STILL USING ANTIQUE TOOLS?? I STILL DO ON OCCASION. .

[oldbrownhat]

That silver one in the middle is a "Gota have" for most of us handy men.
Used the old "Bits" as well as chewed up my hand with a "Yankee" screw driver, when not holding it correctly. That really hurt!!

Thanks for the picture, of old friends.

Stanley apparently discontinued the "Yankee" push drill in 1998, but a company called Garrett Wade is now making one (although there seem to be other similar offerings at around the same price, so who knows?) Reviews seem to be generally OK. And their bits fit the originals as well.

 

[steelslaver]

I still have my grandpas brace and a roll of bits. Been a while since I used them though

 

[chief38]

Stanley apparently discontinued the "Yankee" push drill in 1998, but a company called Garrett Wade is now making one (although there seem to be other similar offerings at around the same price, so who knows?) Reviews seem to be generally OK. And their bits fit the originals as well.

Look at my picture in the original post - I've got virtually the same one. I actually have three of them - one in my Electrical bag for drilling small holes and one in my SUV trunk when on the road for friends. While not used often, they all get used. What a GREAT tool! I believe mine are Miller's Falls brand, but essentially the same.

 

[Protocall_Design]

I have a metal working home workshop with bandsaws, drill presses, engine lathe, surface grinder, 2 CNC mills, tig, stick and torch welders, heat treat oven, tons of other modern tools.

I still use the hammers, anvil, files, etc. that have been around for thousands of years. They will never be obsolete.

 

[DWalt]

I have owned a push drill for lots of years, and it has both drill and screwdriver bits. I have never found any use for it. I wouldn't miss it if it vanished. It might be worthwhile for drilling holes in tight corners, etc. where a conventional drill chuck wouldn't fit. I once had a small electric motorized screwdriver that did come in handy a few times. When it quit working I did not replace it.

 

[2152hq]

Mostly all old tools. Garage sale items and 'Here, take this you can probably use it' stuff.
I've never actually bought a screwdriver , punch, hammer or pliers that I can think of.
No cordless electric stuff, don't care for it.

...and a tip,,,Always keep your work area(s) clean, neat and well organized







This is actually my Engraving Bench.
But a lot of gunsmithing gets done here as well.
There are 2 other work benches w/ bench vises and they look about the same, maybe a little more cluttered.

 

[handejector]

I use antique tools ALL the time.
The problem is that I bought many of them NEW......

 

[oldbrownhat]

Here are a couple of oldies I picked up at secondhand stores. I've used them from time to time, too.

An Oster pipe threader, patented in 1910 (actual DOM unknown.) It's 34" overall. They're still in business and they sent me a PDF of the original booklet, adding that although they no longer make the tool, they can sharpen the cutters

A Beaver #102 pipe cutter.

 

[delcrossv]

If I just doing a hole or two, the hand drill is much quicker than getting the electric + cord out.

I don't use the bit and brace as much as I used to. Had a wood boat for about 20 years- got a lot of use then.

I have a set of mortising chisels for setting mortise locks that also get occasional use. When you need it, it's good to have it.

 

[chief38]

Recently I needed to drill a hole through a wooden stud (friends house) through an outlet hole in the wall. I could not use a regular drill (could not get close enough to the wall) so I used my Brace with a 1/2" foot long bit and used it on the ratchet setting. Worked like a charm!

 

[Bald1]

Oldest tool I use on a somewhat regular basis is a wall mount hand crank grinding wheel. I mounted it in my shed at the cabin. Clean up edge on my maul and wedges. Occasionally a mower blade. A shop owner was selling off his stuff and moving south ( big suprise). I was there to buy a set of bits for my drill press. I left with all kinds of stuff including oxy/acetylene set up and tons of C clamps in various sizes.

 

[oldbrownhat]

... I was there to buy a set of bits for my drill press. I left with all kinds of stuff including oxy/acetylene set up and tons of C clamps in various sizes.

BTDT. Reminds me of talking to one of the cashiers a while ago at Hardware Sales in Bellingham, WA (a gen-u-wine HARDWARE store). "Before I started working here, I came in to buy some picture hangers. By the time I left 45 minutes later, I'd spent $235.00... and I never did get my picture hangers."

C clamps? I have a strange addiction for those. I have bought lots of old c clamps, more that I normally need. I dunno... they just look so... lonely, sitting unused on a shelf. I'm a home-putterer, not a welder or metal fabricator. What prompted me to buy one of these old beasts?

 

[oldbrownhat]

Recently I needed to drill a hole through a wooden stud (friends house) through an outlet hole in the wall. I could not use a regular drill (could not get close enough to the wall) so I used my Brace with a 1/2" foot long bit and used it on the ratchet setting. Worked like a charm!

I've collected a number of used long auger bits and use them in my Makita 1/2" cordless drill. Some have the tapered rectangular end for a brace but I just cut it off.

 

[DWalt]

BTDT. Reminds me of talking to one of the cashiers a while ago at
C clamps? I have a strange addiction for those. I have bought lots of old c clamps, more that I normally need. I dunno... they just look so... lonely, sitting unused on a shelf. I'm a home-putterer, not a welder or metal fabricator. What prompted me to buy one of these old beasts?

I have accumulated several dozen smaller C-clamps, mainly 4" or less, but several larger ones. On several occasions I have needed to use all of them, but not recently.

 

[Bald1]

I think my biggest C clamp is 8”. I just like old stuff. A lot of mine are J.H. Williams brand. It was a local Buffalo NY company and my wife’s father worked there. I never knew him but wish I had. He passed before I met her.

 

[delcrossv]

I've collected a number of used long auger bits and use them in my Makita 1/2" cordless drill. Some have the tapered rectangular end for a brace but I just cut it off.

 

[Heymatt]

Some classics that still get used.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Oops... I guess I should be careful with that True Confessions stuff here

 

[K-22]

Bling?

We've all seen the folding carpenter's ruler. Depending on the brand & model they are 6'8" to 10' long. When my brother and I were apprenticing in the late 60's, that old boy had no use for a tape measure! Every day that I have pants or shorts on, I have a Stanley 1' folding ruler in my pocket. I also have been known to carry a Lufkin 2' folding ruler! (with the Stanley's brass trim, it might be accused of too much bling)

Ivan

I think my brass trimmed Stanley ruler goes along well with my Rolex.
Bling works for some, but not all.

Best,
Gary

 

[oldbrownhat]

I think my brass trimmed Stanley ruler goes along well with my Rolex.
Bling works for some, but not all.

Best,
Gary

As the old jazz standard (updated) goes, "It don't mean a thing / if it ain't got that bling"

I don't have a Rolex, but I also have a "pre-bling" Stanley ruler