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I bought this piece of **** at an auction sight unseen cuz I wanted a band saw, and it was just in pieces and I was literally just going to drive it to the dump but I changed my mind and I'm going to try to diddle with it because I'm too bitter that I can't get my nice do all bandsaw into my...

I picked up this 36-in wide 16 gauge maximum pexedo stop shear last year and I just got it in almost working order. I set the gap between the blades at a 5 to 10% of 16 gauge per what it says everywhere on the internet, and that's set at about 0.003 to 0.004. I've cut like a washer and half, but...

Have a baleigh cold saw, very nice condition, will trade for a set of powered rollers. Dallas texas 520 551 3277

Okay so here's the story, I have some 2x2 14 gauge tubing that I need rolled into a 4-ft inside diameter and I have had a real hard time finding somebody to do it. I finally found a guy and we put it in his large powered rolls and it is completely ripping the tubing apart. I don't think these...

Sometimes I have lots of posts and sometimes nothing for a while. Right now, im posting quite a bit becaue im im between jobs and am doing lots of projects. Problem is is that I dont have everything I need and I need to outsource tools and work to compete projects. Im spending alot of money...

I have this baleigh cold saw. I got this used. And theres a little slop in the plate the clamp section is on. Is that normal?... you can shakenit a bit. Also my coolant is going everywhere, is there a better solution?... maybe bypass the nozzle and feed to moveable tubes like the nicer...

I get that the guysbat yhe electrical supply house are not obligated to dhow me what I need (3 places I went to) but I cant figure out exactly what i need. Ive been collecting old 3 phase stuff like a big baldor pedastle grinder, bridgeport, scotchman cold saw , do all bandsaw, and am always...

Been looking for one all day, and dont rhink it exists. Im talking dangling off my chest or midevil archer style off the back. Getting very sick of mine dangling off my tool belt and getting caught up where everything else i carry on me is

I put a Tommy Gate on my 2009 Tundra last month and have been loving it, the tournament doesn't allow me to have a trailer in my own yard, so I had to figure out a way to pick up new tools and machinery for my shop. Problem is though sometimes I absolutely need to use a trailer that I store out...

Excellent condition. Looking for $ 650 or something good to trade... usually metalworking or machining tools, but hot power washer, or something cool might be the ticket. Has foot pedal Motor and bearings in good condition Nothing wrong, missing or loose 520 551 three 2 seven seven In DFW area

Im supposed to be saving for a house but God dang it's hard to pass up a good deal. Even worse is I started flipping machinery and im starting to keep most of it. I figure eventually I'll have it all and everything will work out but how are yall convincing yourself it's the right way to be?

I'm going to try to make this not a super long post so here's the story... Atf fluid from power steering leak everywhere-old driveway and newer asphalt in street Didn't notice for like 3 weeks because I was working a factory shutdown, working crazy hours and only home at night going straight...

Hey guys, I had a rather long threat on here about what kind of Lathe I should be looking for maybe a month or two ago, and I know what I want to have in the future and what I'm willing to settle with right now and I got a possible trade going on here's the Scoop... I got a sunnen mb1650 honing...

I bought a mill off of a friend super cheap and figured all I needed was a rotary phase converter and then I'm good to go. I don't really know anything electrical and I was curious do I need to have some kind of separate open circuit for this? I looked in my electrical box and I don't really...

Never looked around or used this sub forum before, but I have some stuff and am looking to trade or sell. Kurt vices - d60 and d 675 Sunnen hone mbb1650 Powermatic tilting bandsaw (the big version) Looking for ... mill tooling Lathe 15 hp and up Phase converter Tig welder Carbide grinder...

My posts come in waves, and I've been making one every week or so as i try to peice together my new home garage shop. My last post on choosing a lathe went very well and gave me A TON to think about. Ive been looking for a smaller footprint lathe that isnt a little 6" atlas/craftsman type and...

I've done a little research and can somebody just point me in the right direction or give me the 101 basics on interchangeability and tooling. My buddy told me that if I buy a lathe make sure it comes with a lot of tooling. What exactly do I need to have and what can I by later on down the road...

Since I moved down to Texas I have really been on a tool buying spree. Last month I ran across town to go get a used bench top sandblaster and as I was headed back a guy I had been lowballing for a large trinco sanblaster fi ally responded and I ended up grabbing that one too. My theory on...

I just got into auctions and it's pretty cool to see some machines go for almost nothing, although I know sometimes you get really clapped out stuff. One of the things I wasn't paying attention to was a set of old Buffalo number three angle rollers, and nobody bid on it. I asked a buddy who is...

Been talking to a guy who has an older T30 that his Dad owned. I can only run single face stuff and this is single phase with seven and a half horsepower and it's in pretty good condition. I've been trying to talk this guy down from 2000 and he's pretty solid at a grand. I just moved down here...