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Can’t find results answering this question so I’ll ask ya’ll. For my very hot climate (Phoenix), would I maximize heat rejection performance installing radiant barrier foil in my 2x6” wall cavities against the sheathing and then using 3.5” thick insulation batts against the drywall? Or would...

After buying my home in 2016, I made plans to add on to the garage. It was a compromise with my wife since she preferred the floor plan of the house we bought, while I preferred the house with the 5 car garage and pool that we didn’t buy. Fast forward through a job loss and 9 months out of...

Hi all. Can’t find a suitable answer on the webs so hopefully some helpful insight from you all will solve this. New shop has 2x6” walls with 1-3/8” EIFS (foam and stucco). This requires installation of a stop around door openings for the foam to **** against and for nailing on the trim board...

Figured there would be some interest in seeing a rarer Wilton rebuild. This C3 was not heavily used and when I found it, it was in good shape other than a broken foot on the base ring and a bad paint job. It sat for quite a while in my garage while I worked on many other things, but a friend...

I don't post much on here but figured people would like to see my new table. I'd been wanting a better work surface for TIG welding and general inspection and found this beauty at an auction. 48" x 120" x 4.25" so I'm estimating the weight at about 3,500 lbs. It's webbed cast iron and...

I've got a 1960's vintage Wilton No. 60 6" swivel jaw vise and the lock pin was damaged when I got it. I foolishly didn't keep the original and made a new one that was close, but not on the exact taper. I'm trying to remedy that but after 5 sample pins in aluminum, I'm not dialing it in close...

After 2 years owning a fine LeBlond Regal, I was able to upgrade in the lathe department. A Craigslist ad with terrible photos, up the mountains in a tiny town and a good price made me think it was worth a look. Here’s what the ad looked like. Chip pan missing, filthy, sitting for a long time...

Haven’t been on here in a while but wanted to share my latest project. A while back I purchased this Burr King for a great price. It was in rough but fairly serviceable condition. Just one repaint over the years and not many broken bits. Came with a GE 3 phase motor so I started by...

I bought a baby bullet last week and it’s unusual in a few ways and I’m hoping to get input from you all. I’m trying to gauge how original it is or isn’t. The paint looks original for a 1981 vise that was owned by a watchmaker (flawless barrel, shop made brass jaws), but I’ve never seen a vise...

Hi all. Have an old (1960’s? 1970’s?) 10” Baldor grinder with what appears to be the wrong capacitor in it. The grinder runs fine, but sounds really sad trying to get up to speed. I put in new bearings, so mechanically everything is happy. I’m not sure what to think, as the case of the cap...

So as with many others, I have a fondness for Wilton vises. They aren't actually the best vises I've ever used, but they look great and do work very well. I found a C1 on Craigslist about a year ago for $100 and put it right to work. It's a 1977 that had seen minimal use, though it was...

I haven't found evidence of anything quite like my latest find, so I wanted to show it off. A brand new, sealed in the original box Craftsman roundtop grinder. It was in a hoard and the guy who cleaned up just wanted to get a couple of bucks for it. The stamps on the cardboard and paper tag...

I finally bought a welder about 2 years ago after wanting to learn my whole adult life. I went with an import TIG machine to get started with- most challenging, but would allow me to learn how to weld aluminum, thin steel is easier, and of course it doubles as a decent stick machine. The next...

Need to rebuild his bottle jack that came with my Snap On H frame hydraulic press (model YA616) but can't tell who made it. Any suggestions?

Hi all, thought I'd share my just completed refurb/refresh of a Buffalo No 15 and maybe help someone with an idea or technique. Bought the press at an estate sale. Last of acres of junk included the drill press and not much else. Took it home for $100, which is a great deal for old iron around...

Hi all. Haven't posted in a while. Finally added my first proper machine tool. I have been looking for about a year for the right lathe, and here in Phoenix the pickings are slim- decent USA made machines are usually in the $5,000+ range, older Taiwan machines in the $3,000 ball park and clapped...

I've bought a lot of tools in my 34 years, but tonight was my first machinist's tools lot (other than a couple of mics and indicators that came with mechanics tools). I don't think it's a 'you ****' deal, but around here finding used Starrett is tough. Negotiating for a lathe right now, so I'll...

Looking at deburring wheels for one of my 10" Baldor grinders, and in that size, they come with a 5" arbor hole, but no indication of how to mount the thing. There is no indication that it comes with any kind of adapter, and can't find anything online. Am I missing something obvious? Here's one...

Hi guys- having trouble nailing down the identity of this band saw that I'm about ready to pull the trigger on. Seems that saws of this vintage are supposed to be serial numbers like 110XXXX, but this one is 11 5342. Suggestions?