Recent content by mbatarga

I converted to Ridgid over 10 years ago and have about 20+ tools that run on their 18V platform - including yard blowers and woodworking tools. I hope they stay around for a while! I've only had 1 battery go bad which was replaced under warranty.

Today I repositioned the Low-Off-High speed switch on my HD floor fan from being in the back center to the top edge of the fan. I can't believe I put this off for so long. I don't have to reach over and down to turn the fan on/off!

I have a set of 7 hex shank bits that are nut driver style. The issue was they are straight shank and fall out of the driver whenever gravity exists. :( As I recently got an estate sale purchase of a Craftsman lathe that I've posted on this forum previously...

I've considered trying a screen door closing mechanism - or maybe a commercial version - and see if I can work out the orientation and linking for it to slow the downfeed rate. The spring just doesn't seem to offer enough resistance.

I've had my Enco bandsaw for about 2 years - bought it at an estate sale. It was in great shape and maintained well, but like the others that likely come from the same factory and are copies of the same design it's got some drawbacks. Several of the bandsaw mods I’ve made have been previously...

I've got several taps of each size - typically a taper tap and bottom tap for each of these sizes: 1" x 8, 7/8" x 9, 3/4" x 10 These are duplicates, otherwise I'd keep them. Pictures of some are below - indicative of the condition. The 1" x 8 are brand new - marked as made in Poland. I've...

I did further cleanup and inspection and found the idler pulley bushing was worn - so a quick trip to my local Ace and $4 I got a replacement that went on with little effort. It seems the back gear (used for the lower speeds) is also worn on the shaft or is just loose. Further effort is needed...

I went to a local estate sale that I saw on the EstateSales.NET app Friday. Lots of "junk" and most of the power/hand tools were older and lower quality than what I usually would purchase. There was a Craftsman metal lathe (Model 101.21200) with lots of tooling that caught my eye - I spent over...

For sale is a vintage Craftsman 335.19595 Chisel and Tool sharpener accessory for a bench grinder which is in great shape! It came installed on a block grinder I recently purchased as pictured. Also pictured is a sharpening jig which acts as a guide for use with some tools such as hoes, shovels...

No - just NM romex. But it must be rather old based on google information. The box could easily be from the 60's or 70's based on the age of many of the other items in the basement shop. It is not UF.

I went to an estate sale today and picked up the items below. I was curious about the price - but not very serious about the Craftsman bench grinder (known by most as the "block" grinder model), but the gal there pricing things was urging me to find more things to bundle and she'd give me a...

Yes I follow you on the suggestion of going over the joists - and I actually considered if only for a few seconds, but each of those hooks are rated for over 750 lbs.

I purchased a (used) higher capacity air filter (Jet AFS-2000) to replace the current smaller filter in my shop. The current filter weighs about 40 lbs and the Jet ways 110 lbs. I didn't have anyone other than my wife to help me get this thing up in the air to fasten to the eye hooks on the 10'...

How about discarding the pedestals and using only the table top. Seems it is large enough that you could cut it down to make coffee tables/matching end tables using the top veneered sections by adding new edging around the periphery.

One of the guys at the gathering mentioned above called and asked me to make something for him to gift his wife for their 41st Anniversary. I was able to browse Etsy and paid ~$3 for a file design I thought would work. It took me two tries to get everything to work but the baltic plywood is only...