Houston we have a problem

[stanley62]

Seems my "needs to be cleaned" pile has overrun a second box.  I wish cleaning them up ws as fun as finding them.

  Jim

[OilyRascal]

I see a few I'd "cherry pick"

[jimwrench]

 Send them to me; I'll overclean them for 95% of their value. Only joking Do Not send them to me.

[oldgoaly]

top pic, lower right, one marked "FN"  old motorcycle?

[EVILDR235]

I see a Plomb 3/4 inch ratchet hiding in that second pile. I almost had my third one about a week ago, but waited to long and someone else got it. You have a nice pile of a future collection there. My pile got so bad i went to Home depot and bought 7 Homer buckets to put them in. I spend all my time looking for tools and not enough time cleaning them. Once again nice finds.

EvilDr235

[rusty]

Isn't that top middle the P&O plow wrench we just had in another thread? LOL

[mvwcnews]

I spy a WHALE TOOL plier-wrench (http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=2489057&typeCode=0 )

[stanley62]

Its all good stuff to me!!!  Eventually (if I ever get them cleaned up) I will post the best and/or oddest.  I'll start with the FN and the Whale tool since good eyes picked them out.  The 3/4" plomb is nice, but some wise guy cut the last couple inches off of the handle.  Go figure.

  Jim

[Chillylulu]

That Ridgid valve wrench,  sitting right on top, looks like you could dust it off and wipe it with an oily rag and stick it in a tool box.

A lot of them look like they are pretty clean.

Makes me wonder how big my project pile is......

Chilly

[Farmall450]

They don't all look too terrible, I'm sure you could think of a worse way to spend the weekend too! 

[scottg]

How many more you got?

I heard about a guy who used an old cement mixer and rounded pea gravel.
  Wholesale quantities of cleaned tools.

I'm sure it would take expert skill and probably some kind of secret solvent.

But wholesale quantities.
    yours Scott 

[lauver]

stanley62,

Whenever I bring fresh loot home from the local dirt market I head straight for the solvent tank and/or the wire wheel.  I can't wait to see what's hiding under all the dirt, rust, and grease. 

Then, it's off to the office and PC to start researching my tool finds.  For me, finding old tools is only part the fun... finding out about the tools is the real fun.

[stanley62]

Lauver,

  I also enjoy the research finding out about the jewels I bring home, but more often than not, I only clean up the info stamped into the tool and leave the total cleanup for another day.

  Jim