Recent content by gyromike

The rails on the drawers narrow at the rear to catch a rubber stopper. You can close the ends of the rail to grip the rubber more snugly. Here is a thread showing how to fix the rails if they are too snug. Just do the opposite if they are too loose...

I have had good luck with Ebay recently on smaller items that that I ship through USPS. I photograph and pack the item for shipping before the ad goes active (sometimes including a picture of the box showing the packing), and have it sitting on the shelf. I make the description as accurate as...

I like to use this:

The history of WD-40: http://wd40.com/about-us/history/ Spray a little on a rag, wipe down the tools, and call it good.

Just passing this on to anyone wanting to have a matched set of lock on their HF toolboxes. I have two 44" rollers and two 7-drawer side boxes, and had 4 seperate keys to lock them. I called Harbor Freight and ordered a set of 5 matched lock sets for $39 shipped. It also comes with 5 matched...

Actually, I was thinking about making a new bottom frame that the rear wheels and front casters attach to, with angle or likely square tubing. I would like to use a full-size bottle. The welder would hang off the top of the cabinet in the rear but that shouldn't be a problem, but I would need...

Thanks PCO6. It would be wide enough, but about 6" too short. Looking at the owners manual for it, I may be able to make an extended bottom frame out of angle or square tubing, to accomodate the extra length and set the cabinet section on that. I could make a simple cart to hold the machine...

Can someone who has one of these (item#61705), measure the dimensions of the top platform? I can only find the overall dimensions on the HF website, and won't be able to get to the store until this weekend to put my hands on one (if they even have one in stock). I need something to put my...

Re: Harbir Freight 26" tool cabinet vs. HF 44" cabinet? I had a 26" triple stack Craftsman Griplatch that held more than my 44" HF, so I added the 7 drawer end cabinet. The roller cab and side box works out much better because I now have a work top to place my tools and parts when I am...

$400? Yep. You ****. :p I use a SuperMax mill at my part time job, except it's variable speed (+ Newall DRO and powerfeed). SuperMax still supports the older machines too. I had to do some work on ours and was able to get all the parts I needed and was helped by an older gentleman there who...

Thanks for the welcome. Been lurking a while. I only took a couple of pictures of when I bought the boxes. I actually bought four boxes that day. I bought two for my personal tools, and after the boss saw them he had me buy two more for the shop tools.

Don't know much about the lathe in the pictures, but if anyone wants to learn some good machine shop tips check out MrPete222's channel on YouTube. He has over a hundred videos machine shop operations. Also the South Bend booklet, "How to Run A Lathe" is a good starter.

I recently bought two HF 44" rollers, one for my 'shop tools' and one for my machinist tools. I roll the machine shop box next to the lathe or mill and I have a dandy work surface to set my drawings, books, tools that I'm currently using, etc., all withing reach and at the perfect height. I use...