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Absolutely. I'm all for learning. I haven't tried the Delco under power yet. It's slow to turn by hand. Going to tear it apart and find out why first. The switch isn't big enough to have a tag, it's the red overload button found on the end of the can. I will post a photo. Might try the...

I am in the same boat. I bought five motors in varying condition, and I have three left. One is a newish 1/3hp GE that seems to spark a bit too much on startup. I'll shoot some video to share the behavior. Maybe it is normal? Another is a Delco 1/4hp that turns real slow. I'm hoping it's...

It's hard to tell exactly what you're looking for without a picture. Do you mean the motor mount? The above is available online: http://www.electricmotorwholesale.com/MARATHON-A279.html However, you might be able to get one from a local company that specializes in motor repair. They might...

I just got a Type 1 (the first version) which needs some attention: Can someone with one in good shape measure the spring clip that retains the leg? I don't think the available plastic ones will work, and all four of mine are either broken or mashed. I could probably figure out the...

The polarity is probably fine. When I first hooked up my gas I forgot to reverse it (was running flux core), and the weld didn't stick at all. This might help: http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/articles/MIG-GMAW-welding-basics/ Also, if you can, see if you can get a second opinion on...

How thick is your base metal? What size wire are you using? Flux cored or shielded? I don't think you want to clamp down too tight with the wire feed or spool drag to slow down your wire feed. I've found that GMAW tends to unload a lot more filler than FCAW (since there's more filler...

Interesting. I like how that one is labeled "Carburetor Wrench". Don't undo a manifold or starter bolt with that, it won't work. Gmonkee's spot on, I think - here's a set of little wrenches with holes on eBay...

I don't have any that I have made myself, although I have restored / repaired them... The little stanley bullnose is by far my favorite. The Mastercraft branded block and #3 are made in England by Footprint. Decent quality, nothing too special. The corrugated #5 is a mystery rescue - I...

I don't think that pressure switch has an unloader. They're usually a brass fitting on the switch itself, that is mechanically triggered when the pressure switch turns off the motor. To plumb in an unloader, you will need a check valve between the pump outlet and the tank (receiver). The...

With a name like Metal Supermarkets I fully expected to have a massive shopping cart and would be pulling metal off store shelves. Not the case. There's a front counter and you place your order, then someone goes into the warehouse and cuts your metal for you.

That one's an oil filled unit, and at less than 80 dB you should be able to hold a conversation around it. I agree, the CL ads seem to be a gamble. I found this one: http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/4964742000.html It might be more trouble than it's worth though. I rolled the dice and got a...

Looks like a good deal to me. I think the discount price is because this compressor is rated at a 50% duty cycle. So running something that demands 5CFM constantly may burn out the motor. Not sure what the sale price is exactly, I chucked a WA zip code in their site (one of the few I...

Sold the Britool and Superslim Whitworth. Also I found this little guy: It seems unusual to have a combination wrench with different sizes. The whole thing is only five inches long. The open end is 9/16", the box end 1/2" twelve point. It's stamped DROP FORGED SELECT STEEL and there's a...

My workshop got hardie plank installed. I used flexible acrylic sealant on the joints. It's very stretchy and can be painted. Hasn't cracked or fallen out yet, and it has been on for about a year. The bondo and spackle likely don't have enough stretch to handle the expansion / contraction of...

I have a 20" Homelite branded cordless mower. It is perfect for our small city lot. I think it was $250-350 new. So far I have had to replace the blade, the batteries, the charger, the charge plug, and the switch. Switch melted down, likely due to corrosion. The construction isn't super...

I haven't [yet] built my own toolbox, but I'm really interested to follow this thread. It seems that every welder must build at least one welding cart. Why then do we never make our own toolboxes? Do they require way more extra tools than a cart? I would like to make my own machinist's...

Today I finished overhauling this: It's a 1970-ish Glider, sold by Eaton's. Made in England by Raleigh Industries. Closely matches the Raleigh-made Rudge, except with a boring chainwheel. Was going to paint it but I didn't want to wreck the decals. So it has "patina". That's valuable right?

I have a small / crowded workshop (12x24 building, with a small car in it). About half of the fixtures in my workshop are on wheels so they can be rearranged. I am going to rig up my shop so that I can convert it from wood to metal and back again. That basically means making it easy to clean...

At first I thought it might be a nut cracker, since those are sometimes made like a press, but you could probably put a small coconut in that. It might be a cider press (possibly incomplete, a cider press should have some sort of vessel to contain liquid, or some means of moving liquid into a...

Does it have a spring inside it? If so, my guess is that it's a confined space hammer, for driving tacks into upholstery or similar.