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[TomG]

Bought a couple of fun things off Facebook Marketplace this week.

One was a Peck Stow and Wilcox roller. I thought it was a bead roller, but it turned out to be a wiring machine. I haven't looked at it close enough to see if the rolls are swappable, but if not, I'll guess I'll have to make something with a wired edge. Anybody need a metal bucket? Looks like its also missing a lever to set the roller position and a threaded knob to adjust the stop, but those will be simple to make.





The other thing I found wasn't a tool, but an excellent example of early industrial cast iron. It's a water pump made by DURO in Dayton, Ohio, probably in the 1920's or 30's. Can't wait to clean it up and display it in my new shop (once the new shop is actually finished). I had to drive to Ohio to get it, but for $60, it was too cool to pass up.