Recent content by calimander

  1. C

    The Ratchet Collection Thread

    Heres my 3/8” version
  2. C

    Show Off Your Antique Ratchet

    Early Cornwall 3/8 fine tooth rachet
  3. C

    Bicycle Tools - What's it take?

    Knipex cable cutters are really great for those hardened wires. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. C

    Backpack Blowers

    RedMax all the way!---- Researched the hell out of it. It is heavier than the stihl, but you won't have to wear It as long to get the job done. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  5. C

    Antenna help

    If you have internet access from a ethernet cable or are within wireless distance from a router you can't get any better than a internet radio. Thousands of stations and many with no commercials. I have been using a Grace Digital receiver in my shop hooked up to some bookshelf speakers and...
  6. C

    Show us your Belt Grinders or Sanders

    I'll have to dig out the 2"x72" stainless 1.5 hp DC one I made a few years ago .---I don't use it much anymore Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
  7. C

    Show us your Belt Grinders or Sanders

    Thanks for the compliment. The sander that you made is awesome as well. I admire the clean lines and well thought out design. These little sanders are so handy I find myself using it all the time.I also like the low speed torque from the DC setup. I designed mine so It can be taken outside so I...
  8. C

    Show us your Belt Grinders or Sanders

    -Motor RPM -----0-2500+ -Hard rubber 4" drive wheel---off of a caster -All parts were made or customized except the 1/3 hp 90V DC Baldor motor, the KBC drive board and the idler roll bearings
  9. C

    Show us your Belt Grinders or Sanders

    Roughly based on a Kalamazoo, but made of stainless steel
  10. C

    Show us your Belt Grinders or Sanders

    Homemade 1x42 with a variable speed DC drive
  11. C

    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Has anyone ever seen another? It has 5" jaws. It was painted puke green and looked to be a school vise. It took some doing to remove that tapered pin. Glad to see there is a forum for us guys with a vise vice. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
  12. C

    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Hollands #45. Weighs110 lbs
Top Bottom