Recent content by geomagno

Bought it for the hobby. I can't discard old iron.

No it is not.

Cleaning out the barn and found some of my dad's old cable. Stripped it to take to recycle and found this one is silver. Thought it was maybe aluminum but it's very heavy and when I scraped the cut ends there is copper color. Plus, my dad was an electrician and saved any spare copper he...

Just finished the paint on this Ben Hur barn sale find.

Bought this Craftsman for $5 at a barn sale. It was intact and usable though tight. How would you try to straighten this slide? Press? Hammer? Forge? Would like some input before I use force.

Thanks for the link Frank. That helps a lot.

Inherited this old bench grinder with a Craftsman motor and grinder head. Want to clean this up and repaint it but would really like to preserve the Craftsman label if possible (red arrow). Anyone have one of these? 1. How would you guys try to clean this without destroying the label? 2...

I appreciate all of the input, guys! The house did have a glass shower door that was installed before we bought it so maybe these were extras. Thanks for posting. The house has brick. Thanks for posting. Have a buddy who thought the same thing. Thanks for posting.

Got my hands on an old military style cabinet owned by a handiman. Cleaning it out and found several things I can't ID. Any help? A - these are aluminum B - Heavy iron and the sides are painted white C - ? D - Light wood, I have 4 of them.

...that WOULD give me the excuse to buy a lathe.

Tinning the phillips grooves might work if I can direct the heat. For that matter I might be able to hit it quickly with the mig welder and then file it down....or I could end up blowing a hole in it. This is a harsh learning curve. I might have to practice on some scraps first.

Thanks for all of the suggestions. The outline of an added washer shows even if I grind down the screw head really flush. I looked on McMaster: doesn't look like they have a hollow rivet small enough. And the same with the carriage bolt. I do have small chicago screws on hand as I've used them...

Trying to replace a mushroomed rivet I had to drill out (on the right of 1st pic). I can use this washer head screw on the left with no problem but I want it to look original with a smooth, flattened head. Tried grinding the phillips slots down but I can still see them. A drive screw would be...

That was quick. Thanks mike.

Just moved a wife in and found these in a box of odds and ends. Looks to me like something left over from an install but I can't get rid of them until I know for sure. It's a debilitating ailment I have.