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I'm hoping somebody can tell me where to find an uncommon wire. I need a 12 gauge 5 conductor wire to power a door opener. These wires run from a rotary drum switch to a 1 hp electric motor. Two hot, two neutral, and a ground. I've searched Lowe's and Home Depot's websites and can't find it. I...

I'm building a horizontal bi-fold door on my shop. For an opener I found a boat lift winch with a 1 hp motor. I tested everything before mounting and it all worked fine. I got the winch mounted and turned the drum switch to raise the door and the shaft inside the switch broke. I now need a drum...

I'm finally getting around to finishing my shop. It started out as a 24x34 carport slab. I added 6 feet to the 24 foot side to have room for toolboxes and work tables. Since then I've bought a fairly extensive set of machine tools, so my original slab was too small. Due to space limitations, I...

Can anyone here tell me where to source blades for one of these? I've looked all over and find conflicting and limited information. I've sourced the tires and found where to get a new bevel gear, but not blades.

I bought a lot at an auction a couple of weeks ago and one of the machines was a strange sanding machine like I'd never seen before. It's identical to this one, but of a different brand: http://lobomachine.com/shop/item.aspx/brush-pneumatic-drum-sander/261 I'm a metal guy, I know absolutely...

I went to an auction last weekend and ended up with a Marquette M12209 MIG welder in a lot I bought. I've don't recall ever even hearing of Marquette before. What little I can find on the internet says they are/were distributed by Lincoln. I plugged it in yesterday. Everything seems to power...

Does anybody know anything about Century drill presses? I've ended up with one in a lot of tools I bought. It looks like a fairly heavy-duty machine, but I've never seen one before. Just wondering roughy what one of these is worth were I to resell it, and are they good reliable units? This one...

There's an auction held every couple of months that I attend fairly regularly. Today I was looking to see what was in the auction this month and saw this: Any idea what it is and what it's worth? I love old iron and I know there are several scrap metal guys that buy some stuff there and sell...

A friend of mine owns a business in town and they were cleaning out his shop today. He called and asked if I might be interested in a pedestal grinder. I went by to look at it and it's too large for my needs,plus it's got a 3 phase motor on it. It is likely this grinder was sold surplus by the...

I've been on the lookout for a metal shaper for a while now. One came up a couple hours drive from me this weekend. It's an Atlas Model 7B. The seller says it is complete minus a vise and he has used it and it is fully operational. He's asking $800. This is the first one I've seen within 300...

Me and a buddy went to an estate auction last weekend. I was really hoping to pick up a Kennedy tool cabinet that would complete my set, but another guy wanted it a lot more than I did. However, I did pick up a couple of items I could use. I didn't get a steal on either one, but I think I did...

I ran across this old socket set a couple of weeks ago in a junk store. I was wondering if it is worth going back for. Anybody know what it is and it's approximate value? <a href="http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Vocatx/media/Tools/surgeweb_zpspifz6hef.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...

With all the huge shops and garages on here, I thought some might find this interesting. Was posted on another forum I'm on.

I've been planning on buying a lathe so I've been on the search for tools related to machining such as dial indicators, micrometers, etc. I found out an older machinist I know was going to retire and sell his tools, so I made a deal with him a few months ago to buy his when he retired. I also...

I've wanted to have a lathe for years, and am now in a position to possibly purchase one. I've been watching area auctions and looking on-line for an opportunity to pick one up. The other day I was talking to an older fellow I know who has a small local machine shop about where to find a used...

Hi guys, I've been lurking around here for quite a while and finally joined to see pics of the Blood Shed. Anyway, I was trolling E-bay a while ago and thought some of you vise aficianados might enjoy this...