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Search for swing and/or carriage doors. Ours are built similar to how Yale did his -- metal frame with wood casing. Hardware comes mostly from the gate world.

I have Franklin Autoswing doors (see youtube of them below), which recently started banging into each other in the middle. After trying in vein to find a local garage/gate company to fix them, I reluctantly dug into them myself and am happy to say I got them fixed. There is VERY little on the...

How awful, so sorry to see that. I spent 10 minutes on their site trying to find their warranty and could not find it. I did see that the cabinets are painted, not powder coated, and that production locations include China and Malaysia. If you have that much rust in two months, they were...

Thanks all. Keep them coming! I have some tubes and channels, etc., but my storage issue is more about sheet metal. I like the rack sandman made and am thinking something like that might be best, but with a good portion of mine set up to slide sheet metal into...

Aluminum intercooler pipes, powder coated, and my solution for flat bosses on round tubes.

Anyone here make a scrap metal bin to store old sheet metal and tubes that are too good to throw away? I need one and am looking for design inspiration. Thanks!

The video shows 22 gauge steel. I've used them up to 18 gauge steel without problems, but haven't tried aluminum yet. :)

When they first started showing up on youtube, people were filling prints with resins and such to make them harder, but over time people started realizing that the plastic alone is strong enough to form sheet metal, assuming you use enough in-fill, and they last a weirdly long time. I wanted...

I needed a custom-shaped dimple die to 'go' with my interior -- see the upholstery rivet style -- and ended up doing a number of shapes. The STL's are free -- just need to register a free account and make one post (e.g., 'thanks for the STL') on carpokes.com to download them (it's an...

Another happy Eastwood sharpener guy here. Works great, and takes no bench space.

It was nGen by ColobFabb, which I'm told is similar to PET G, but I only used that because it was in my printer and very easy to use. That said, PLA works great for steel stamps. PLA is very stiff, I just tend not to use it because it doesn't hold up in the sun/heat, but for metal dies and...

I have not gone through all 46 pages of this thread, so apologies if this has already been covered. I've been making metal stamps lately for various things, and it's opened up a whole new realm of possibilities. :)

Curious what most folks actually do with their compressors?

I wrote to Eastwood asking for more information but all I've received in response so far is four email ads from them. If there's a fire risk, a sticker isn't going to fix it. If there isn't a fire risk, why send the letter? Something feels mismanaged either way. I'd say maybe its a CYA...

Anyone know the back story behind this curious letter I just got from Eastwood? They send me a warning sticker to put on the compressor and say 'unattended use of the scroll compressor is not recommended. Turning the unit off when not in use will reduce the risk of fire...." What risk of...

If you have not yet switched to nylon rollers in the door rails, that's a must. They eliminate a lot of the 'racket' made by the old metal roller wheels.

+1 on that. After watching a bunch of YouTubes ;), I'd get the set that costs $88.44 in your link above -- Valve Plate Assy with Filters. The kit without filters is $10 less but on backorder. Your site won't let me link directly to it, but this is the same parts kit here...

I thought I'd share my video where I use this pre-winder on a real project. The 3D printed drill fixture is unique to the motor I'm working on (Porsche 944) but the concept can be applied to just about any bolt you need to drill and helicoil. :) And, it's not everyday you see a comedy tool...

I went with a 4 post, but either way: 1) a lift is an absolute game-changer if you work on cars, and 2) you can have a lift and a cool floor. :)

If the columns are not bolted down, they may settle into place a bit, but they shouldn't leave you with a crooked lift, so I'd call them back. I had an authorized installer put mine up, and naively thought it had to be right because they were 'authorized'. The more I learned about the lift and...