Recent content by kawookie64

Hey, I do some leatherworking and the best I found so far is barge cement (use a hair dryer or heat gun to set both pieces before putting together) or Fabric Tac. Whatever you use, make sure it will stay flexible when its dry or it will crack and break very quickly. Good luck

Just did a little research thanks to Bobcatter, and I realize you guys just stopped me from making a huge mistake. The horn is solid, hardy is chipped and rounded, as are all the edges. The top is flat, just no clean edges. I think Man of Many Vices has the best suggestion. Thank you, gonna look...

Hey folks, I just aquired an old approx 150# anvil, no name or markings anywhere. It passed the ballbearing "drop test" and seems to be very solid, older steel. Problem is, all the edges are rounded. Should I try an angle grinder to square them up, or arc weld a thick plate on? Any thoughts or...

Just rehabbed a 1949 Craftsman chest. Used wire wheel and random orbit sander to get rid of rust and pits in metal. I stripped all the emblems and handles off first and used glass bead media to strip them. Found out it was extremely expensive to have them rechromed so I just clear coated them to...

Its almost the same exact jack as the one you used in the demo. By the pics, it looks like just a plug. Once I had scraped 20 yrs worth of sludge and **** off the housing, I found the hole and it matches the size and location of the fill hole. Thanks Hiball

Hey guys, quick question.... my new-to-me floor jack is missing the plug in the piston housing. Its a non-threaded hole; is it stripped out or is this a low pressure resivour (spelling?) That I can plug with a rubber plug? Thanks:dunno:

I think boric acid will reacte with the galvanized metal if water/high humidity is involved. Diatemacious earth might be a good alternative,its cheap and won't react at all and is supposed to be great for pest control. Hope that helped

Thanks for all the replies, folks. After tearing it down, I think I can just rebuild with new rings and have a good jack again.thanks

Hello Garage Journal members, I,m new to the forum (great stuff,btw) and just wanted to thank hi- ball for the tutorial. I know this is an older post but does anyone know the make or model of the jack in the pics? I have the exact same one and I'm looking for parts.