Recent content by asallwey

Thanks for the info, I'll check them out if I need parts. I just did a Youtube search: 30 year old trolley jack. Darn if there wasn't a hit on a jack is very similar to mine. It looks like a little thinner metal than mine, but the pumping action and construction is the same. No name, but a...

Let me try another question about this jack. Any ideas as to who sold this? I thought Sears, but nothing to identify the seller. The metal label says it is a Hydraulic Trolley Jack, rated at 3000 lb., has a 15" lift, and is made in Taiwan. Age has to be at least 30 years as I've had it for...

I have this old jack, probably Sears. I've been bleeding it and right now it pumps to 1/2 height, an improvement from 1/4 height earlier today. So I'll continue to bleed it. But I have a question. What is the smaller plug that is sort of next to the jacking handle? The large one in line is the...

One suggestion I would make is to decide what you are going to clean. These work best over the long run if you only put parts in that DON'T have encrusted grease, oil, and dirt, scrape that off first. Solvent stays much cleaner which means your parts come out cleaner and the solvent lasts a long...

So what do you carry in your trailer? Like, how much weight? What is the weight capacity? Composite is heavy. This came from my first hit on Google, not quite the dimensions you mentioned, but think about total weight and how capacity may be affected. Treated 5/4 x 6 wood decking on average...

My spring broke in 1 spot. When I opened it I found a dozen or so partial cracks that were about 1/2 through. Corrosion was the culprit. I've always wiped my tape when used in dirt+ and even oiled it. This tape is made with the spring in a plastic holder with only the tabbed end sticking out to...

Anybody every look/find replacement springs? I have a 16' Starrett, which they no longer support, and it needs a new spring. I've run several Google searches and haven't come up with any source for a spring -- for any tape measure! Blades galore, but no springs. I just thought it would be nice...

Ah yes, that's the way to put on/take off a fan belt on the VW beetle. Well, it was a popular method back in the 1960's. But we did use a screwdrive, not our fingers. :)

If have the time and some material, here is project. Take 2 round bars, 2" od is good. Aluminum is excellent, Don't have any? How about some oak. You want 2 pieces about 2" long would be fine, and make the about 2" od. Then pick up a 1/2" all-thread rod from Home D., or wherever. Make a shallow...

I'd suggest that you paint the underside with Rustoleum or something similar. As for the top, like others have said, a quick wipe periodically with some type of oil will work fine.

This base is for my DoAll metal bandsaw which weighs ~750#. It is rock-solid, rolls good with steel wheels at the rear and rubber covered wheels at the front. It does take some effort to push the handle down as the 2 cams move on steel. My only goof was to make the handle grip too narrow, it was...

My air compressor motor recently died, so I pulled the compressor into the shop (normally sits outside in a covered shed). It works fine now with a different motor, but I couldn't tell if the power was on or off (switch was not lighted). So I found some LED indicator lights at Graingers, 1/2" od...

If you are going to use your welder, don't drill out the bolt any more. You want the most metal possible to weld to. As stated, use a washer and a nut. Then after you weld them on, give them a couple of moments to cool slightly, then stick paraffin wax or a candle on it to melt (should sizzle)...

A carbide drill will drill it. However, they don't like to be bent, or have sideways pressure, and will break. I assume you don't have a welder, too bad. About all you can do is continue drilling with a larger drill. Keep going bigger until you almost touch the threads on the close side. Then...

Removed the pulley (nice challenge), then the front bell. The rotor / rear bell will move about 1/2", then feels stuck. Not ready to force it yet, but I will keep poking at it.