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Does anyone know who was the OEM was for these? Picked up the odd sizes I needed back in the day but have always wished I had bought a full set.

Looking for a Ford 3.5/3.7 cam holding tool. Any brands stand out as better than others?

Wanted a light duty jib crane to mount to a wall post. Plan was 200lb capacity with 10' reach and 180* swing. Friend of mine gave me a new 120v hoist he had no use for. Little overkill but the price was right. Made the bits for the hinges that mount to the post. Next dug through the misc...

Decided I wanted a small forklift to use around the shop and asked my friends to keep an out for one. Couple months later my buddy text me "been sitting for 20 years, nothing works, they want it gone ASAP" and sent this picture. So I grabbed my wallet and trailer and headed out. Offered them...

Bought a new TIG welder and figured I'd build a cart for it as a first project to get a feel for the new machine. Started off getting some wheels, casters and a middle tool box from Zoro. Cut the top and bottom plates out of some old 12ga diamond plate and used scrape angle and tube for the...

Made a cargo rack for my Hustler 6x6 I'm working on. I've done plenty of racks with round tube, hole punch and dimple dies but wanted to try something different. Decided to use square tube for the frame and cut the sides/bottom out of sheet. Of course didn't have the right die for my bender...

Don't know much about this jack. Picked it up to restore but do not have the time. It does work, lifted my truck with it a couple times. $20 firm. Thanks to the help of paulsomo now believe it's a Blackhawk model SJ3.

Anyone have a favorite vendor you buy your commercial bandsaw blades from? My local guy has closed and am in need of a new source. Thanks

Girlfriend wanted a little boat for her birthday. Called around and found one for free. But like anything free it needed some work. Among other things the transom and corners were pretty bad. Started by removing the corners and figuring out my new shape. Next cut out the forms from a broken MDF...

Found an old 30ton shop press on Craigslist for cheap that happened to be close by. On the way home stopped at the farm store and grabbed a 20ton air over hydraulic bottle jack. Spent the rest of the afternoon sandblasting and painting. Next day got on the lathe and made some cable pullies...

My dad bought the shell and burners from a fellow named Jay Hayes back in 2003 but never did anything with it. I came across it while cleaning out one of the barns and decided to finish it. Been wanting to try my hand at forging some things so the timing was perfect. Made the backside...

While back saw a post about a power drawbar made from a butterfly impact wrench. Can't find the thread now but figured I'd post a few pictures of the butterfly impact based drawbar I built. Goal was to try to make it entirely out of parts and material I already had and to get some practice on...

Test from phone. Trying to get the correct log in ID.

A friend brought in a barrel to have me turn down and flute. Didn't take any pictures of the machine work because it wasn't anything of much interest. But thought I'd share my home brew parkerizing method that I've had great luck with over the years. Here's the barrel after being sand...

Decided to take a break from messing with the new mill and ran to get some lunch. On the way back saw a garage sale that didn't have the usual endless piles of children's clothes so I stopped to have a look. Spotted an interesting looking wood box. The kid started giving me some line about how...

I've actually been after this machine for a few years now and it finally worked out. Stupid me sold my forklift last spring "because I don't have any use for this anymore" so wasn't exactly sure how I was going to unload it. Used the lift to pick it up then pulled the trailer out from...

Transmission jack find (now restored) Seen this thing sitting in the weeds on the side of a local bar for as long as I can remember. Finally asked the owner about it the other day and $20 later (actually $40 if you include my bar tab) I was taking it home. There's a Napa Fleet sticker on the...

An artist I know is working on a painting of Tall Man from the movie Phantasm. I've never seen the movie but after a Google search it looks like a creepy tall guy has flying spheres that do bad things to people. He asked if I could make a sphere that he could incorporate in the painting. Sure...

Thought I'd share an unusual find with you guys. Picked up a large lot of tooling at an auction last weekend. While sorting though things I came across these little gems. Never seen anything like them before. They zip right though vinyl fabric and foam! The shop did a lot of work for processing...

Had a gas tank dropped off and it's spring time so anything tractor related is ASAP on the repair. This fuel tank mounts between the fenders and had rotted out on both sides. After washing the tank, cut out the rotten spots and made a template using craft paper. Transferred the pattern to the...