Recent content by Red Duck

Ok, here's some of my equipment, some of which is older than me. You can see in the pic that the surface grinder has an integrated rotary table for machining flywheels and clutches on the left at the back. The Sunnen horizontal hone dates back to the 1940s, possibly late 1930s. I have a few...

We also had exchange short and long blocks for the common Australian and English cars that were on the roads of New Zealand at the time. We had engines on the shelf for GM Holden and Ford Falcon straight sixes, Ford Pinto 2 litre and Hillman Hunter, and they were all quite popular. The shop i...

The shops i worked back in the 1980s did the same, and had a crankshaft exchange service for the popular engines of the day. I operated the AMC 1500 crank grinder back then and it was a nice machine to use.

I have acquired equipment over the years by trying not to be impatient, and trying to be ready when they do become available. The surface grinder is a recent purchase that i was actively looking for, but it took two years to find what I wanted at a fair price. On the other hand, the new 50 ton...

First post :) We have a 30 x 60ft shed that is full of tools, equipment, bikes and spare parts for bikes. We park our cars outside all year round. Friends tell me that I'm at "peak shed" in terms of the contents-to-space ratio . . . My background is automotive machining, and although i have...