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ALL: I've been mentioning i'm going to build a couple of these welding tables that Ryan posted on the cover of GJ last year and I've been gathering materials ever since. I found 3 3/4 inch 26 x 63 inch steel plates for the tops. since i don't weld i'm having my neighbor weld them for me and...

ALL: I've been busy trying to set up my shop and buying tools and supplies seems to always get things shoved in my way instead of getting organized. i have several grinders and a baldor buffer and want to set them up with different wheels so i can get into a project and not have to change wheels...

I heard rock salt would kill the weeds i have in my crushed rock parking area. as i was going to go pick some up my wife comes home from Costco with a 25 pound bag of salt for that purpose. it might have been 50 pounds, but at $8 I thought i'd give it a try. i put a few pounds on a nasty little...

We all like old tools if you are in this section so whether it's "VINTAGE", "ANTIQUE", or just old let's post a few of our finds that might show other members what they are missing. also some members don't know much about these old tools so when posting yours if you can give all the information...

i have a dirty Columbian D 45 made in USA vise to sell. i'm selling as is because some of you like to spiff up your own vise. this vise weighs about 30 pounds and if you need me to weigh it i can so just ask. it has a 5 inch wide jaw and there isn't any welds or cracks that i can see and just...

ALL: I have always liked big tools. maybe because i sat on my Gramps lap on his Cat D9 when i was 6 while he was cutting in logging roads here in the Pacific Northwest. I remember seeing wrenches over 4 foot long, sockets as big as your foot and vises like some of the guys here own being used...

ALL: Wilton bullet vises had a 5 year warranty (guarantee) date stamped on some of their vises then went to the actual date they were built sometime in the early 60's or maybe late 50's. also the dates stamped on some of the early vises did or didn't have a EXP or a Guarantee also stamped on...

I'm about ready to move this surface plate into my smallish shop and looking for some ideas on how to use it. i'm guessing it weighs about 1300 pounds because it is 5.5 inches tall and webbing is 3.75 inches so about a 1.75 solid steel (or is it cast iron) smooth surface plate. it is sitting on...

This is not a Darwin award type thread because most or all of these injurys could have been prevented with a little knowledge passed down from those in the know. While i was searching for new wheels for my bench grinders, hand grinders and buffers i came across this video. I might own more than...

I own this Jet lift and it has a slow leak when I use it as a table and just wondering if there is some maintenance I can do to keep it from happening. or am I looking at a rebuild and what does that entail? any help on either is appreciated because I'll be using this a lot in the coming months...

I own this Jet lift and it has a slow leak when I use it as a table and just wondering if there is some maintenance I can do to keep it from happening. or am I looking at a rebuild and what does that entail? any help on either is appreciated because I'll be using this a lot in the coming months...

I am and have been looking for a pallet jack for a while now and was close to buying a Toyota for $200 used that was a 5500 weight limit, a scratch and dent new Jet for $250, a Harbor Freight 10 year old one for $125 only used in a home's shop and a few more i can't recall now. i still have yet...

I found this huge cast iron surface plate in my travels and I just knew it needed to be mine. It is 39 inches by 48 inches and maybe 1.5 inches thick with half inch or 3/4 inch steel pieces welded into a webbing under it. the sides are 4.75 inches and it sits on a piece of 3/4 inch plywood that...

I have a huge 4 ton Hein Warner floor jack and not certain what it needs to work like it should. Even if i rebuilt it i don't have a use for it even though it really looks pretty darn cool. so passing it on to a GJ member before listing on Craigs. i'll ship it if you pay the shipping and i do...

i rarely reside on this side of GJ because i tend to want to buy everything i see so for now vises and other tools are getting my attention. I have a question or maybe a few. i was just looking for a little 4 x 4 maybe half inch thick welding table so i could maybe start learning how to weld...

Now that i own a nice "little" homemade sandblaster i need a good size compressor to run it so i can de rust all of Pacific NW. i own a little Porter pancake one for my nailers. I just picked up a Binks Lo Boy for $40 which probably isn't enough power with a 1.5 HP, but it runs and i'll find...

I bought my first Gertsner wood machinist box. well that isn't a big deal for some and there are many that would like to own one. i know Gertsner has a good video on how to restore a basicly clean box, but this one has a few issues i might be able to live with like the missing oak veneer on the...

I found this one owner Leinen F150 vise that was made in Germany and shipped over here years ago. it weighs 112 pounds, has 6 inch wide jaws and opens up to 12 inches. the neat thing about this vise is the static jaw moves back and the dynamic one stays in place just like my FPU Polish vise. I...

Reed 104 4 inch non-swivel solid base very old vise. it is in pristine condition for a vise maybe close to 100 years old. jaws are so sharp you might cut your skin if you are not careful. i'm not positive about the weight, but close to 50 or 60 pounds i'm guessing. the big round hub on the main...