Recent content by LazKat

Wandering through Harbor Freight with the 30% off coupon in hand and saw these. For $4.89 had to get it even though I have no idea when or if I'll ever need to drill a hole the size of a human hair. But it's in the toolbox now should that day ever come.

I use sheet cork. It cushions well and dampens noise. It also looks a little old skool!

Getting over shoulder surgery and looked for a simple project to do. This wrench was still there. It cleaned up pretty well. And yes, it's a B&S Model G.

Here's an old one I found in a box of "treasures" in my shop that I hadn't opened in years. Anyone familiar with this model?

Found this when looking for (and finding) a DRO add-on for my DW 735 planer. I have the Wixey WR510 DRO in hand. I also found this mounting kit from Katya Ironworks and am wondering if anyone else has tried it or has thoughts on what value it brings. Ideas...

Anyone care to take a guess as to the age or make of this? I do see "Model C" cast into the head along with some other words, but am hesitant to clean too much to see if it's readable just yet. Ideas?

Saw this and had to dig through my ancient Scouting artifacts to find it. c.1970

I found cypress to use for this project. It was suggested to avoid the finishes available at the big box stores and use Waterlox instead. The recommended application is to thin it 50/50 with mineral spirits and apply multiple coats. The castings are at the shop being media blasted. The finish...

My wife found this in my project pile of stuff I rescued from Mom's house after she passed. It just seemed too nice to abandon there and I'm guessing it to be at least 100 years old. I planned on doing it later this summer but since happy wife = happy life, it's getting attention now. I cut the...

I inherited this from my stepdad many years ago and it's mostly been sitting in a corner of the shop. Can anyone help in determining just how old this is? I did track down a similar one on VintageMachinery.org which shows as built by VanDorn Electric Tool Co. in Towson, MD in the early 50s...

Here's what I added to both an old metal cabinet and a workbench with an angle iron leg similar to the shelves in the OP. The wood is oak, and bolts are driven in both ways to keep things solid. What I like about these casters is that when lowered, the entire weight of the unit is sitting...

I'm glad to have been able to help Steve in getting my unused top to a good home. For most projects, I'm all about the vintage and really enjoy seeing the restoration projects here. In finding my cabinet, it just spoke to me about something different for a specific need I had and it's worked...

Couldn't pass this up for $5 at a garage sale. I hadn't seen a Craftsman one like this before now. So it's cleaned up, oiled and in the toolbox.

I use a Brother label maker hooked up to my PC as a printer. Here's my drawers and my Dremel bits.

I'm the original owner of that WM200 but don't really remember where or when I bought it? Late 70s / very early 80s maybe? I can provide more pictures and other details if you'd like.