Ok fess up who here is a hand, power tool hoarder?

They don't give dimensions. Can you provide them?

 

I wouldn't say I "hoard" tools.

I view hoarding as collecting junk with no real use... Like the people with trash and years old food floor to ceiling in their house.

I have a decent selection collected over 20+ years, all have a use... I don't really hang onto tools just for the same of having.

 

I am thinking about it for my stained glass supplies. They are hard to move about. I noticed this has rollers. so I could pull it out of a closet and roll it back when I am not working on a project. the standard glass is usually a 12x12 square. The Walmart's around here are out of stock, but that doesn't mean they will stay that way.

 

I like a few.....

 

Ok Thistle, I see a few blacksmith post vises. The one under the bench looks complete with bracket and spring. What is the story with them? Any manufacturers info on them? The mounted one looks minty.

I like the woodworking vises too. I could have used them for my current project.

 

I have the 1 big blacksmith post vise at right of bench (3 big bolts/nuts/washers to anchor it to top,plus the post fits into a 1" hole bored into a 4" thick scrap red oak that is fastened to 80 yr old concrete floor with wedge anchors) In barely a minute that 70lb vise can be removed & set aside when needing more space on bench top.Bought it at local farm/estate auction in mid '80's sometime,best $25 I spent in years.... Before the internet you spent loads of time,money & gas going around searching for the stuff,part of the fun & challenge - was quite frustrating with ''dead ends'' or not seeing what it was described as once you got to the owner's place sometimes too.... Most of those vises I seen anymore are $100+ with all kinds of damage,some even left outside to decay for a century or more....That's a shame.

2 small vises underneath left side of bench - small portable mechanics vise,about 6-7 pounds that can be clamped to any bench or tailgate under 2 inches thick.And a early 1960's Stanley No.400 cast iron picture framer's/mitre vise attached to a scrap block of white oak that can be clamped in regular wood vise when needed.Dont have enough space to have these other little things permanently fixed to bench top,so portability is the key. Old drywall bucket has a bunch of late 19th century malleable iron cam clamps,some other odds & ends.

Small shop in 2 car garage that's underneath 98 year old house with walkout basement,you'd be amazed how much stuff can be crammed effiencently in every nook & cranny.Not perfect but works for me.

 

You have eye candy everywhere there. All of it. I like the base bolted to the floor for the post vise. I have a few vises, my favorite is this Columbian d44. It was my grandfathers and I love having it around. I gets used on a regular basis. It has a small table and "anvil" that I use to cold form thin metal.



Second favorite is this unmarked post vise that I picked up last year at an antique market. I walked by it at least 4 different weekends contemplating buying it since the mounting plate, spring and wedges were missing. I will fabricate a replacement spring this year after I caught the skin just below my thumb between the jaws last fall.

I opened the sellers eyes when I explained all the missing parts. But I rig it up to a steel post and it works well. It weighs in at 65 lbs. I'm not sure of the age, but it is a little crude in the way it was manufactured. Most likely power hammered into shape with lots of divots. It takes beating hot iron on it like a champ.



Your organization looks pretty good. I am limited in space also and portability is key. I am not that organized, but I know where stuff is, if that makes sense.

 

Ok, I'll play

 

I bought a lot of craftsman stuff the last few years as they were clearing out their usa made tools. I had been using a bunch of random mismatched tool boxes and organization was a lacking so I bought all the tool chest I 'should' ever need.

 

How do you know where anything is? Not one label on those drawers!

 

In short: tools, tools, everywhere are tools, 24x28 pole barn stuffed full, tools in the basement, tools in the closet, tools in the den, tools in shed, tools in the truck, leatherman tool on my belt at all times
I to, don't like to pay someone to fix something, if I need a special tool I buy it and do the work.
Once in a while I will barrow a special tool from Advance Auto, it's free

 

Where is this deal at with extra 252 piece kit for $100 ?
Thinking about my son EL