Tool What is your oldest tool in the shed ?

[Dan Dubeau]

I don't have much of an interest in antiques. Just family ones. I have my great grandfathers flytying vise he made in the 40's/50's, and some other related tools and gear from then too. Gram gave me that when I was about 13-14, and got me hooked....

 

[Susquatch]

Gram gave me that when I was about 13-14, and got me hooked....

Where do you go fly fishing Dan? Most trout streams around me are not suitable for fly casting.

 

[JustaDB]

Hey I have one of those Ford wrenches.

Ditto. Somewhere around here...

 

[phaxtris]

My oldest thing currently is a 250cf Oxygen bottle with it's first stamp at 1952...by the rcaf

 

[jcdammeyer]

My oldest power tool is a Delta 14" bandsaw donated by Kiawanis Club to Scouts in 1936. The rusty saw was rescued from the garbage pit back in about 1969 and shipped up to Edmonton where I restored it. I still have it. Gee. In 12 years it will be 100 years old.

 

[DPittman]

My oldest power tool is a Delta 14" bandsaw donated by Kiawanis Club to Scouts in 1936. The rusty saw was rescued from the garbage pit back in about 1969 and shipped up to Edmonton where I restored it. I still have it. Gee. In 12 years it will be 100 years old.

Would like to see a pic or two of it.

 

[Upnorth]

My oldest tool that I'm sure of the date is a Delta unisaw made in 1948. It was going to be scrapped because it was rusty. I took it home and was taking it apart to overhaul it and noticed the inside was in great condition. So I cleaned the rust off the top and put it back on. It still has the original gigantic in size for only 1 horsepower motor. The saw is in regular use today. I have a few other tools that I'm sure are older but I'm not certain how old.

 

[terry_g]

The machinist from a job I worked at 25 years ago was changing an oxygen bottle. He said to me "come look at this"
The oxygen bottle was stamped 1909.