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Like many of you, I do not have enough room in my shop for all that I do and to leave my equipment in place. While I would love to have a dedicated space for all the tools, that is not in the cards. As a result I need to have most of my equipment on wheels so I can pull them out to use them and...

So I have decided that I have waited long enough to own and use a car lift. It will be for hobby but I still want a decent safe one. Because of circumstances in my shop I think I need to stick with getting a 4 post lift. That way I can move it out of the way and even use it outside of needed...

So I have seen several posts here where people are asking about buying these things. I always see the posts go in the direction of .....you don't need that, learn to do it the old way. Or you don't need that, all you need is a indicator and a bent rod....etc Well that is what I have been...

Just though I would show what I was working on yesterday and today. I wanted a set of rear tie downs for the 69 mustang conv when we have the car on the trailer. Yes I have the factory tie downs but their location is not ideal when attaching to my trailer so I end up going around the rear axle...

I am looking for someone in the Sacramento /Citrus Heights area that can pick something up for me and hold it. It is a posi rear end for a mustang. It can be stored outside till I can come get it. If there is anyone local there that could help me out I would appreciate it Bob

In my shop I need to keep things mobile as I don't have the space for everything to have its own space all the time. Designed and build a mobile base for my new brake. The wheels and the aluminum part of the base came from a mobile base that I purchased at a swap meet for $30. Then I bent up...

So I was given this Baldor grinder for free because it didn't work. I though if I can't fix it I could part it out to help save another grinder. When I plug get it in it just hummed. So I spun the wheels and plugged it in and still just hummed. Looked in the bottom and I see a loose wire. I...

As you can see in the picture I have more of these drawers than I need. I was originally going to make some cabinets for me and then make a few to sell but I just don't have the time. I will likly still make one for me but the rest have to go. I am asking $40 per drawer which I figure is cheap...

so I have a bead roller that was made for me as a gift by a good friend. he knew I had been wanting one and was building one for himself so he built two instead. a little paint and finish work on my part and I have a nice machine that its design is based on the LAZZE bead roller (which is the...

It had been hot here so I have been getting up early to get some work in the shop done before it gets too hot to work in there. Problem is that it starts to get hot before long. Well if I working at the mill I ca have the cooler blowing on me....so it's time to get some machine work done. I...

Helping a friend with his sons car. It is a 1966 thunderbird with the 390 in it. They broke an exhaust manifold bolt off when taking the manifold,off to fix an exhaust leak. Bolt is rented in and broken off flush. There is not much more room than an inch between the head exhaust surface and an...

I need to find a rectangular punch , greenlee 60031 or similar that does not cost a fortune. I need to punch a hole that is either .73x1.053 or 1.21x.86 It will be used in aluminum and plastic so it does not need to be overly stout but good enough It looks like this and it is for fitting...

Went to the swap meet in Selma this past weekend. Found a few things but this was the best. Been wanting a belt grinder for a while but they are expensive so I was just going to build one. He was asking $50, I got it for $40. It was missing the adjuster knob for alighting the belt but I made one...

for sale is one MAC tools side cabinet. this one is rough but it is solid. the worst thing about this is that some ***** painted it and did a very bad job. the paint is cheap paint and on the other box that Im keeping it has been coming off with just laquer thinner soaked in a paper towel. the...

So I got a couple of these from my work. They used to hold up the old electric vehicle charging stations. New vehicle chargers were installed and the installer was going to haul these off. I had him give them to me as I had an idea.... Since I got two of them I turned one into a mobile vise...

so about a year ago the drive failed on my mill. I installed that drive about 16 years ago so I guess I got my use out of it. I got a new drive for a deal through a friend, it is a Schneider Altivar 312 and with it I got the remote pendant #31. that way I can have the drive in an enclosure to...

so at work we needed a mobile work island for the area we do equipment testing. it needs to hold a few basic tools, sensors, leads, extension cords, CTs and that type of stuff. nothing too heavy. your basic toolbox was not deep enough to provide the worktop space we wanted and the deep toolboxes...

Snap on compression tested MT308kb $110 shipped "......... Blue point/snap on double flairing set. The tool that does the flairing just got replaced under warranty as I stripped the threads a bit. They upgraded me to a better component but it does not fit the box very well. This unit was...

Mac punch and chisel set in roll up pouch PC21kss list price $369 Originally had 21 pieces, now has 16 pieces. Some of the pieces are used and some are still new. Will need to sharpen some of the chisels ...$120 shipped

This is my first hot deal posting.... SEMA special on gear wrench