Recent content by unioncreek

i have an old tractor that has a crack in the combustion chamber on the head. Nobody welds heads here anymore. So I'm looking for opinions on LockNStitch and if they have used it in a combustion chamber. Bob

If it has a 3.78 inch stroke it's a 390, a 360 has a 3.50 inch stroke. That's going to be a nice ride when your done. Always wanted a Vicky, but have a 62 Galaxie 500 XL right now. Bob

My old Marquette welder quit about a year ago. Didn't need that big of one now so I bought a small Lincoln arc welder. Now I want to sell my cables, but don't see anything on them that would indicate the size. The outside diameter including the rubber is 5/8 inch. Any help abut the size...

We've all the trusses for every building that we put up. We once built a 40 by 100 hog confinement barn. the neighbors help and had a lot of experience. This was in the early 70's and nobody had a pneumatic nailer, we did it all by hand. I would go to the building inspector and tell him...

I've attached a pict of the garage at the new house. I measured the drop from the floor of the old garage out 24 feet to where my new garage will end and it's 29 inches not the 48 that I thought it was. I have thought of removing the floor in the old garage and digging it down to match the...

Forget those 90 degree corners. Get a tubing bender and go for it. A 90 degree corner is a PIA to pull wire through. If you need to pass an inspection go to Home Depot and get a book called "Simplified Wiring". I wired out restaurant using it and the inspector said he'd never seen a better...

I'll see if I can get a pict this weekend. I'm also going to try and put a line level on it to see what the actual depth will be. Bob

If I was to change the elevation of the new garage to match the floor of the old garage I would have to build a ramp to get into the garage door. Bobg

I did an altered soil concrete floor in my pole barn, used 5/8" gravel. The floor was well packed from vehicles use. I spread four inches of gravel in it. I did a 12 by 12 section at a time so I could do it by myself. I spread two bags of cement per section then used a rototiller the mix...

Falcon67, Now that's a thought. That would give me good reason to put a lift in. Bobg

I attached a quick sketch. The old garage has a bedroom built above it or I would tear it down. Jeff, the nose sticks out past the front tires about 2 feet, I would be alright driving it in there. I know they make aluminum ramps that you can load vehicles with. I once sold a utility box...

Here's the situation. I bought a different house that has what you may call a single car garage, it's 16 feet long by 10 feet wide, but the height is 6 feet. Now, I'm going to build a 24 by 24 foot garage right on that end of the house. I have a 62 Ford Galaxie that I have collectors car...

When I went to college at Montana State Univ. they had a shop for all the students. It was well used and if you didn't make an appointment to use it you couldn't get in especially during the winter. They charged you a $1/hour to cover the heating, but you just turned your student ID in when...

I would give myself at least 1/2 inch all the way around the window, just in case somethings not square. Bobg

I have a set of mags on my 62 Galaxie. When I got them they were in terrible shape. I first used sandpaper then worked my way up to a buffer. We get 60 and 70% humidity during the winter, but summers are fairly dry, 20 - 30 %. The only thing I've done to mine is use Mother's polish on them...