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I picked up this old Bridgeport mill and Clausing lathe last month. The motor on the power feed for the Bridgeport needed rebuilt and the DRO needed to be trashed. They both are very tight and work well. A little love, new DRO and some tooling and we can now make things. Sent from my iPhone...

I posted on this vise last year when I got it. Today I built the stand for it. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Well I am finally building a full size fab table for my garage. It’s just under 48x96. I had a local shop with a fiber laser cut the 3/8” thick top for me. A572-50 plate with 5/8” diameter holes on a pattern I designed. I’ve designed some tab and slot brackets to hold it to the frame. More to...

I had a little project to do for a friend today. Some counter top supports. So I built them and then created a little camping twig stove. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Hey guys. It’s that time of year. I finally got my bikes out of the trailer and into the garage for some pre spring maintenance and to get one ready for some track days. Now that most of the snow is gone. This year my main bike needs a new chain and I’m a pretty meticulous guy with regards to...

Hello all. Last year I spent a great deal of time building a house for my aging parents to live it. The front porch needs a rail. My dad is wheelchair bound so I’ve got to put a railing to keep him from rolling into the flowerbed. Also the front porch on the main house that I live in has some...

Hey guys. We have an Accurpress 350 ton CNC press brake and we only had one of those way over priced tool cabinets that has drawers. These cabinets cost between $2500 and $5000. Now I’m not sure how many of you have had to use some of the bigger bottom dies but a 20” section can be about 75#’s...

So I have a custom 94 F150 that I have had forever. Straight axle front, custom 5 lug sterling 10.25” rear. I built some hitch receiver racks this weekend so I can haul 20’ material for future fab project. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Hello from Central Oregon. A lot of my garage projects are steel fabrication. A fare amount will be related to my big red truck, dirt bikes and street bikes. Recently I built some custom doors for a friend. Also I made a bench top attachment for my Milwaukee band saw.