Recent content by Kevin_11

Excellent advice, thank you for that. It makes a lot of sense. I hadn't heard of "oil impregnation" before. That's pretty cool how it moves oil through tiny little voids within the metal. Directly under the widest part of the bushing there is a channel with a wick like material pressed into it...

I'm just putting polishing wheels on it, so I wont be doing any heavy work. We'll see how she holds up. Sent from my SM-G950U using The Garage Journal mobile app

Did you just drip the oil into the side of the bearing? Yours looks nice by the way. And I know what you mean, someone already put some shims in mine. It's not perfect, but it's a nice little machine. Sent from my SM-G950U using The Garage Journal mobile app

Hello, I've been restoring an older Thor Speedgrinder that I was given. I'm reassembling it right now and I'm curious If I should, and how to lubricate the two brass sleeve bearings. They seem to spin fine, but they have so many years on them I was just looking for advice before I finish putting...

Wow, very well executed. I've seen similar homemade tables, but not quite as nice as this. Well done.

Nice addition, extra rooflines add nice character to a building.

Great progress for a rough time of year. I know it's hard to stay motivated with frozen fingers. Keep plugging away at it.

Happy to have found this forum, looks like the community is a great resource for information. Looking for to asking many questions.