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Hi Everyone, I just finished a fun project that all started after I built a small foundry for melting aluminum (thanks YouTube for the ideas). The foundry is another subject but it allowed me to pour the aluminum (melted scrap I had) that I needed to make the pulleys for my 2x72 belt grinder. I...

A couple of weeks ago I won an auction for a 1976 Delta Rockwell 1/2 HP 3 phase Drill Press on Ebay. The drill press came from a school district in San Jose CA. I could not believe I won the drill press with a $150 bid, I think it was because of the 3 phase power requirement. I did my homework...

A few weeks ago I found an old Atlas Drill Press in a barn, burried in junk, at an Estate Sale. I purchased it along with a huge lot of other tools and machines. This is something I do often as I sell on Ebay in order to fund my tool addiction along with all kinds of other interests. I have...

Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum and so far, really like what I am seeing. I am a retired mechanic of 40 years service and now live in the Sierra Foothills in "California's Gold Country." I am very lucky to have a 2700 square foot shop on our 10 acre property. This is a fairly new...