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Metal shear 10" woodward / harbor freight Not sure if it was originally a harbor freight or woodward fab shear . But regardless it was a Chinese made one with lots of flex. Cutting 18gauge stainless was a no go. Just folded over. Initially i was just adding rigidity to the back bone...

Thought id start a thread of the new shop addition. the shop is being built on a some what tight budget , yet trying to do my best with the craftsmanship side , since i dont normally work with dead tree carcuss. Like all the tools and machines i bring home, there pretty much ready for the...

Minor sheldon lathe clean up ( Picture Heavy ) Oct 20,2015 start

1969 sheldon R15 5hp 20 coats of paint to peel off. just cleaning it up a little bit [/URL paint stripped chuck clean up [URL=http://s836.photobucket.com/user/thieltech/media/Sheldon%20Lathe/20151022_012614.jpg.html]

Jefferson WI swap meet rusty treasures( Anyone else ) PICs ADDED Found all kinds of rusty tool treasures at the spring jefferson swap meet today. Man that place is huge . i gotta go back tomorrow for another 10 hrs to finish off the rest Anyone else from garage journal go ? post your finds...

Post Pics of your machines u Rebuilt or restored . Post as many pics as u like. Edit Also welcome to post up unrestored Machines that are functional etc. Be nice to make a book of them all

does anyone know if mobil gear lube will attack the brass ring gear in a gear box its mobil gear 600 xp 460 premium industrial gear oil . ISO VG 460 heres the gear box from 1959. it says use lubricant listed on tag. well the tag is long gone after 56 years And the owners manual for grinder...

iam working on setting up solar power on the house . can anyone with a setup post pics , id like to get ideas . Thanks !

anyone have info on this vise ? is it worth keeping over the 6 1/2" wilton bullet? got it for 50.00 bucks

anyone know the brand or if its worth 120 bucks?

im about to make some pin spanner wrenches with removable pins of different sizes. figure id use allen head bolts and turn the ends different size so i can just threaded different sizes in. Has anyone made there own? could u post pics of yours . im just worried about making the ends to...

just had to say Snap-on's warranty is very seamless and easy to deal with. i had , 1 -rubber mallet that was cracked a few punches ,and 7 sockets . i had them all packed up and ready to ship to them. But after talking to her and giving her the part numbers she said it wasnt required to...

This what i started with , a tool shop china belt sander i bought at home depot in 2004. its been in storage all these years rusting away. the quality is about what i payed for it , around 105.00 onsale at the time...

some guys aked to see the build , ill try to post pics start to finish in the next couple days. cleaned dirt off in 2011 or so . it came from a scrap yard originally .

Lets see your chop saws and modifications you have made to make them more accurate and usefull. Heres my 2003 milwaukee with cast iron base. i made a heavy stand with out out riggers to hold metal straight. also modified clamps with quick release handles. a 0 return stop on back stop so can get...

Thought id start a little journal of the grinder repair .i started on it a year and a half ago. kinda slow moving. its a 1958 Covel model - 10 mechanical table drive. 10x18 with model-1971 Excello spindle cartridge. ***ALL BLACK HARDWARE IS DONE IN CASEWELL BLACK OXIDE .WORKS OKAY .parts need...

anyone ever add addtional support to there drill press in an attempt to stop the flexing of the main colum ? ive added this 1/4" thick 1 1/2" sqaure and its still all over the place . im not for sure but i believe this is a wood working drill press . im using it for metal work and that...