Recent content by Kapn.K

My Benz nips were 7.75mm at the barb. 6.5mm is roughly .25". Wished I had some fancy Taigon stuff. Knew my local O'Reilly's had some thin-wall fuel tubing and probably other stuff that would work. 17 min. round trip including transaction is my estimate. Looked around the garage and Bazinga...

I stand corrected. I even questioned myself after I posted and walked downstairs to look at it. With my readers and a magnifying glass, I still couldn't tell. It must be the red bakelite looking stuff.

Do you know what kind of wood was used on the original handles? Is the wood ball screwed onto the shaft or an interference fit? I've got a wood lathe and might tackle it. I have a tig welder and have some friends that are machinists. I have a lot of options. I like your screwdriver handles but I...

I hope it's o.k. to share these on this thread. It was gifted to me from a close friend. I think it's a 100 from reading this thread. Model 103.23131. Fairly complete. Motor is quiet enough. I only disassembled, inspected, cleaned, and painted. It only had 1 of the quill handles but the threads...

Hello. My name is Steve. Born and raised on the Space Coast. Been dickin' with cars in my dad's or my garage for over 30 years. 12 Gauge garage brought me here. I'm enterprise I.T. by trade but after 20 years and a timely Space Center layoff, I'm going to welding, fabrication, and generally...