Isaiah Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I have one of Those Tunger battery chargers and it has to be screwed into a light socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doozer Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, Doozer said: I'll take that Champion spark plug display!!!! These photos are awesome-thanks for sharing. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doozer Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Glad you’re enjoying them. I’ve been encouraged by the reactions that these period photos I own have been getting. Lots of likes so I’ll keep posting. Thanks, Doozer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Every shop needs a Vise. Here's a vise and a half, or maybe even times two at least. Picked this up last year in a deal for a collection of tractors and stuff. Actually had to move it with a tractor with a loader. Need to get it mounted on a table. Sold off most of the tractors. The Vise is a keeper. Yeah, That's a Model A Ford motor in the back ground. Dandy Dave! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The other side.. Everyone auto have a vice.. Err.. I mean a Vise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doozer Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, Dandy Dave said: The other side.. Everyone auto have a vice.. Err.. I mean a Vise. That’s one BIG “vice”, you may have to start going to meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Yeah. Vice err ...ahhh ...Vise collectors anonymous... LOL.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Doozer said: Glad you’re enjoying them. I’ve been encouraged by the reactions that these period photos I own have been getting. Lots of likes so I’ll keep posting. Thanks, Doozer Not sure I'd want "V-D" spark plugs! And look at that guy? Or woman in the V-D outfit😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Is that a sign for "Reamers" over her head??? Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Dandy Dave said: Yeah. Vice err ...ahhh ...Vise collectors anonymous... LOL.. Spelling matters. My wife wouldn't let me go look at an old Jeep because the ad said that it came with wench ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Dandy Dave said: Every shop needs a Vise. Here's a vise and a half, or maybe even times two at least. Picked this up last year in a deal for a collection of tractors and stuff. Actually had to move it with a tractor with a loader. Need to get it mounted on a table. Sold off most of the tractors. The Vise is a keeper. Yeah, That's a Model A Ford motor in the back ground. Dandy Dave! It would be a guess on my part but as big as it is, might have been in a locomotive roundhouse / repair shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 9 hours ago, c49er said: Not sure I'd want "V-D" spark plugs! And look at that guy? Or woman in the V-D outfit😬 I am guessing a woman because of the shoes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 With this vice (or any for that matter) it is important to have a well anchored bench. The bigger the vice the harder we push/pull on them. I pulled one of my benches off of the wall to teach me that lesson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Hinsdale 1/2" socket set that belonged to my maternal grandfather together with a more recent Snap On valve adjusting tool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Mechanic Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 19 hours ago, Dandy Dave said: Every shop needs a Vise. Here's a vise and a half, or maybe even times two at least. Picked this up last year in a deal for a collection of tractors and stuff. Actually had to move it with a tractor with a loader. Need to get it mounted on a table. Sold off most of the tractors. The Vise is a keeper. Yeah, That's a Model A Ford motor in the back ground. Dandy Dave! Very nice vise, Dandy Dave. Just the thing for bending heavy steel with a 10 lb sledge hammer. Do I see hinged pieces below the jaws? Are these folding supports for the job, or something more specialised? I've not noticed them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Bush Mechanic said: Very nice vise, Dandy Dave. Just the thing for bending heavy steel with a 10 lb sledge hammer. Do I see hinged pieces below the jaws? Are these folding supports for the job, or something more specialised? I've not noticed them before. Just rivets that hold the jaws for round objects like pipe or round stock. starters, generators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 10 hours ago, dei said: It would be a guess on my part but as big as it is, might have been in a locomotive roundhouse / repair shop? The fellow that had this worked for the local Cement plant for years. I would guess it most likely came from there when they were taking down machinery buildings and replacing them with newer stuff. Dandy Dave! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 4:16 PM, Doozer said: Having too much free time, I searched "105 E. 24th Street, Charlotte" and found "Machine Shop of Charlotte" located there. Perhaps a successor to Jones Cylinder Grinding? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Boudway Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi, Check this out. The dowel should be a clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan95 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Bill Boudway said: Hi, Check this out. The dowel should be a clue Looks like a chair leg tenon cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArticiferTom Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Is a tenon cutter but more likely for wheel spokes . They started with a cone cutter to center and finished with tenon cutter . it cut against to grain to make spoke to length after being driven to hub . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) I have been collecting vintage tools for years and years. I love this thread! I saw a big Reed vise earlier. Here is my big Ridgid vise. 8.5" jaws (21.6 cm), with my grandkids. Photo taken on the night I brought it home. It's old, but appears unused...just dirty. Edited May 13, 2020 by lump (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 And speaking of old bench vises, I have a really old one which I believe is quite uncommon. How many have you seen which are dual-shaft chain-drive vises, like this one? For me, it's the only one I have ever seen in person. Kinda neat, don't you think? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Another uncommon old bench vise is this Wilton "pivot vise," although I must admit that I no longer own this one. Still, you don't see many of these around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 And after looking at some BIG vises, maybe a smaller vise (...an actual working tool) might be refreshing. I have had smaller ones, but not sure where they all are right now. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 12 hours ago, lump said: I have had smaller ones, but not sure where they all are right now. LOL My small vice is mounted on my car trailer.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Here's the extent of my old tools collection: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) I found out that there is a big Following of these old Reed Vises. And there is a month and year stamped in many. This one was stamped 347. Which is march of 1947. I put it on a piece of I beam this week and have been putting it to good use. Going to build some swinging and adjustable outriggers to stabilize it side to side so it will be movable and take up less space when not in use. Weighs 185 LBS. Dandy Dave! Edited May 18, 2020 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dandy Dave said: I found out that there is a big Following of these old Reed Vises. And there is a month and year stamped in many. This one was stamped 347. Which is march of 1947. I put it on a piece of I beam this week and have been putting it to good use. Going to build some swinging and adjustable outriggers to stabilize it side to side so it will be movable and take up less space when not in use. Weighs 185 LBS. Dandy Dave! Nothing like a good large vise and a big anvil in the shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHa Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) I was told this was a line boring tool when I got it but I don't see how it could be. Does anybody recognize anything? I don't understand how I can post a picture that I can see on my computer but nobody else can see. Edited May 20, 2020 by AHa (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Waiting for the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 These were designed for mobile aircraft field repair during WWII. They make the raised bead in tubing and the Bakelite case weighs almost as much as the tool set. This set is from the late 1940s or early 50s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, 28 Chrysler said: These were designed for mobile aircraft field repair during WWII. They make the raised bead in tubing and the Bakelite case weighs almost as much as the tool set. This set is from the late 1940s or early 50s Nice! What sizes of tubing can you make raised beads on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 4/7/2020 at 5:09 PM, Bimus said: Yard sale find from a few years ago for turning valves when I don't know . That reminds me.I went to an A&P school near Joliet,Illinois.They had a nice valve grinding machine under a red vinyl cover in a class room.One day the teacher lifted off the cover only to find a bunch of books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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