Recent content by cosmo52

My old JW Barnes 4 1/2. Made a couple of fasteners for a resto project I’m fussing with. It was originally foot powered, I can’t imagine using a treadle powered machine to work up even this small of a project. It would certainly hone your skills in tool sharpening. I think the major selling...

Nice work Don. I have one of these lube carts waiting to be restored as well. I don’t think there are to many left out there. I am turning new knobs for the back panel on the lathe Mine was a little more complete than yours but in the same overall shape

Fabbed the eye shields

8107W Baldor I removed the orange paint, greased the bearings, installed new clamping washers on the stones, and dressed one wheel. Still need to weld up the crack on the remaining functional guard, install eye guards and repaint. Runs strong and smooth. Must be an old, serial number is 264

Nice to see it come together. The detail work is fantastic

Nice job on the restoration the 40's and 50's petro stuff catches my interest as well.

i have had good results with Endura paint

Mount a kitchen stove hood outside (fresh air) and plumb the discharge into the shop work area with a light weight hose (think 1 1/2" plastic corrugated cheapo drain hose) into your mask/hood. As long as the run is not to long you will have lots of fresh clean air to breathe

I built my own shop 32 by 36 and added a 16' lean to before it was finished because it was to small. It turned out good enough that I started a timber frame cabin - slightly different skillset and different challenges but both of them are definitely gratifying. My sons helped out and one is a...

google anvil hanger - a pipe fitting supply house should be able to order whatever you need if they are not available on line

Can you use 5/8 and relieve it on the back side?

I like the makita brush sander 9741 for jobs like that

Look for SIP's (Structurally Insulated Panels). They are available with various types of sheathing and some variation on the type of foam core. I almost used a type called EZ Sips but the building inspector would not approve them for the area that I was building in. They are a little pricey...

Mine is a pole shed, but I put the trusses together and stripped and sheeted them on the ground and hired a picker to lift the entire roof onto the beams at the top of the posts. Roof is 36 by 30 - took about 2 hours including set up and demob

This ones been outside for about 30 years - I grease up the screw about every second year or so if I remember