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Do you plan to add a matching tiny hammer for it? I have a friend with a lot of anvils, including some big ones and some tiny ones...it's been on my list to search for a tiny hammer for his little ones.

I want to print ~50 or 100 of small (say 1/2" x 2") stickers with my name and phone number that I can stick on tools that I use around other people. I did this a couple years ago, but just had the nametags printed on regular (paper) labels, so the ink/paper rubs off when they are handled...

Almost certainly. Put a cheap VFD on it and have digital variable speed on a 115v household outlet (since these don't have a ton of HP), or swap the motor out the (standard NEMA frame size) motor for single phase. Even a cheap static phase converter would work fine on this machine and then you...

20" model...that's a fantastic drill press and a very good deal if you need a big powerful drill. I have the 15" version, and I think it's the best 'general purpose' drill of that size ever made.

Yea! The interesting thing to me is that every 2-3 years for 7 decades, they slightly refined some aspect of the design. It would have been way easier/cheaper for them to just not change anything for 70 years, but instead, the tensioner and tracking and bearings all improved very slightly every...

Here's my Burr King Model 562 resto from a few months ago. It was one of the earliest 562's they manufactured (year 1954) after Burr King bought the MacCarthy Mfg Co SandingMaster design and added the improved belt tensioning ratchet mechanism, with the original Baldor (one of the first TEFC...

Wow nice! I have done 3 (two model 760's like yours and a little 562). Yours looks like a mid 1980's model (you can tell by the base, the metal door, and esp. the way the metal door closes). This is a good year range---they improved the ease of adjusting the tracking compared to the design of...

Worst job of any type I ever did was make a hole in a cement basement for a sump pump system. Started with 15lb sledgehammers and stone chisels, but it had a low ceiling, so you could never get a full swing. After 3 days of misery, I finally got smarter and rented a Hilti electric jackhammer...

Biggest recommendation: Have some custom vinyl decals made with her name and phone number on them. Won't stop thieves, but really helps with 'sortof' accidental tool borrowings. I have one on most pieces of equipment that I use around other people. I really love my Ideal Stripmaster automatic...

It's actually a rental home in the Alps (finally a vacation!). It's otherwise great (including a garage with a bunch of rebranded Knipex no less!), and there aren't many alternatives nearby, so I hope to get this fixed. They're sending the installer out today or tomorrow, but I'd also like to...

^^ I meant to say that when I look at the compressor/condenser unit, which is outside, there is condensation dripping from its drain line. That may just be where the drain line from the indoor unit comes out---I'm not sure. But the fact that there is condensation dripping means that something...

I need some GarageJournal group wisdom..... I'm (finally) traveling for the summer and currently in a nice rental with a new-ish split A/C system. It is correctly set to 'cool' and the thermostat is set to the lowest, but it only blows air that is exactly room temp. On the outside of the...

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/hvo/d/san-dimas-rotex-mill-base/7500054525.html Very clean looking Rotex vertical milling machine with the powerfeed for $475, including a vise and some extra little machines. I looked for this specific model for a year or so before going a different...

Good advice---if you have an air hose this is definitely the way to go, but be warned---if any parts are not totally dry when you start oiling, then the rust will show up underneath after a week or two. Also, my personal experience is don't oil it if you ever want to paint it---it's very...

If you are going to repaint anyways, and the paint is already loose/easy to strip, then strip the paint *before* electrolysis. Even if you de-rust now with electrolysis, you will get rust when stripping paint and need to de-rust all over again before painting/refinishing. If the paint is hard...

Thanks. Sounds like 5/16" 6061 is cutting it close in terms of chance of bending the plate. This surprises me---I thought I'd be safe with 5/16" as my pressbrake calculator still says it would take 5-20 tons on the press brake to bend 5/16" 6061 when the plate is 10" wide like this (the...

Guys, if I want to either machine or SendCutSend the a nice aluminum baseplate for the machine + motor, what thickness alu plate should I use? It has to be 10" x 17". I'm thinking 5/16", and maybe I'll put cutouts in some of the section that the machine doesn't sit on so it's not super heavy...

My set arrived---it's a lot bigger than I expected and significantly larger than my Armstrong's. Double check the length spec if you have an application in mind. There's certainly not much they won't reach.

It's back.

There are a couple guys at Burr King HQ, Paul and Terry, where if you call and say 'I need a washer from your Model X from a particular vintage about 70 years ago' they will say off the top of their head 'Oh you need a 7/32" specialty part number 92938492919, we have those in stock and can ship...