Recent content by Alias137

Since you’re only out in the east bay, I’d just drive out and pick it up. I’m out by Modesto/Stockton. Right in between actually.

Thanks James-W. How’s the weather out in Wisconsin today? It’s about 102 out here in the Central California Valley. Pretty damned hot! Hey Shiftless, I see you buy/sell/trade vises. Must cost a fortune to ship a vise huh? I can’t imagine it’d be an inexpensive thing to ship. PM me and let me...

I’m embarrassed to say that right now I have the shittiest harbor freight vise. It *****. I want to pick up a Wilton bullet, but they’re SOOOO damn expensive! Ideally I’d get a big one. I’m about to get some railroad track from the local railroad office here and make myself an anvil. I found a...

Well.....I am a stationary engineer, so I have tools from just about every trade. I’m really interested in metal working at the moment. I have inherited my great grandfathers 1927 south bend lathe. Chain driven (apparently it’s pretty rare). I’m gonna head down to the Modesto Junior College soon...

Hello, My name is Jason, and I’m out in the California central valley. I’ve always found this site while googling different things, so I decided to join. Anyway, looking forward to gaining a lot of useful knowledge and some different perspectives on how to do so many things. Thanks for having me...