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Before and After
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This page is for you--it's for "before" and "after" pictures(no,
not of you after you've been on a diet!). Send me before and
after pix of items you've bought at the Tool Shed, remind me of
what you paid, and I'll post them here for all the world to
see. I'll use your first name and initial only, and won't
give anyone your email address, of course. This part of the
web page will only be as good as the input, so send me some good
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This was sent to me by Lee T. What you see in the first
picture is a disassembled plane, straight from the bargain table,
and in the second shot, what it looks like now after a couple hours
of TLC. Not bad for two bucks! |
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Here's another bargain table special, before and after, by Lee T. |
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It's amazing what a difference some elbow grease can make to what
you get off the bargain table for a dollar or two. Thanks
again, Lee! |
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This is a large wrench--inch and a quarter or so--that Nick C.
redid. Great job! Of course, owning a plating shop with
access to a sandblaster helps a lot too. |
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Here's an eggbeater drill, unearthed from some oldtimer's basement,
which found its way onto the bargain table, was picked up for a
couple of bucks by Lee, and given a whole new life. |
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In the
words of Lee: "Remember those pool old saws?? I still
have to join them and probably recut the teeth on the rip saw, but
the blades cleaned with electrolysis & the handles were
stripped with acetone, then given 5 coats of boiled linseed oil and
2 coats of shellac after a good week of drying." And I sell the
"before" saws, usually for two bucks or less each. |
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Here's another one from Nick C: " I bought each of these
off the $2 table. They both were dipped in an acid bath to
remove the zinc and rust buildup and finished with some steel wool
and a nice chrome." |
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"Here are the "Before" and "After" Pics of
a small arbor press that I had promised you. I paid $20,
and it was worth every penny! I had a good time fixing it up
at my shop with some nice chrome on the handle and a fresh coat of
heavy oil-based grey paint." (Thanks, Nick!) |
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Remember the vertical filing machine I had in June, 2006?
Nick C. bought it, took it apart, cleaned and polished it, and look
at it now! Great work, Nick! |
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Here's a shot of a body hammer, restored by Phil H. It was
crusted with rust when he got it, and with a lot of TLC, it has
become a beautiful hammer. Good work, Phil! |
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This formerly ugly Walker Turner drillpress was transformed into a
beautiful piece of shop equipment by Lee T. Cost on the
original purchase was far less than a hundred bucks. Good
job, Lee! |
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Mark S. is the evil genius who hatched this plot off the bargain
table. The first pic is the "before" shot, an ordinary wooden
box which he bought there for $2.00. The second picture is of a magazine article about a
similar box from the estate of a famous pin stripe artist, whose
brush box sold for over $300,000 at auction. The third shot is the "after" picture, after an artist hired by
Mark did his thing on the $3.00 box from the bargain table.
Not a bad return on investment! |
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Phil H. is responsible for this Mother of All Installation Tools
jobs here. The first two are the "before" shots. And with a whole lot of TLC, the last two are the "after"
shots. Great work, Phil! |
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Gerstner Oak Toolbox Renovation:
Another Tool Shed special for $15. This box was water damaged, rusty and falling apart. I have always wanted an oak toolbox and took the challenge to rescue this old relic.
Project workscope: Complete disassembly; reglue all box & drawer joints; repair warped sides; strip old finish; laminate new oak back; 7 coats tung oil & 400 sand; wirebrush rusty hardware & clear coat finish; polish brass knobs & aluminum guards; and cement in new green felts.
I worked on this project off and on over a 2 year period and learned alot by guess and by golly on restoration techniques. After many hours, I am now the proud owner of a gorgeous toolbox!
Tom S. |
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