Straightliner59 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I was thinking, the other day, that this vise is really an old friend, at my workbench. I bought it at the Hedahl's Auto Parts store in Glendive, MT, in about 1974. It was in one of those "cheap tools" bins that every parts store seems to have. I think I paid $1.99, for it. I use it virtually every time I sit down at the bench. It's had its share of abuse, but, what a great companion this old Globemaster has been! Anybody else have an old tool they've had around forever that still gets constant use? I still have a pin vise I bought, about that same time, that I used, just earlier. It's the first pin vise I ever had, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I have an old vise my parents got me for Christmas in the 80's I think. It has a nice heavy base so sits on the bench and has rubber on the grip part that can be removed. I use it just about every single day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I have a set of small files that my father got for me when I was 12 for my model building. I use them on my bench today. I also have my original Autoworld hot knife from same era. I found it years ago when cleaning out my father’s garage. I don’t use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: I don’t use it Does anyone?! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khils Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 " old friend" (that is a tool) I know a few people where that fits.... ^^^ ! ....just haven't told them yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I got a Binks Wren airbrush in 1968. It went back into service in 2006 when I got back into the hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ju Ju Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I have no vice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastic trucker Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I use an old rusty pliers that was my dads to open paint jars and a pin vice that I've had since the early 70's that I got from Auto World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I have a few but the oldest that I can recall is a set of metal files that I got doing a modeling contest when I has in High School. They set in an oblong wood block with the X-ACTO name bended in the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) A tool I still have, bought when I was a teen around 1991 to remove the chain link on my BMX, is a small flat ended screwdriver. The shaft is all pitted and the handle smoothed round but still grips a screw when I use it. Edited July 28, 2020 by doorsovdoon add photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 X-acto knives from a set given to me by my parents and a couple more from a neighbor when I was about 8 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 18 hours ago, Draggon said: I got a Binks Wren airbrush in 1968. It went back into service in 2006 when I got back into the hobby. Aww , the old Binks Wren ❤️ , I have a B model , first airbrush I bought , would rather use it than any other I have , so simple to use and clean . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Ahh the Wren B model, mines 55 years old now. Haven’t used it much lately because it slipped out of the hanger and hit the floor a few years ago damaging the tip. Anybody know of a place to get replacements and if so what number? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 My favorite is a vise as well. It is an old discarded Panavise that was missing its base. The shaft had internal threads so I found a stainless steel bolt that would thread into it. My Grandpa gave me a HEAVY disc shaped piece of metal he called a "standard" for measuring something on Union Pacific locomotives. I TIG welded the head of the bolt to the disc and threaded the vice onto it. It is so stable that I never need a 3rd hand to steady it when using it for modeling or soldering electronics. I can also position it anywhere on the bench. It is really handy when scratch building parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Bills72sj said: My favorite is a vise as well. It is an old discarded Panavise that was missing its base. The shaft had internal threads so I found a stainless steel bolt that would thread into it. My Grandpa gave me a HEAVY disc shaped piece of metal he called a "standard" for measuring something on Union Pacific locomotives. I TIG welded the head of the bolt to the disc and threaded the vice onto it. It is so stable that I never need a 3rd hand to steady it when using it for modeling or soldering electronics. I can also position it anywhere on the bench. It is really handy when scratch building parts. That's a nice setup! I've never had a Binks airbrush. My first one was that Badger rig you could get in the Auto World catalog, with the canned air. I never could get that thing to work properly. I didn't have any kind of patience, back then! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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