Recent content by jdp993

Cable lacing, a very classy alternative to zip ties. If you're going down the perfectionist rat hole it's one more thing to add to the arsenal. The vacuum tube power supply on my Monarch 10 ee had this done and it was very cool looking. Sadly I finally had to give in on the vacuum tubes and...

I run a single brembo monobloc on my HP2 enduro with a beringer 10 master cylinder and 320 mm disc. It's a pretty powerful setup although a 90 mph corner entry is way out my wheelhouse. My forks are a WP conversion and the lower has an integrated radial caliper mount. I believe it is from...

If you're looking for some Ti exhaust inspiration there is a gentlemen on Instagram, @tron.huang who does beautiful work. He posts in bursts every 4-5 months or so. I'm hoping that is not actually how long it takes him turn out one of his master pieces. I have wanted to make a dual outlet Ti...

I have been using a product called Tru-oil gun stock finish (so it should be fit for purpose) on all of my cabinet projects recently. The Tru-oil gives a warm finish and has great clarity. It is very easy to work with, the key being the thinner the coat the better.

A great series of posts on gunsmithing. Other than summer camp never had much of a chance to shoot. But, 40 years ago in college I earned tuition money installing digital readouts around New England. One of the places I did this was Sturm Ruger in Newbury NH. The guy who ran the tool room...

If you have some gap between the inside door face and the shelves I have had success with cross wires. You need to have a pair as otherwise the door will pull out of square over time. For the protruding corner you block the wire out a bit (hence the need for the gap to the interior shelves...

Imagine if the tree hit the Ducati. A Gravely V Twin with a pie cut titanium exhaust. Easily 30 pages of fabrication magic right there.

Most stainless alloys benefit from passivation after welding. There are a number of chemical products you can get for passivation or you send it out to have the whole piece done. The ultimate goal is to restore a uniform layer of chromium oxide on the surface which is what gives stainless its...

Congratulations on the shop clean up and layout changes. I am looking forward to the photo essay of the new configuration. I saw the short video you posted on Insta of the switch wired in to the VFD. The mill sounds noisy, more than what I would expect. It would be worth digging into the...

I think you can use a VFD but you need to bleed off the output to atmosphere until the speed comes up. Better VFD's have I/O to do this sort of thing. Even if your starting slow you are still compressing air against whatever trigger pressure is set in the system and doing this at a slow speed...

Gregor, your build threads are always great and this one may be the best yet. The work you are doing is a pleasure to watch unfold. I wish I could do aluminum welding half as good as the way Heath did it just beautiful and the instagram clips of it were awesome. I think I would agree with...

Awesome work as always. I have Woody's wheels on my HP2 for the last 8 years or so. I have his hubs which were anodized blue. The rear hub, which is in the sun when my shop door is open is very faded while the front is still bright blue. In general I have not had good luck with colored...

Gregor, great thing you are doing for your kids. I still remember 50 years later bombing around Nova Scotia with tent trailer in tow behind my parents Olds f-85 wagon. Despite the little set backs, like the fridge, your projects are great to read about and you give a lot of us a standard to...

Gregor, For someone like you it the half life of anything made of particle board is about 48 hours. You just have to accept it. As always great work and even better photos to explain it. I am with you on shop birch vs baltic birch. Unfortunately not only are the baltic birch scraps like...

Oneida makes a product called a dust deputy that works with the festool vacs. It is a small cyclonic separator that goes between the hose and the vac itself. If you're going to use with machine tools you'll want the metal industrial version. If your Deckel is like mine you can end up picking...