Timber!
Almost missed!
The adventures of a Jeep and its driver.
Got this custom made toolbox badge from @cooped_up_in_the_shop. He makes and sells these on his Etsy store. Pretty cool if you ask me!
Picked up these lathe chucks along with some other stuff at an auction. I don’t have a machine for these so they are available for sale. First is a 10” Buck Adjust True 3 jaw chuck, plain back, with key. Second is a 12” Burnerd Colchester independent 4 jaw chuck with a D1-6 back. Shipping available. PM me if you’re interested.
I have been collecting antique machinists tool chests for a short while. Came across this one at an auction and just had to have it. It’s a Union Tool Chest Works Style “G”, circa 1917. Did a minor cleanup on it. A little Murphy’s oil soap, some finish restorer and bees wax to protect it, at least from further damage. This is not a full restoration, as I think that would be more involved than I am prepared to handle. The rear veneer was 50% peeled off and I had to glue it all back down. Some previous steward of it decided to drill the centers of the pulls and use a nut and bolt to hold them on the drawer fronts, instead of just the 3 nails. Oh well. It cleaned up nice enough. I gave it to my wife to use as storage for her art markers.
Made some new jaws for a Wilton 5″ Bullet Vise. They came out great if you ask me. 🙂 Published a YT video making them. The vise is for sale. DM me if you’re interested.
New video up on my Patreon. I made some new jaws for a Wilton bullet vise.
https://www.patreon.com/mylilmule
I’ve seen one of these made by Ideal Tool, but never one by @starrett_tools! Pretty cool. But it is for sale. 😊
Latest auction acquisitions! All need some level of work. I typically don’t do more than a clean up and refinish.
The first @gerstnerusa might need a little more love than that. But should clean up nice. The second Gerstner is not quite a basket case, but is pretty close. I will likely part that out. Don’t want to have to spend a bunch of time, effort and money tracking down a lid and drawers. Having them made is outside of the budget. The other one has a “Freyman Tool Company” badge on it but I suspect that was not the manufacturer. Maybe a Union? That one might end up on my wife’s desk to store her markers and pens.
They are all full of tools, too. Some I will keep. Going to take me a while to get though all this!
Sweet flea market score! Got this vintage caliper for only $5! And the guy through in that old @starrett_tools vernier for free! 😂😂 I mean, the Fowler is Swiss Made, after all. 😂