A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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Re: I'm beginning to think I may have a problem..

Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:47 am

The Inspector wrote:What became of all the bodymans dollies and files that were in that light blue CRAFTSMAN rollaround? Those are almost museum pieces as all the body and fender guys now a days do is change out tinwork and use fillers because the metal is so thin it won't take being 'encouraged'.


They're now nicely restored & in another of my toolboxes :)

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Re: I'm beginning to think I may have a problem..

Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:36 am

The previous ownere must have been a long time, master body man! That's a heck of a set of hammers and picks and odd, 'special job' dollys.
Nice job in cleaning them up-

Re: I'm beginning to think I may have a problem..

Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:25 pm

I've been collecting them for years, carting the vises home is hard work, I can carry a lot of hammers tho :)
Picked up an old Plumb 7oz claw hammer a while back for $2, someone just paid $31.80 for it on Ebay.... There's money in restoring old tools, but I keep most of the ones I drag home. I have 30+ vises, only sold 5.... 40+ hammers, sold 2.

Re: I'm beginning to think I may have a problem..

Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:15 pm

Pre-1920 Union chest I found last Saturday:

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Looks a bit better now :)

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It's had a bit more detailing since that pic was taken.

Re: I'm beginning to think I may have a problem..

Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:17 pm

& this pile..

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