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These were in a box of estate sale items I bought. They have a leaf shaped blade of sorts. Are they a boring tool for wood?

I bought a miscellaneous box of **** at a local estate sale because there was a rough Plomb ratchet buried in there ( I kinda collect the old Plomb tools) and there was this nice Norlund hatchet head hiding at the bottom! Anyway, I was pretty tickled. Now I need to find or make a handle for...

I have a small bathroom in my shop with a shower, along with a sink behind the bar. I’m getting ready to finish the bathroom and shower, and the current 1 gallon water heater under the sink barely makes enough hot water to wash a pair of beer mugs. So I’m debating whether to run wire and 2...

I’m considering purchasing one of these since my 35 year old Hobart mig bit the dust. I’ve always wanted to learn how to TIG weld, so this welder has me interested. Any thoughts on these?

Ok folks, this isn’t in the garage or shop. It’s the living room. This was originally a garage slab when we bought the place. A little over 20 years ago, we decided to add on to the house over the existing slab rather than build a garage since I already had a 30 x 60 shop. Here’s the issue...

I had a decent 1/4" bit set that was basically thrown together, but I have lost it. I would like to have a good set that will hold up to my Milwaukee M18 impact driver. Who makes the best set for the money? I'd like one with a few sockets along with all of the various long & short bits.

I just bought a 20” Barnes camelback drill project on an online auction. I’ve always wanted one of these, but the prices were beyond affordable. This baby needs a load of TLC, but I’m pretty excited to get her going. Picking it up this afternoon. Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

I have an old MATCO side box that is missing a drawer. I know that this is a long shot, but are replacement drawers available?

My lathe & mill came with a home built phase converter that worked great in the prior owner’s shop. I just wired it in my shop and it appeared to work fine, but the output voltages were 120, 121 and 173. Then I fired it up again yesterday and it apparently blew up a capacitor. Does anyone...

I had the 15’ x 32’ lean to enclosed so I can move my mill, lathes and some other metalwork tools out of the main shop space. I have a couple of layout ideas, but I’m open to suggestions. Here’s the legend: mill, lathe, small lathe, band saw, grinder, workbench, phase converter, drill press...

I was working on Dad's model T engine / transmission last weekend and I made a big boo-boo. The load on the stand swung hard as I was in the process of rotating it and the rotating handle caught the inside of my left thigh as the load swung around. Nothing hit the floor because my thigh took...

I scored this baby today for FREE!! Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

A buddy went to an auction last weekend and gave me a beer flat full of tooling, etc that he figured I could use with my old lathe. These things were in with the tools, but I’m not sure what they are. One appears to be a drill bit stand. It has the hole sizes stamped in it. The other 2...

This was an old freebie vice that I bolted to the workbench a while back. Made in Japan. Folks, this is why you should buy quality USA made tools. Look how poorly this thing was made.

I thought I’d share a couple of pictures of my shop built 8” grinder. There was a local self taught machinist / electrician who lived in our small town until he passed away a few years ago at the ripe age of 92. He built a few of these for local guys. He fabricated everything, including the...

Are there any Atlas lathe experts out there? I have an old Atlas 10” lathe that I bought a few years ago. It came with a load of parts and accessories, including a milling attachment. I’d like to use the milling attachment for some small projects, but it seems that I’m missing parts from the...

I’ve had this for a long time. Thought I’d share some pics of it.

I thought I’d share a couple of pictures of my Yale 1/2 ton chain hoist. I bought this at an auction several years ago. Does anyone have any idea when this was made?

I need to make a choice. Please see my build link for shop info. I'm in SE Kansas. We do get some cold weather here, but nothing like you folks up in MN have to deal with. Choice #1: I have a house furnace that is of ample size to heat my shop, but I would need to convert it to propane...

I picked up this saw yesterday. Check out the speed reduction gearbox l. Is that from a washing machine?