Recent content by Boomer8404

I usually hang stuff on my make shift clothes line too but, the parts I have now are a bit too weighty and I needed something a little more purpose built for the task. Yup that's my Texas lawn lol, I usually water but, I have been a little lazy this season and don't feel like running up my...

Today was too windy to spray paint a project I'm wanting to get finished up, so I put together a rack to hang my parts up on. I used some old chain link fence parts that I had laying around and I made some rings to hang part wires from outta chainlink fence tiedown wires. I know its not much of...

I'm really liking DeWalt replacement cords. I have fixed up a couple of old DeWalt 3/8's" drills and bought new replacement cords for them direct from DeWalt. Very happy with the quality. In fact, I have a Makita 4.5" angle grinder and the factory cord is ****, the insulation on the wires inside...

The motor is not seized up, and it and the quill spindle spins easily by hand. I was trying to drill some oak with a 5/8" forstner bit (I verified bit is sharp btw). I first tried drilling at the slowest speed of 500rpm's, and it would bog down. I tried moving up each pulley/speed position and...

I have an older Craftsman floor model drill press, I don't have the model number with me right now because I'm at work, but I will post it later when I get home. Its a 6 speed w/ 2/3HP motor, made probably some where around the early to mid 2000's. I bought it a few years ago and I'd never had...