Recent content by danielbuck

unless you're using your left hand to hold the material! We've all been there. :sneaky:

I used a Knaack for years in my F250. never had problems with water. It did get broken into when the truck was stolen, they managed to drill out the lock. Fortunately at the time I had almost nothing in the tool box, they took the radio and my torque wrench and breaker bar from the doors, and...

Make sure you are comfortable. Either sitting or standing. Just makes sure you're comfortable, and can run the full length of the weld joint a few times dry before doing it for real, to make sure you're still in a comfortable position at the end. Having have a way of propping your hands on...

I'll second the Prevost. I put one of these on a hose reel that my wife uses sometimes, she likes it way better than standard ones.

do yourself a favor when using something that sensitive, get the lathe leveled out with a less sensitive level first, that way at least you're somewhere in the ball park to start out with.

oh man, those would be fantastic in tight spots. might have to pick up a few

on my old delta I use urethane, but I never use it for metal. Just a hunch, but if you're worried about hot chips embedding into the tires, I think both urethane and rubber have roughly similar heat tolerances. 10 years out of a rubber tire is pretty good I would think.

try starting out with a small (1/8" or so) pilot hole. Sheet metal shouldn't dull the stepped bits very quickly, but the very tips do ware out pretty quickly I've found, so I start with pilot holes. you working with stainless alot?

they are fantastic, my neighbor gives me some all the time, as a thank you for helping him with stuff. I really like the ones that go from 3/16" to 1/2", those are my go to for most drilling in thin-ish material (less than 3/16" steel or aluminum). Start with a 1/8" pilot drill, and they last...

I'd just find a nice strong ratchet (even a 3/4" ratchet with a stout reducer) and use an extension on the handle. why keep a 6 foot tool around when it can be in 2 sections and easier to store? My big torque wrench breaks down, the head pops off, and the handle is in 2 pieces.

if you have access to some thick steel (or even aluminum), you could bolt on a new surface to the warped one. just make sure not to bolt it too hard without shims, so you don't warp the new top if it's not thick enough.

only on lugnuts that have splines. that's the only time I encounter them.

I agree with this. I had a small-ish lathe (7x16") for about 10 years before I got a much larger one, I still keep the small one. You will find more uses for the lathe than you thought you would. Even though almost the entire time I had just the small lathe I was wishing I had a larger one, I...

If you're wheeling it, sliding over rocks will scrape off any thing you spray onto it. Put whatever you want on there, and if you care enough about the finish later, just spray over it. Don't over think it, it's going to get beat up. I usually spray stuff like this once, and never touch it...

I've seen some hardware that was coated with black cerakote. I think a lot of times it's done for heat, but it's also corrosion resistant, at least to some extent I guess. I don't know how DIY that is, or how expensive it would be to ship the hardware out to get coated, but that's something...