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I'm rebuilding an air compressor pump and I need to pull a ball bearing off the crankshaft so I can replace a con rod. The bearing is one of these and it's pressed up against a shoulder on the crankshaft. There might be just enough of the inner race protruding that I could maybe drive it off...

I got a set of boring bars with 3/4" shanks for a ridiculous price and I need one to bore a hole on a part I need to make for my VW Rabbit. People want absurd money for used boring bar holders and I couldn't find one that would fit my lathe well. So, obviously, I made one from scratch. About...

I've been reading various threads on here for a while now, so I figured it was probably about time for me to start my own shop thread. A bit of history, first: senior year of my undergraduate, my wife and I finally rented our own place that came with a sizeable 1-car garage. And so, I present...

One of the fittings on my air compressor's unloader line leaks, and I want to replace it. I'm not quite sure what to look for, or what to replace it with. Tried calling the local hardware store and they didn't know what I was talking about, so I figured I'd ask you guys.

My air compressor (an old Colemate Sanborn) decided to lock up this weekend. I'm not too torn up; it was $65 and came with a 4 HP motor. I have a budget of about $250 to replace it and I'd like to be able to do some HVLP painting (around 11 CFM @40 PSI), so that puts me pretty squarely in the...

I've got a workbench I made from some 2x4s and a 4x8 sheet of MDF. It's 4' square and has a lower shelf. I have a vise mounted in the corner with some extra bracing in place. Unfortnuately, the bench isn't really heavy enough to hold a vise in place for any sort of hammering or whatnot. I used...

Hello, I've got an air compressor setup and I'd like to be able to have it automatically drain so I don't have to drain the tanks and crawl around on the floor to open the drains. I don't use it every day, so an electronic auto-drain seems like overkill for what I need. I found something on...