Recent content by Cgantner5150

Mine is 18x22 and has a Bridgeport, Southbend with a 7 foot bed, built in workbench and my vehicles fit inside for major maintenance. Have to be creative. Just built enclosed attached “shed” for the 80 gallon compressor and yard machines. There are times where I can’t fit anything - just means...

Here in SE Louisiana I have that problem every year several times a year. I have found that real oil (I use hydraulic oil) on the South Bend and Bridgeport and keep air flowing seems to work well. I have two fans - one blowing on each machine from across the garage. They are repurposed AC fans...

BMW Z3 Roadster. I have one in my driveway (2002).

Thank you very much. MOUND Tool Co. bearing scrapers. Found a pic with a box just like mine.

Picked this set up today at a junk shop. Any clue what they are used for? Scrapers of some sort? Thanks Hope the pics work, can't use PB like normal. In case they don't work, it's a set of 4 half round file shaped curved tools and one triangular. The half rounds are each a different size and...

If I read the OP correctly - he used masons twine for the pull line. This will cut a groove in the inside of every corner of the plastic pipe. It pinched the wiring in one of the grooves and there is no getting it out besides digging it up. It probably pinched after the wire basket and has now...

This is what I do every day. 1/4" lag bolts if it truly is plywood. If you want to be absolutely sure go to Lowes and get 1/4" Super Toggles. 1/2" hole and they work really well. There should be regular studs behind the plywood but it's not guaranteed. Today's consumer tv's are extremely light...

Thanks everybody for the compliments. It was a long journey that took place while I was also renovating / remodeling / completely changing the kitchen for the wife. Have to keep her happy so she keeps feeding me. Haha. Poor woman cooked Thanksgiving dinner in the living room (long gas hose for...

Decided to take a break from organizing and cleaning the workshop/garage so I made knobs for the ones that were missing. Made them out of brass bar I got from the local salvage yard. Turned them on the SouthBend.

Speaking of older machinery - according to the number on the knee it was born in 1977 and it's a 2hp vari-speed head. Just realized I never mentioned that.

No clue how the spider got broken, I'm just glad that it TIGed back together. I used Stainless filler and put it in sand overnight. The worst part was probably the reverse trip. I ended up having to drill the head casting and forcing it out from behind. Of course then I had to use tiny files to...

She cuts fine by my untrained eye. Now to get to Houston to pick up the vises and Yuasa super dex that my step son picked up for me. Of course they need restoring also...... it never ends. Thanks for looking.

I think I have a spot where she is going to live in the shop. I'm reorganizing and recovering from the resto (stuff is everywhere). I am leaving the 4x4 pressure treated "feet" across the front and rear of the base. The pallet jack is also going to stay in place for "storage". Got some 30...

Part 3: Reassembly begins. With the help of a couple of my kids and the engine hoist we started putting her back together. Used new felts and as I mentioned earlier, new feed nuts. Used grease on all the worm gears and on the surfaces that slide on each other. I ran into a few more...

Part 2: The head was still mounted to the table so I rested it al out and everything is working as it should including auto feeds (whew). So with the head done it was in the what came to be known as the elephant in the room. I removed the ram and turret and found out the spider was broken in...