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My nephew loves to make things, he has been that way for as long as I can remember. Last year I invited him to tack a couple pieces together, now he is hooked. Last month we made a simple bench, this month we made a stool from old motorcycle parts. Here's a pic of him working away in the garage...

Needed something to hold the engine from my XR500 while I worked on it. It's a combination of ideas I found on GJ and Google

Just putting the finishing touches on the credenza I have been making during the cold months. It will be just the thing for displaying some vintage tools and toys (is there a difference?) that have been in storage for a while.

Here is the drawer front I made. I was originally going to attach it via through bolts to the handle but now I'm not so sure. Any suggestions?

I wanted something a little different to accent the cabinet doors that I am making so I combined a couple of ideas taken from the internet and came up with these lace pattern frosted glass panes.

I have a little project going where I am using 1" .060 square tubing and I need to cap the ends. Just wondering if anyone could share their techniques for capping such thin and small tubing.

I sprayed this three days ago and just in the area shown the paint is soft, everywhere else it has dried hard and smooth. I have kept it indoors above 70degs. Unfortunately I didn't notice until I was applying the transfers. I am hoping that the paint will cure before Christmas or is that just...

In my previous post I had described how my Lincoln Weld Pak 155 would work great one minute but the next it wouldn't strike an arc, the wire would just glow red then melt. I received many great ideas and tips and tried them all as far as possible. In the end I took it in to my local welding...

After seeing some videos and reading about rebuilding cordless tool batteries I thought I would give it a try. I just finished disassembling my Milwaukee 18V battery pack and now I need to source replacement batteries. The info printed on them is MOLI SPE70045.1716 16 IMR-26700a Any...

Not sure if a jacket is considered a tool, if not feel free to re-post in the correct forum. Winter is almost here and I need a good quality High Visibility work jacket. The last one that I had barely lasted through the winter before literately falling apart, almost as if the threads were...

A sign could be considered a tool, right? I picked this up a few weeks ago at the Roth Reunion in Manti, UT Now if I can just get people to read it

As crazy as it sounds the wind chime that I built doesn't work. I took my time, and cut the tubes to the correct lengths and they sound great when hit, wherein lies the problem. When the breeze blows the whole assembly sways and the "hammer" never touches the tubes. I have tried different...

Today as I started to weld some .120 wall tubing everything started out ok, nice "bacon frying" welds. When I paused to position my next piece and began to weld again instead of the buzz of a good arc all I got was the wire instantly turning red and just melting onto my project. No stutter...

I picked up these three tool chests the other day for $50. The large grey Craftsman was pretty beat up but I have a soft spot for old tool boxes and figured I would have a go at refurbishing it. I have seen very few that are this color and was told it might be some sort of anniversary edition...

It has only been a couple of months since I had the windshield replaced and now I have a rock chip down low near the wiper arm that has a 3" crack developing from it. Could I use a glass/tile bit and drill a small hole to "head it off" and prevent it from getting any longer? I would then fill...

A couple of pics of the Walker 740 Roll-A-Car mechanical jack that I recently finished restoring. A perfect match to the 760 that I did a couple of years ago.

I bought this jack last summer and have finally begun dismantling it for a thorough refurbish and repaint. Here are a couple of reference pics of the disassembled jack. When done it will be the perfect companion to the Walker Roll-A-Car 760 that I rebuilt a couple of years ago...

On my current project I am welding 5/16 x 1 3/4. As I run a bead I am getting a tremendous amount of smoke and spatter. Instead of a nice "buzz" I am getting a "staccato" sound from the arc. This is a new issue for me, most of the time I am working with thinner material (14ga, .120 wall tubing...

I saw a picture of a similar table posted on Pinterest and since I had the day off I thought I would give it a go. The wood is Walnut and the framework is 1 1/2 flat stock that I had on the "bits and pieces" shelf.

I just finished this yesterday, it works great on soft woods and cross cuts but for some reason the saw wont even begin to rip cut the rough cut oak lumber that I have