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Finally got my Vermont Castings Defiant wood stove setup and burning wood in my shop!! The walls are 2x8 with R30 insulation and a 6mil vapor barrier. For the stove I have 5/8" fire code drywall wrapped in galvanized J-channel, then corrugated sheets installed with 1-1/2" stand-offs to create...

Greetings... I recently acquired this amazing drill from a good friend and neighbor. The quill turned quite freely as did the gears but up and down travel appeared frozen. After figuring out how the thing worked we removed the quill and spindle, cleaned it up on the wire wheel and re-installed...

Good morning, Looking for a little assistance. Anybody know the manufacturer and model of this air compressor pump? Kinda looks like an older Speed-aire or Champion? There are no nameplates at all to reference on the compressor... Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Burgie

A couple weeks ago I got my anvil all cleaned up and this past weekend I built the stand for it... Some commercial place had an ad for free pallets, so I went and got a trailer load. I used the 2x6s for bridging between the studs in my shop and the 4x4s have been sitting in a stack for 2 years...

For quite a while I was looking for an anvil in the 100 pound weight region and while back home in Massachusetts recently found a nice Hay Budden 102. It was sitting in my shop for a few weeks and yesterday took advantage of some nice weather to clean it up a bit. I'm sure the Anvil Purists may...

Greetings, As I read some threads I am seeing folks who installed (what I think are) rather small natural gas heaters in their shops (similar in size to mine) with apparent success. Maybe I am doing something wrong here but below is the formula for determining heater size I found online...

Good day folks, My shop is nearing readiness for my lift install and all along I have been targeting one of two systems: the BendPak XPR-12CL and the Atlas® PV-12P Overhead 12,000 lbs Extra Wide/Extra Tall lift. Curious if anyone has either of these lifts and if they could provide any...

It's been a while...but here's my new shop update...

Hello folks, So the concrete foundation was poured yesterday for my new 30' x 48' x 16' shop. After a few good hot sunny days, on the forecast for the next week here in Colorado Springs, I will begin to backfill the outside perimeter and then jump inside to backfill and "jumping jack compact"...

Picked this up from Craigslist yesterday!! This Yost 34C is a beast at 165 pounds and while I am not a huge fan of the steel wheel stand system...I do like this one...mostly because of the top that the vise bolts onto... This vise is actually in fantastic shape but will still be receiving a...

Hello folks I am trying to find any information about my massive Reed No. 308 Vise. This is a true beast and I am looking for anything such as manual, parts list, old brochures, anything pertinent to this vise. I have spend some time on the internet and frankly have come up with...

Good morning folks, In spring 2017 I plan on breaking ground on a brand new 36’ x 48’ combination woodworking shop and mechanics bay. The basics include a full foundation (local code and since I will not be doing a pole building), 2x6 wall studs @ 16” O.C., entry door, awning windows, 16’...

Good morning folks... Around mid-summer I installed my Big Maxx 50K natural gas heater in my shop and ran double wall Dura Vent from the heater exhaust up through the roof. I used 3 short sheet metal screws at each joint and wrapped each with 3" wide aluminum tape. The setup is pretty...

Good morning... I had been wanting an "old style" 24" Porter-Cable Omnijig to compliment my 16" version I brought brand new years ago. I scoured Craigs & ebay to no avail until one day I decided to search in my home town New England region. Up in southeastern Maine was my gem; a 24" Omnijig...

Good morning... I am looking at pressure washers and am really leaning towrds this NorthStar unit from Northern Tool: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200594734_200594734?isSearch=15775440 It has very high reviews and my brother in Boston has experience with NorthStar and never...

Greetings... Just wanted to share a few pics of the welding cart I am building. The cart will contain a small chest of drawers on the bottom shelf (soon to be made), an Eastwood 175 MIG on the middle shelf and an Eastwood plasma cutter on the top. The cart will handle 2 cylinders, one gas for...

Here are a bunch of pics, in no particular order, of the cooling tower and Camby Cooler setup I fabricated for my restored Curtis air compressor... Video is here:

Just a few pics from this weekend. I am setting up a Franzinator and "Camby Cooler" for my compressor...so the air flows in that order...and did some welding this weekend... These are not the greatest photos but I'll take more later this week... Burgie

As I get ready for the "Franzinator" and "Camby Cooler" installation I figured I'd better beef up the base of the compressor. So today I processed some 8/4, 6/4 and 4/4 red oak that I have had in my basement. This oak actually came from back home in Massachusetts. Years ago we cut a dump...

OK...so those who have followed my restoration remember that FS Curtis generously provided me with a free set of authentic decals for my overhaul project. While their exact placement may not necessarily be exact per specifications, I placed them where they made the most sense and, let's face...