Vintage Wrench Restoration

One of my awesome neighbors noticed my Craftsman vise restoration and offered me some vintage tools. Amongst the tools was some pipe wrenches. A Craftsman, Ridgid, Ben Hur, and a few other older wrenches. They had a significant amount of rust on them, but were in pretty good shape still.…

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Craftsman (51871) 5 1/2″ Bench Vise / Metal WorkBench Restoration

My bench grinder has been floating all over my workshop and doesn’t really have a home. It’s problematic when tools do not have a home. Things get cluttered and I find I have to constantly move tools out of the way to make room for a workspace. I have several…

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1945 Atlas Drill Press – Model 73

I was given an Atlas drill press some time ago. It did the job, but it wasn’t until I watched some restore episodes on YouTube that I realized I had a jewel right in my own shop. I sort of felt ashamed that I didn’t appreciate the value in restoring…

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