Recent content by MikeMalibu

I’d recommend a knee mill if you have the space. I have that Enco mill. Mine looks to be less used and came with 3 & 4 jaw chucks, two types of steady rests, and some tooling for $1200 about 15 years ago. Mine is single phase at 220 or 110 vac. I run it at 220 vac.

I like your idea of using racket straps instead of tack welds

Thanks everyone for your input.

Thanks for the suggestion. This would work for this phase of my project.

Yes, a rotisserie is in the near future. I’m trying to level the frame rails as the measurement reference for some major reconstruction. The car needs inner and outer rockers and floor braces, among other stuff before going on the rotisserie. For this phase, the body (what’s left of it) needs...

Thanks for the suggestion.

Good suggestion. I have 2x2 steel on hand and quality clamps and jack stands. Wouldn’t have a problem with tacking the 2x2 to the underside of the frame rails for extra stability.

I’d like to set the frame of my ‘49 Plymouth level for some restoration/modification work. The width of the frame (center to center) is about the same as the distance between the runways on my 4 post lift, so not enough runway width under the frame rails for jack stands. I have a bridge jack and...

I have a 1/2 inch steel plate 4' x 6' on an old steel desk with two sets of drawers similar to your drawing. The desk is too low for most work. Also the drawers are collecting shavings and the slides are rusting. I had the desk when I got the plate, so on it went until I could build a frame.