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    Video of a huge anvil and vise collection in a 1569 Italian fortress.

    The danger of looking at a YouTube video is in being sucked into more videos until it is past bed time. So here is a really badly shot and recorded video of an amazing collection of hundreds of anvils and vises and other smithing tools. These are European items of various ages and sizes, but...
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    OT: Internal combustion engine portable power drill (fun video)

    Decades ago, I saw a portable power drill with a 2-cycle gas engine. I guess it was well before the advent of lithium ion batteries and escalating voltages that mark the current battery drills. I see Echo still makes one and I can see where it would be handy for outdoor use away from...
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    Antique wood lathe work (170 B.C.)

    We all know lathes have been in use for a long time, but most ancient lathe work that has survived is stone. The news today tells of a lathe-turned wood container with lid that was found in a cave in Israel. It contained fifteen Egyptian silver coins that can be dated to 176 to 170 B.C...
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    History of Wade Tool Co. published in NAWCC Watch & Clock Bulletin July/August 2022 issue

    I joined the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) in 1962, 60 years ago. They publish a very fine magazine six times a year, sent to members and possibly some libraries. You will not find it at supermarket checkout lanes. Obviously, the magazine mostly deals with...
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    Monumental Lathes in Public Places

    Years ago, my wife and I drove to Atlanta, GA. In those pre-Internet days, I got tour books and maps from the local AAA office to help plan the trip. I think it was in the AAA GA book that I stumbled across the information that Rome, GA had a lathe in a public park. I quickly found that Rome...
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    Interesting new listings on eBay that look very suspicious

    Niles HUGE HEAVY DUTY LATHE 38 * 312 | eBay Opening at $3000 with free shipping. An established English fastener supply house has just had over 10,000 items with $3000 opening bid and free shipping, located in a New Orleans, LA pawn shop, added to their screws and nuts. Searching on lathe...
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    "Coalbrookdale" cast iron strong box

    For me, Coalbrookdale is a magic place in a painting, lit by the fires of Hell melting rivers of iron, AKA Milacron's avatar. Also suggesting a line in a Blake poem, and a place with a really cool bridge whose importance was explained on BBC TV by Jacob Bronowski. But I have never been there...
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    Tiny Antique Flypress

    I saw this on eBay and thought it would be of enough interest to antique and miniature enthusiasts to post here. I think the frame casting and the logo look a bit modern, but the rest looks antique. I am puzzled as to age and whether it is a real press or an advertising object. I do not...
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    Treadle Lathe in Dowagiac, MI on eBay

    I just saw the eBay listing today, and it ends in a few hours. I would not be surprised if no one bids the $300. Dowagiac is in southwest Michigan. I think the treadle is complete. The picture is bad, but it looks like the headstock has a solid spindle and two-step pulley. I see a...
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    Hendey Shaper $450 Northeast Indiana CL

    Metal shaper - tools - by owner - sale in Kendallville, IN. Size not stated, but the price seems low enough and it says, "Works good." What is it, 8 or 10 inch? I have seen 7" Brand A sell for much more. And this Kent mill in Huntington, IN has an unlisted big shaper sitting on the trailer...
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    Hardinge 16C Tooling

    This is a cross post to a for sale ad I just placed in the tooling section. I have a new 16C 6F collet style fixture plate that I got, thinking from the picture that it was 5C...
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    FS: New Hardinge 16C 6F collet style 6.37" x 1" fixture plate 67% off retail

    FS: New Hardinge 16C 6F collet style 6.37" x 1" fixture plate 67% off retail This was an accidental purchase. I thought it was 5C, but the price is right, so I will see if anyone here can use 16C tooling. Hardinge gets $375 for them, but mine is only $125 + shipping from Indiana. It weighs...
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    Combination Lathe Chucks: Westcott or Wescott?

    By popular demand (sorta), I am starting a thread to examine combination lathe chucks with jaws that are both universal (all move together when the key is turned) and independent (each jaw is moved separately). The oldest chucks of this type that I have seen were invented by John H. Westcott of...
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    Antique South Bend lathe and camelback drill used in an unexpected way.

    When I was a kid, there was a Western program called Death Valley Days, a TV series that lasted a long time and was Ronald Reagan's last acting gig. The show was sponsored by the makers of Boraxo and featured a 20 mule team hauling two huge freight wagons of borax and a water tanker across...
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    FS Charmilles (Swiss) 2 MT Shank Centering Scope

    The only name or marking is “Charmilles” stamped into the lid of the wood case. I suppose it is Swiss made. The field of view is 4 mm wide. The reticle has about 15 concentric circles and cross hairs, with four screws to calibrate it. I think the largest circle is 3 mm diameter. Optically...
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    For sale: Large Threadwell keyway broach set

    The set is in the original steel case about 26.75 x 15.25 x 3.5 inches. The label says Threadwell Little Champ Set no. 20-20A High Speed. Some of the wood partitions have broken, but the pieces are there, ready to glue back. The broach bodies and bushing slots are 9/16" wide. There are only...
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    Building a Replica of the First English Robot and a Little History Lesson

    I just came across this news item. The London Science Museum is raising money to build a replica of a 1928 metal "robot" that was rather famous in its day, but has been lost and forgotten. The article apparently misquotes the Museum representative. "Eric was built in 1928 by World War I Capt...
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    The Henry Ford Museum has a new tool display

    This new display, from an old Chicago hardware store that moved out of their old building in 2011, will be one of the first things I walk to next time I visit the museum. It is a time capsule of mid-1920's tools and hardware. I have seen the single case factory-made store wall displays from...
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    1929 Photo of Franklin Hardinge, the Lathe and Oil Burner Maker

    This 16Jul1929 photo turned up on eBay, from a collection of old news photos. I had never seen a picture of either Hardinge brother, so I will post it here to save it. 1929 Photo Franklin s Hardinge Millionaire Chicago Oil Burner Man Publicity | eBay Note that the reporter thought the oil...
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    Yaskawa industrial robot arm demonstration video

    This video was just mentioned on the NBC News website. My attention was caught not by the mention of a robot, but by the mention of a robot wielding a Japanese long sword (katana) instead of a spot welder or spray gun. The video photography, music and editing are all first rate. Cool stuff...

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