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I was offered three pieces of rough cut Oak (dunnage) 8" x 10" x 8', thinking I could them re-sawn into usable planks I said yes to the offer. Aside from the fact these things must weigh the better part of 200 pounds each, I loaded them up and took them home. Much to my dismay, none of the...

With lots of Grand kids I get to enjoy my hobbies on multiple levels. This year I made several trucks and even some baby rattles. I would enjoy seeing what the other "elves" are doing.

Saw this article and was just blown away with what this guy built! What kid wouldn't want to visit their Grandpa if he had a roller coaster in his back yard. Here is the link...

Instead of kicking back and taking a nap I decided to spend my Thanksgiving day hanging Christmas lights, not the regular hang em in five minutes type but those icicle kind that are wound up tight and stay that way regardless of bending, tugging, pulling and clamping. I did find some success by...

My son gave me a couple slabs of walnut a few months back and after receiving the book "Tremendous Toy Trucks" by Les Neufeld as a gift, I got to work on this years Christmas gifts. So after a bit of sawing, a little glue and a lot of sanding, I'm off to a good start. Life is good when you can...

I picked up this sand blast cabinet for cheap a couple of years ago but never used it because it didn't work very well. The original design was to shove the siphon tube into the blast media at the bottom of the cabinet but it never worked effectively, the tube would always move around or would...

After scrounging through the odds and ends bin at work, burning up my old DeWalt grinder (lesson learned, when cutting 28" of 5/8" plate steel let the grinder cool off) and an "off" day of welding (for the life of me I couldn't lay a decent looking, straight bead this weekend) I was very pleased...

I made a really nice whirligig out of wood a few years back but the weather took its toll and on a rather windy day it literally blew apart from spinning so fast. This weekend I decided to make another one but out of metal this time so it would last a bit longer. My grandkids especially like it...

Wondering what other creative ideas might be out there for making use of left over logs. Here is one of mine, a simple bench.

After many hours of use and several blades later, the guide bearings on my HF port a band saw failed. I found a package of 696ZZ skate board bearings on Amazon that were ten for $7.94, although half the width of the originals they work great when paired and I would imagine are much stronger...

Picked up another Walker jack today this one is the mechanical version. Should be a nice compliment to my Hydraulic Roll-A-Car that I restored a couple years back. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139294

I just went to my neighborhood paint store to purchase paint for an outdoor metal project I just finished and was told that Bar-Ox and Devguard are no longer available due to VOC issues. Is there an acceptable substitute that you could recommend as these paints were exceptional in their...

Vintage safety video by Disney and GM Came across this video in a round about way after watching a mrpete222 video on Youtube. Although rather simple, the information is presented in an excellent way I think I might play it at my companies next safety meeting!

For $5.00 I just couldn't resist

Is there a common place that builders (circa 1985) would put the door bell transformer? I have crawled all over the attic following wires that disappear into the wall below with no luck.

A guy at work swears that if you get flash burn, potato juice will ease the pain, reduce the swelling and the eye will heal quicker. He said that you cut a wedge from a fresh potato and gently touch the wet part to your eye. Is this true? I have never heard of this before. :dunno:

This is what happens when you combine a "snow day", an old four drawer cabinet, bits and pieces from the scrap bin, a welder, some old paint and someone that gets bored really easy

On a recent run to Roseville CA I came across a Goodwill thrift store. I couldn't resist and went inside where I found a mind 70's vintage 4" Craftsman belt sander. I need to come up with a replacement wear pad, any suggestions? Due to it age the part number is no longer available. I also came...

My daughter asked for a pair of night stands made from reclaimed pallet wood. The attached pic is of the table top but I am unsure of how the wood should be finished or sealed. Do I use a urethane finish, linseed oil, wax, deck sealer or stain? So far I have just wire brushed it to clean and...

I bought this card file cabinet from the state surplus warehouse for $20 a little while back with the intention of using it for a nuts and bolts / hardware cabinet. It has all metal drawer slide rollers, its made from heavy gauge metal and has nice deep drawers. I changed my mind and decided...