Recent content by volksnick

This reminds me so much of the Wild Willy Jr model kit. I built one a while back and happened to paint it red. It looks almost identical to your build!

I didn’t get fired... I started a new job with a different company. The new company still buys windows from the same guy, albeit much smaller orders. The old job involved huge window packages, nearing 6 figures, so it was worth it for him to get in and secure even one sale. I also received a...

The triple casement that I installed was ~$1300 before taxes, although I never got an invoice. I worked to get the salesman in to our office at my last job and he has landed some jobs from it. I’ve always liked them since their corporate reps came in and explained a lot of what they do as a...

The F150 deal hasn’t come through and I backed out of the8N deal. I ended up finding a Bungartz tractor right before I went to pick up the 8N. It needs a lot of work and I’ve got it across town at my shop to split and pull the motor. I finally got the “split” nut out of the improperly...

Whew! I feel like I've just completed a marathon! We closed on our old house this week and the check is in the bank. I am so glad to have that behind us. We have owned two houses since April 2017, but I have been busting it a few months before that. It's been a good 18 month run of non-stop home...

Thanks for the link. I poured over the photos and the patent drawing. It looks like the shoulder on the lead screw should be behind the split nut. I can see the split nut down in there, but there was no need to get it out to disassemble. I think if I get it out and reassemble with the split nut...

I found a vice at an estate sale last week that looked like a fun project. It says 104R on it and was made by a company named REED MFG CO in Erie PA. It looks to be a nicely made Vice but I can’t get the jaw to open back up when loosening it. Does anyone know anything about these particular vices?

I have just been cleaning and organizing around the house. My weekends have been busy with fun events. We went to the Rolex 24 hour race in Daytona a few weeks ago and then to an indoor car show in Birmingham this past weekend. Its been non-stop! I finally hauled out a bunch of scrap metal that...

The most basic remote control kids toys have a simple forward and reverse, with a rear axle that makes the vehicle turn when backed up. If you make the rear axle to where one side pivots and the other side slides. Make the vehicle front wheel drive and when you reverse the motor, the rear axle...

Photos added

No noticeable progress on the house this past weekend. I got a call from the insurance agent on Friday saying that our old house can't be vacant and remain insured for very long. We went over there and tore out the master bathroom since we had made plans to remodel it and it is the one major...

I have a buddy who wears a ring made from a hex nut. The top still has one of the flats on it. I tried to make a similar one on bench grinder once, but ran into issues (mostly time related) with it getting too hot and too small to hold without tools. I recently saw a video where someone did a...

Thanks for sharing your stories. I thought it was a neat way to save a buck and reuse the old. Driftpin, I can appreciate your love for vans, although mine have all been german. I've had a 74 Westfalia, a 70 passenger bus and now an 84 Vanagon Westfalia that I've got to get an engine swap done on.

While I was sorting through some of the parts from the tractor trailer load, I came across a unique set of pistons. One of the older guys in the local VW club told a story about his father rebuilding an engine and, because of money, he had the pistons knurled at the parts store. He said that...

I have a true 2 car garage off the main level and I plan on a ~30x30 detached in the next year or two. I need some height for a lift and a place to store taller vehicles. This space will only have one vehicle in it and maybe my boat/jet ski. Once the detached shop is built, vehicles will be out...