Daswulf Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 That's wild Blue. Looks like a fun project. Our mechanic at work was has been cleaning some stuff out. Got a 50-60# box of bolts and nuts and stuff, a box of wiring harness, coil spring and bearing, and an air powered bumper jack that they were going to throw out because it wasn't usable to them and he was sick of moving it out of his way. So now I get to use it a few times and be sick of moving it out of My way lol. I'll keep it tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I remember those jacks. Keep it out of the way under a car. We only used them during the spring or fall tire changeover rush to swap tires on rims outside. Or maybe if the bays were full. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I used to have one of those air bumper jacks. Made some modifications to mine for lifting heavy objects. Sad had to leave it when we moved and really miss it, especially when I can't get the tractor front loader in to move something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I have the manual power napa brand. It is a great jack in the right circumstances. This one should be even easier and more convenient. Glad and fortunate to be saving it from the scrap yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I’ve never tried one of those air jacks before I’ve got overhead hoist inside an outside the shop an then some floor jacks, I’ve wondered if those air jacks would be worth picking up sometime, I met up with Ed an Brian again yesterday an did some swapping, got a pair of box jaw tongs an a nail header from Ed, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 Doubt they would work on today's plastic bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 The red pneumatic jack isn't a bumper jack, it's that long to reach under to the frame. Picking cars up by the bumper hasn't been a good idea since the late 60s. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Glenn, no, that would be a bad idea. Haha unless you want to remove the bumper in a not so nice way. Frosty you just have to be careful because unlike a wheeled jack that can roll with the angle as the car tilts, this will not roll with the angle difference. That is only an issue if you are lifting the vehicle pretty high. TW, those look like some nicely made tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 No, they won't roll with the weight of a vehicle on them but you can lift one high enough for it to tip. We only let the experienced guys use the until the new guys were trained (frightened) enough to use them safely. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J. Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Picked this stove up today. 50 bucks. I need to now, build a stack for inside and a tool set to go with it. Going to clean it up and pull it oil it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Nice deal Chad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 The flea market finally coughed up a post vise. Imported from Alabama according to my flea market friend. I am now complete.... Well, except for a power hammer and a huge shop to put it all in but I'm working on that. 100 USD for that vise and some other oddball stuff I talked him into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Nice vise, looking good! How's the screw doing? The part that shows is looking good. ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Job, I'm no expert, but I think they look pretty good. At the very least, they don't look like all thread... The handles bent. I may use that for a barganing chip next week. Just kidding.... Theres a whole family that sells there and they roam all around buying stuff. One guy wears a machette on his belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Looks good so far Scott, nice score. So, what else did you pick up? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 He threw in a chicken foot looking thing, and a really nice wooden folding 3' ruler with such delicate brass hinges, it's going in my collection of old tools and oddities. I might start a small museum some day. Plus a couple old curvy wrenches. His whole clan that sells there is pretty good bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 The chicken foot thing is a gardening tool for hoeing out weeds & plants missing the haft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 It's too heavey for that in my opinion. The foot part of it is almost 3/8" thick, taking into consideration rust and flaking. Maybe it's for ripping out tree roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I went to the scrapyard today. 2'x5' round trough to expand my wife's raised bed capacity for next year, another piece of conduit for my Quad-State tarp structure, brush to clean swarf off when I'm drilling, some conduit unions and the "oddest" thing was from a pile of welding class scrap; a sort of knife blade with a welded on tang the blade is about 6" long and 1.5" wide and 5/8" THICK. Looks like they started to grind it down and gave up; from the sparking I'd bet it was an AR steel and so pretty bad for a blade. Don't know what I'll do with it, maybe weld it into a gate panel... Oh also; while I was weighing out I spotted a section of electrical cord with a largish chuck key on it; yup fits my older heavy duty Milwaukee drill. Always good to have a backup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I bought today anvil and forge, and got gratis one tong hammer files. Didnt know that people like when they tools go to right hand, when they can pass tools to younger . I got suprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Photos please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Nice. Hammers are a bit chewed up, but the anvil looks like it's in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 WEll hammers are gratis so i wont gifted horse in teeth. Weight is 110 ibs 50 KG. Forge is electric squeir cage with air gate and ash dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I have lots of questions i will have to make another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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