Recent content by twistr71

I work on lifts for a living Don't remove battery It acts as a counterweight and adds stability If you really want to remove it make sure to replace it with metal plates or something else about the same weight Also if using a power supply you might want to add some big capacitors like the loud...

nah not working really hard only runs a few minutes at a time gets up to temp then shuts down I used to work on propane/nat gas fired units that were 3million btu that ran continuously on construction sites. I didn't want that propane bill !!! one job site had multiple units running $10,000 a...

Not to worry. Plenty of drafts in the old pole barn

Got this heater from the junk pile at my job a few weeks ago a Dayton 600,000 btu diesel fired heater a little oversized for my 30x40 shop but couldn't pass it up Been sitting outside for years Seems customer didn't want to spend $ to fix it Took it home and cleaned out the animal nest in the...

found this can of powermist while going through some chemicals someone gave me a few years ago still full never opened wonder if its still any good lol

picked this up at a flea market today $40 missing the motor don't really need it can use my lathe but couldn't resist lol

guess i scored a good one today FAMCO no 3 arbor press for $20 that thing is HEAVY! a little cleaning and will be good as new

Got them from a good friend who inherited a house They were in the back of a garage with a leaking roof They have stickers from old department stores like caldors, zayres, Bradley's, two guys, and grants Probably got them for a song when they went out of business Best of all they are FREE! There...

Had to look for my old one when I picked these up Still have about 10 -15 more cases to pick up

got these from the recycle store the other day snap-on s-9075 shock absorber wrench 30's era blackhawk 152 oil pan plug wrench this wrench looks different than others i found on the net mine has a square shank instead of round and has the spike on one end paid a whopping $5 for both may...

got these at same time as other stuff all came out of the same box the big adjustable is a coes wrench the small one is IND B M Co indianapolis ind the one on the right is a ford adjustable the pliers look older i think there was a "m" in a circle on it i like the handles i have another pair...

was given this about 20yrs ago most of it worked including the analyzer appears to be complete any idea how old it is?

i work at a town garage and went to the dump to get rid of some shop junk and found these in the metal dumpster today with some other stuff the one on the left is ? has odd casting style maybe an "e" or "b" in a circle on the other side the one on the right is a winchester age? and id on the...

wired it up a few years ago to try it out had that gentile hum and soft glow from the vacuum tube put a smile on my face lol i like old electrical stuff like this and early generators and radios the pins tap the transformer wiring at different points for the different settings not much to it...

i have a charger just like that one came from a paper mill was used to charge forklift batteries you move the pins for the number of batteries or cells being charged it has 2 seperate charging curcuits mine has a large vacuum tube on one side and an upgrade to a silicon rectifier on the other...