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Hello All. Does anyone have any experience with the sandblasting cabinets from Glastar? I am thinking of picking up this model used: http://www.glastar.com/catalog/sandblasting/GlassPasser.cfm Any opinions? Cheers!

Hello All. I am thinking of purchasing a lathe for tinkering and small projects at home. I ran across a Colchester student/engine lathe. It is a 13x40 lathe built in 2004 with a Dorian tool post and a collet closer for $4k. It looks to be in good condition and operates fine. Is $4k worth...

Hello All, I am thinking of purchasing a gantry crane for my garage. It will probably be a aluminum or steel a frame style gantry. I am debating now to get a 2 ton Coffing hoist or a 1 ton. The 2 ton is almost 450lbs for the hoist itself and the 1 ton is about 240lbs. I am not sure that I...

Hey all, I am looking to pick up my first lathe and ran across a used Jet BD-920W with a stand for $700. Any negatives with this lathe? Should I wait and look for a larger old American lathe? Cheers!

Hello All. I picked up a Stenhoj Hydraulic Press that is a 3 phase unit. I need to get a phase converter for it. I have heard that a static one will work just fine for it, but then I have also heard that a static will put strain on the motor and could cause the motor to fail. Should I be...

Hi all. It's time to pick up a shop press for doing wheel bearings and such. I am debating between a used Dake 25 ton manual press or a 50 ton electric hydraulic press such as this one...

Hello All. I am about to take the plunge and purchase a gas pressure washer. So far the choice is between the Homedepot Dewalt DXPW 3025, Dewalt DPW3835, or the Rigid RD80905. I am unsure to go with a Dewalt Honda motor and General Triplex pump, or the Rigid Subaru motor and Cat pump. I also...