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It's hiring season around the shop again and we just got back from interviewing our newest employee, Kooky. The interview went well and we decided to hire her effective immediately. Despite her young age, she's very experienced in automotive manufacturing. She will be coming to work for us...

Last night I went to see a guy named Patrick about his Craigslist ad. He has over 30 Steelcase tanker desks in great shape for $100 each. Mine even had the key! He also has over 400 5-drawer Steelcase file cabinets for $50 each with a locking bar or $70 each without the locking bar. Needless...

This will make somebody a great welding table: http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tld/4730068530.html

Often, I need a special spring which can't be sourced from the spring selection at the local hardware store. Sometimes, not even specialty suppliers have the correct one, or their minimum order quantity is absurd for what I need. The recent "useless tools" thread reminded me about how the...

Some time back I realized that my Harbor Freight 20-ton press (seen below) just wasn't going to cut it anymore. I use it every day and while it's done most of what I need to do, it's a cheap little thing and a pain in the *** to work with. Besides everyday pressing of bearings, I've begun...

I'm starting this thread to document a job I have ongoing here at the shop: Building a new variable drive assembly for a Do-All saw. I received this job from a customer here on GJ so that he can get his Do-All up and running. Do-All no longer supplies parts for these assemblies at a...

So, you think you're dedicated in your efforts to build a shop? Well, this guy takes the cake. Be sure to look at ALL the photos. http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/transformers-phase-converters-vfd/so-im-working-jig-grinder-my-basement-242137/#post1764100

I've been swamped with work lately and haven't had a lot of time to post. But, while setting up my new Miller Dialarc, I came across a handy idea I thought I'd pass along on how to build a modular welding lead. I found this method on a welding message board while looking for a welding lead...

For your entertainment, I took this photo of a one-ton shackle today. I wanted to put a one-ton shackle on top of the nut of the one-ton shackle to show scale, but I couldn't find one that small in this shop. My foot will have to do... Working load limit on this particular unit is about 500...

Mjozefow and I recently purchased a package deal of three Quincy 5120 compressors out of a city water treatment plant. According to the contractor who removed these units they were used only for air-starting the large stationary engines they had on-site about once a month. The unit can be...

While setting up my cross-slide rotary table a few days ago it occurred to me that many may not know this "trick". Most of the time you can center a rotary table by indicating the Morse Taper socket in the center of the table. A cross-slide rotary table has no taper socket to indicate and it...

I was asked earlier this week by Lookin4'67Galaxieconv to post some photos of my shop. Well, after completely re-arranging it to accommodate the latest machine, here it is! The shop blog I started: http://pauldingmachineshop.wordpress.com/ My blog on building the Paulding Racer...

I just got word that my new surface grinder is loaded on a truck and headed this way. Keeping with my general preference for top-of-the-line heavy machine tools, this one is no exception. It's a Brown and Sharpe 1030 Micromaster. When new, Micromaster grinders were too expensive for general...

This time it's a US Electrical Tool Model 500 pedestal grinder from GJ member Arnie. :D Disassembled in Arnie's driveway: All the parts boxed and jammed into the car: Back home at the shop, already disassembled and ready for overhaul! I'll call US Electrical tool tomorrow and see if...

Recently, I tore down an old storage building using the forklift to make way for the new cargo container. Unfortunately, it was too wet and muddy to burn the remains of the building then. With the weather warming up I thought it was time to get going on that project. But first, I needed to...

The week is almost though and it's been a BUSY one! It started last week when I tore down an old shed using the forklift. It actually worked really well. :D That Friday I purchased and took delivery of a 48' intermodal container to use as a storage building: Then, last Saturday I took...

The Offer One of the neat things about internet message boards are the interesting people you meet. Back in February, I received a private message here on Garage Journal from a member who has asked to remain nameless. He said that he had read my DoAll rebuild and wanted to know if I was...

I have a Craftsman Tri-wing which has quite a bit of history behind it. I dropped it today and the selector popped out. Naturally, the spring and plunger which operate the pawl shot off into space somewhere. From my research on here, it appears Stanley made the ratchet for Craftsman...

This is a project that's been brewing in my head for a while and I figure it's about time to get started. What is a radius attachment? Have you ever wondered how to turn a perfect sphere with a lathe? Well, that's just one of the many things a radius attachment can do. There are many...

Part 1 A couple days ago I was driving home with the radio on when all of a sudden I noticed a burning smell. Not the smell of oil burning, or wood, but the unmistakable smell of an electrical fire. Luckily, I was only a couple miles out of town, so after turning off everything electrical...