Recent content by PatDoody

biggest buyers remorse.. Investing in craftsman tools when I was starting my tool collection.. this old bait and switch with china **** has really put a bad taste in my mouth.

I want to do the hardwood mostly 1. I have it. 2. Its easier to sweep saw dust up off of it. 3. I think it will wear better than just a plywood floor. I will probably wait till summer to do the main floor of the building with the 3/4 wood. My idea was that if I do it when its most humid It...

how is the pedal controlling speed? I assume its a variable speed trigger on the drill motor

I have the same trailer I use to move motorcycles and stuff.. I tow it with a VW golf. I welded the hinge in the middle and put a piece of AL diamond plate on it. It made a racket bouncing around before I welded it solid. The wood frame should deaden all the sound. Ive never had a problem with...

The upstairs I am going to do in engineered hardwood because its what I have enough of I was already planning on leaving the gap around the edges and also put down roofing felt under neath.. but am going to be nailing it down I would think the nails would stop it from "floating" I put down a 3/8...

Had the check out your build! coming along nice.. My extended family lives in Freehold and my grandparents lived in Cream Ridge before they passed. There was a pa guy having trouble finding material look up http://www.abmartin.net/ they carry everything you need to build a polebarn from...

I was going to make a thread when I started it, but its been progressing a lot slower than I am proud to admit lol. I have alot of photos of the build maybe ill just puke out a thread one night

Nice Matt! Didnt know you bought this place! Solid score! I still need to come up and grab those indexing drawers I bought off you last winter?? lol been side tracked

Both levels of the barn have a plywood subfloor down already.. Its starting to get cold here and I want to get the floors done so I can start moving stuff in..

I recently built a smallish 20x16 outbuilding for my wood projects. I have a ton of wood flooring left from other projects, I was thinking of installing out there. I know typically you dont want to install the wood floor in a house that doesnt have the heat/ac on yet.. But in the out building it...

Most small lathes are going to be belt driven. I am sure this machine will need to be rebuilt or have a lot of attention paid to it. Just keep that in mind when making an offer. Considering a similar sized 9x20 enco/grizzly/hf lathe that would be less than 10-15 years old that probably the p/o...

Most people don't believe me when I mention I have a certain tool, usually the specialty ones most people dont own, or the heavy machinery; lathe, mill, lift truck etc. I think its mostly because I just had my 30th bday and have a tool collection most old men would be jealous of. but its a...

I have a few dewalt ones they are reliable and affordable. I have a metabo that was gifted from an eager sales man. The metabo is amazing but the price tag is out of most hobbyists price range. I also have a craftsman grinder I bought probably 10 years ago when I was 21 and I still use it the most.

Good idea! I love learning the history of old machinery.

I have both. I use the oxy torch mostly for cutting scrap out in the yard. I have one of Eastwoods cheapo plasma cutters, it works great. I used it last week to cut 1/2 plate and it did it in one pass.