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So then, I had one of my grandsons up from Anchorage for a few days. He no sooner got out of the car and started in on me about building something. We are always both game to build something, so we went in the house to make a plan and consume some of gramma's cookies. He came up with the idea to...

I've never pulse mig welded aluminum and could use some education. I'm using a miller XMP 350 MPA and a d74 driver with a push pull rig. I've messed with it for a couple hours and trying to get it dialed in. There are a number of settings that I don't understand where to set. So, does anybody...

I started a pic album on my profile page about a sprinter 170 ext 4x4 van that is getting dolled up to camp out of. Hope to have it ready in the spring to hit the road. Royce

I'll say this, it is a tool Royce

I have made a couple vise stands that rotated that proved to be very useful. This bench has a t-slot in it, that allowed this vise to be mounted vertically. It works like a offset vise or a vise to hold plates and bars horizontal. I find I use it to hold stock horizontal a lot, it is handier and...

Got started today building a saw station. My goal is to set it up with good dust collection and a fence with stops both right and left. Started with some 1-1/4" particle board with formica and maple edge table tops, 2x4s and some 3/4 form plywood. I sized the dust box for right and left miters...

I have a few tall vidmar boxes to cut down to work bench height. I've been reluctant to start, thinking it would be a lousy chore. Needing to build a miter saw station, I got started and finished cutting one down. It was a walk in the park, drill out a couple dozen spot welds, grind a few short...

The handle telescopes out and when you lift up on it, a set of wheels lowers to maneuver it to where it is needed. Made from 3/16" plate, very well designed and built. Royce

Started this project awhile ago and there is still quite aways to go. I have some pics in a album on my profile page of the building process, if anybody is interested Royce

Found this at local shop Test drove it and it seems to function well. The ring and pinion blade drive and the worm gear feed drive look to have some life left in them, so I pulled the trigger. Anybody know what vintage it is? Thanks Royce

Been needing a hoist in the shop and this is what I came up. I had the materials other than the beam. I ended up getting a beam from a friend, that came with a 1 ton trolley and electric hoist, for not much more than a new beam. It was even milled in the good old USA, nice score. Anyhow, here is...

Made by the pull-u-out mfg co. St Louis Mo Pat Pend Got it freed up and working, kind of. The freewheel pawl is wallowed out. but it still powers in. Royce

I made a rotating stand awhile back and was not content with the amount of torque it took to lock it down. There was a thread the other day about what size set screw to use for a receiver vise mount that got me thinking about this concept. I diddledicked with it all day long and came up with...

In my opinion anyhow. It is a simple box,12"x18"x24" Good for standing on, sitting on, kneeling on, resting things on, getting up on a work bench or the back of the truck. With 3 different dimensions it gets you at the right height for working on most anything. It is made from 1-1/2" x 1/8"...

I found a large cart that was being used as a welder cart. I offered to buy it and the fellow said he does not need money as much as he needs a cart for his welder. I then offered to build him one or trade a aluminum one I had, he agreed to either. I built one but decided to keep it and trade...

I came across a pic of a gift I gave my mother 10 years ago. I thought it would be fun for her and my brothers and sisters to put together on Christmas. Going by memory, it is maybe 24"x16"x1/4" plate, cut with a hand torch. I would suggest going easy on the whisky the night before and light on...

I made a 3 cornered column stand awhile back and saved the drops. It was made concave out, this one will be just opposite. It looks similar a wankel rotor. Royce

what else was I to do while the paint dries? Royce

Getting started 10" sch 40 OD 6" sch 40 ID 1 in 40 pitch Blind flange center for the base. I'll cut the top and bottom plates from 3/16" or 1/4" plate

Cut these out of a blind flange Royce