Introductions

[Lewill2]

Fisher Patent Wrench.

[J.A.F.E.]

Lewill2 thank you. That is a seriously cool looking piece.

[lauver]

Hey Gang,

Glad to see the site is back up, alive, and well.

For the record, I'm a vintage tool junkie living in Belton TX.  I also like mechanical work and fabrication, though I am no pro at this stuff. 

If you are interested in Craftsman tools and want to know who made them and when they were made, I have a thread over on the Garage Gazette and the Garage Journal.  Feel free to explore these threads and post any questions, comments, or observations.  Photo's of Craftsman tools are always welcome.

[Papaw]

Here- http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=5298.msg72391#msg72391

And here - http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84807

[Batz]

So this is where you all went, I was thinking it all fell into a black hole some where.

I'm Batz (Jeff) from Queensland Australia, I collect blow torches mostly.

Cheers
Batz

[Papaw]

Welcome back ! You are #100!

[Batz]

Welcome back ! You are #100!

100, and I feel like it today as well  ;D
I'm working away from home ATM, we are doing maintenance on a power station in Australia's outback. This is what I do now days, go away and do a month of 12 hour days 6 days a week. The up side is I only work for around 3 months a year.
Batz

[fflintstone]

Although I posted elsewhere, I should under this thread too.
Ok I am 49 unemployed and a first time father of a 5 year old.
Had to short sell my home and move into the cabin last year and was setting uo a workshop on a shoestring budget.
I started out on GJ then went to GG. I dabble at T&G just to read the rantings of crusty old men.
I LOVE tools and recently lost 90% of a 35 year collection due to fire. I enjoy tinkering in the garage and used to take great pride in using vintage tools. Now I am starting to rebuild my collection. Thru the generosity of a few members on GG and now GJ I am acquiring some nice vintage and new tools. I have a soft spot for older craftsman tools, particularly the RHFT ratchets. Until joining these boards I would have never thought a man needed more then 2 dozen ratchets......

[kxxr]

Greetings All,
  And thanks for all the great contributions. I very much enjoy seeing all of the great photos and learning about all of the various topics. I like to collect things that I can afford and never get enough. My wife just thinks I'm a pack rat. I live in Montana and when I am not working, I find tool browsing, tuning, cleaning, sorting, collecting and admiring very relaxing. I have a similar affliction with guitars but that is for another forum. It's great to find a place where my problem is understood. This is my second post here, for my first, I just posted a photo of the great Proto 5849 for your enjoyment. Thanks again!

[fliffy42]

Hey Its me, fliffy42 (aka Cliff). For those that dont know me I am a 48 year old grandfather of 12 with a couple more on the way. I am addicted to the hunt for tools. When I am not hoarding them for myself I am buying selling and trading. I have been married & divorced a couple time but it looks like I have finally found someone to live happily ever after with. Her name is Karen and she is pretty tolerant of my tool fetish. She even has a good eye for finding tools I sometimes overlook at yard sales & flea markets too. Anyway, glad that TT is back on the air!

ps.... my avatar happens to be one of my granddaughters with one of the magnifying glasses I use when trying to read the fine print we often find on old tools lol!

Ummmm... did I mention I have 3 more grandchildren on the way?! That will make 15.

[Papaw]

Cornering the market on grandchildren, are ya?

[fliffy42]

when they get older I will be bringing them to the estate sales and send them to different parts of the house grabbing whatever tools they can find lol.

[OilyRascal]

Great thread - I enjoyed the read.  As as "newbie", I missed background on folks that were already here before the crash - that is, until now for those kind enough to post here.

Rusty remains a mystery.  "hmmm"

[Papaw]

I hope to bring this thread up to date some.
I have slowed down on buying wrenches. I think I may have enough for right now, at least until I get them organized again. I still collect H D Smith and Bergman tools in addition to alligator wrenches.
How about some further responses from members, both new and old?


Here are two pictures of my older son and me goofing off Easter Sunday.

[oldtools]

Great photo!!  It would be nice to see more photos of the guys we are talking to on this site.. Posted mine on other page...