Recent content by Steve Bryant

Dave, did you ever have any luck in finding a Big Red Welding Helmet Nape? I am 66 years old and have a terrible problem with glare from the side or back. I made a makeshift nape out of a back leaf bag and masking tape. It really helps a lot in seeing the weld puddle. I checked one dealer in...

Train and Sticks, Thank you both for your additional comments. Here's Shopsmith's solution to the quill problem http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/twobearingquill.htm. The problem is that it's fairly expensive. Here's a video on a guy who modifys the quills along with his email...

Sticks, Thanks for your post. I'm holding it with my right hand (holding it against the miter gage). I also plan to use the Shop Smith to cut sheet steel using the rip fence or the miter gage. I'll be posting some more pictures. Also, about fifteen years ago, I made a carriage to sharpen...

I want to show you some things in this thread over time that I’ve done to extend the versatility of my Shop Smith Mark V. The first thing that I want to show is a means of using the variable speed drive with a 5/8” Shop Smith Table Saw Arbor to turn the saw into a variable Metal Cold Cutting...

2002 F250, It's as Hiball said above, you are in for a surprise. For something that may look fairly simple on the outside, there's a lot of parts and technology on the inside. It's not rocket science...but it's more than a couple of seals and O rings. In fact, this jack predates O ring...

Guys, that looks like a good jack! I still have to sand blast and paint mine plus I plan to work on the rear casters some more. Otherwise, it is still working very well, thanks to all of you who have paitently helped me. I'm now working on some major refurbishing in my 1991 Airstream travel...

semis57, I hope that you can find the parts you need. I suspect that some of the folks who have posted on this thread may have the lifting arm that you need. Somewhere in North America, there must be a few S-4 jacks that could be parted out. Good luck to you. Also, if you want to write me an...

FuelRoadster, I bought my rebuild kit in 2004 or 2005 from www.blackhawkparts.com and I can say that they are great people to deal with. Their kit contained well-made parts, was complete and they have been very courteous to give me council and advice long after the sale. However, that being...

OK, here's a picture of the jack in actual use. I'll be chronicling more of this restoration in coming months. I want to do a little work on the rear casters and then simply use the jack for a few months before working on the cosmetic stuff. Thanks for everyone's help and support to date...

The hand tool board is an excellent find, Bull!!! It's in like new condition. The prices on the planes don't look terrible (about the same as I'd expect to pay for Stanleys of the same vintage and condition). Most cast iron hand planes were copies of Stanleys (designs were from England but...

I have excellent news. The jack works just fine!!!! :bowdown: :beer: There have been some recent difficulties in getting it to work. After getting everything reassembled, the ram would lift slowly, but it would not hold pressure and when I pumped the handle there was a big swirling of fluid...

Thanks guys for the input. My brain is too much into the world of aircraft certification. I'll probably derate the overload setting to 7,000 pounds at 6" of lift on the saddle. That's more than adequate for anything that I'll ever lift and I absolutely don't want to be dangerous about...

I just wanted to report that I've had a temporary work stoppage due to a couple of things. One was an unfortunate encounter with a weed eater string that was spinning away. It whacked my right hand on the back side in about thirty places. Well, that's all healed up, but I came down with...

Elroy, I believe that a fine-toothed hacksaw is the best method as it weakens the metal the least. I just grabbed the needle file and hamer because I was in a hurry and I had the tools at hand immediately (my hacksaw and die grinder were in the garage and I was in the basement near my table saw.

The second tool from the left is an inner compression nut spanner adapter that I made after Hiball brought up the points he did about using a tool like a punch, etc. I stuck the inner nut in my pocket and went to a nearby Ace Hardware and started looking around for a cylindrical object with...