Recent content by carbons4

Good luck with the build. Glad to see someone still playing with 2.2/2.5 stuff.

Hammered finished paint is basicly controled orange peel. After you get your base coats on make sure your finish coat is wet and slightly heavy. (just shy of running) That is what I had to do to get the desired finish.

Nice looking place. I am partial to the barn in the woods look. Good job.

Good Job and good for you! Glad to see someone else doing this. To me it's just what you do.My grandfather built their first house. My mom and dad and grandfather built the house and garage I grew up in. I helped dad build my first garage at his house. I built my house and trying to finish up my...

Yea my mom's/grandmothers (I am pretty sure the machine is a 201) is a cabinet model that folds down. Has a knee control instead of a foot feed.

I have a friend that prefers the marble and mahogony museum where I keep my 3 or 4 Lambos and Ferraris look. Not for me. Most of those look un-workable. A nice show room but not a working garage. The link that Bob posted to the Car Craft article shows a good overall view. Yours, Red Leaders, and...

Must be rare. I have never seen a crackle finish featherweight.

I agree, sewing machines are just tools of another trade. My wife gives me a bad time about,"don't you already have one of those"? Let's see you have your main sewing machine, your portable machine, your surger,your embrodery machine,your quilting.............. And their all cool on what they...

That is a cool conversion Red Leader. I think the basic machine is the same in my Grandmothers cabinet model and I think it was lat 30's. Also need to check out new Hot Rod. Jack Olsen's 12 gauge garge is in it but also they did a test on cheap,take to junk yard, 1/2 drive rachets. First one is...

Thanks for posting Bob.

Which issuse of Car Craft was it in?

Opened my new Hot Rod last night and to quote Mr Spicoli, "Woa I know that dude" or have at least read about his garage. Congrats!!! Nice article.

What a monster arbor press!!!! The plate and stakes are cool by themselves. Kev, every time I see your shop I just have to say way cool!

Last year I bought one of those bronze "40's". Still looking for the correct stand.

2 x 4's actually being 2" x 4"...... whooda thunk it.