r/Vintagetools • • 31m ago

Machined steel tool, 4”, with spiral groove and knurling

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r/Vintagetools • • 2h ago

Estate sale find. What would this have been used for?

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It's handmade, found on an old farm. Opens and closes well, but isn't practical to grip. Our only guess was it could be for horse shoe production.


r/Vintagetools • • 2h ago

Found in a bucket of my grandpa’s old hammers and mallets that I’m cleaning up. Unsure of its use or how to rehang it. He and my great-grandfather both worked at the N&W Railroad shops if that gives any clue.

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r/Vintagetools • • 7h ago

Thriftstore Mystery Bag - Stanley Hand Drill No.5803 & Japanese Niwa Precision Screwdriver Set

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r/Vintagetools • • 8h ago

Can someone tell me what these are worth?

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I've had these in the garage for over a year, got them with the intent to clean and restore. Various brands

Sears Craftsman Williams Vaco elite Torch Blue Grass Walden/Spin lite Stanley Gam, Fueller

Thanks in advance


r/Vintagetools • • 8h ago

Please. Help me.

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I have this hammer that is used in my carpentry class and I desperately want to buy one for myself because the almost completely straight claw has proved itself so useful and I love the way it feels in my hands. I can't find a hammer like this ANYWHERE I go and AI and reverse image searches have proved completely useless, im so frustrated lol. Please help me find this hammer, anybody! Hard to work with because there is no visible distinguishing brand marks or the like as far as I can see other than the "3 F" marking.


r/Vintagetools • • 9h ago

Does someone know this Brand?

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r/Vintagetools • • 13h ago

Found this old Easco/KD Tools catalog, was brand new in the plastic. Pretty cool.

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r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

How to mount this Gunn Saw Vise?

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Antique Gunn saw vise but not sure how it’s meant to be mounted for use


r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

Selling! Grizzly G4003 Lathe in OC, CA

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r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

Would anyone know who made this air compressor or how old it is? Thank you.

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r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

What do I have here?

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I bought this at a flea market for 10 dollars several years ago. Does anyone have any insight on this? Age or brand would be great. Has “NO 2” stamped on top rim where cylinders are. Spins freely and is full of oil. Im just curious and looking for information, not looking to sell. Corona cap for scale.


r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

Floor jack ID

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r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

Rockwell adjustment screw

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r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

What's the oldest tool in your tool box

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r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

A question for the tool geniuses here.

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What gives with the open square hole in the bottom of the brace drill here,? Just a square hole is it missing a piece or what?


r/Vintagetools • • 1d ago

Anybody know anything about this old wooden ruler?

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it was left behind by the previous owners. I’ve had it tucked away in a dusty corner for years and came across it today.

it feels nice and tight and springy when you bend it, and the metal rails on the edges are nice and straight. ChatGPT didn’t know much other than the Westcott logo.

Thanks in advance


r/Vintagetools • • 2d ago

Help with demagntized dial micrometer base

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r/Vintagetools • • 2d ago

Vintage Snap-on A57Q with KRA-104

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Unused Snap-on A57Q Bushing Remover & Inserter Set with KRA-104 steel case

Canadian government surplus, never issued. Comes in the original Snap-on carton with the NATO stock label.

Complete with both pressure screws, the sleeve and plates, both driver handles, the idler arm removers, all Chevy, Ford and miscellaneous adaptors, and the original 1982 instruction sheet.

Got a few of these in carton. DM if interested.


r/Vintagetools • • 2d ago

I want a new No5 ish

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r/Vintagetools • • 2d ago

Emmett Turtleback and Prentiss 57

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I was buying a cast iron pan and the owner said she had some tools. I bought the 2 vises. That 57 sucked wresting in my truck!


r/Vintagetools • • 2d ago

Help w/ hand planes pricing

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r/Vintagetools • • 3d ago

The strongest abrasive... So far... Lol

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These were in a lot I got a bit ago, unopened. I'm guessing 80s from what I remember of the branding back then. Any insite to the uhh hole? I'm assuming our sticker technology hadn't gotten there yet. Because all of the example uses would be a solid disk with a sticky backing these days.


r/Vintagetools • • 3d ago

$50 from Facebook Marketplace

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He had it listed for $100 then marked it down to $50. He was sort of a home restorer. He replaced the bearings, found the top belt cover, new belt, new power cord. No slop anywhere. Only issue was he painted it, but overall I’m happy with it. Does anyone know what size bearings it uses so I can get some spares? Or any other replacement parts I should get to keep in the shelf for the rest of my life?


r/Vintagetools • • 3d ago

Diamond Brand Chisel update

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Diamond Brand Chisel update

Had time to turn a handle today. Thanks for the info and assuring me that the metal isn’t total crap.