The pump is Rustoleum Silver Hammerd paint, the motor is a custom mix I had handy on the shelf. It is basic " industrial machine gray" and the tank, well my plans were to shoot it with some black tractor epoxy I have, but I got in a hurry and couldn't resist grabbing the Rustoleum Professional Gloss black spray can out of the cabinet, it was too easy and I needed to get it done ASAP.
FyrMe's Tool Restoration Thread
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The pump is Rustoleum Silver Hammerd paint, the motor is a custom mix I had handy on the shelf. It is basic " industrial machine gray" and the tank, well my plans were to shoot it with some black tractor epoxy I have, but I got in a hurry and couldn't resist grabbing the Rustoleum Professional Gloss black spray can out of the cabinet, it was too easy and I needed to get it done ASAP.
Dayum, that jack is absolutely...well...dayum!
Hopefully I'll find a floor jack like that to restore to a work of art.
Yes Bonney, it did. You should take a look over here fireman164's Walker rebuild and let him know. I can't wait to get over there and see it for real.
fireman164
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Your hell on wheels with a rattle can , from the pics it looks professional from a spray gun
I got a little done on the grinder yesterday. I had to drill out the set screw on the pulley which proved to be very difficult. I even used cobalt drills and it still took about 30 minutes to get it drilled out.
Once that was drilled out, I was able to remove the spindle and get some parts chucked up in the drill and polished.
These oil ports were hacked up at some point of its life. I am ordering some new spring lid oil cups to install after I fill in the holes with epoxy and redrill them to fit.
I also re-tapped the set screw hole and I will be replacing the original slot head screw with a allen set screw coated with anti-seize.
Once that was drilled out, I was able to remove the spindle and get some parts chucked up in the drill and polished.
These oil ports were hacked up at some point of its life. I am ordering some new spring lid oil cups to install after I fill in the holes with epoxy and redrill them to fit.
I also re-tapped the set screw hole and I will be replacing the original slot head screw with a allen set screw coated with anti-seize.
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Quick update on the Brede-Bilt. While trying to ever so gently press out the sleeve bearings the other day, I cracked the aluminum housing. Fortunate for me, a good friend of mine has it and should be getting it welded up soon. I'll grind it down and feather it out before I sand blast it and hopefully you will never be able to tell it was ever repaired. I also called Brede directly this morning to try and find some more info on the grinder since the internet is lacking in credible info. Unfortunately, it was a dead end as well. I spoke to the resident company historian and she said they have zero information on any products they manufactured that many years ago. SO, with that said and by deductive reasoning from their company history bio, I am going to date this grinder somewhere between 1942-1945.
So, while the grinder is getting repaired from my stupidity, I accomplished some more stupidity today while working on restoring an old Wilton.
High RPM in a drill press with a ever so slightly unbalanced piece of steel equals disaster to the tune of blunt force trauma from a projectile at over 1000RPM
But I did work through it and got a little done.
The jaw teeth were pretty worn down, so I hand filed each one to get some bite back into it before polishing the jaws
Regal Red is a close match I think to the original. It may be a little shinier though. I like it.
I ran out of paint, so I still have to paint the front jaw, and the crack in the base plate is also being repaired by my welder friend.
High RPM in a drill press with a ever so slightly unbalanced piece of steel equals disaster to the tune of blunt force trauma from a projectile at over 1000RPM
But I did work through it and got a little done.
The jaw teeth were pretty worn down, so I hand filed each one to get some bite back into it before polishing the jaws
Regal Red is a close match I think to the original. It may be a little shinier though. I like it.
I ran out of paint, so I still have to paint the front jaw, and the crack in the base plate is also being repaired by my welder friend.
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malibulvr
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I love all your restoes, makes me want to go into the garage and scrounge up all my old tooling, LOL. I have an old Kennedy box that I am going to redue, have you done one of those yet?
Ouch, glad it wasn't too serious. What exactly happened? You may want to look at getting a cheap wood lathe to do your power polishing from now on.
I've never done a tool box. I am in the process of refurbishing some Diebold base cabinets right now though. they are like a big tool box.
Ouch, glad it wasn't too serious. What exactly happened? You may want to look at getting a cheap wood lathe to do your power polishing from now on.
Yeah Z, Me too. I got hit with the round ball end of the vise handle. If it was the other end that I took the ball off, it probably would have penetrated. Honestly, I don't know why it happened. I normally use my old Craftsman 100 to polish stuff at low RPM. But for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to move over to my commercial crown top press that was set up for a higher RPM. I chucked it up nice and tight, tightening all three key holes, and as soon as I hit the switch I knew something wasn't right. It happened so fast, I didn't even have time to turn it off. The vise handle came flying out so fast that I only saw it for a split second as it wobbled in the chuck right before it hit me. Hurt so bad I couldn't even get a cuss word out. I just laid down on the floor in fettle position for a couple min. I'm pretty stove up this morning. I feel like I lost a bar fight last night. I hurt ALL over my waist line.
Yes I do need a small lathe. The problem is, thanks to this darn place, I don't buy cheap tools anymore. I don't even look at them when I go to HF to pick up consumables. I may reconsider after this though.
Safety First!! You gotta be safe chucking anything up in a DP, especially heavy or unbalanced things, the entire chuck could fly off. 
Maybe find/make a simple drum sander fitting for the DP and then you could hold your items to polish them until you find a lathe? Spin the paper, not the weight
Edited: That vise looks sweet!
Maybe find/make a simple drum sander fitting for the DP and then you could hold your items to polish them until you find a lathe? Spin the paper, not the weight
Edited: That vise looks sweet!
I agree nine, The thing is, that handle is no heavier than the 7/8" or 1" drill I have put in that press. I think the problem here was the speed was too fast and handles are never perfectly straight. I have thought about the drum sander before but have forgotten about it just as many times. I think the biggest pita would be changing drums 5 times to polish one part. Bottom line, time for a lathe.
Hate to say I told you so, but.....I did warn you of this on the last page. Just take this as an easy lesson, could have been much worse. I've read where a guy shattered his rib cage after a chuck and part came off a drill press. Go find a cheap wood lathe on craigslist, with a proper chuck and tail stock. The holding power of a lathe chuck compared to a drill chuck is much greater. Plus in the horizontal position it will be much easier to see all aspects of the workpiece.
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
Oh, I was just waiting for the "I told you so" But if I didn't have thick skin I would have never admitted it happened.
The term "cheap lathe" doesn't exist in this part of the country. I'm not going to buy a ****** chuckless lathe like what I see listed a lot. I look everyday for a decent one. The best price right now is about $500 for a worn out used one.
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/tls/4100452033.html
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/tld/4092687356.html
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/tls/4084392306.html
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/tls/4035732763.html
This guy never called me back or answered my email (twice)
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/for/4084244750.html
fullthrottle24
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Just a quick update so you know I'm not slacking. I am still waiting on the crack in the grinder and the crack in the cast vise base to be repaired so I can finish up these two projects. I would have fixed them both my self, but the two things I can't weld are aluminum and cast, both of which I'm dealing with here. I am soon to get a TIG rig set up off my big Hobart MIG, but the guy supplying me with the gear is also the guy who is doing the welding for me. All this would have been done but he just started a new job as a Tech teacher and is busy as hell and not as flexible with "government projects" like he was with his shop job. SO! with that said, I'll just have to wait. I have been working on a cool little project in the mean time though. I'll try to sneak a pic in here as soon as its done even though it's not a tool.
Rust
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Great thread!
Nice work on everything!
That GE motor turned out nice. I restored one exactly like that last year.
Nice work on everything!
That GE motor turned out nice. I restored one exactly like that last year.
Since I am patiently waiting the return of my Vise and grinder parts
I thought I'd share another type of project I just finished up.
All reclaimed/used materials. The base is a 1911 Bowser Red Sentry gas pump stand. The top is #2 White oak that I stained half and left half natural. Then poly'ed it. I strapped it with 1/8" x1.5" flat bar and lag bolted it together. It weighs about 100lbs. This will get sold at a premium to some hipster downtown. But I'm in no hurry to sell it. I rather like it.
I thought I'd share another type of project I just finished up.
All reclaimed/used materials. The base is a 1911 Bowser Red Sentry gas pump stand. The top is #2 White oak that I stained half and left half natural. Then poly'ed it. I strapped it with 1/8" x1.5" flat bar and lag bolted it together. It weighs about 100lbs. This will get sold at a premium to some hipster downtown. But I'm in no hurry to sell it. I rather like it.
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1/2 Cup
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I just love the bowser stand/table, you have done some great work.
My neighbor is a big time resale dealer and He said he would price it at $225. I felt that was a little steep. But If I list it, I will list it high like that and If I sell it, great, If I don't, great. I have about $30 invested in it plus my time. The repurpose trend is in full swing now days, and don't think I'm not gonna ride that wagon
Kevin54
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You could probably get twice that on ebay or etsy
I agree with Nine....If I was selling it, I think I'd start at least at $450 and drop to $400 if they want to haggle.
And it looks fantastic
It's an older Hobart Beta MIG 200. My buddy came over and checked it out and said it would work. It has open taps and can be rewired several waysJust going off what he said.
Uhm, I'm 99% sure the beta mig is a CV only machine, thus you won't be tig welding with that machine in the future. It is a very nice mig machine but definitely not a tig machine. Use caution if said buddy tries to set it up for tig.
That is SWEET.
How did you assemble the top? Can you please explain how you obtained the different colors in the top with the stain? I didn't follow that description.
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The top is 3/4" plywood with 3/4" T&G white oak flooring nailed to it. I pieced it together and rough sanded everything, then disassembled and stained half the wood, then reassembled as seen and nailed it down. I did a final sanding with 220g before applying 2 heavy coats of semi gloss polyurethane. After beating the welded band over the wood, I bolted it and put another coat of poly over the wood and band to seal it from rust.
How about an update. It's been long enough huh? I finally got the Wilton swivel base back from my buddy. He did a good job on the repair. I was hoping he would have built it up a little more, but it was free and done very well. So I got it ground down a little, primed and painted.
When I bought it....
Done....
When I bought it....
Done....
I got my Brede-Bilt back. Not so happy with the results of the weld job. My buddy had a very difficult time welding it, I guess the cast aluminum they used back during war time was poor quality and caused a very ugly weld. However, I plan on grinding it all down anyway so you can't tell it was ever cracked. I hope to get it cleaned up soon and report back here on it's progress. In the mean time, I started on a couple more projects.
I picked up a early 1900's Rock Island 142 that I have started cleaning up, and prepared for a little repair job.
After running the dynamic jaw through the electro tank for about 10 hours, I ground out the crack and drilled the end of the crack to stop any futrther cracking. It will get TIG welded, hopefully by next week.
I picked up a early 1900's Rock Island 142 that I have started cleaning up, and prepared for a little repair job.
After running the dynamic jaw through the electro tank for about 10 hours, I ground out the crack and drilled the end of the crack to stop any futrther cracking. It will get TIG welded, hopefully by next week.
I also started tearing down this 1/3hp block grinder to resto and sell. This was one of my keepers until I found another cleaner 1/3hp with cast iron guards and a period correct stand. So I don't need this one anymore. It is covered in so much overspray, it's almost white. and the bearings are completely shot. I bought this one for $10 mounted to a home made stand. Took the grinder off and sold the stand for $20.
Did a little work in the recliner last night after putting a new radiator in the wife's Jeep yesterday.
I figured I am going all out on this bench grinder, only to have a scared up name plate. While this won't be completely original, the naked eye should look right past it.
I put the photograph in Photoshop to start duplicating the text
New label overlay a top of the original
Finished label. The plan is to get this printed on transparent vinyl.
I figured I am going all out on this bench grinder, only to have a scared up name plate. While this won't be completely original, the naked eye should look right past it.
I put the photograph in Photoshop to start duplicating the text
New label overlay a top of the original
Finished label. The plan is to get this printed on transparent vinyl.
Your work is smokin" as usual, FyrMe. The red vise is a beaut, and I'd bet that crack in the other vise arm will fill in completely. Are you going to leave the jaws as is, or construct some newer ones out of soft steel?
And I'd love to own that block grinder. My naked eyes can't tell the home-made nameplate.
Are you going to leave the jaws as is, or construct some newer ones out of soft steel?And I'd love to own that block grinder. My naked eyes can't tell the home-made nameplate.