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Been awhile since I've posted anything but the strangest thing just happened. One of my tombstone bench grinders just came in all by itself. I was on the other side of the shop doing some welding when I heard a whirring sound. I went to check it out and the grinder was running and some smoke...

I again went a bit overboard at a auction and may have purchased a couple of thousand pounds of metal. Amongst this was several pieces of 1 1/4" round bar marked HT-62451 Anyone know what alloy this may be? Google did not give anything.

The salon my wife work at is having a strange issue, when anyone uses their massager it trips the built in GFCI on all the blow dryers on that circuit. and then a few days ago one of the blow dryers had a massive short in the damaged cord and nothing tripped the short was at where the wires...

I have come to despise my old lever action grease gun, I have the little pistol grip and would like to get a full size one since the little one goes through cartridges so quickly. What is the best bang for the buck in pistol grip grease guns?

I was going through my road box today while prepping my sons old truck to go to the scrap yard, other than a few minor repairs I have not used that box for automotive in at least 10 years and 3 trucks ago, I do use it for site work so it has a great selection of standard sockets and wrenches but...

So I have been contemplating adding either a propane boiler or a propane water heater to heat the shop instead of the electric boiler I have now, or maybe in addition to, dual fuel and all. I have been trying to justify the cost in my head and while I was driving around yesterday it hit me. I...

I am in need of a 3/16" key way broach and a 5/8" dia bushing. Would consider a set if the price is right.

Today was pick up day for a online auction, so I made a quick video of the stuff I got. (Notice I did not say win, the only winner at a auction is the auction company.) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5dgENBku4Ns" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I have been thinking for the last year or so that I need a 2x72 belt grinder, of course YouTube has not helped me out here at all since over 50% of the videos I watch have a belt grinder in them. I spent a few weeks checking out what is available commercially, and beyond some of the high end...

I'm starting to build up a selection of longer materials again and need a way to store them, I came up with this design and would like some feed back if you see any flaws or improvements that it could use before I order materials. This will be outside the shop on the east wall, right beside the...

We all do different things in our shops, I do mostly metal fab with some equipment repair and if I can't avoid it auto repair, I also have a fairly well stocked woodworking area. All of these take hand tools, wrenches, sockets etc.. so we can skip over those type tools since everyone needs...

After a discussion with a buddy last week I made this video, what are your thoughts? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A16off_g9VA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I just spent most of the last 2 days standing in front of the Lathe making parts for a light duty Jib crane. When I built the shop I had this in mind and now is the time to get on with it. To start there is a full cubic yard of concrete with 8 5/8th's J bolts as a base under the slab, the J...

I think that there are some tools and equipment everyone should have access too and know at least the fundamentals to use them in a limited capacity. In the last year I have added a metal lathe and a milling machine to the shop and today I had to make a few small parts to finish up the tune up...

My Sheldon lathe was working just fine, I shut it off and came back not even 30 minutes later and it wouldn't start, when I push the start/on button it makes a buzzing sound but no click like it used to, I'm guessing that there is something wrong with the motor starter or the switch, I tested...

I have a client who is a contractor, however he does not weld, he does however have a shop where stuff gets done. He asked me to build him a metal work table heavy enough that he could "Pound the **** out of stuff". He is also a long time friend so I am going all out for him. His list of...

A client asked me to build him a heavy work table, something that he can pound on and basically beat the **** out of. I designed the table and stopped by my steel supplier to look at what he had for a top, I had decided on a 5/8ths" plate but when we walked outside he pointed me to a stack of...

I have a project coming up where I will need to use the 5/8-11 tapped holes in the fab table to hold the parts in alignment for welding. After going over my options I decided that toe clamps would be nice to use for this, and since I have a mill now and want to play with it making my own sounds...

I was doing a job on the Sheldon lathe the other day and noticed that even though it is mounted on a 2 1/2 inch thick butcher block style bench (Thats how it came) that there was a bit of flex when cutting, I was not taking a real heavy cut at all about .010 and then noticed it again drilling a...

Today I found a line on 4x8x1" plate steel, $0.40 a pound or $525 a piece if anyone in the MN, western WI area wants one drop me a PM. He also has some 6x12x1" same $0.40 a pound This is plate that was used 1 time as a base over concrete for moving some heavy machinery so like new, I can help...