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This is a pet peve of mine, some things should not be repaired your casting was broken and you had someone weld it up. You expect the welder to make your POS better than new. Not going to happen. So fix it with glue. See how that works for you.

Don't think that buying a TIG machine will make you capable of welding aluminum castings. It takes a lot of skill development that you won't do in a day. The welds in your post look good so I would go back to that shop and make it clear how much work you want them to do how far do you want hem...

I recommend two things to minimize distortion first make the patch round if possible square corners tend to buckle and TIG weld the patch in with silicon bronze rod. I've done this many times with good results/

Considering the current price of steel and hardware I think it would not be in your best interest to scrap bins of hardware and racks of steel just because it's dirty.

It must be nice to live somewhere that doesn't have a drought. I would like to pressure wash a lot of things but I would feel guilty wasting that much water here in NorCal.

Is there a reason that you can't just roll the car off the lift and do the engine install on the ground? vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

A stomp shear is the right tool for that job. Using the small power shear in my old shop I could make 500 of those in less than an hour. Might be worth having someone cut the blanks for you. Another option might be a bandsaw and a belt sander.

Those wrenches are probably British. I believe that's the witworth standard.

I had a guy in the shop pressing bearings into aluminum housings one day. He decided that it was a nice day so he was going to do this job outside he unbolted the arbor press from the floor and took it outside. . Shortly afterward we heard the screams as he lay under the press. The stand did...

Did I see a thread micrometer in your meteorology drawer? If so you've one up'd me.

I would grind the studs flat drill a through hole and use a bolt an a nut. Can't really see if there is room for that from the pictures.

The first and most important thing is to stop drill the ends of the crack. 1/8" is fine. It's inportant to know what material the rack is made of if it's chrome molly a different welding method would be required. If it's mild steel brazing would be a good way to do it.

WAG on my part but I think that's a transmission jack. It might take to or three tries to get it just right.

Some clown parked hid Suburban so close to my car that I had to crawl in from the passenger side. Not so easy in a C-4 Corvette. I did no physical damage to his car but I did steal all 4 of his tire's valve cores.

Put your mag base on the quill and measure the run out of the spindle relative to the quill. if that's ok use your indicator to look for lateral movment between the housing and the quill. You should do all this with the belt off. Jamming a drill bit can often damage the chuck jaws and the taper...

What type of bearings are in the quill? If they are tapered roller bearings you may need to tighten up the pre load. if they are ball bearings you most likely ave a bent shaft. This is assuming that all the bearing fits are tight. That chuck looks like a Jacobs it should run out no more than...

POR 15 causes a chemical reaction with rust to form a compound that is black and hard that is not resistant to uv light and must be top coated. If you don't have the rust the chemical reaction can't take place. I would paint the metal with epoxy primer then fill the pits with bondo and topcoat...

Spot welding requires high current it could be more than the output of your tig welder. My Dayton spot welder puts out 3,000 amps on the weld side. Not sure if that much is needed for a dent puller. I'm sure that connecting to the tungsten would be a bad idea why not connect ware the torch is...

I want to add a table lift to my hydraulic press, will you post a picture of the rest of the mechanism? I'm curious about what keeps the cable from free wheeling. I'm thinking about using a boat winch because there cheap and have a built in ratcheting mechanism.