Who likes vintage tools?

[Bugguy]

Love it! So many memories.
Pretty sure my wife's Granddad's set is still in his shed. Probably under a pile of boards as well by now as we've only had copper, PVC and PEX for the last 40 years.

Yep, I still use Rigid when I need to thread pipe. Plumber tried to get by with some of that flexible gas pipe - cheap and quick. The next week I replaced it. I picked up a sniffer at a garage sale so I can check the fittings. Dad taught me well!

 

[Turnip]

Ridgid is a plumber‘s standard in Germany too. Since they purchased the German company Peddinghaus it’s the standard for light, forged, northern German patterned anvils (up to 100kg) as well and top notch in (sheet metal) hammers, along Picard.

 

[Turnip]

Just a small selection of grandpa´s tools. Polishing-, Grooving- and Plumber´s-Hammer from Picard, still available at same pattern today.

Picard

 

[Bugguy]

I wish I had a full set of box-end wrenches. Your set is impressive.

 

[Turnip]

Top row is inherited from my in-law, like many other tools, Gedore 1b. He’s been a master machining operator.
The hammers are from his dad who’s been a boilermaker and pipefitter like me.
Bottom row wrenches I bought myself, years before, Hazet 600N.

 

[Turnip]

1/2" ratchet set and 3" pipe wrech from in-law. 13mm nut and cardan´s missing but are of course still available as spare parts.

 

[JB442]

Welcome to my woodshop!

 

[BobHufford]

New to me 1934-1936 Delta No. 890 14” band saw. Used and recently rebuilt (with a couple of modern bits) by a gentleman who recently passed away.

“Known by their distinctive gray color” — the tool or the woodworker?