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I just recently bought another Wilton. This time a machinists 400. It appears to be wearing it's original paint but as it's from 1999 (according to the stamp on the key) it's seen better days and I'd like to strip it down and redo it before I goes into service. Every posts I've seen says the...

And I swear I felt like a kid on Christmas :lol_hitti First find was a Wilton 1760 bullet vise. I found it in a pile in the back of the shop in pretty rough shape. The dynamic jaw was seized, pipe jaws and horse shoe collar missing and the main jaws broken. After telling the boss what it...

When I worked in the auto center at sears a guy I worked with there had one of these spark plug installers that just flat out made any plug change a breeze. All the markings were wore off and he couldn't remember where he got it from so after I left there I had been on the hunt for one of my...

At work we have a 14" Rockwell and I have been trying to find a carriage stop and steady rest but so far all of my efforts have been for naught. At least in finding something online that is listed to fit the machine. So, my question for you guys is, does anyone know of any other makes that...

We recently got a new TIG welder at work (an Everlast 250 EX and their tig cooler) and since I really wasn't thrilled with what the market has to offer I decided it was better for me to just build my own cart. It was sourced mainly from stock we had on hand except for casters (bought) and the...

So I finally added a small radiator and fans to my tig water cooler and I did a small heat test on how the cooler was performing and have to admit I was hoping for a little better temp reduction or control. Currently, water comes from the tank to the pump. To the radiator, out of the rad to...

Just before Thanksgiving I was forced to rebuild my wifes trans and during the process we bit the bullet and bought the HF 20 gal parts wahser to help clean things up. (wanted one for a while so this was just a good excuse :lol:) Having seen a couple threads on mods of these things I knew it...

Admitadly, I knew it was a cheap import when I picked it up at the swap meet but it has served my needs for the 10 yrs I've owned so i guess I got my monies worth. It is (was) a MIT 6" One of the things I really liked and found very usefull was the large anvil plate it had. It's 5 1/2"...

We all know the best/proper way to store dirty rags but How about the clean ones? I have 2 bags that I can't seem to find a home for. I keep moving them from place to place and would love to see what you guys have done to Keep them accesable and realitivly clean.

And thought I'ld share a few pics of the progress. First, we'll start off in the shed where the air compress lives. I had been using a single regulator to a rubber line feed through the window into the shop side of the garage. Now I have the hard line up and plumbed through the wall.... I...

This is a little project I've been meaning to do for some time now. I always hated having to go through my drawer to get to my tooling. Just a few scrap pieces I had around Little 90 deg "holders" cut to fit the dove tail slots. I plan on getting another set of 4 in the future so I planned...

And I think I might be officially I had an old lap top that the screen went out on but everything else about it was fine. So, since I have a wireless router already and had a flat screen monitor that I could plug into it I now have a computer and Internet access out in my detached garage...

Recently I picked up this Atlas 6" MK2 lathe and have been having some fun with it. Playing, learning, and trying to bring her up to the best she can be. I know the first thing I want is a QCTP but I've been thinking about what other mods and upgrades would be worth while on it. A...

Often times I've read on here and other boards of people scoring small lathes for a few hundred and would find myself envious because such deals would never show up close enough for me to snap up or I wouldn't have the money at the time. Well, That all just recently changed as all the stars...

I just got turned on to this site by Rich H from another forum after I posted my recent garage remodel. He He suggested I post it here so here goes. My garage isn't much, just 2 1/2 car W/ a 1 car size shed built onto one side but for here in the suburbs it's kinda big. So here's a few...