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Always wanted a lathe No figuring out what all I got

I bought an old bridgeport mill about 6 months ago. I have never operate one before. My machining skills are limited to a shop class project on a lathe in 1975. This is my first project on the mill since figuring out how to operate it. It's not much, but I was proud. Its a clamp for my...

Ive been offered the follwoing mill and I dont have any idea about it It is a a Tri-onics Handyman Mill and appears to be a 4 axis CNC The tag says made in Ohio. It is like new. A hobbyist had it in his garage for personal use and has recently upgraded to a CNC station and doesnt use this...

I was at a meeting when this guy started talking about selling off some of his stuff. So he described to me his Bridgeport Mill: 1942 Model I Included is a Phase Converter Collets Jacobs chuck End mills A slicing whell A set of micrometers A vise Cabenit that hangs on wall to hold stuff Some...

Does anyone have this and what do they think of it? http://www.harborfreight.com/30-inch-shear-press-brake-and-slip-roll-5907.html Thanks in advance!!!

Was at local box store yesterday and went to pic upsome more Cutting discs for my grinder 2 mm Dewalt high performance discs. $1.74 each 2 mm Dewalt extended performance discs $3.09 each Is the extended performance worth the extra money?

Just purchased the lot with a 24X36 foot garage on it across the street from my lake house. There is a small 1 room apartment with a bath acourss the rear 12' of the garage. The rest is just open garage. The plan is to redo the interior as sort of an outside getaway and looking for ideas...

Going to Harbor Freight to day. Any views on these. Searched the pass/fail thread and couldnt find them. Thanks in advance.

Just got my new wire welder. Stoked and ready to play!! Im sure it will be better than my old Lincoln tombstone I bought in 1977. 180 c

I bought 100 sheets of 7/16 OSB on sale to use on the ceiling. Well, I ended up using 60 sheets of it to cover the walls. So I have 40 sheets left and need about 75 sheets to cover the ceiling. My trusses have 2X6 bottom stringers and are 4' OC. Question: Is the 7/16 to heavy? Do you need 2X4...

Where I go to get away. 5 Years and a long way to go yet. 40X60X14 on 10 Acres.

Made this up today. Thought someone may like it. It stores my 4" Grinder along with additional discs and changing wrench. And it was cheap to make.

During my normal Satuday Breakfast with friends, whe were talking shop and I said how I was getting ready to plumb my garage for compressed air. I was planning on black pipe, but one of my friends owns an LP ditribution company and he told me not to buy it because he could help me and use the...