A chunk of rail my dad bequeathed to me. Salvaged back in 1969, he’d been using it as an anvil when he was making knives as a hobby. Now that he’s 90 he figured he’d give it to me. After a week soaking in Evaporust it’s ready for another 40 years of use.4yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
NTD! Used to belong to an 84 year old former Lockheed Skunkworks engineer. He bought them for his job not realizing Lockheed provided all the tools. So it sat unused since 1977. All Vaco US-made tools before it got bought by Klein. I feel very fortunate to have received this from him.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
Company maintenance dept. threw this “busted” Fluke 87 III into the E-waste pile a while ago because the battery was dead and they were upgrading. It was calibrated just 7 months earlier. The function buttons were illegible but it worked. With a new OEM case and holster it’s a brand new multimeter.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
Built a table for my 503A “Rocketeer” out of wood and parts I found on the street.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/sewing
Finally assembled my dream toolbox. All made in the USA (except the Trusco Toolbox, shhh...)5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
My EDC watch: custom 2936-2 Swiss watch I with a sterile face I had a watchmaker assemble and watch strap and cover I made from a used Saddleback leather iPad case. I added the sapphire cyclops date magnifier myself.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/EDC
The telescope that came with this LCM computerized mount was hopelessly bent and dented so I rescued the optics and focuser and mounted them all in a frame I made on my CNC. I even had to make the knobs. Works great as it is but I might add a removable tube later. I kind of like the way this looks.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/telescopes
NTD (NOS Tool Day) A hardware store was relocating and had to clear out all of the stock in the back room. Found this NOS set of Vaco nut drivers from 1979. Doesn’t match the box, but hey, NOS.4yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
I put some 1” mini casters on my CNC tool chest. Best upgrade for under $10. Now instead of dragging it over my workbench, it glides. The wheels even lock.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
Made these organizers on my CNC to keep my socket sets from rolling around inside my toolbox.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
I inherited a Simpson 270 series 4 multimeter. Just recently calibrated and serviced. She may be old but she’s just as rock solid and accurate as the day she rolled off the line.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
Vixen dovetails can be expensive, and if they’re inexpensive they come from China and take forever to get here, and they don’t come in custom lengths or heights. I decided to make my own out of hardwood and aluminum bar stock. Turned out much better than expected.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/telescopes
NTD/TIFU: I bought a new digital storage oscilloscope. Assumed that the measurements for my new DSO were in imperial units; I assumed 6x4 inches, not 6x4 centimeters. 6in x 4in paper pad for scale.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
It’s hard being an amateur astronomer in the heavily light polluted SF Bay Area, but I still managed to get this image of Saturn with my CNC telescope and NexStar computerized mount. Not terrible for a 60mm F12. Not great either but it’ll have to do until I can get under some darker skies.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/telescopes
[7002] Plongeur hands and Pepsi bezel tool watch with actual tools on a Leatherman Tread.4yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/SeikoMods
A scene from the movie Sneakers filmed in 1992 and the same location this afternoon.4yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Using tools to make tools to store your tools, Part Deux. Used my CNC to perfectly carve kaizen foam to store my chisels, block planes, and Richard Kell honing guide. Sure, I could have used an Xacto knife but I wouldn’t get 0.035mm precision.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
If you have a Simpson 160 VOM and your 22.5V battery dies, instead of paying $12-25 for a new one, stack 13 AG10s and two AG12 1.5V button batteries in shrink wrap. Dollar stores sell big 40 piece packs of alkaline button cells. $3 and you can zero the 1K and 10K ranges on your Simpson 160 again.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
I made some telescope rings for this ETX-90 on my CNC. Someone sold this telescope on eBay at a massive discount because the motor drive was shot. I made these rings to attach it to a dovetail bar so I could use it on my Celestron LCM go-to mount.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/telescopes
NTD: US made midget Craftsman wrenches, SI and SAE, with a ruler and 20mm combo wrench for reference. (I ate the last banana before I took this photo. Sorry)5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Tools
My photos of tonight’s Supermoon and the rig I used. (Meade ETX90 on a Celestron LCM Go To Mount with 26mm eyepiece, iPhone 6S Plus) I made the telescope rings for the salvaged ETX90 on my CNC.5yr ⋅ DNAgent007 ⋅ r/Astronomy
