Recent content by alfagarage

By the way, it is not sitting on the edge of my bench like the picture shows, I pulled it out to get the pictures.

Sorry for the delay in getting some more pics. Kids come first! It was just luck that I found this one. I have been a member here for years, i just don't post much read lots though, so I know how long some of you have been looking for this one and how many have been found. I have no...

Here is my 5198 in as found condition. I will check the date tomorrow when i go out to the garage.

I have had the TP780 for 12 years now and have used it infrequently due to my compressor was not up to it. Just this weekend i got it up and running, just got a new to me Champion compressor that would run it. Loaded it with aluminium oxide and started working on an old craftsman drill...

Just a few: Jeep = fork truck puck = tape measure Gov't work = home project

I deal with a lot of air hoses at work. We use the Goodyear air line that you cut to length and Insta-grip fitting. The only problems we have are the idiots that like to "smash" the ends of the hose to get the fittings in, instead of a little lube and pushing them together right. They can be...

I do not have a high opinion of edseal items. I have put together many of there cabinets at work and find that they are flimsy and not what I would want in my garage. As for the tables, we have them as well and they are all metal with nothing under the top for reinforcement other than the bent...

Just used mine yesterday to hold the valves of my champion air compressor to get out stuck screws that hold halves together so I could clean and lap them. If I would have used a serrated jaw they would have had marks I would have had to clean up, but with notch no marks and did not rotate with...

Just found this thread! I have an old Famco #3 that i bought awhile ago that needed restored. Got it home and stripped it down and found that a few pinion teeth were cracked. That's were it sits now, apart on the bench. Would love to get it back together. Does anybody have a spare pinion to...

Hello everyone. Figured this was worth a try. I have a Craftsman 150 floor model drill press I need transported that is located half way between Allentown Pa and Philadelphia. I am in Pittsburgh area and do not have the time to go and get it for at least a month and was looking for someone...

I had to do mine in 2 sections because I could not transport and hang a 31' sheet by myself. For my purposes it worked out great. As for the wiring, I used conduit over top of the finishing panels throughout my shop. I wanted an industrial feel. The 2" conduit is for my welder. I used it...

I grew up in New Kensington. I don't live too far from there now. How did you find yours?

Just to show you what you did to me, I couldn't stop at just 1 or 2. Here it is buried in with all its other siblings. Right to left: Athol 614 (was my grandfathers) W.D. Mohn Reading PA drill press / mill vise 44 Yost Meadville PA 5198 Craftsman 300 Wilton 103 1/2 Reed 3C Reed #4 Wilton...

sorry, no.