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No picture but I have an old Weller soldering gun I got from my Dad I still use. It's so old it's bakelite but still works great
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I still use hand tools and saws,axes from the late 1800's early 1900's.
Have old craftsman drills and routers from the 1950/60's that run great. |
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I still have and use a slipstick (just for fun): http://m8.i.pbase.com/u45/terry_56/upload/34645608.Slip_Stick1.jpg and an old Stanley No. 32 wooden pocket ruler: http://m7.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409857.UzOyFBMH.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409861.S8mpqpBm.jpg http://m4.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409864.RPa3UuF8.jpg View Quote I was going to post up my #32! Glad to see someone else still uses one of these. I have a few other vintage Stanley rulers but this one sees the most use anymore. |
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I still have and use a slipstick (just for fun): http://m8.i.pbase.com/u45/terry_56/upload/34645608.Slip_Stick1.jpg and an old Stanley No. 32 wooden pocket ruler: http://m7.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409857.UzOyFBMH.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409861.S8mpqpBm.jpg http://m4.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409864.RPa3UuF8.jpg View Quote My father in law picked up one of those old Stanley rulers. Turned out that the "wood" was actually ivory. ![]() |
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View Quote Cool. You could use that erase stuff from the history books. |
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Holy smokes, that's on like some Enron level erasing. It was my dad's he was an Engineer and did a lot of hand drawings When you heard it humming away for long periods of time was that a pretty good indication to leave dad alone, as he may not be in the best of moods? |
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Beryllium (anti-spark) wrenches and pliers. They actually are radioactive. My dad had them when he worked in the oil fields.
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I still use a sickle ( similar to grim reaper) to cut down tall grass and ferns around the house. Got it from my grandmother.
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I still have and use a slipstick (just for fun): http://m8.i.pbase.com/u45/terry_56/upload/34645608.Slip_Stick1.jpg and an old Stanley No. 32 wooden pocket ruler: http://m7.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409857.UzOyFBMH.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409861.S8mpqpBm.jpg http://m4.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409864.RPa3UuF8.jpg View Quote Wow, I have one of these stanley rulers. I always thought I couldn't be the only one. ![]() |
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At work, we have an old wooden spoke wheel with a solid rubber tire mounted. It's attached to a tripod and used as a turntable to unwind rolled up hose.
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I still have and use a slipstick (just for fun): http://m8.i.pbase.com/u45/terry_56/upload/34645608.Slip_Stick1.jpg and an old Stanley No. 32 wooden pocket ruler: http://m7.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409857.UzOyFBMH.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409861.S8mpqpBm.jpg http://m4.i.pbase.com/g9/72/325172/2/154409864.RPa3UuF8.jpg View Quote Neat stuff. I have my Father's slide rule and his circular pocket slide rule. |
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I have this really old rock i use to pound in tent stakes occasionally.... Probably a few million years old.
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Holy smokes, that's on like some Enron level erasing. It was my dad's he was an Engineer and did a lot of hand drawings When you heard it humming away for long periods of time was that a pretty good indication to leave dad alone, as he may not be in the best of moods? I would walk in and stand at the end of his drafting table, he would look up and talk to me when he was free. Sometimes Id be a minute, sometimes I'd sit and wait until he was free (it could be a while) Truth is I'd love to be able to do that again, just sit and wait and watch him work. |
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