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I've got a Porter Cable 18v model PCL180CD cordless drill. It's been a good drill and has served me well for probably 8 or 9 years. The batteries are becoming weak and I've been looking for new ones. The old batteries are 18v lithium. Looking on line at Porter Cable's website the only lithium...

Well, I finally retired. Now to sell my two houses in Bakersfield Ca and move to NE Oklahoma. Set up my little machine shop and start having fun with them. I hope to have the time to build all the cool tools I see on this forum. You guys have some great ideas I intend to copy.

So, Saturday I'm moping the floor of my garage. I have a plastic two man kayak hanging from the ceiling on a rope & pulley system. Just finished under the kayak & stepped sideways about thread feet. All of a sudden crash! The kayak crashes to the floor. My wife runs out to see what happened. I'm...

I have a question about megging a motor. I do not have a high voltage megger, But I notice my Fluke model 17 has a meg ohm scale. Is this a reliable method of testing the insulation on a motor. I work mostly with squirrel cage motors and some variable speed under 500 HP and usually less than...

This thing is cool. Someone took a gas powered chain saw and put a 10" circular blade on and wow does it scream trough wood. I couldn't post the Link here so type " gas powered circular saw" into your browser.

Boy! Did I learn something today. No wonder my tin snips just leave me frustrated and I have to resort more difficult measures. Go here:

My wonderful wife just bought me that big Kobalt tool box from Lowes for my retirement gift. The biggest one they have, with lights and a radio. What a sweetheart! Anyway I have a question for you owners out there regarding the radio. Mine has a lot of static in the AM band, wether or not the...

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Where can I get a taper attachment to fit the headstock of my south bend 13" lathe? I would like to start tuning things on centers instead of chucking everything up.

I want to expand my abilities on this old lathe. I also won't to do whatever is necessary to improve its accuracy. My four jaw chuck face runs out by .007". The face of each jaw the same. Should I take a cut across the face to true it up? Should I? Also, I would lie to start turning things...

Newbie from central California signing on. Looks like lots of good information here.Hope I can contribute too. Been in the air compressor business since the early '60s and am restoring a '52 Ford F1 pickup with a 239 flathead V8 from the frame up.