Recent content by coldfoot_luke

At my plant we just finished renovating out fab shop and as part of that got four of the Rebel 3-function welders, they work great and all the fab shop guys are pretty happy with them so far. With everything hooked up there's a lot of hose and cable you have to tidy up or else it will get in the...

I've been doing some research, much of it in this forum, on best options and prep methods to stain or dye my garage floor. Thanks in advance for advice. I do mostly woodworking in my garage - and I haven't always done a good job of laying down a tarp when staining furniture. My wife and family...

Progress pictures... I'm mostly happy with the paint on the file cabinet drawers, but the double doors have rougher texture... might re-do them all with flat black so it looks better.

Wrench - the doors were for my 1st workbench that I've already completed, they worked out great. Problem is the overall length for this is 106", longer than doors. I have been thinking about what to do for the chamfered 2x10 edges, definitely don't want a gap or valley in between boards...

About a year ago I posted a bench build, made from craftsman tool checks and 6x4's scavenged from the scrap pile at work, completed with door from habitat rebuild: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222670 Ironically my garbage bench turned out a lot nicer than I thought and so...

I have ratcheting stubbies, SAE and metric, used at work (production machine reliability- bearing forging, grinding, and assembly). I cover a lot of ground so often I'll just carry the set instead of pushing my rollaround box, they've held up fine for years of heavy use. Good quality, more...

Thanks for the kind feedback everyone. To answer the comment about sturdiness, there are four back legs made from 4x6's that run from floor to the underside of the top. There are four front legs from floor to box. The top and bottom surfaces are 1 7/16 thick, the whole bench and vice is around...

This took forever to finish. I had about ten other projects started and finished while I tinkered on this for a few months, spend time using it as a temporary workbench for other things. I got a vice from a scrap pile at work. It was welded to a metal table, no one claimed it since it was...

Logica guys, just send a PM to Shaun. Get in touch, let's talk manufacturing methods-

Who makes that press, minster? One of my tasks at work is press reliability and tooling design, those machines are awesome. We just finished a rebuild of a machine originally built in 1937, simple and built like a tank. Looks like a toy next to this monster...

I would kindly add a few things: T-handle allen wrenches (with allen sockets as an encouraged option) - mechanics at my plant with T-handles fly compared to those stuck with just the L-handles. Fixed blade square - not necessarily machinist grade accuracy, but something sturdy enough to...

Not what you'd typically think of as a tool, but the most important tool ever invented - the needle and thread.

It's a few extra steps, but why not use normal socket head bolts and threaded inserts for the wood? I do that with most of my woodworking projects.

Use for a workbench! I got some from habitat restore the other month. I have a workbench in progress steeve-o style with scrap toolboxes from work. I started a build thread the other month that I'll resurrect eventually... If the veneer is damaged, peel it off, stain/paint and finish with...

Very nice work - I can relate to serving, I worked in kitchens and bars for years to pay for school. Good luck with changing fields. How are you joining the wood to the metal?