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So, a buddy of mine didn't have room for an older Craftsman drillpress in his basement shop after moving a metal lathe in, so we drug it over to my place and I've been happily drilling holes in wood and steel with it for the last month or two.....until a few days ago. The quill was really...

Short story: Some zerks are for grease gun some are for a high pressure oiler. How do you tell the difference? Long story: All the milling machines I'd ever used had "One Shot" oilers installed except for one and it had grease zerks installed on it. I spoke with a Tool and Die maker pal of...

I've been posting a bit on the progress of my shop that came with the purchase of my house a few months ago. I've gotten soooo many great ideas from here. I hope to contribute when I can. One thing that really bothers me (besides the smell and the non opening windows) is that the shop is...

I picked up this beast about a month ago. I took the motor and pump off the tank and tested the tank. I replaced a couple pieces of pipe and basic fittings as well as the gauges (which don't seem to work). The issue I'm stumped about is the pump. Before I bought it I ran it in the previous...

(Edit 7/12/17.......SLOWLY fixing links to the disaster that is/was Photobucket. I've noticed that some of the photos on PB aren't able to be saved so I'm getting what I can and will change links after I've downloaded as many of the photos as I can before they don't allow it at all.) I bought...

Just bought a place here in SW Wisconsin a few months ago that has a 32x70 shop on the property. Fixer house and fixer shop. Shop is divided into equal spaces. One side is insulated/rocked and heated the other isn't. Lots of good ideas and info here.