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Hey guys, I have an Old Powermatic 1150 Drill press that I would love to be able to use occasionally as a mortiser. I see they sell various attachments for Drill Presses to do exactly this....but I don't know what I need to buy to get going on this. Any recommendations out there? Phil

Hey guys, I replaced my garage utility sink earlier this week. After 13 years, the old one had disintegrated. I think the plastic sink became brittle with exposure to UV...in any case it had to go, so I got a newer, beefier utility sink and hopefully it will last longer. I plumbed up the new...

Guys, This is a follow up to my post from a couple of months ago complaining about "arbor slop" on my 30 year old Craftsman 10-inch table saw. The problem (which is endemic to the old C-man saws) is the thread profile on the arbor is undersized and does not fit up well when used with a dado...

Guys, I don't know if this is just my engine hoist or is common, but I wanted to pass this on in case it helps someone else. I bought a relatively inexpensive engine hoist. It's one of those with an 8 ton ram and an adjustable boom where the boom has 3 different lengths you can pin it to, and...

So, My kid works for a custom engineering/fabrication company as a design engineer. These guys actually let their employees use their tools for take-home projects, as long as it's within reason. So, he brought me home some 16 GA and 7 GA laser cut flat steel he got out of the scrap bin, as I...

Hey guys, My craftsman 113 10-inch table saw has served me about like you might expect for going on 30 years. By that, I mean, it cuts wood in roughly the size and shape I hope it will and I have developed a massive skill set in hiding its inaccuracies in the finished work. We have reached...

Guys, Anytime I do major work on a car, like installing an engine or whatnot, I have the same issue when I startup the car. Smoke everywhere. Penetrating oil is the worst, but getting a few drops of transmission fluid in the wrong spot is almost as bad. I swapped a used engine into my kid's...

Guys, I've had this lift 12 year's and I've always pulled straight into it. Is there any reason I couldn't or shouldn't back into it? It seems like the lift wouldn't care...but I wanted to run this by you guys before I do something possibly wrong. The lift in question is rated at 9000 pounds...

TADA! My 17 year-old finished his entry for the 4H fair this year, woodworking projects. It's a standing desk in the arts & crafts style. It features pinned or wedged mortise and tenon construction. Primary materials are hard maple and cherry with ebony accents. The single drawer is mounted...

Hey guys, Buddy wants me to put the pointy end back on his dad's old craftsman MT#1 dead center. I was thinking about turning it on my South Bend Heavy 10, but I'm scratching my head on how to hold it while I attempt to turn it. I've got collets, but the MT#1 taper will allow it to wobble...

Hey guys, As I posted on the electrical part of this board last week, I've been in the market for a vertical bandsaw for some time. Last week a possible purchase of a DoAll fell apart for the reason that the thing was SO FREAKING HUGE and it needed 3 phase power...but mostly the "freaking...

Hey guys, I've been looking at getting a nice old bandsaw for my woodshop in my barn. I have 240V single phase power out there. I found a bandsaw that is NICER than what I was looking for and BIGGER than any I had considered. I measured last night and it will barely fit in the spot I have...

Hey guys, About 6 months ago I scored a Powermatic 1150 Drill Press on Craigslist. The 1150 the "smaller" of the vintage Powermatic DPs, with a 15" swing and typical power was a 1/2" or 3/4" HP motor. I tore mine down to its component pieces, fixed everything broken, replaced everything...

So, I keep seeing area high schools that are getting STEM grants and using them to buy machine tools. FANTASTIC! But, they are all buying small CNC machines and I just don't get it. Typically the school's Technology Guru is the one interviewed for the newspaper story, and they all tout how...

Hey guys, Just a safety heads up. A local man died due to burns he received when his outdoor wood burner exploded after about 2 days of suffering. The paper hasn't had details, but the word is he was using a flammable liquid of some sort to light it. I don't know what went wrong...but when...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V9L05G/?tag=atomicindus08-20 I bought that a year or so ago after my son's Subaru developed a small coolant leak that I just couldn't find. With that kit I found the issue, a pinhole in the radiator, in about 5 minutes...with the system cold...making it a...

So, I've got an old Mustang that gets about 1500 miles a year put on it. I opted for an Optima red-top battery last time I changed it out. A couple of weeks ago I noticed it was having a hard time starting the engine and the voltage was down a bit, so even though it was still working I...

Hey guys, As part of my 2006 Garage Build...I had to sell it to the wife. How did I do that? I designed a deck in the L between the new garage and the house and drew in a hot tub on the deck. Suddenly my garage project was greenlighted! Fast forward to 2017. The Spa keeps tripping the 50...

Hey guys, Thanks for everyone that's provided feedback on my previous posts. I caught some well deserved flak for lack of pictures...so here are a few now that it's done. This was a $250 CL find. I didn't try to talk the guy down. Even missing the depth stop, a broken table lift, some...