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Well I was looking for a smaller vise for my new welding table and found a somewhat rough condition Rock Island 573 on craigslist. It was the right price and size, and I wouldn't feel to bad beating on it. I got it home and started breaking it down. First step was to blast the body. As I...

I had a pretty darn good weekend. First I picked up a good size welding table off the local CL. (notice it didn't take long to cover with junk) It's 2x2 square tube and angle with a 4'x7' 3/8" top. Like new condition, looks like it was never used. The top isn't even welded to the frame...

Cant tell the brand but it looks like its old US made iron and if it's a true 6HP this could be a smokin deal: http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/2407610950.html I'd be lookin at it but I've already got a 7.5 hp Quincy! Listed price is $125

So I purchased the last compressor I'll ever need: It's a Quicny QT7.5 I got at Northern Tool. It was on sale $250 off. Not a great deal but not bad. It took 5 guys to get it out of my truck bed and that was a trip! It's one beast of a compressor. Anyways, I'd like it if everyone could...

So I am not activily searching for a milling machine at this time, but I have always told myself, if the right deal came along on a good quality machine. Well an add came up locally for a J-Head Bridgeport that appears to be in very good shape. Some quick details with a quick conversion w/ the...

May not qualify for a "you ****" award but I picked up this 11 drawer Lista cab today. It appears it used to be in some sort of aircraft shop, it had pictures of all kinds of bucking bars on the front. Plenty of drawer dividers inside. Cosmetically it is in so-so shape. I already smacked out...

I posted this up on a BMW forums but thought I would share here: So I had a run-in with a peice of large road debris on the highway and ripped the corner of my oil pan. Engine was fine, but after the tow and three weeks to collect parts and replace the pan I never wanted to do that again. So I...

I have the chance to buy a Bel Aire 318VE air compressor for a bit under $1000. Thats a 7.5 HP compressor, makes 25CFM at 175 psig and 32 CFM free air, which is probably enough for me for a long long time. One thing has me hung up though, the motor is a 3450 RPM, so my guess is the pump RPM is...

http://www.shoprutlandtool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&productId=755743 I am in the market for a drill press. I refuse to buy HF for this. Sears stuff seems OK but I can get the same size press for literally $10 more with the Palmgren...

Up for sale is a Lincoln Pro-MIG 175. Included in the sale is the welder, cart, dust cover, flowmeter and gas hose, what's left of a 10lb spool of L-56 0.030 wire, most of an L56 2lb spool of 0.025 wire, a full 2lb spool of 0.035 flux core, some extra tips, and owners manual. Basically...

Not sure if its still available... Worth a try. http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/835702525.html

Took long enough, but it's done! I have plans of one day learning to shape sheetmetal. Most work can be done by hand, but it's tedious and takes forever, making power tools very attractive. I know HF has that little $125 phammer, but I couldn't bring myself to buy it, thing is a piece if you...

Well some of you may have seen my thread about the stainless steel Ikea table tops. I bought two in a 60"x30" size to make workbenches out of. The first one is done! Steel is 14 ga. 1.5" square tube. Flanges are from 3/8" plate flame cut and drilled (by hand:lol_hitti, man I need a drill...

Check this out. I was at the Houston Ikea today getting some furniture and planned on getting a maple butcherblock top for a workbench I was going to build. Well while browsing around, in the "Table Top" isle i came across some really nice stainless steel tops. The tag said they were a new...

I felt the need to reward myself for my upcoming graduation, so I dropped a few dimes on some new SK and Wiha stuff. This is an addition to my ever growing #2 set of tools. I've got a really nice set of Craftsman hand tools, just about all the basics. I really want to build a complete set of...

I said I'd get pics up when it was all finished, well here it is. My new Columbian 204 1/2. Gave it a good degreasing, wire wheel, and mineral spirits bath. Then masked it and painted it. It seems most Columbians came from the factory red, but the new ones online were all gray. I liker gray...

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I am the lucky owner of a brand new set of Mitutoyo telescoping gages. I was curious of proper storage and care procedures for the gages as I know from owning micrometers and calipers that there are some things that shouldn't be done to precision measurement tools. So do I store them retraced...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=350010409860&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=022 Thats a yard stick in the picture. It weighs in at 278lbs! I'm not in the market right now but figure I'd post this up incase anyone else is. Local pickup only in Spencer OH. Oh yeah, it's a...

http://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/519960690.html I called as soon as I saw it, but it was already gone. Not fair! Appears to be a KRA4114D and KRA4107D for $650. New about $3500. :mad: