Recent content by supersteve

Thanks for all the great suggestions, all. I hadn't really thought about HF as an option but there it is. I may make a trip over to Portland and play hopscotch with the heroin needles and unconcious junkies on the sidewalk and see if I can find something at HF. If not I'll take a look at some of...

Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. I mentioned internet buys because I have better things to do than drive endlessly trying to put together mismatched frankensets. And not to mention I would rather saw my toes off with a rusty butterknife than deal with people.

Even if I got good vintage USA stuff for cheap I would still personally value it too much to risk losing it. Theft is a real issue around here and if you saw the local mutants who are attracted to junkyards around here you would understand. Park a couple of ICE and DEA vans in front of a random...

Basic metric combo wrench set Metric offset wrench set Maybe fractional combo wrench set 1/2 dr chrome sockets, metric shallow and deep Miscellaneous pliers As far as specific jobs go, removing just about any part at a junkyard you could imagine to keep a 90s Japanese car and 90s Shivvy full...

Yeah, I guess I am hoping someone would admit to buying GUENGZHONG 12 PEICES METAL-MADE STFONG WRENCHES SET and finding out they actually worked okay. I may have to revise my target price from sub-$20 to the $50 or more range. If I don't get any takers here I may ask the Gen Z kids at work.

I put together a junkyard toolbox years ago with Kobalt Taiwan 1/4 and 3/8 sockets and drive tools, some old Chinese screwdrivers, and not much else. I hate dragging my good stuff out to get possibly lost or stolen so I am entertaining the idea of filling that box out the rest of the way with...

Oh the humanity......

What color paint did you use?

Don't have a particular style I have finalized on, but I would like the type that has the cylindrical attachments that allow compressing the springs down in to recessed areas (as in the ones with lifter buckets)

The first thing I expect is the smell. A pungent miasma of toxic carcinogens off-gassed by a thousand crappy inferior Chinese knock offs. No true American can stand it for long. I usually end up running out screaming.

Also, if I can get a twofer: would you recommend the media reclaimer kit that looks like it bolts on to the cabinet?

Getting ready to buy an HF blast cabinet to do stuff like cylinder heads. What would experienced users here recommend for media? I don't want to damage any metal on anything I do. I've seen claims that walnut media won't damage the work but I imagine it probably gets consumed more quickly, eh?

Also, one more question please. Does anyone know of a good source online for Neway seat cutter kits?

Well, I gave it a whirl with an intake valve from an old American V8 and the results were about what I expected. It gave a true cut but the finish was unacceptable. I suppose if I was desperate i could have used a block and some 180 grit sandpaper to finish. You could tell the old girl was at...

I was always under the impression that valve refacing was a grinding operation until I saw this Neway promo video: At about 19:15 they show a valve being faced on a lathe. I'm tempted to try this on my top quality HF 7X10 with some old junk valves.:scared: Anyone have any experience with...