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We sold the house last August and leased it back for a year while we designed a new house with a shop. We thought we had the house designed, but architect problems came up and we had to fire him and start over with a new one so we are a little behind schedule. However, the delay has allowed me...

Dad has a CM band saw as stated above. I'm trying to help him with a refresh. I haven't had luck finding a manual or even a good exploded parts picture. I haven't spent a lot of time on it, but I did find a new saw blade. It cuts pretty good, but there are questions. Like where to you put...

Was in Dad's shop with him and he had found this drill bit holder. After a little cleaning you can see it is from the Cleveland Twist Drill Co. I have no idea how old it is. You can see it is for small drill bits and it has the size of the bit next to the hole on the stand. I was cleaning...

I got another of Grandad's old vises from my Dad. This one is a pipe vice and I'm doing it for my Dad. When I picked it up from him, it was so rusted that I didn't think there was much chance of cleaning it up. So I put it in the electrolysis bath for 48 hours and WOW, what a difference...

Dad has an old Craftsman and I'm trying to find out something about it. This is what the saw looks like. This is the ID tag . Does anyone know what year or where I can find information about this? I didn't get anything with the "ID" tag. Thanks.

Does anyone know about this grinder? http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/4754641296.html If it is a good one, and I can get parts I'd like to restore it. If I can't get parts then it's probably not a re-buildable one. What do you think?

I'm looking at this compressor, http://www.eatoncompressor.com/catalog/item/504747/1710568.htm Does anyone have any experience with them? Does anyone have any thoughts on this compressor? Thanks.

I am looking for a good quality wire wheel for my 6" grinder. The last one I bought has come apart in no time. What do you recommend? I would also like to get a new grinding wheel and would like a recommendation there as well. Thanks.

I'm restoring a 79 Jeep Cherokee with power windows. I pulled the cover plate off the worm gear assembly that causes the window lift bar to go up and down. It has some black grease in it. It is slick, a lot like graphite, but viscous like axle grease. What should I put back in the gear? The...

I have searched this thread and found a great deal of information on lighting my shop. I'm building a 36' x 36' shop for me with a 8' x 16' notch out of one corner for a "gardening shed" (yeah, it'll have it's own little garage door and shelving and hanging space for the wife's garden stuff)...

Ok, Grandad's Vise is looking good, but when I went out last weekend there was a fine layer of rust starting on the handle. Now I hate rust, so I got out the fine grit sand paper and polished it up until the rust was not visible. Then I put a fine layer of oil on it to try and slow down the...

I have a Morrison-Knudsen Generator, Model 068.5, serial #12659 IWO77006, and the only other information on the name plate was "KS 22344" and "RPM FULL LOAD 3600". I know it needs the automatic start switch, because it will fire up manually but not when it is supposed to automatically. I...

I used the search function to try and fine the safety glass for a Craftsman 397.19580. I have the frames and they are suitable to rebuild, but where do you get the safety glass? Thanks

What do you do to replace the old metal frame glass eye shields? I looked on line at the Sears, but they are "no longer available". I tried to search the thread on block grinders, but at 116 pages, the posts that have "glass eye shields" in them is overwhelming. The metal frames are...

CL find, see picture of the "Big Joe Drill Press". What's it worth?

I'm looking to upgrade my compressor from a Puma with a 60 gallon tank and only about 12 CFM at 140 PSI to something larger. I found the Schulz and they say it has the following: V Pump at 30 CFM displacement Operates at 24 CFM at 175 PSI Operates at 960 rpm, with an electric motor that runs...

I have a 60 gallon air tank on my compressor. The compressor puts out about 14 CFM. I added an 80 gallon air tank between the compressor tank and my work. Is an external add on air tank a good idea? Will it help remove water from the working air since it goes from the original tank...

Went to HF and picked up a cheap tubing bender to work on the fuel lines, 3/8 & 5/16 stainless. Well the HF bender broke before the first bend was completed. I knew it was cheap, but really! Now I need a real tubing bender and a flare kit that will work on the stainless lines. So let's see...

My Granddad brought this vise home in the 40's according to my Dad. Dad was in high school when he brought this vice home. When Granddad passed Dad found this vice on the ground under a lean too at Granddad's house. Dad brought it home and put in on the ground in his 40 x 100 pole barn. It...

Here is the lay out for my shop and I hope this PDF opens up. I'm in the planning stages right now. Trying to figure out things like stud walls, 2 post lift placement, etc. We have the house for sale and when it sells, we'll start the new place, so this thread may be dormant for a while...