Is anyone familiar with this manufacturer? The draw knife has a slight curve to it, wooden handles with metal top & bottom caps. Looks very much like many of the draw knives I have seen. The blade protrudes from a rectangular metal ...
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I have recently become a fan of the Yankee 1530 and 1545 hand drills. I know the 1530, 1545, the 1555 and the Millers Falls #97 and #87 have fans here on SMC. These drills have unique enclosed ratcheting systems. I am making this post t...
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So I see this label on various Stanley tools. Apparently there was a period in the early to mid 1900's when Stanley used this label. I am wondering what, if anything, it signifies. Some of what I have read seems to indicate that these t...
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I have been a little depressed that I do not have something dramatic to post on the "your favoorite restoration" thread yet. So, I thought I would console myself by goading more information out of others.
So here are some ...
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I have been on this slippery old tool slope for a while now. I have bought mostly Millers Falls tools mostly because I can find information on what I am looking at on:
http://oldtoolheaven.com/index.html [http://oldtoolheaven.com/inde...
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I have a few issues restoringing a MF #2 drill. I made a link to Wiktor Kuc's article on restoring this drill as he has better pictures than I will be able to make. My issues are not covered in his article. I left him a similar note.
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So I have been playing with these old drills for a while now. I am wondering wheat features other users of these drills find most useful in real life applications? Do you prefer hand, breast, brace drills? Do you use different ones for ...
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I ran a thread on Breast & large multi speed hand drills. I found a MF 980 on Ebay that fit my needs and won the bid. I was interested in trying my hand at restoring a drill and the MF 980 looked like a good project. When I got the...
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There are quite a few models of these drills over many years. It took me quite a while to figure out which of the egg beaters I wanted and I am hoping to find a short cut on the information trail this time. I have the Millers Falls info...
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Does anyone know how difficult it is to get bits for MF Screwdrivers? I know Lee Valley makes them. I just do not know if they will fit the MF drivers. I understand that Sandy SanysTools has old screwdriver bits at times too but do not ...
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So I had to stay up late one night watching a new German Shepherd and her puppies. I made the mistake of getting on EBay and looking at old Hand Drills. I became mesmerized and before I knew it made some bids.
Now I am thinking I might ...
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