That looks grea!
If you do want to go smaller, drill the hole in oversized stock then cut it down concentric to the hole. You can safely get it as small as possible!
Big win for the working man!
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-states-secure-settlement-deere-company-advancing-farmers-right-repair
Use your carbon steel and line the back wall with thin aluminum. I converted a bench top HF cabinet to vapor and it has held up for years. I just leave the door open when it’s not in use.
I can’t find the pictures and I’m away on a job.
I recently built a hot tank for cleaning and derusting. I wanted to clean up a vise and some random stuff last week. I started by cleaning off most of the old grease.
I added enough tapwater to cover the static half of the vise which took approximately 10 gallons. To that I added 10 ounces of...