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Anyone have a lead or knowledge regarding the Rusk Auto-house one car steel garage built in the early 20th century? I would like to get one for my model T ford. I understand they were made in Fargo North Dakota and can be found in North Dakota and Minnesota. Thank you Jon Crane RochesterMich...

I am looking for a fixture for cutting multiple spindles on a Delta wood lathe. Jon Crane Rochester Mich [email protected]

Any sheet metal shop will have a shear. $2 if they charge you at all.

Looking at those long runs of pvc drainage...suggest a T every 100 to 150 ft with a surface cleanout cap to permit a snaking in the event of a future blockage. Jon Crane pe

You mentioned mixing you own siding sealer. Would you consider sharing the recipe for the mixture? Very nice project Thank you Jon Crane [email protected]

In SE Mich i just paid $1900 for a 400 sf two car garage. Grind patch, prime/seal, color and then clear with sharkskin anti skid. 1 1/2 days work for two workers plus materials. Could walk on it after a day but waited ten days before moving heavy iron on the floor. So far I am very...

I want to add cameras and wifi in two outbuilings. Flat land, some trees, and distance from house to barns is 250'. Hardwire or extender? what is recommended and simple to install? All kinds of Michigan weather...hot in summer cold in winter some lightning. Jon Crane Rochester Mich

I bought T8"s from pro lighting in Brighton Mich. very satisfied and answered all my questions before I ordered.

Get a good body guy. He will fix it in no time. Dents Last in, first out...do not just bend it back. Metal will stretch and deform more.

Graham You mentioned that the frame is out of square. My question is why did you not square up the frame before doing the fabulous restoration? I tried fixing a tube frame dune buggy that was 2 1/2" out of square diagonally and it never did run correctly. I work on T's and A's and that is...

Platonic I read your recommendations and in a 20 x 24 shop, 9' ceiling with white painted block walls I installed 3 rows of 3 (9 Units) of the prolighting 3 bulb fixtures. Best lit ship I have ever had!! Thank you Jon

Re: Dr_Clyde's Shop Projects ICE CREAM CUTTER Grew up in a small boat building shop in New Jersey. Dad built lapstrake Jersey sea skiffs. In the summer he would take a 3pm break and go to the corner store to buy a pint of ice cream. He would make a wooden stick/wedge on the bandsaw, then...

Does anyone have any experience making or buying replacement wood handles for large Wetzer wood clamps. I have a dozen clamps that need new handles. the metal shaft that is pinned in is 5/8 diameter and the handles must be 1 3/4 by 6" long with a metal feral on the top end where the pin goes...

Rusty 1. add a slop sink for water and washing things including a floor mop 2. add a bathroom. Much more civilized than peeing in the bushes 3. a fiberglass shower is a good investment too. I did all three after thinking long and hard and it was a great investment in my shop. never a regret...

Wanted---Electric single phase die filing machine' Somewhere not too far from Michigan Jon Crane 248 650 8000 Rochester mich