Recent content by bucannon

Ahh, yes of course! Thanks for the clarification. I will aim for appx final rpm of appx 200. What are the best sources for pulleys that you guys use?

I see 1750 rpm commonly when researching these wheels with motors. That must be a pretty standard rpm. Just to be clear, is my final wet stone rpm measured at the shaft or outer diameter?

I'm in the process of using an old Singer sewing machine base to power an old Craftsman 10" pulley driven wet stone. What approximate rpm should I be going for on the stone? Images are generic, but you will get the idea. I'm still in the planning phase of this project. I don't have belt...

I think so. Maybe i will take it apart

I had assumed the protected paint on the blade was because of max cutting depth. There is no wobble in the blade, i feel if i could lock the motor up by carefully sticking a screwdriver in the cooling fan or something that i would be able to tighten or remove the blade.

I got this saw from my grandfather. But never tried to use it until the other day. The blade doesnt seem like its tight because it will spin independently of the motor. I cant figure out how to tighten it more. Do i need some special wrench for this thing?

In the process of sanding and painting this thing. Does anybody know if this lock is held on by a standard thread or reverse thread? Or is there another way to remove it? It was indeed an old craftsman chest in the middle. Im lucky enough to have found the key but want to remove it for painting...

Made some more progress. Got it stripped down. Starting to get it ready for sanding/paint and a new plywood top.

I spent some time going through it finally. It is for sure a craftsman box with shop built cabinets on each side. It has alot of aluminum and copper scraps. Some interesting finds. It appears he was a doing avaition welding in the 80s and 90s and retired early 2000s. What are these copper...

Thats the best possible reason for the mailbox thing ive heard so far! The auction house said he had drill bits stored in there, my buddy guessed he hid his dirty magazines in there since it has a lock haha. Im going to take a closer look at it tonight and take some more pictures.

I went to an auction this past weekend where a welders shop contents were being sold. I picked up this cool old rolling toolchest. It was said to be a craftsman but i didnt see a logo anywhere. What are yalls thoughts? Also i cant figure out what the mailbox looking lid is for? It locks but...

marine vinyl would be the way to go

ive got access to a few of these. hmm

an icepick now haha. It reminds me of something that would come with a OE spare tire kit

I know of a property that had an old oil tank underneath it. when it came time to sell the property the owner filled it with mud and removed the filler tubes. What tank?