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I know this isn't the first or the fifth or probably not the 20th drill press resto on here but hey, might as well have another. I am heading over to vintage machinery to get some more information on what I am dealing with. Here are the before pics. This will probably be a slowish...

I picked up a torch set and a welding table today. I have been looking to build a table for a while and started pricing materials. Had a budget in mind and was looking around to get ideas for a design. I don't have any machinist buddies and nobody is giving me free steel so with that and...

I picked up a little ATV for the wife. She has wanted one for a while and I figured I would pick up a project that me and the boy could work on. The quad is a Kawasaki Mojave KSF250 from the 90's. After doing some research I have found two common fail points for it. The kickstart idle gear...

The goal : Be gooder at welding. The tool : Gary. oh I mean Miller 130xp So I picked up a little 110 mig to learn with for my 33rd birthday. I said "Gary, that desk job is all fine and good and there is absolutely nothing wrong with staring at a glowing rectangle for a living, however, you're...

I need air back in the garage! My little craftsman compressor died, well technically I killed it. I let it run out of oil..... didn't realize it was leaking. Burned up a rod, just one, the other one looks fine. I would like to rebuild by getting a new rod, polish the crank and getting new...

I snagged another project the other day. Let the guy borrow the truck for a dump run and he handed me this. It is a long way from usable but I am looking forward to putting it back in order.

I started cleaning up my drill press and the spring for the "chuck arbor?" tension flew out. I can't tell if I lost something when it flew out, but I can't seem to get the tension set right without the spring popping and I am afraid I am ruining the spring trying to wind the tension. If...

I bought a place with a pole building on the property. I am in the slow process of bringing it up to the task of being a shop but there are a few things that definitely need to be tackled. In the corners I have been getting moister wicking under the metal roof and being soaked up the the...

I just purchased my first home, feels good! Decent size lot with a good starter shop on the back 24' x 30'. Something of a dream of mine. I have been visiting here for some time and registered a while ago. This place is my go to for ideas and inspiration and I would like to thank all of the...