... There are some drawings of a toolchest on my Web site. Look under 'Projects'. Not the clearest of drawings, I'm afraid (spoilt by too much hatching), but...
Jeff Gorman
Jeff@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:04 am
72160
... It looks to me as though the engineering fitter's trick for drilling 'large' holes would be useful. The procedure is to scribe the circle and then punch a...
Jeff Gorman
Jeff@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:11 am
72161
... When I had a vacation (holiday, Jeff) in a meat packing plant, there were butcher's steels for final touch up, and stones (mounted on wall stands) for more...
Paul Womack
bugbear@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:34 am
72162
Yes! Yes! Yes! Now why can't I get my hands on some japanning fluid? I may have to break down and pay that outrageous shipping price from New York. Ouch! Jim...
greg
wglynn@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:03 am
72163
OK, in the finest tradition of USENET (as it once was) here's a summary report back to the group. It seems that this wandering drill bits is a common problem. ...
Paul Womack
bugbear@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:15 am
72164
GGs I have a bucket with mixture of simple kitchen cleaners, Fantastic etc just dump it in and let soak for several days. For some wierd reason I think they...
Tom Thornton
tomthornton@...
Nov 1, 2000 12:58 pm
72165
Galoots, Anyone else going to the MWTCA area meet in Barberville, FL??? It seems to be billed for November 4th and 5th, but I plan on attending only on ...
Karl W. Sanger
sangerkw@...
Nov 1, 2000 1:04 pm
72166
Someone wrote about my dismantling a 71 router...." ... Well I didn't think I had to offer proof but here it is...The complete planes original auction...Ebay...
Todd and Betty Hughes
dedhorse@...
Nov 1, 2000 1:16 pm
72167
I do it. And, I'm not ashamed. We must realize that not all old tools are rare and unique collectibles. Many are just old tools that are missing parts or are...
Frank Weston
frank@...
Nov 1, 2000 1:23 pm
72168
... I've used Watco for years and years and I love it. According to a book I have, danish oil is a mixture of oil and varnish, but does not dry hard like ...
Dirk Wright
wright@...
Nov 1, 2000 1:59 pm
72169
The hot topic lately is chests: My father's second wife has a blanket chest that was her grandmothers and serves the purpose of coffee table. Actually the...
Erik von Sneidern
enrico62@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:03 pm
72170
Bretton and GGs: Thanks for the timely (for me) report. The table looks great! Now that I've actually finished a 2-year project (dining table & chairs), I'll...
Rodgers Charles
rodgers_charles@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:15 pm
72171
I just wanted to thank all who commented on my baby and welcomed her to the world so kindly. A regular baby shower, Galoot style. thanks, and yours, Scott ...
scott grandstaff
scottg@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:21 pm
72172
This practice is common and has been around a lot longer than this newer generation of collectors and the internet. Earlier dealers did it because they would...
walter barry
wdwrkr@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:54 pm
72173
Regarding Parting out, Cannibalism and the TERROR UNTO DEATH. If you check the old Stanley catalogs, or for that matter the catalogs of most tool...
Roberts, Gary R
GRROBERTS@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:07 pm
72174
... I'm lucky to catch this question this since with the volume on the list I don't read everything anymore. (It helps that I tend to make sure to catch Don's...
Mark van Roojen
msv@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:22 pm
72175
Esteemed Galoots, Since this is the first of the month, and many of us have paychecks, I'm posting a reminder about the retiring listmom holiday fund (and also...
Mark van Roojen
msv@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:39 pm
72176
Hey Bretton, *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** ... Not me! That's a terrif little table and your writeup tells me a lot of things besides which it helps...
James R. Canning
jcanning@...
Nov 1, 2000 4:00 pm
72177
That's a different story, as the plane casting was broken. There is a huge difference, in my opinion, between taking a broken item and parting out the good...
Bob Rackers
rackersr@...
Nov 1, 2000 4:40 pm
72178
GG, When I once worked at a casket factory, (graveyard shift) right after high school, (yeah no kidding graveyard shift), my boss would find me doing something...
Champ Herren
cch394s@...
Nov 1, 2000 4:44 pm
72179
Folks, Being a relative newcomer to the world of old tools, whenever I see something I haven't seen before it blows me away. I suspect many of you have seen...
Mike McCracken
mike@...
Nov 1, 2000 5:07 pm
72180
... That's been pretty much my approach. When I first started out woodworking (late 1997), I built a poplar rolling tool cabinet that I thought would be...
Conan The Librarian
CV01@...
Nov 1, 2000 5:27 pm
72181
You can still get TSP (trisodium phosphate) in paint stores. It's used mostly to clean old paint brushes, and also to etch old layers of paint, so that the...
Mike Tillson
miket@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:10 pm
72182
From: Esther Heller Bretton musing on tool storage says: 2) you could just begin to build a box that is designed to allow two step access to just about...
esther.heller@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:11 pm
72183
GG's, Well, I may not be entirely qualified, having seen only a few real old chests... but I have built a reproduction of a great old chest (ca 1820). I think...
John Crum
jcrum@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:16 pm
72184
Paul mentions, as a post script, ... I've been following this thread with interest - most always the discussions of this type give up some very good hints and ...
Rodgers Charles
rodgers_charles@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:28 pm
72185
Galoots, Can anyone tell me why this Davis brace went for $255 on *bay, instead of $60 or less that I expected to see it go for? ...
Jim Erdman
jlerdman@...
Nov 1, 2000 7:00 pm
72186
... Guess it's too late but, leave the metal sheet oversize, drill, secure with screws, scribe the metal to the exact fit then cut/file for a precise fit. ...
Louis Michaud
louis_michaud@...
Nov 1, 2000 7:22 pm
72187
Perhaps the two top bidders assumed it is not complete and it was being sold for parts. Sorry, but I simply couldn't resist. Bob ... From:...
Bob Rackers
rackersr@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:30 pm
72188
... By this standard, how do you know that EVERY plane on your shelf is not a Frankenplane?? Ed Minch -- ...
