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Hey all, I'm semi-restoring a 1940-vintage Kellogg-American K-32D air compressor that I bought a few years ago in anticipation of getting it running again. It did work when I bought it, but there's been some issues and a bit of damage from moving it and I am replacing a bunch of parts. Couple...

I know there's been several threads in the past couple years on air compressors but I am looking for something specific. I currently have two compressors, a little Porter Cable pancake compressor that's 20+ years old and a 1940-vintage Kellogg-American with a 50-gallon horizontal tank. The...

I got one of these Central Pneumatic "Gravity Feed Abrasive Blaster Gun with 20 oz. Hopper", basically a gun with a gravity hopper on top, as a hand-me-down. I've never used it, but I have a bunch of small projects, some garden tools and a couple of tractor implements, that could use some rust...

Looking for opinions on what would you do re: A/C for garage. I am in New England, can get hot here, supposed to be 90°F+ this week, 60's at night. Too hot for me to work even in an enclosed and shaded space. Would like to get garage temp in the low 70's and DRY. Lower if possible, my house...

Strange topic, I know, but I was in my unfinished shop last night, trying to get a small project done, and frustrated as hell because nothing is completed or organized. I spent more time finding things, rearranging machines and tools and setting up my workspace than I actually did on the...

Not sure this is the right sub-forum to post this, so mods, move it if it needs to go. I decided to do one last thing yesterday before the snow in New England hit us. My 1940 vintage Kellogg air compressor had been sitting on a pallet in my garage for at least a year and I had built a dolly...

I was gifted a bunch of 2" x 132" sanding belts, except that I don't own a belt grinder and would never build one or buy one that big. I have probably 25 belts, 120 grit closed coat aluminum oxide. Will let the whole pile go for $100 including shipping by USPS Priority mail. PM me if you're...

My garage floor is concrete, with a clear sealer. It is also heated so there really isn't a moisture concern. I know for most construction, wood contact with concrete is usually made with pressure-treated wood, but I don't see the necessity in this circumstance? I am going to be building some...

I am looking for a solution for marking tools and keys for easier identification. My eyes aren't what they used to be and I find myself spending a lot of wasted time looking for the right tool or key. I carry a ring of keys at work and would like to put some kind of color or marking on...

I am a woodworker and my work mostly involves clean wooden workbench surfaces or cast-iron machine tops that typically accumulate sawdust. However, I know a lot of you guys are wrench-turners and most of your work involves grease, oil, and other engine fluids. You're the ones I want opinions...

I have a couple of Craftsman ratchets that I bought new as part of a "mechanic's set" in the early 90's. I hate them so much that I don't even want them in my toolbox anymore. Is there any value to these or am I best off just gifting them to someone I don't like? I have a 1/2" and a 1/4"...

Looking for ideas from the GJ about a future project I am evaluating. I run a maintenance department at a health-care facility in the Northeast US. I am looking to build a new garage in a limited space for the benefit of my grounds-care crew. We do not have a place to park or maintain...

A few years ago, I went to an estate sale and picked up three boxes for the princely sum of $75. The roll cabinet was a Kennedy from the late '50's or early 60's, not sure of the model either. I cleaned it up pretty good and I use it for a lot of my hand tools. I know it doesn't have a lot of...

OK this is probably a new one for most of you, so I am looking for ideas. I have been 'bench-building' my radiant floor manifold and zone loop for my garage heat. It was my intention to install it in the next week to ten days in my garage, which is completely unheated to this point and mostly...

Was browsing local hardware/lumberyard the other day and came across a 'shop light' from this company http://www.greenliteusa.com/. 48" LED strip shoplight, 2700 lumens, 4000K color temp, 23 watts. Five foot cord and even a little on/off rocker switch. Non-linkable and can't be hard-wired...

I am having a hard time finding the appropriate thermostat for my application. I have in-floor radiant heat tubing in my garage, and I need to control the circulator pump with a thermostat. This is being fed from an outdoor wood boiler 150 feet away, so the loop from the boiler will run...

So I had posted a thread last year about getting a whole bunch of free 6-tube T8 fixtures from a friend and planning on installing them in my garage. As of today they're still sitting in the corner of the garage, I have not installed anything and am still lighting the (unfinished) space with a...

Anybody here a regular visitor to the Brimfield flea market? It's next week and I am thinking of going during the week and checking for old tools. Mostly woodworking stuff but other items like mechanic and blacksmithing tools would be cool too. Any advice for a first-timer (other than the...

I have a couple of large vises that I would like to start using in my shop. They have been stored for the past few years. I can't remember what they are, I know one of them is a Reed but not the model number. Both are pretty big and heavy, maybe 60-70 lb each. I expect to use the vises for...

At my place of work, we have a small garage that housed a tractor-backhoe for years. It is an uninsulated and unheated space. We just sold the machine and now we are looking to store other equipment in there. The floor, however, is covered in tractor "fluids" - not sure what, exactly, but it...