Recent content by jaybirdicus45

i use pressure pot type, as well as the gravity fed one. the gravity job isn't heavy enough for a doorstop. considering the limitations on this tool, i don't even use mine anymore. unless you're doing very limited areas without heavy rust, they're ok. i've done 3 tombstones and several...

uh, duh, dang ! you're a genius, i'm a fool ! thanx such a complexity never entered my mind. next thing will be to buy a couple blades and give this pig a test flight.:lol_hitti

i just got a vs312 for free from an old dude. the tires will need replaced. maybe new bushings. problem is, i cant figger out what blade length it needs. i would want the 1/8" blade for cutting soft copper & brass. anybody know the blade length ? i'mm going blind on the net, but cant find the...

thanx for all the info. unfortunate, but the anvil must be moved about to allow other work. cant be permanently attached to anything. if anything, the idea to put insulation overhead seems to be the most practical. my big anvil in my outside shop-- i love the noise, and seems to not bother any...

so far, my personal fav is their return policy:(

i have been using an anvil for 35 or so years. made from a railroad rail. i recently brought this gem into my basement shop to do hammer-formed jewelry. any way to quiet the ring ? seems to be a bother to the woman in the floor above my basement shop. she wont move, and divorce is too pricey...

around 40 years ago, i took to the art of handengraving. couldn't afford the outrageous price of engravers hammers. so-- i made my own. i still use them to this day. they are recycled engine valves.

best of both worlds. my outside shop has plain, ordinary dirt. no fire hazzard, absorbs all spills, and doesn't care if weld spatter, or cutting torch slag gets on it. totally maintnance free, and never cracks ! same color year after year-- designer dirt.

i had a record work positioner. used it for years. it had a built-in clamp that would clamp onto a bench about 4" thick. my one bench, made of 1/4" X 3.5" ANGLE iron accepted this vise with no problem. i'm thinkin your vise may differ from mine.

hi all: i go by the nick of monk. been a toolman forever. am a retired oil painter (portraits), handengraver for about 40 + years. i carve stone, make signs, use a laser, a plotter, woodlathe, cutting torches-- the usual garbage one collects, and calls them tools. have done a bit of...