Recent content by Swilling

ive gotten to the point where know I can justify spending a couple of grand on a decent planishing hammer, and dont believe it will ever go to waste with the types of things I work on. It seems like twice a year I hover over a used Pullmax whenever they pop up for sale, as id love to be able to...

Yeah the peel and stick technically came about because it was teh cheapest option at the store, but I figured id be nailing it through the sheet and into the studs, shouldve been more clear, I definitly cant see it holding just into the sheetrock. Great point on the lock together because that...

yeah, my shops typically get very worn and grubby in no time, and honestly I feel a bit lost with all this white sheetrock, its too clean and sterile, so trying to add some warmth and texture. into a reasonably large space. Could be too much on a lot of walls

Hey Friends, have a 30x60 with 10 foot ceiling, shop thats all sheet rocked but wanting something a little warmer than paint. Space is used for restoring old cars, so lots of metal work and a mill and lathe, reasonable amount of sparks now and again but I dont think ill be doing much grinding...

Hey Guys - just purchased my first home and closed a week ago. The previous owner had done a lot of earth moving on the property, and lots of gravel base work. The listing originally mentioned footings for a pole barn were in place. I measured them out, comes to 24 wide x 45 long with 8...

I hear you, theres a perfect recipe of road grime, wear and tear and general im used but well maintained - that a bike can have, and it just feels and looks right.

Gettin there! - hey i really like your shop thread, even the smoker tease! ha. Perfect

still feels like im not moving quite as fast as i wanted - the pictures are deceiving on how long its been taking ha!

Made some riser spacers on the lathe and a some oil tank mounts. Just gotta replace the grommets now and gotta say it’s nice to get the bike off the rack and down at eye level. Things really moving along but glad I could get the riser size sorted. At the end of the day i won’t be using...

Got a smokin deal on a little grizzly lathe so couldn’t pass it up - not my first choice but I’m limited on space Nice to feel like it’s starting to become a working shop Chain alignment feeling dead nuts on[emoji108] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Heads came back and look great, also ran the jugs through my girlfriends dishwasher and ready to get sealed back up A little inspiration reminder All wrapped up and no denying how absolutely awesome that mag looks - who said you can’t make a lawnmower engine look cool. Sent from my...

Love boxes! Another class act are the fine folks at Morris Magneto. Their housing and cam cover are usually high polish I asked if I could skip the polish and save them the time since I was going to head blast the housing and cone. To make it blend in a little more with my subdued evo. They...

So I chickened out on doing the comp release myself and passed them off to a shop who in turn said the valve seat alignment was trash and he would redo the Sears for me also. I really wanted to do this job myself but real estate is at a premium on these heads so not much room for error. If they...

The old 5 speed dollar store China trans just won’t cut it for me for this - is been drooling over Bakers Frankentrany - 6 speed OD in a 4 speed case with a kicker. I spec’d out my gear ratio and front sprocket and 2 weeks later this box showed up Absolutely stunning. It feels so nice. And...

first order of business was to tear this thing down and get the heads out. This bike is going to be kick only - magneto. For the ultimate in reliability I wanted to install some comp releases in the heads and also take a peek inside to see if my speculation of low miles were correct The...