Recent content by VW_Buggsy

Seeking (can't hurt to ask right): Basic hand wood carving tools of usable quality. Ideally a "starter set" of palm tools covering the basics usually including: A flat chisel A scew A V-Tool (AKA Parting Tool) A Viener (tiny gouge) A couple/few sizes of general gouges OR singles to work...

Thanks folks. The motor came with bleed resistors on the start capacitors (3W 4.7k ohms). After a lot more reading it looks like the fact that the motor doesn't have any overload protection built in alone is enough to justify adding a mag starter. So I'll be getting one. I'm not sure it...

THANKS! I do occasionally unplug it because I only have the one 220V outlet in my garage. I do some powder coating and I need that outlet to run my shop oven when I do so. I don't unplug it while it's running (nor do I usually flip the switch when the compressor is running unless there is an...

I had a couple questions about my specific air compressor set-up. Hopefully simple ones. I'm a DIY kind of guy and I got the compressor from craigslist. It came to me with a 3PH motor that I replaced with a single phase many years ago. To cut to the chase I want to: A: Make sure my electrical...

I made a post on this topic on here years ago! My favorite garage/shop pencils are paper mate "handwriting" mechanical pencils. They are cheap. They are for little kids so they are triangle shaped (don't roll away) and have thick 1.3mm leads and erasers. They are hard to find outside of back to...

I picked up (for very few monies) a vintage air fuel meter. I was/am hoping to use it to dial in the air fuel ratio on my vintage VW's. It came with no instructions or manual. Basic operation seems pretty simple it has a balance and set function to sort of dial in the range and then you can...

+1 for positive feedback on Wrenchr/Jason. I would not hesitate to purchase or trade with him again. This is a little bit overdue on my side. Wrenchr and I arranged a trade, an even swap where we both just paid our respective shipping to get our stuff to the other party (vises/vise parts)...

Just adding a few more pics for the vise comparison...

I decided to pick up one of the Harbor Freight "Doyle" brand vises to compare to my older Craftsman Pro to confirm that they are the same and generally give the forum info. So if I don't cover anything you need to know here please feel free to ask. I'm not sure how many pics the forum will let...

Hey friends, I was hoping you could help me out with some vise advice. I was given a Wilton bullet vise, YAY ME! Unfortunately it's probably worth every penny of the "free" that I got it for, because it's a total basket case. Most of it is missing, the lead screw, nut, end cap, collar...

Hey folks. I purchased one of these Craftsman Pro vises many years back. It's been great but I abused it hard. I managed to strip the lead screw nut in it while pressing in some bearings. Everything else on the vise is fine so I'd hate to just scrap it. Has anyone successfully sourced a...

That's a smart idea. I've used dry-erase to mark oil change mileage on the window, before the cars started to track that on their on-board computer and now only on my old Volkswagens. On my trailer I just write the date when I re-pack the bearings on it next to the wheel in sharpie, because...

I really like that idea. I bet you could get different colors real cheap at yard sails and what-not too.

I really like the Zebra stainless pens. I got a large pack of them on sale at the local club store where we are members. They write well and they are tough, and look good. Mine say F-301 0.7 but I'm guessing they are similar.

This might be pretty trivial but I'm curious what y'all use for marking devices in your garage or shop? I've seen some threads on pencil sharpeners with a few comments on pencils but no dedicated thread on marking tools. I've typically used: Sharpies Normal mechanical pencils Normal #2 pencils...