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Welcome Forum => Welcome Board and Introductions => Topic started by: StinkinEngine on July 05, 2018, 07:45:07 PM

Title: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: StinkinEngine on July 05, 2018, 07:45:07 PM

Just wanted to say Hello & introduce myself. I'm a Network Engineer (Day job) but I've been around tools my whole life.
Daum shame I can't change professions now, I still a few years until the kids are grown.

My Dad's a "retired" Body-man, (sounds weird & still don't see how he pulled that off) & my father-in-law (first wife) is a "retired body-man".

I've worked with both as a kid & actually learned more from the father-in-law.
Mr. Jones, would be cool if he's on these boards; would like to say hello.

He had me drilling & doing factory welds on new fenders at 13-years old. I sure miss the ole' Man, he taught me quite a bit.

Anyhow now-days (hobby; for now) I collect, trade, & restore old American Tools & Shop Equipment of all kinds.

Makers like: P.S. W. & Co., Plomb, Billings, Old Snap-On, Old-Proto, J.H. Williams & Co., Bonney, Utica, Diamond Tool, Heller, True-Temper, Collins, Plumb, Oliver, Walker Turner, Delta, Old Craftsman, Old Emerson, Old Buck Bros,etc.

I sell & trade to fund projects & buy tools I'm looking for in my shop.

I make weird stuff from minature 1/9th scale K&O outboard carts to furniture and I always have too many irons in the fire.

Good to be here

Title: Re: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: Papaw on July 05, 2018, 10:42:34 PM

A big welcome !

I am in Alvin, Texas , just south of Houston.

Looks like you will be a good fit for Tool Talk !

Title: Re: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: Spartan-C on July 06, 2018, 07:36:44 AM

My old family homestead is just east of you off of HWY242. Used to hang out with a few in the Egypt community back in the early 1980's.  Still have a brother living at Montgomery on Lake Conroe.
Welcome aboard!

Title: Re: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: p_toad on July 06, 2018, 09:07:50 PM

Glad to have you here (from much cooler for the moment, Ohio).   Feel free to break out the tool pictures since we can't drool over your rust collection.   :embarrassed:

Title: Re: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: StinkinEngine on July 16, 2018, 09:35:48 AM

Thanks for the welcome, definitely a small world for sure.

I’ve got to get some pictures together, I’ve run across a few
interesting tools a few of which I cannot identify.

Title: Re: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: mikeswrenches on July 17, 2018, 02:52:23 PM

Hi, and welcome from Florida.

Mike

Title: Re: Hello from the Worm in Magnolia, TX
Post by: Yadda on July 17, 2018, 09:26:28 PM

Howdy from Mo City just south of Houston.