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biggest buyers remorse.. Investing in craftsman tools when I was starting my tool collection.. this old bait and switch with china **** has really put a bad taste in my mouth.

I want to do the hardwood mostly 1. I have it. 2. Its easier to sweep saw dust up off of it. 3. I think it will wear better than just a plywood floor. I will probably wait till summer to do the main floor of the building with the 3/4 wood. My idea was that if I do it when its most humid It...

how is the pedal controlling speed? I assume its a variable speed trigger on the drill motor

I have the same trailer I use to move motorcycles and stuff.. I tow it with a VW golf. I welded the hinge in the middle and put a piece of AL diamond plate on it. It made a racket bouncing around before I welded it solid. The wood frame should deaden all the sound. Ive never had a problem with...

The upstairs I am going to do in engineered hardwood because its what I have enough of I was already planning on leaving the gap around the edges and also put down roofing felt under neath.. but am going to be nailing it down I would think the nails would stop it from "floating" I put down a 3/8...

Had the check out your build! coming along nice.. My extended family lives in Freehold and my grandparents lived in Cream Ridge before they passed. There was a pa guy having trouble finding material look up http://www.abmartin.net/ they carry everything you need to build a polebarn from...

I was going to make a thread when I started it, but its been progressing a lot slower than I am proud to admit lol. I have alot of photos of the build maybe ill just puke out a thread one night

Nice Matt! Didnt know you bought this place! Solid score! I still need to come up and grab those indexing drawers I bought off you last winter?? lol been side tracked

Both levels of the barn have a plywood subfloor down already.. Its starting to get cold here and I want to get the floors done so I can start moving stuff in..

I recently built a smallish 20x16 outbuilding for my wood projects. I have a ton of wood flooring left from other projects, I was thinking of installing out there. I know typically you dont want to install the wood floor in a house that doesnt have the heat/ac on yet.. But in the out building it...

Most small lathes are going to be belt driven. I am sure this machine will need to be rebuilt or have a lot of attention paid to it. Just keep that in mind when making an offer. Considering a similar sized 9x20 enco/grizzly/hf lathe that would be less than 10-15 years old that probably the p/o...

Most people don't believe me when I mention I have a certain tool, usually the specialty ones most people dont own, or the heavy machinery; lathe, mill, lift truck etc. I think its mostly because I just had my 30th bday and have a tool collection most old men would be jealous of. but its a...

I have a few dewalt ones they are reliable and affordable. I have a metabo that was gifted from an eager sales man. The metabo is amazing but the price tag is out of most hobbyists price range. I also have a craftsman grinder I bought probably 10 years ago when I was 21 and I still use it the most.

Good idea! I love learning the history of old machinery.

I have both. I use the oxy torch mostly for cutting scrap out in the yard. I have one of Eastwoods cheapo plasma cutters, it works great. I used it last week to cut 1/2 plate and it did it in one pass.

Thanks for verifying the year. It came from a place I believe was called "Hillside Spinning and Stamping" in Union, NJ. I am not sure if they bought it new. I assume they did comparing the ages to other machines in the bldg. Is there a way to track them by who they were sold to?

My pride and joy minty Record 8" non swivel My newest Columbian vice I just picked up at an auction. and my ******* allied vice. Some sort of asian but seems to be of vintage quality.

Thanks for that link! Never saw this site before. Just signed up for my lifetime union member discount code.

Haha thanks guys. It actually came with a fair amount of unused blade rolls in various sizes and tpi. Most are starret and do all brand. You will really hate me when I tell you it only had a 500.00 price tag. I guess I got lucky and caught alot of guys sleeping at the auction. Weight on it I...

Def lowest setting. I have craftsman wrenches and keep them in the newer style blowmolded cases, you cant click them into the case unless the wrench is turned out.