Recent content by Tedley

I loved my sensitive drilling machine. A Hamilton Varimatic. I just didn't need it as badly as I needed more woodworking tools. I invented a few projects for it before I let it go. It was very heavy for it's size, and quite unique in design. I think you should love on yours a bit, the red...

By blotter paper I assume that's the paper disc like a shim or cushion? Is that a common correct term for this? I ask because, I would call it a shim because (if I am imagining it correctly) it would probably resemble the shims I use that come with dado stacks, albeit thicker I guess. Blotter...

Yes I like old Jack's. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk

What he said! You have what I believe is a very worthy project and will probably be very nice machines in the end! Many are proud of less. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

I was helping a friend clean out his garage and came across this far gone vise. He knew it was in there but thought it was in the bottom of an old boat, not on the dirt floor beneath the collapsed roof and 25 years of life offload. I asked if I could clean it up and try to make it work as it was...

I got one of these recently. One day I will have much more of a band saw but for now, for the size, price, looks and ease of restoring or repairing this one is perfect. The wheel bearings are common but the thrust bearings, the ones perpendicular to and behind the blade are not. Be cautious...

The the reason I didn't try is because it seems the metal filings will fall into the guts of my 1939 King Seely scroll saw. The aged cloth dust boot was meant for wood. Metal dust will get where you don't want it to and there's a gearbox which acts as an oil reservoir down there. But the same...

Thank you. The screws were $1 and I will use at least a few for something. The other things the guy threw at me because I looked at em. In the end I not only bought this stuff, I took pictures of it so you guys could try to tell me what it was knowing if I never find a use for it I may just...

Found some interesting parts or pieces of hardware today and nobody knew what these were. First pic are odd(to me) groups of machine type bolts of some sort. Some have square heads and the square cube-like heads seem to be oddly different sizes and imperfect some bent some partially rounded or...

Thank-you I would never had known about the third being constant for a light. I managed to figure out I needed to do this... [emoji12] Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

I keep coming across yuppie types buying up blacksmithing tools and all the big box home stores have commercials perpetuating the image of the git-r-done ******** doityourselfer... Think Stihl Chainsaws etc... I don't know but they are doing everything to create a market for tools while at the...

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Here's a set of four "ratcheting" wrenches sizes 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 17-19 I had just noticed that the other day and thought I was missing one but the package lists only those four as complete. They are stainless steel and I've never really noticed this style of ratcheting wrenches before. Are...

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I got an older sewing machine foot pedal in a box of stuff at a garage sale today and would like help trying to attach a regular 2 prong 110/115 (or whatever) so I can use it for a dremmel or other things? First photo shows pedal with sewing adaptor in line as it is now And the second shows the...