Recent content by Nader

One more thing. The reason I had so many reds in the first place, was because I was originally trying to match my '76 Toyota FJ40's "Freeborn Red" when I was welding in a patch panel. Then decided to do a "quick and dirty" to the rusty body. Guess which red was closest? That's right...

I bought a small Snap-on box for my 1/4" tools. Was covered in surface rust, which I blasted with my HF spot blaster using the kids' sandbox sand, which I think might be from Puget Sound. Tried multiple rattle can reds. Matched up to a novelty Snap-on mini-box I have. End result is that...

I'm tempted by this deal. Does a plasma cutter make any distinction among the metals it cuts? Can you cut a sheet of titanium or stainless steel as easily as a similar gauge of mild steel or aluminum?

It's great watching this effort succeed. Please add me for a single rack in red. Thanks!

I just got these, so I haven't really abused them yet. But so far, so good. Does exactly what it should. Didn't slip, and the sharp teeth bit hard. They performed exactly as the regular pliers I have, but without having to use two hands to push a button and slide the jaw to accommodate the...

First off, I have no financial interest in any kind of automatic pliers, or tools for that matter. I'm just a hobbyist who is gradually building up a decent toolbox. I'm probably one of two or three people on this entire site that actually likes the Craftsman Robogrips. I've commented as such...

Fein, I'll get one!

I, too, like mine. You just have to know what they are good for. They are great when you just need a bit more grip and leverage than what you can do with your bare hands, and also great for quickly holding hot materials as someone else already mentioned. I like mine so much, I plan to get a...

I'll give you a closer look at what's on the narrow bench. First is the Baldor grinder. Solid, smooth, safe, reliable. Not much else to say. The Delta drill press you already saw above. A little underpowered for what I do, but maybe that's just my impatient, amateur technique. Next is...

What do you know... a drill press does fit (sideways). While the mini-mill can do the same work, it's nice to not change out tooling just to drill some holes. The drill press was one of my first real fabrication tools. I remember the frustration of trying to precisely locate and drill...

For flooring, I went with a diamond tread PVC rollout floor from Costco. In my opinion, this was unreasonably expensive for what it is. More than a dollar per square foot, which could've bought porcelain or hardwood/bamboo. But I was going through project fatigue, and this was the quick and...

I figured that being a skinny guy, I'd need only about 24" of foot space. This left me just enough room to build a very narrow bench for the other side of shed. More of a ledge than a bench. Tipsy enough that I have to secure it to the wall. But stout enough to support a grinder, sander, and...

For years, I had a cheap workbench with a fiberboard surface, and it served me well. I beat the heck out of it, spilled various oils, paints, and solvents on it, and it saw me through my very first motorcycle engine rebuilds and metal machining experiences. Good memories, but I felt like I...

Being short on space, I needed one good big cabinet to house most of my hand tools and stock metals. And it needed to be short enough to serve as a stand for additional tools so as to maximize my space. So I found this 44"Hx45"W Stanley Vidmar cabinet on Craig's List for the usual going rate...

Oh, here's that picture of 12g extension cord that powers the shed and it's lights+tools.