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I want to make an outdoor Christmas tree out of piping. I was considering 1/2 emt tubing so that it is light and easy to work with. Open to suggestions on the material if need. My plan is to make a large hoop at the base, middle?, and top that a bunch of vertical tubing can be fashioned into a...

I am planning to make some steering arms out of tubing and I am having a heck of a time finding a tubing spacer with a tapered hole so that a tie rod can be bolted in place. I am bending and cutting some tubing to make the arms and need the spacer, tubing, bung or whatever you would like to...

I am trying to clean some corrosion on a set of older contacts that are at the bottom of a battery compartment. I tried the usual contact cleanersand pipe cleaners, cotton swabs,ect.. but what I really need is some kind of stiff brush. I saw a set of small contact wire brushes on ebutt but can't...

So here I am sitting in front of the sceen putting things on that fees sucking service that starts with an e and ends with bay, and I am watching my cable tv from the internet and have the History Channels H2 running and there is a episode called "Built by Hand". All I can say to everyone that...

I have some older cast iron pieces, intakes from my 1950's cars, engine parts and brackets from the same vintage. Is it worth anything to someone that melts metal in a small scale home foundry? Or do I just chuck it to the recycler? I probably have about 300 pounds that I have collected and just...

Tubing bender dies, which size? Hi all, I have taken the jump and decided to try my hand at building a tubing bender, so I bought the plans from gottrike dot com. Heard a lot of good things and only a few minor quirks and since I wanted to add my own touches, this seemed the way to go. So now I...

My daughter has a pair of glasses that need some help. They are the plastic type frames that don't have nose pieces to adjust like metal frames do. The nose portion is too wide and so her glasses sit on her cheaks instead of her nose. I have used some black closed cell foam and it works good...

I have a Roper Whitney model 68 stomp shear that I bought recently and needed to punch a small 3/8" hole but found out I don't have a L8 punch adapter. The punch is 1/2" wide at the base. I have the 1" adapter for the larger punches but couldn't find any spacer or sleeve in the three cases of...

I have a wood truss garage(20'x24') which I had them install enginered trusses for extra load and or storage in the middle. I was told as a whole, I could store 2000 lbs across the whole area. It is 4' wide and 24' long. I have installed 3/4" plywood to span across the area to make a floor. I...

Mods, please don't move. I am interested in the solutions of the others on this board for the different ways they fabricated a tool to accomplish grinding a point on the tungstens. Not just discussing the store-bought tools. So how about it? I have seen homemade belt sanders, grinders and so...

I have a snap on roll around seat and the caster wheels are starting the break apart. It seems like there is a layer of hard plastic on the outside that is chipping/ chunking off and makes the rolling feature impossible. So are the wheels a warranty item? If not, what do they cost? Or is there...

I am fed up with the bi-metal hole saws and have found my new glory in a couple of mean looking carbide tipped hole cutters. I just purchased a set of the dimple dies that are for sale here on the GF and was making some panels to try out the dies. I would like to get a complete or as complete as...

Not sure if this goes here but I will give it a try. Has anyone with a bead blaster or sand blaster in a cabinet ever been shocked while using the blaster? I was using mine last night and it was cold and dry and I kept feeling this sharp pricking feeling on my fingers that were holding onto the...

I purchased a lagre wooden box at a garage sale and inside it has a ton of regular rivets and all these different sized solid rivets. What tools do you need to use these, is there a plier type tool or c clamp type? Do you just hit them with a drift and a hammer? Any pictures or videos would be...

I have several older pipe wrenches for sale. All prices do not include shipping. Paypal or check are the only payment accepted. All price is OBO, I might be willing to trade for some Apple products for my kids. The first one is a 10 Cresent brand $25 A 10 Ridge Co. pipe wrench $15 A 14...

I have two side window insets for door openings made by Therma-Tru. One is a Concorde 6x42 Round top Brass color insert and I am thinking $70 plus shipping and insurance. The other one is a Saratoga 8x36 Black nickel and this one is $50 plus shipping and insurance. Both of these are brand new...

Sorry if this is off topic but I got a serious hard on when I was looking at the pictures. It is a C/L ad I saw in here in Sacramento CA for an estate sale in Oakland CA. Please, please if you are in the area, you need to check this one out. I am involved with the Relay for life on these days so...

So in short, due to an illness, I need to use a cane for support for my right leg. I have bought several and now would like to make a couple of my own. So I did some searching and am figuring that I soak the wood and then steam it to get plyable enough to bend. So my question is, has anyone here...

I bought an older Craftsman wood lathe and it is missing the center for the tail stock. How does one figure out the size so I can order one? Here is a couple of pictures that I strated with, I cleaned up the bed rails and got the motor and pulleys all lubed and cleaned up. Any help would be...

I have several sets and a couple of loose sockets that need to be cleared out of the toolbox. If you want close up pictures or have any questions about condition or prices, please pm me. All prices include shipping by first class postal to the 48 states. Contact me if your are out of this area...