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I scored this old Dayton bench grinder, with drill bit sharpener attachment for $40. I got it home cleaned the arbors and ran it for a sec with nothing on it and ran smooth. I put the grinding wheel on it hit the switch and it about jumped off the bench. I took an drill bit, clamped it to the...

I only need to re-taper two holes on some steering parts for my 47 Ford. Do I need a $100 tool, or could I get away with a couple of $5 Harbor Freight tools for this one project?

So I have a bit of a weird situation here. My shed is about 50' from the house, and instead of dragging the air compressor to the house every time I want to use it, and for the sake of the neighbors, I would like to keep it in the shed. It's just a small 8-gallon harbor freight compressor...

I have a Pittsburg floor jack that I've had for about seven or eight years now. I used it about a month ago with no issues, Saturday I went to jack up my wife's car and it had just enough to lift the arm up. I know it's only a Harbor Freight jack but if it's a two-dollar fix, or just needs to be...

I've really seriously considering getting an oxy/acetylene torch, but the thing is I don't want to spend $400+ on a giant used set up that I may only use a couple of times of year. I've seen a lot of different variations of these miniature torch setups from different stores, but they all look...

I have an older Miller Sidekick MIG welder, and as far as I can tell it's a pretty good welder, I don't have anything to compare it to. I have had it for two or three years now and it acts up every now and again. I've had where I attach the ground to some bolt head or some rusty tab and run it...

I manhandled a giant solid wood work bench into my shed this weekend and looks like there's just enough room to squeeze the welder in next to it. My thought was to get a nice size piece of sheet metal on one side, about 3' wide by how ever deep the bench is. I'm wondering can I just use the...

I know cities have different rules, and regulations but I'm guessing most places don't like having people having a lot of junk, and other projects piled up in their back yard. My question is for those of us without a garage, yet, has your city, township etc... been cool with you working on cars...

I was digging through the shed yesterday, and noticed what looked like a mouse nest on the floor. I started looking around to see if they had done any damage I pulled the cover off the welder and it looked like they packed away a bunch of seeds under that cover. I'm just wondering how likely is...

So the wife and I bought our first house last year. Although it doesn't have a garage we have more than enough and to build a decent size garage. I was thinking something with enough room for the wife, and my project car and tools and keep the shed for the lawnmowers and stuff. This 24' x 28'...

is there a way to remove the air hammer bits without maiming myself

I'm a long time, small time gear head. Now that I'm all growed up with a house of our own and a wife I've started my hot rod project that I've been wanting to do since I had memories. I'm doing this on a shoe string budget, and as of right now my garage is an old maple tree, and a shed next to...