Recent content by Gutman

Never thought about that, but I remember mats like that as a kid.

Finally got around to some deep and long-needed cleaning in the shop/garage. And it appears that I've accumulated more than one old v-belt from years of repairs/maintenance on mowers, tillers, snow blower, and other various types of power equipment. Though I've typically tried to replace...

Looks pretty stout. Went back and looked at your previous posts on the sliders and I'm very impressed with both your design and execution. Don't have a toyota, but your design has given me some ideas to put in my head for my truck. These pics put the reality into the CAD drawings you showed...

I agree, however, the previous owner of my shop was pretty proud of them, as he built a lot of the cabinetry with slotted screws. And carriage bolts with square nuts.

Do they require permits for a just a repair? That'd be a double ugghhh for me.

I second SWISCO. It took me some time but I was able to find replacement parts for several storm doors, sliding doors, and other window hardware, all out of production. I'll bet that boss that broke off is attached to the plate on the opposite side of the door. You might be able to find a set...

Yes. but only if they stayed at the 'Express' the previous night. Usually, the ventilation lineup in port kept all the pesky buggers out, but occasionally, while underway, a resilient one would magically appear after days/weeks underway and it became a hunt to capture it and see how long it...

Ugghhh!

That's a sharp eye! OP: I'd be of the mind to start the conversion to PEX. I've done a lot of copper in the past, but the constraints and inflexibilty of existing (and old installs) seemed to always result in me chasing more leaks. I think you'll find it's a little more forgiving in freeze...

A surface conditioning tool runs the drum-type. Mine is variable spped. There are several grits available, as well as wire and buffing cloth. Eastwood, Walther, HF and others carry the tool and the abrasive drums. You can also find the same type abrasive in disc form for angle grinders. I've...

Had similar symptoms to what you're experiencing; a grizzly cabinet saw I inherited, but the mechanism was very much like an 80s model craftsman table saw I had previously, and it looks similar to yours. What I found was that during years of use by the previous owner, there was a buildup of a...

Watching as others will add better info, but the thing I would add is blow down the lines to clear anything that may have accumulated in the 20 years, despite the best efforts at closure back then. I was amazed at what I've seen emerge from the nether regions of a decommissioned system.

Regarding hole size vs pin size, I've pondered that same question often, especially after I've finished fabricating something and I found out that I should have taken into account things like criticality of alignment, play or slop of the attachment points, coatings/paint/powedercoat, etc as it...

Yes. On a compressor tank intended for a smoker build. Plug was 3/4" drive. Tried a breaker bar and a cheater pipe, about 6 ft. No joy. Eventually found a way to strap the tank to a tree so it would not rotate and welded some 1/2" flat bar to the plug. And then proceeded to slug the...

All I can add is make sure you consider what will need to leave when you're working on your sizing.