Recent content by just1randall

She uses brass, silver and copper mostly... but she textures with a 12oz ball peen hammer. She currently uses a standard 2" rail but always complained about the narrow width. I clean it up a bit mor and have her try it. She also has a 3in bar stock cutoff that i sand on my 6x48 a few times a...

Im trying jot to give up this being an anvol my wife can use for jewelry. She needs a surface that is really smooth. Im going to investigate the hardened plate solution, as i dont have a forge. Would a 1/2" plate do? I do have a family friend who can weld and may run it by him. Thank you all...

Hello, Found a beautiful rail anvil at gs. I spent time working on the top surface, only to realize its pretty soft... bearing test leaves tiny marks. Any practical way to harden, or do i move on?

Finally got it put back together and tested... saddle does not move at all now. :( Hopefully will have time on Sunday to break it down and look at it again. Thank you

LOL... I tried remembering how it came out and failed obviously. I'll correct it. Thank you!

Trudged ahead and got it sized right. I mounted on my dp and sanded until the fit allows the ram weight to slip slowly on it's own. Tomorrow I'll get this piece back together. Thank you

I took your advice Hiball... worked! Cranked down good on the vise grips and tapped carefully with a finish hammer until out. :) Got some more cleanup now and will see how to reduce the size of the guide before reinstall. First thought is to sandwich the guide with some washers bolted tight...

Thank you both! I put my shoulder into it and got the ram out finally. :) ... but now I'm stuck here. The guide came off and is stuck in the cylinder, ouch! My plan is to remove the cylinder... since there's already some markings on it. Any other things to consider before I move ahead...

Hello.. need a little help with my 2 1/2 ton SO jack disassembly. This is the first of two jacks that I need to rebuild... more info here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360330 So I have the rebuild kit ready and I've taken the jack down to this point, but not sure how to...

Hi The knob simply unlocks the handle from engaging the three locking points within it's travel. Mine works but my brain forgets and will ease up on it just enough for it to kick in when it shouldn't. �� Thank you

Okay, I hear ya... well, at least for now. I'm going to hold off until I get them both rebuilt. I'm actually looking forward to doing this myself, and found a how-to video on YT for the YA700 so I'll start with that one. Thank you for the support... oh, but my wife hates you all now. :)

Grrr... you're not making it easy on me!!! :) I appreciate the feedback!

Hello Recently started a thread on a newly acquired Hein Werner Model K... and yesterday I get this Snap-On. Both need rebuild kits, otherwise similar condition. I only need one for home use on my yukon, sierra and civic. The other will move on to someone else. So which would you pick...

Retro- I appreciate you checking into that... Thank you. Bottlecap- That makes sense. When testing it, I was able to get the know to 'stay' as I was raising the saddle, but not every time so wasn't sure. Thank you

I appreciate that... here's a pic of the handle. If yours does match, I do have a question re operation... should the control knob stay engaged on it's own when the release knob is closed and raising the saddle... or must it be manually held during operation? Hope that makes sense. Thank...