to your threads (not talking about your clothes). If I am scolded, it will be self inflicted, as I live alone.

[tripledog]

I'm no lawyer, but I think the statement "Post up yours" may be construed as a threat...

[83ATC185]

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[Caminofeld]

My Wife just said "vintage tool? How 'bout you post your High School yearbook photo"…Love that woman...

[Scootertrash]

I'm no lawyer, but I think the statement "Post up yours" may be construed as a threat...

I believe that would (wood?) depend on the size and type of post.

[tripledog]

You're killing me, Scooter, and I am sure many forum members thank you for that.

[onformula1]

I don't have a vintage wood tool, maybe someday. :lol:

[onformula1]

I've had this for quite some time now, it's never been used..229547

Ahhhh, a Stanley tool that was made in this place called the USA, very rare, very cool.

[83ATC185]

Rare by itself, no lol, with all the bits in a box from 74, yeah a little bit :lol:

The only use for one that big. Light switch covers. ;)

[tripledog]

I picked these up last year. They look pretty old.

[briano]

Not a tool, but cool nonetheless. I bought from my wife's uncle, a .25 ACP pistol in the original box from 1973. It has the original sales receipt and also the box of ammo that was purchased with the gun with only 5 rounds missing. I paid $50, the original receipt for the gun and ammo was $60 something.

[Scootertrash]

I think this may be a blacksmith's vice, but I am unsure. I hope to find out so I can sell it.

If it was made in Florida, it could be a Miami vice, Sonny :wondering :naughty:

[Scootertrash]

I picked these up last year. They look pretty old.

A guy could get plowed with those around.

[tripledog]

A guy could get plowed with those around.

Wrong again, Willis. They are the basis for my Rednek X build... got an extra chainsaw engine around here somewhere.

[tripledog]

A guy could get plowed with those around.

Ouch! That would leave a mark.

[Scootertrash]

Ouch! That would leave a mark.

Are you saying that with a furrowed brow?






I'm sorry, I'll try to rein in my smart aleck comments and stop horsing around.

[tripledog]

Not till now.

[tripledog]

Furrowed Brow? As if I can afford European beer.

[86T3]

You two would love my chiropractor, he does the same trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro to me every time in there. My wife is very witty and started going with me lately, him and her go back and forth and I'm just sitting there hoping they forget I'm even in the room. I think I'm going to have to take a furlough from going there with her

[tripledog]

^^^ I think the fur low is in the gynecologist's office.

[Billy Golightly]

1920's flat belt Excelsior Drill Press. Converted from original head shaft power.

1945 Aircompressor - may be Devilbiss, we aren't really sure. No one has been able to definitely identify it.

1933 Southbend Heavy 10 Lathe w/ 8ft bed.

Also have a 1920's JA Faye and Eagan Company vertical band saw I should probably take some pictures of, and a 1950s Johnson Horizontal band saw, not really sure if that really classifies as vintage or not.

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[Scootertrash]

Eventually I'll have a lathe like that........

Personally, I think anything older than say 1970 is vintage for tools. The China influence hadn't really started yet.

[Scootertrash]

Atlas 10D lathe, gets me by until I can afford one like Billys

Manufactured from 1936 until 1959. So far from what I can tell this is a 36-37 model, but I need to do a little more research. They made minor changes throughout the run. The appearance stayed pretty much the same, small things like labels and switches were changed tho. The 10F had a power crossfeed, otherwise it was identical to the 10D.

I also have some of the thread cutting gears and some milling spindles and cutters. They made a milling attachment that fits on the crossfeed table.

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[clmeue37]

My grandpa gave me this old pulley awhile back to hang in my garage.

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Gave it a little degreasing and this was the result.

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[tripledog]

My grandpa gave me this old pulley awhile back to hang in my garage.

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Gave it a little degreasing and this was the result.

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Freakin sweet! This is the stuff I live for, because it has character, well constructed, and deserves to be cherished as part of history.
Awesome job on the cleanup. The remaining patina is stunning.
I wooden believe what the pulley wheel was made of had you not refurbished it.
Is it for sale or trade?

[clmeue37]

Thank you sir! If I would have gone any further with it I wouldn't have liked the results. That was simply a mild degreaser followed by an application of vegetable oil on the pulley. I love this kind of stuff too. A lot of my projects get displayed and sometimes used at home. My dad's girlfriend owns a consignment store and once a month I take a few things in to sell and usually walk out with just as much lol. I'm always stopping at garage sales looking for stuff as well. This piece is actually part of my family history as it was used on my great grandparent's dairy farm while my grandpa was growing up so this one is staying with me. I'll keep my eye out and post a few things up on here from time to time.

[plastikosmd]

Uhoh new big shop disease
Shop isn't even done yet, new to me 10,000lbs 24.5 swing x72" monarch. Crane bolted to wall comes with it (to move steady and chucks). Fully tooled, aloris cxa, 5 chucks. Monster drills etc.better pics to follow soon once moved in a month. Also got a monster arbor press and 500lbsof broaching tooling(anyone need a key way?) also a big welding table with 2 vises etc
For reference, the headstock is nearly taller than me. The box to the left in bottom pic is a step to stand on when operating.
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[Shep1970]

Guys this is not mine i just took some pics figured they looked vintage enough. Im working for a guy(older) his father inlaw passed away 10yrs ago. Well he inherited this property and showed me around, 40x60 barn Full of stuff.
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[TwiZ]

Dang! I thought it could be Will Smith's vice. So much for getting Fresh Prince money for it.
Or some johnny cash for the right ray price

[czac]

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Nice hack saw... i picked one up locally off Craig's list for $25.00 where the heck do you get your blades? all i see are some on ebay but really expensive! I tried to buy some cheaper blades that were about an inch or two longer figuring i could drill a new hole and cut them to size.... lol yeah right, i think they are made of Krypton or something... i couldn't make a dent in them! lol nice saw though.

[czac]

My older Craftsman Drill press I restored... got it from a guy at work, he brought it in to see if I wanted to use it here in the shop.. I told him no, I wanted to use it at home in my garage... lol
Had to sand blast the whole thing, put in new bearings and put new bearings in the motor but it runs great... since then i have found a ton of the old accessories that Sears used to sell for it. like the router bit chuck, the planer, the molding cutter, Mortise jig... I even picked up a couple more drill chucks for it as they are really hard to find at affordable prices. but i found a guy through Ebay who buys old tools like these and parts them out. I even have a couple spare Shafts for it in case i bend one.
It uses a J33 taper and then a threaded on collar to keep it from coming loose. you can even do light (very light ) milling work with this puppy. or flip the head upside down and use the router bit holder and use it as a shaper. they don't make stuff like this anymore, its a total shame. this blows away any of the presses Craftsman offers today. Im trying to get the floor standing version of this from my gun dealer... he has one he says he never uses anymore yet wont part with it.

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my little power hack saw...lol
$20.00 Craigs list find.
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Picked up a couple of old craftsman 3/4 HP too motors at a tag sale.. $10.00 for both and they still work great.

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Local Flea Market find... the vise was a score as I had been eyeing these on eBay for awhile and found this at the end of the day and they guy didn't want to have to haul it home and back again next week so he was open to a deal...lol
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[90nut]

Picked up this Hendey 14x20 lathe on sunday. Has an overhead motor mount, (was line shaft at one time,) 3 and 4 jaw chucks, also a 3 phase motor im going to re install with a vfd. No real tooling with it, but my girlfriends dad is a machinist and owes me some pretty big favors!

[plastikosmd]

C, blades I got on McMaster
1/2 way down page

https://www.mcmaster.com/#hacksaw-blades/=15j0rwf

[90nut]

Picked up this old old old pipe bender, anyone ever seen anything like it?? Having trouble with crushing the pipe as it bends. Also, how do I rotate my pics so they ain't sideways?? Thanks!

[czac]

Picked up this old old old pipe bender, anyone ever seen anything like it?? Having trouble with crushing the pipe as it bends. Also, how do I rotate my pics so they ain't sideways?? Thanks!

I know when we used to get pipes custom bent at work, they'd fill them...Pack them with sand to keep them from crushing in. dont know what they did to keep the sand in the tube though.. some sort of cap?

[90nut]

[QUOTE=czac;.Pack them with sand to keep them from crushing in.

No offense, but that's what I'm trying not to do. Shouldn't have to pack them with sand. I can do that with a horror freight bender! This is as close to a mandrel bender as it gets. I.e. no kinks. And this baby would still crush it with sand in it. Wrapped a 2" dom tube around that die like a piece of liquorice!

[czac]

[QUOTE=czac;.Pack them with sand to keep them from crushing in.

No offense, but that's what I'm trying not to do. Shouldn't have to pack them with sand. I can do that with a horror freight bender! This is as close to a mandrel bender as it gets. I.e. no kinks. And this baby would still crush it with sand in it. Wrapped a 2" dom tube around that die like a piece of liquorice!

lol.. then you got me. I don't know what you'd have to do to ge it to bend it.. heat it up? lol

[fabiodriven]

You might be trying to bend tubing that's too thick. That's certainly a very cool machine, but it's not as close to mandrel as it gets. That's a kink bender. The word kink is right in the name. I used to use modern kink benders made by Ben Pearson when I worked at the exhaust shop.

[big specht]

That or to thin of tubing

[90nut]

It's as close to a mandrel as it gets for the age. And it operates in a similar fashion to a mandrel, locks into pipe rolls around center die, has a "idler" on back side. I tried some dom, conduit, and exhaust pipe. Dom ended the best but it was still in my book unsatisfactory. It literally flattens exhaust pipe. Bent a piece of 1"bar when I bought it, but that is what my roller is for. I've posted it on smokestack and even those guys got nothing. When my neighbor who does custom exhaust gets back from bike week I'm going to have him take a stab at it. I'm only out 4 bills.

[Scootertrash]

Is there a tag on it with a manufacturer, model number, etc? There is a difference between a "pipe" bender and a "tubing" bender.

Try holding your phone horizontal instead of vertical when you take pics. What position was your phone in when you took the second pic?

[90nut]

No tag, Mark or nothing. Guessing it was at one point ran off line shaft. And I know there is a difference between pipe and tubing. Sometimes my fingers and brain don't collaborate.

[plastikosmd]

Wow, cool pice
Dunno what I what I would do with it but that but that has never stopped me

[fabiodriven]

The dies have to slide on the pipe. You lubing up your work?

[3 Wheel Drive]

I found this cool valve refurbisher whatchmacallit, it spins nice and freely. For old tymers like Barnett these were commonly used long before Al Gore invented the internet, Amazon, eBay, and smart phones were around.



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[Jd110]

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[Scootertrash]

I need to add an update to this too. I've got a bunch of Craftsman woodworking tools that I picked up from the 50s and, I need to get the pics posted here

[fabiodriven]

This envelope came in one of my Craftsman toolboxes and has the drawer partitions and hardware in it. I wanted to use them but I didn't want to open the envelope. I'd guess them to be from the 70's or 80's but I don't really know.

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[ironchop]

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I love those. I would wear these at the shop or at work. Way better than the cheap pcs of crap they supply us with


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[bkm]

I love those. I would wear these at the shop or at work. Way better than the cheap pcs of crap they supply us with


Sent from my Z958 using TapatalkMy dad used these same ones at the shop he worked at when I was little.

[Jd110]

I love those. I would wear these at the shop or at work. Way better than the cheap pcs of crap they supply us with


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I agree!! I'm pretty easy on the old stuff. It's all been in the family since new. Want it to remain decent while under my watch.
Couple more, just for fun. Figured it beats leaving 'em 'locked up'.
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[fabiodriven]

I'm sure earlier in this thread I described the two tool buyouts I had over the last few years. A third buyout would be nice, but what's even better than that is free tools and equipment, and that's exactly what happened. A good friend of mine (the one who wants to buy my house) brought me to his uncle's house one Friday night. He had been bugging me about going there to take some free stuff out of there because his uncle was moving out. I kept telling him I didn't want any more junk, I just got rid of a ton of crap as it is. He ended up talking me into going for a ride just to look.

Well when we got to the house on Cape Cod, we were astonished by what we saw. These people were hoarders, bad. Every square inch of every building on the property was packed with anything from trash to treasures and everything in between. There were piles of trash that had clearly been piling up for quite some time here and there. There were straight up spider webs in all the corners of where the ceilings met the walls. There was tinfoil taped over any window which could not be drawn tight with a shade. Odd bedrooms had been walled off in the house in a half arsed fashion, but you could make out the original open floor plan if you looked at the half walls they covered over. One bedroom had wooden bed headboards, disassembled wooden tables, and other random wood all leaning on each other stacked from one wall to the other. The floors had berms of dirt 1/2" deep along the edges of the pathways. Aside from all that, this place was a gold mine.

Health issues, a rowdy lifestyle, poor decisions, and drugs were all contributing factors as to what occurred here. My buddy's uncle who owned everything was an extremely nice guy! Lots of bowshite tall tales but a great guy nonetheless. He was a commercial fisherman, and there was a ton of fishing equipment. I don't fish so we didn't take any of that, aside from lead. He made his own lead sinkers so there's raw lead in various shapes, as well as completed weights already poured and formed. It has to be close to 1,000 lbs of lead we took. Shep actually flashed both of my chimneys using only lead from this cleanout which saved me over $100 easy. But that's boring.

The first night we got first run before anyone else came. The garage, the yard, the outbuildings, and the basement were all packed with a metric ton of tools and equipment, and almost all of it was up for grabs. We initially spent two hours just sitting talking with the owner because the situation was overwhelming. We didn't want to take anything, it was odd. The garage and basement were more organized and functional than any other parts of the property, and they were well stocked. All kinds of tools, hardware, probably 100 C-clamps, chainfalls, engines, and the first thing I fell in love with, a South Bend metal lathe.

It was in the basement where no man dared tread in years. We went down there and it was love at first sight. I asked the man "Nobody wants this?" His reply was, "If you don't take it, it's going to end up in a dumpster. All of this stuff is." I told him I had to have it and he was glad to see someone so interested. He doubted I'd get it out of the far corner of the basement, but I told him not to concern himself.

That night we loaded the tits out of my truck and also used a tailgate platform (which he gave us). I didn't take the lathe that night, and I got home around 2 in the morning. We had to unload everything when we got back because we had to go back for seconds the next day, and the earlier the better. There were a lot more people invited to day two.

The second day we brought two trucks and I towed my unregistered cargo trailer along as well. I couldn't possibly list everything we got right now, but the big things I can think of are the lathe, a like-new oil filled air compressor from 1986 (been DYING to get rid of my oiless compressor for years), a Rockwell drillpress (and a second smaller drillpress), a Raptor 80, two antique bench grinders, a John Deere 317 with mower, tiller, and four way hydraulic snow plough, two trailers (one of which my buddy towed home unregistered), a carved biker gnome statue, an 18 hp log splitter, five chainsaws (Husky 51, Husky 61, Stihl limbing saw, Homelite limbing saw, and an antique Homelite), some kind of 50cc Harley engine from the 50's, a worm drive saw, tons of antiques, and so much more. It's absurd, it really is. It was so much stuff that the entire garage is in shambles right now as we organize to get everything in. The only thing that isn't ours is the YZ85. He wants us to sell that and send him the money.

I'll probably update this as we go through it, there's just so, so much. Enjoy!

Sorry for the sideways pictures! I don't know why that happens and it makes me angry!

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[plastikosmd]

Wow
What a score!
Gratz, that lathe will likely be with you until u die, love mine

[83ATC185]

Nice haul! What saw is that without the bar on the second shelf?

[fabiodriven]

Nice haul! What saw is that without the bar on the second shelf?

That's the antique Homelite we were given. I can get better pics of it for you. The power head looks to be in good shape. I found the pull start in the garage and decided to throw it in our keep bin because I liked it. The following day we found the power head in a building outside and my buddy said "The pull start is missing." I told him no it wasn't, I already have it. Then eventually we found the bar and chain and then the side cover. If the house weren't being ripped apart it's likely that saw wouldn't have gone together again.

The bar is the type with no roller on the tip, junk. We'll get a different bar for it with a roller.

In the picture of the saws, on the bottom shelf are my 435 and 576XP, and on the top is my Sears Gear Drive. Those were already here, all the others were from the tool giveaway.

Plasticos you are correct! The lathe will be with me until I pass, then someone else can continue to use it.

[Arky-X]

Nice haul!
That biker statue can be a priceless conversation piece.

My parents had one of those SpeedAire compressors for their upholstery business for years. Wouldn't quit but they finally had to upsize when they brought on more upholsterers. That SpeedAire turned into our portable one for off-site work and finally got demoted to their home for airing up tires and other small stuff.

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[83ATC185]

The power head looks to be in good shape.

Thanks! It does look to be in good shape!

I bought a 435 identical to yours and i wasn't really impressed with it. It gets the job done but it seems awfully choked down.

When you have a lathe and a mill you'll wonder how you ever lived without one!

[fabiodriven]

I got some pictures of the Homelite but the side cover is still in a tote or a bucket somewhere.

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On the subject of the Husky 435, I got mine (under Scooter's recommendation) as a remanufactured saw. It looked brand new when I got it and that was some of the best money I've ever spent. It's quite rare that I have to fire up the 576 because the 435 is so capable with just a 16" bar. I might suggest you check how sharp your chain is, because I've been running chainsaws since I was a kid, over twenty years. It has only been in the last five years that I learned what a truly sharp chain is and how to sharpen chains to that degree myself. Maybe you already know, maybe your saw is a donkey, but mine rips. It's not the type of saw you have to push through your work, it needs to rev and dig on it's own. The chain has to do the work.

[Gabriel]

Those old homelites are a BEAST! I have a 1963 707D. It's a 96cc saw! It's not a high rev'r but it laughs at a seasoned red oak. When the chain is sharp, it'll pull a 2 inch long curled shaving and tear through it like Rosie O'donnell on a donut. Christ almighty they are loud though!!!

[Scootertrash]

like Rosie O'donnell on a donut.

:lol::lol::naughty::lol:

[Scootertrash]

Sitting here in my deer stand pondering Rosie eating a donut.....

I wonder if she'd eat the hole first? :naughty: ;) :Bounce. :pics:

[danbur55]

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[Scootertrash]

Fabio,
How do you plan on powering the old Southbend lathe? Are you going to try to utilize the original belt drive?

[fabiodriven]

Fabio,
How do you plan on powering the old Southbend lathe? Are you going to try to utilize the original belt drive?

Now that you mention, the lathe motor wasn't visible in those pictures. In case anyone didn't notice, there is a motor back there.

If you knew the motor was there but rather are asking if I'm going to get rid of the old belt setup, the answer is the old belt setup will stay intact. I am going to put two new belts on it and keep it original. I would have been ecstatic to be given any South Bend lathe, but I was especially enthralled to see the overhead pulleys. This was the first one I'd seen with a drive system like this and I loved it. It really has a presence.

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[90nut]

Fabio, you have quite the haul there with all those goodies! Your lathe is technically powered by a line shaft. It would have been powered at one point by a big hit n miss engine, and that engine would have ran the entire shop of tools. You can still get new flat belts, nothing wrong with them, but you gave to have a special tool to join the belts together, called a belt lacer. Love the old stuff, good to see it's going to be put to use, lathe looks clean as a pin as well!

[fabiodriven]

Oh yes I was aware of why it has the belt layout it does. I know it's probably unnecessary but it definitely is cool.

Yup I saw the belt kits on eBay and I actually have a lacer and the little tines or whatever they are to lace it, lol.

[90nut]

Your in then! My hendey lathe was a line shaft, but had an overhead motor kit on it. She's an oldy, but turns and threads still!

[plastikosmd]

You can switch out the setup for a continuous serpentine. (There was also a vbelt option and some have added their own custom vbelt pully.)
1) I never did it as my headstock bushings are great and I didn’t want to disturb the shims/bronze bushings/wicks etc
2) I like the “click” of the belt lacing as it passes over the pulleys, very zen
3) leather will slip=less breakage on a crash

[83ATC185]

Thanks for the saw pictures! I bought mine from Lowe's, i know that it probably needs tuning up and a good quality bar and chain put on it right out of the box, but since it only gets brought out a few times a year i don't worry too much about it. the last Husqvarna i used was a much heavier saw and maybe i just had unrealistic expectations for this one.

[fabiodriven]

1) I never did it as my headstock bushings are great and I didn’t want to disturb the shims/bronze bushings/wicks etc

Is the headstock the overhead shaft? I lost a wick in one of those bushings up there. Are these available? I can get better pictures but they're kind of wide, wide enough there are two lube holes on the one wick.

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[El Camexican]

I’d really like to see a Barnett authored sinopsis on these lubrication instructions.

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[plastikosmd]

Felt wicks
I think some get more involved than it needs to me

Here is short discussion
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For overhead I would use anything I had available

Mine is not overhead, rather rear tilt arrangement
The cups loose some oil at the bushings for motor countershaft.
I just top it off every couple hrs of running


Headstock loses very little hence me not wanting to take apart


Oils are another good question, there are 4 that u will use

1) spindle
2) gearbox if equipped
3) way oil
4) cutting oil

I think only 1 and 3 are critical, spindle should be thin enough to work but not too thin
Way oil I discovered a year or 2 into machining, it makes a heck of a difference. I would just use motor oil on ways and once I switched, the carriage just floats no stiction

Ps I have about 5 gallons and u are welcome to some, one gallon has lasted me 10 yrs and I just bought 5

[fabiodriven]

Felt wicks
I think some get more involved than it needs to me

Here is short discussion
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/south-bend-qc-gearbox-felt-wicks-169792/

For overhead I would use anything I had available

Mine is not overhead, rather rear tilt arrangement
The cups loose some oil at the bushings for motor countershaft.
I just top it off every couple hrs of running


Headstock loses very little hence me not wanting to take apart


Oils are another good question, there are 4 that u will use

1) spindle
2) gearbox if equipped
3) way oil
4) cutting oil

I think only 1 and 3 are critical, spindle should be thin enough to work but not too thin
Way oil I discovered a year or 2 into machining, it makes a heck of a difference. I would just use motor oil on ways and once I switched, the carriage just floats no stiction

Ps I have about 5 gallons and u are welcome to some, one gallon has lasted me 10 yrs and I just bought 5

Fantastic my friend, thank you! I never heard of way oil. I might take you up on the offer for some oil. I've been meaning to get down your way anyways!

[83ATC185]

Mobil 1 Vactra No. 2 is what I use. Way oil will make your lathe a whole new tool, and i've found a lot of other good uses for it too!

[sledcrazyinCT]

That lathe is awesome! It is sad to hear that it would have been scraped if you did not save it. Same with the air compressor terrible if that went in the hopper. Why folks don't start to liquidate before it gets to the point of paying to throw good equipment away is hard for me to understand

I came across this old Husky saw with a bunch of other stuff that was headed to the dumpster. Saw a craigslist add that said lots of stuff accumulated over 25 years, moving and want to sell what I can before the dumpster arrives. Guy was a couple years older then me has two teenage sons so there were parts to mowers, go carts, dirt bikes and snowmobiles.

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I believe this saw is a 180S. It has spark and good compression

Any details or interest from members who collect saws please chime in

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[Scootertrash]

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Picked this up awhile back...

Holleeee carp!! What size is that motor?

[Caminofeld]

It's just a really old and tired 1/2 hp. Maybe one day I'll "Tim the Toolman Taylor" it up and put a 2 or 3 hp on there. Works good for what I need so far though, so I'm in no hurry. My blacksmithing setup will be done soon, so I'll definitely have some work for her.

[Scootertrash]

It looks huge

[90nut]

Old electric motors are very large in comparison to modern ones. I had a 5 horse that required a forklift to sig into position.

[El Camexican]

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[czac]

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The drill is still in service, but I intend to make the torch look like it did the day my Grandfather bought it.

Nice...those old torches look neat all polished up and cleaned.
My Father in law grew up on a farm in Indiana and he laughs when he goes to a store or goes someplace and see's steel Buckets for sale for use as a decoration... he cannot get his head around people buying something he used as a kid to carry s**t around in and other stuff, to be used in side their house as a decoration. lol,lol,lol... My mom on the other hand, Also grew up on a farm but in Ma. and she LOVED all that country stuff, she couldn't get enough of it.. lol

[Scootertrash]

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The drill is still in service, but I intend to make the torch look like it did the day my Grandfather bought it.

Save some energy for buffing yer helmet when yer done with the torch. You'll be all *cough* warmed up *snort*

ETA: I do have my grandfathers torch around here some where, plus one or two that were freebies in a box lot at an auction.

[6bt]

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[El Camexican]

All done and ready to be retired in working condition. I’ve decided not to fire it up, but I will leave some fuel in it to keep the wick from drying out. I was surprised to learn that the torch is solid copper.

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[bkm]

It's not extremely vintage, 1984 Jet 12x36 lathe.

I've got a little buyer's remorse after getting it home and messing around with it because it's in a little worse shape than I first thought. I need to level it in the worst way and get some twist out of the bed. It has a lot of taper on long cuts, the 3 jaw is worn out, and the change gears are noisy as hell. I've already had to make some emergency gear bushings for the tumbler gears. I also ditched the oem v-belts for the vibration free link belt setup and that helped vibration a tad.

The previous owner loved grease and lots of it, so I've been mostly cleaning more than actually using it so far.
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[plastikosmd]

If he loved grease, maybe wear isn’t terrible?
(Unless he used it on ways)

1) level
2) way oil
3) center tailstock
4) turn between centers for the taper, don’t trust 3 jaw

[ironchop]

4) ....., don’t trust 3 jaw

This.... Get yourself a four jaw and learn to indicate it in if you don't already know and that's about the most versatile setup for a lathe there is, in my opinion. I bang on the parts in the three jaw chuck to get the run-out out of it when need be but it's not good to bang on them allot



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[Scootertrash]

I haven't used a 4 jaw chuck in years, but I seem to remember them being a pain in the arse. Unless I never really learned how to set them up(?)

[plastikosmd]

Few easy ways to do it probably some on YouTube

I just use the concentric circles on body to get the jaws “close” then turn each screw 1 turn till work is clamped.
Put indicator on it. (I prefer 9oclock facing the work)

Spin by hand to get readings watching the high and low spots. Make sure you are “close enough “ to centered that u are not going outside the range of the indicator.

Once I get the high and lows, I look at the #ed jaws and compare, if 1+4 high 2+3 are low, I would tighten 1+4 and loosen (if needed)2+3, swing again and recheck.
(Hopefully u aren’t tired and move it the wrong way the first time-I’ve NEVER done that ;)
Repeat till centered.
It is pretty easy once u do it a few times

[bkm]

I've got a 4 jaw with it, but will invest in a nice 3 jaw when $ permits. I was looking at a bison chuck, but they're not cheap.

This is a Taiwanese made Jet with hardened ways. The headstock casting where the tumbler lever pin goes in has a little chunk missing. It still functions fine, but is a little sloppy in the forward setting.

It just needs a lot of cleaning and maintenance. It's more of a project right now than a tool.

[El Camexican]

It's more of a project right now than a tool.

My wife told her friends the same thing about me when we were dating.

[bkm]

My wife told her friends the same thing about me when we were dating.I'm sure all of our old lady's think this way.