Recent content by Luck-E1

RaceDeck flooring, during and after the installation;

Hi all, Happy to say I'm in the home-stretch of my shop build. It took about 5 years from the blueprints to final inspection. Took lots of pics during the build, which would appear boring to view, unless I add captions and a storyline. Here's the approach before and after shots. The...

These were taken during the floor install and immediately after. Since then, I've installed my milling machine, metal lathe, and drill press along the wall just beyond the buggy. The hurricane shelter is cluttered at the moment, had a bunch of TIG welding to do in there. I don't weld or...

Flooring pics.

It's been 5 years since I started on my shop and I'm happy to say that it's almost complete. Seems like projects like this are never "complete" as there's always something to add or modify. I managed to set aside a 12' section of the 20' X 40' building as our hurricane shelter. Happy to say...

Another method to prevent marring the chuck from the serrated vice jaws is to split a PVC coupling (or short section of PVC pipe) in half. Use the two pieces as a cushion between the vice jaws and the chuck housing. This works for other metal objects that you don't want to damage. May take...

Thanks for the tip about the Anvils in America book, and the link to uploading pictures! I added an album and uploaded more pics of my anvil.

Hi all! I've been searching for an anvil for the past 10 years, but those things are quite rare here in Hawaii. Especially after the sugar plantation era has ended and all blacksmith shops fell by the wayside. A fellow in the neighborhood stopped by and offered up an anvil he bought...

I got my roll up door from Lawrence Overhead Doors. 8'8" high, 20' wide opening, commercial medium duty model MDFM-PG. Included a model SGH 1/2 hp motor driven operator plus two remotes. Total cost of door, operator, shipping to Hawaii came out to $5,833.52 and at the time I got the estimate...

I contacted the local garage door specialist here on the island. He was able to order and deliver my 20' wide roll-up door. The height is 8'8" and has an electric operator. Lawrence Doors is the manufacturer. I was able to install everything myself and a Genie Lift, until I needed help with...

Hi all, Been doing some TIG welding on stainless at my job site (rum factory) and building a prototype distilling (still) condenser and column. I save the stainless steel strips from worn out windshield wiper blades just for times like these. I try to make the joints fit without any gaps...

This may be an old thread, but I'm glad I found it through a search. In the process of building the condenser for a stripping still at the rum factory. The stainless sheet has been rolled and welded along the length, but I need to cap the ends to form the top and bottom. I think they should...

Steel 35, My son is home now for the summer vacation, and he was able to convert the image to the dxf file for us. LordDiesel, I don't know if we have a distributor in Canada yet, we're still growing, and will have our 5 year anniversary next month. Which is why I need to get this branding...

Hi all, I work for a rum production company in the maintenance department, and was asked if I could fabricate a branding iron to produce our logo on the ends of oak barrels. I found a couple places local to me in Hawaii, prices were beyond the budget that we had allocated, and that was only...

Hmm, I purposely let the drain valves at the bottom of my tank and at the water trap to allow a tiny wisp of air to leak out. I'm hoping to prevent any moisture to build up and cause corrosion. I only run the compressor when I need it, unplug it when done. There's a small leak at the pressure...