Recent content by owdlvr

Long time, no update. So long in fact, that finding photos for all the updates has been quite a problem. So, here's a few to add some info to the thread... I do an annual trip to Colorado every year for the Hagerty Silver Summit classic car adventure, and Colorado has become a place I love, so...

Garage is an absolute disaster currently. Pulled the Rally Bug motor out to find an odd valvetrain noise. Turns out I've been running around with variable valve timing, as the timing gear on the crank had come loose. Motor was in desperate need of bearings after 92k miles, so it's getting a...

built and plumbed a surge tank, prepping the rally bug for a conversion from dual webers to fuel injection.

Meh, I don't have an issue with them. I mostly work on Aluminum and soft metals, but when I need to use them on steel it's never been a problem. In my shop, I have two sets. One set is used on the milling machine with aluminum, one set is used for general shop work. Most people spin drill bits...

Finished the bed tonight. The room is pretty small, so it's tough to get photos! -Dave

Oooh! They've brought back the full drill bit set. If you don't yet own a full set (fractional, decimal and letter bits), this is a great deal: http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/115-pc-titanium-coated-high-speed-steel-drill-bit-set/A-p3400073e When I bought my milling machine a year ago...

Thought I would post a thank-you follow up to everyone who helped me out. The other day I was moving the bed into my guest bedroom, and realized that for now I would need to stack some boxes for nightstands. Hmmm, can't afford to buy furniture...but wood is relatively cheap? I _may_ have gotten...

2/3rds of my floor was poured by the previous owner. It slopes .0625" per foot. Doesn't seem like much, but for a 4ft long shelf, that's 1/4" and enough to make the shelves uneven. For permanent structures like my cabinets, I shim and level them. For smaller items, that are probably mounted on...

The Rural King model that cajunfirehawk has featured is available in Canada at Princess Auto. Sold under the APL-Akron brand there, and regularly priced at $75/ea (they drop to $50 on sale). I used them in my shop, great lights. -Dave

Thanks! Decided I'd like to get the lower floor of my house back, so it's time to move more stuff into the shop. Storage bay is gonna get a little tight! Shelves are from Home Depot. And started to hang some mementos from an earlier time in life. These are back from when I raced...

lol, I just leave them on now...

Those look really similar to the KMS Tools house-brand cabinets that I got up here in Canada. They were also sold in "can't change the selections set", which differs slightly from the Grizzly setup. But if you look at my photo below, and the Grizzly setup, you'll understand why I think they...

lol, probably. All I know is in Canada, we seem to call it "Factory" plywood for good, sanded one side, that is a reject for one of the reasons I listed. They skid is also stamped "Factory 11mm" for 1/2" plywood. Could be a Canadian terminology. But yeah, not surprised that Menard's probably...

Before you buy at Menards, ask around at a couple of lumber yards to see if they can get "factory plywood". Factory plywood is good-one-side plywood that is a second for some reason. I used 1/2" factory plywood in my build. The "reject" second issues with the plywood I got fell into one of...

At this point you might be wondering just what the heck I'm doing. I was originally going to be buy plastic bins for sorting hardware, wire, etc. But why buy something when you can make it? Not the prettiest, but functional and that's what I need. At this point, I went to fire up the table...