Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Today's big job

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 Admittedly not a good photo, but you get the idea. A  full size Excello Bridgeport-type lathe has a new home. Its too heavy to lift with th...
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We used to make things in this country #380; Hornet chainsaw

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 Here we have a chain saw from the late 1940s made in Guelph, Ontario. This saw had a two stroke engine that used a float type carb. The pro...

One of my vices is vises, machinist milling vise

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No name on this one that I could find...  
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe sedan

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    Best guess, maybe 1951? 
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Monday, October 12, 2026

Le Costaud jack

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A French-made sturdy (translation of  costaud ) little jack made to lift heavy furniture, appliances or doors just enough to get rollers or ...
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William Hjorth wrench- pliers

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 The "Lightning" wrench-pliers by the William Hjorth company.  The company was founded in Jamestown NY in 1902 to made a line of h...

Safety wire pliers

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  Common in aviation and racing where bolts cannot be allowed to come loose. Run your safety wire through the bolt head and nearby tab, grab...
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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Sidecar Sunday

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Seen at the Brooklands Museum. Grubbs "pullman" Tandem with add-on. I can't imagine it handled well.   
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Saturday, October 10, 2026

What's inside a hand crank phone?

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  Giving the hand crank a spin on these phones spun a magneto which sent a pulse down the line to the operators switchboard and alerted her ...
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Safety first!

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  Misplaced apostrophes, but you get the message...  
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