Recent content by cchamelin

Born and raised in Utica NY and didn’t think much about these tools growing up, as there were tons of them that could be had cheap at garage sales…everyone had them. But when I left Utica, I took all the Utica tools that my dad had. Now that I’m heading towards retirement, I’m glad I still...

1 hp = 754 watts, so 2 hp = 1508 watts. At 110v, 1508 watts requires ~ 14 amps (watts / volts = current). At twice the voltage (220v) it would require half the amperage or about 7 amps. This is, of course, full steady state power, not peak starting current, so 24 amps on startup seems...

Thanks for all the effort….change in the IT world is never easy or perfect.

No such thing! Just old or worn out clothes. My wife say I have the body of a 17 year old….she say I better give it back, I’m stretching it all out. Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Dziękuje!

Don’t really know anything about it, but it does look a bit like mine. Mine is essentially a shelving unit with dividers that can be installed on the shelves. I attached plywood under mine and the put it on rollers so that it easier to move around. Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal...

I grew up in central NY and I remember going by that beechnut plant on trips toward Schoharie county. That sign is awesome! Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Thanks! It’s funny, but after buying a Rigid Tri-Stand No. 40 pipe vise, some lumber, and some industrial cabinets at the farm sale, I was just walking around looking at the property when I almost tripped….it was just the top of the moveable jaw sticking out of the ground. I will say that it...

OK, I’m sure I’m going to get chastised for this by some, but here it goes. Bought this Colombian 605 machinist vise at a farm last year for$5…had to dig it out of the dirt and it was essentially a hunk of rust (wish I took before pics). I used evaporust and other chem treatments, used heat...

My Cleveland Twist Drill Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Very nice…and keeps stuff out of the landfill too! Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Thanks! I really love old American made tools, and I find the engineering of these fascinating! Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Thanks! Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Acquired this from a yard sale several years ago. Thought they were interesting (at the time I bought them, I had no idea that they once made tool sets like this that you could get with your new car). I’ve never even attempted to use them, I just like taking them out every once in a while to...

My favorite bit of Indestro that I have.