Recent content by rasman57

Those pallets of Morgans are just flat out cool. So nice to see the MADE IN THE USA!

IronHorseM....that is a cool replacement. Nice detail work and pics!

That is a fact! Cool Stuff and real life work. Always keep up with the projects. Well done!

Cool Versa Vise!

Those wood ones are cool. Nice patient work there!

What State?

Wow. Kmart and Sears.. How things have changed!

Thanks for the lead on the jaw inserts guys!

Does anyone have a source or lead on 4 inch jaw inserts for the Charles Parker Vise? I need one to bring an old Parker back from the dead. They are the type with two holes for the taper pins to be driven in and secure to the vise. Appreciate any information.

Shaun is the BOMB as the kids used to say... Proto ratchet he sold me was a great find and he tossed in a couple shop goodies for free. Good Man!

No question that I will get some engineering and soil analysis for the build. All good info you guys provided. I am hopeful and interested in seeing if anyone has actually been confronted with a similar building situation and what sorts of non typical experience they actually had. Those...

I want to stick build a storage barn with a second story on my retirement property. It is near the Northern Michigan Manistee National Forest Pine River corridor which is on very high ground but only about 6 inches of mostly sandy soil before it becomes sand dune soil. I can dig a hole with...

Finished the old Craftsman 5162. For such an old heavy vise (50+ lbs) it is in really nice condition. Lots of minor rust but otherwise it must of been lightly used. CL find for $60. Put about 10 hours into it. First one I painted as it was just too nice not to. My old Parker gets the...

Great results with spray DEEP CREEP. I think it is a Sea Foam Product.

How cool! In 1972 I paid $300 bucks for my first used car and it was a LOT of money. He knew what he was doing for sure!