Member1 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Well after doing a bunch of remodeling in the shop last month I had a spare wall that was a little too plain….. that is something that doesn't last long around here. Anyway I decided to hang up some calipers……. in this case about a 100 of them, from less than 2" to over 24" and from the late 1600's to the early 20th century. A few of these have been featured on the Practical Machinist in past years. These range from a huge early rack wing divider to many of the early patents by Fay, Stevens, Starrett and others……… it was a lot of fun to do because it gave me reason to play with each one of them. Some I had not held in years. I think I will enjoy these a lot more than I did when they were just stuffed in a tray type tool chest in the corner of a upstairs room.So this is what you can do when you have a lot of something…….. BTW, I have a similar set-up of hack saws over the bench I do vise work on. Do any of you guys decorate with tools?The way they had been stored…. it will still be pretty full…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendMiniaturist Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Great display. Can I borrow caliper #83 please? And when is the class to make some of these in 1/12th scale? Did I miss that class too?My husband also has various saws on his walls in his shop; OMG,there are more of them in the drawers?!!! Sweet collection ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElgaKoster Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Fantastic collection! Does kitchen tools count? I have some vintage ones displayed with some porcelain Italian jelly molds on my one kitchen wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclechicken Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 The mind reels.....What a gorgeous awesome collection! Can I come and see in person? PLEEEASE??? The size range and year span oh wow! And no I don't decorate with tools because I don't have enough of anything interesting or old enough, but it is food for thought. In the mean time, what time should I be there? Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member1 Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks for the nice comments......Linda, good time for a visit?..... Hummmm....... Maybe shortly after the cookies come out of the oven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclechicken Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I'm on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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