"hey Sparky, I have some Vidmar cabinets I could trade for some tongue depressors" 

Darn these ethics and values...!

3 hours ago, Captain Obvious said:

Wait... Am I the only one now without a set of Vidmar or Lista cabinets? Oh the inadequacy!!

Well, to tell the whole truth, I traded mine to my engine builder for services rendered. Errr, better re-phrase that around THIS crowd.

3 hours ago, wheee! said:

I have lots of Vidmar cabinets at work that are unused or under used. The problem is the military won’t/can’t sell them to us so they get crushed or scrapped for metal recycling. 

Dang, I need to hang out at the recycling place more often. But, the way my luck goes, all I find is an empty 6 pack of aluminum cans...

I'm eating dinner with an engine builder tonight.  Fire, fuel then air. 

I lifted these up some on 2x6's and built a top over Thanksgiving

Sweet, now you can get that old vise off the floor.

10 hours ago, grannyknot said:

Sweet, now you can get that old vise off the floor.

It already is. It's amazing how fast flat surfaces in my shop accumulate stuff!

2 hours ago, Patcon said:

It's amazing how fast flat surfaces in my shop accumulate stuff!

Not just your shop. Mine's like that too. And so is Granny's! 

And I had a vise just like yours. Loved it, and I ruined it. Broke it pressing ball joints into my Fiero control arms. Cracked the jaws right off the center tube. That's why I have a hydraulic press now. I've also got a replacement vise similar to the original one, and it's just OK. Sloppier than my first one.

5 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

Not just your shop. Mine's like that too. And so is Granny's! 

And I had a vise just like yours. Loved it, and I ruined it. Broke it pressing ball joints into my Fiero control arms. Cracked the jaws right off the center tube. That's why I have a hydraulic press now. I've also got a replacement vise similar to the original one, and it's just OK. Sloppier than my first one.

And I think both of you have seen my garage...

2 hours ago, Patcon said:

It already is. It's amazing how fast flat surfaces in my shop accumulate stuff!

Unfortunately surfaces don't have to be flat to gather stuff in my shop.  I tend to work with the "pile" theory of storage.......

Haha!!! I feel better knowing it's not just me!