Recent content by RobertG

Slave labor isn't very PC. They prefer to be called "involuntarily employed".

Aww hell, it's hard to explain. I don't like changing the bits. Partly because they're so small it's easy to drop them and lose them. Partly because I get in a "rythm" and stopping to change bits disrupts that. I prefer to have a selection of screwdrivers on a cart and just grab the one I need...

Cornwell Master Supreme set is a good set. I paid around ~$20,000 for mine. It's pretty comprehensive and I think you'd be happy with it. I've since "upgraded" to Snap-On but I still have the Cornwell set in my engine building area. Craftsman has a set that has the same kind of tools as the...

I'm not a huge fan of the ratcheting screwdriver either. If they were fixed blade and I didn't have to change the bits then they would probably be my go to screwdrivers. Sort of like the ratcheting combo wrenches. As it is the convenience of not having to dink around with bits out weighs the...

First major project is a 66 Cadillac Fleetwood. The idea is to strip out the stock instrument panel and dashboard and remake it out of teak and Auto Meter gauges. The dashboard is relatively flat. Hard to describe but I want to use a lot of teak and black leather on this interior. Give it a real...

Just use a plasma cutter.

I'd like to make some wood dashboards, door panel inserts, and other interior trim pieces using exotic hardwoods. Show quality stuff. Like what you get in a Rolls Royce. What kind of tools do I need? Got any recommendations on woodworking books or DVD's to buy? I did a few things in...

I had a sprinkler company come in and do my shop. With the savings on insurance premiums it will pay for itself in 8 years.

Wow, that's pretty creative. I'm far too lazy to do that and would have gone to a rental center and rented a reach forklift or a boomtruck. Good job man.

I don't think it would work as a business venture. It sounds good on paper, but I think actually executing it would be a *****. What you might want to do is open an auto craft shop. You can buy an old multibay mechancs shop for not a lot of money. Say you have an 10 bay shop. Which I think...

Depends on the neighborhood too. I added fans to my shop because it's in a not so great part of town. This means I can keep the place locked down like Ft. Knox and still work in comfort. I also spent big money on a security system. Alarm, reinforced windows, steel doors, heavy duty deadbolts...

Snap On 1/2 inch. I'm assuming anyway. Took a 64 Impala to the crusher after I was done pulling parts off of it. Around the same time one of my 1/2 in drive Snap On ratchets went missing. I can only assume it got crushed, shredded, and turned into recycled steel in China somewhere. I'm pretty...

One of my winter projects is to fix this issue, whatever it is. It is a fantastic car to drive. I use Mobil1 in the ****** and engine. It's good oil. The other gears work fine, but I am hopeful that a simple clutch adjusment will get er done. There's no grinding or anything. Just a real...

Danglerb, My 1967 Porsche 912 has a hard to shift transmission. Particularly the 2 to 3 upshift. Sometimes it just refuses to go into gear, especially if it's cold. When it's warm double clutching can sometimes make into into third. Also reverse gear can be a real bear to grab sometimes too...

If more techs are out of work then I may have to run my ad and start interviewing again. I tried to hire someone about a year and a half ago and it was a disaster. I work weird hours (I'm an on call certified nurse midwife) so I had to leave the mechanic alone in my shop for the day. First guy...