gamescastspencer
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Don’t toss all of the smaller/lighter rate springs, they work nice for parallel keepers on the mill. As does a piece of shipping banding (spring steel) bent into a ‘V’ or ‘W’ shape.
Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage Refurb®
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
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Spent a couple of days at work and tried to get a little garage time.
Opening the box from The Jungle yielded this new 115 pc drill index.
Time to sort through the 2 drill indexes from the auction. Let's see if I can make a full set.
Opening the box from The Jungle yielded this new 115 pc drill index.
Time to sort through the 2 drill indexes from the auction. Let's see if I can make a full set.
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Presto change-o...... A near complete set, minus 2 small bits.
A second back up set at about 70-75% complete.
A second back up set at about 70-75% complete.
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While I know a 115 pc set like these can be expensive, I didn't think this expensive after a random Google search.
That nearly $1K price tag is way.....way more than I paid for everything at auction.... like double.
That nearly $1K price tag is way.....way more than I paid for everything at auction.... like double.
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For anyone interested, this is the actual old drill index label.
SilverJimmy
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Now you just need to learn the black art of free hand drill bit sharpening. I once sold a full set of high speed bits to a tool & die guy. Next week I asked him how he liked them. He told me they were great AFTER he sharpened them!
larry4406
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I like how you put the bit end in first leaving the shank end out.
Everyone of mine has the shank end in the holder and the sharp end exposed which is difficult to grab.
Then if the drill chuck puts a burr on the shank, it no longer fits into the holder.
Everyone of mine has the shank end in the holder and the sharp end exposed which is difficult to grab.
Then if the drill chuck puts a burr on the shank, it no longer fits into the holder.
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Every drill index is that way. I guess I never thought of doing it the other way until I started looking at these two sets. Apparently, they were from different users in that machine shop.
I always put cutting edge down, much like putting knives/forks in the dishwasher tine/tip down. Why take the chance of getting jabbed or cut reaching in the empty the silverware. . .
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Honestly, for me, I've used the Drill Dr I bought from the neighbors auction. If I can't get an edge with that and it's that bad, I'll toss and buy a new bit.
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Quick little project for today.
I had the wife order these towels from Walmart... cheap..@ $3/ea.
Cheap covers..
I had the wife order these towels from Walmart... cheap..@ $3/ea.
Cheap covers..
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Completely covered 
Welders covered.
Welders covered.
kroo
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When I first got my mig welder, I happened upon a BBQ cover at a yard sale that fit. I thought it would be perfect to keep the dust and dirt out of it. I wasn't the only one that liked it. The next spring, instead of just firing up the welder, for some reason I pulled metal shroud off. Over the winter a mouse had chewed off 90% of the insulation on the wires inside. If I had just plugged it in and turned it on, the welder would be toast and maybe garage gone. Since then, no warm covers for rodents.
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On to the next project.... pallet forks on...
One down....
One to go....
One down....
One to go....
68400BIRD
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I use different size of Weber grill covers to cover my bigger stuff in the garage.
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Really ?!?!
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Well, the above picture was after I used the forks on the JD to lift the Mill off the base.
Flipping the chip pan, the bottom looked like this.
It still boggles my mind that someone literally beat the **** out of the chip pan. But it explains why the cabinet is full of chips and shavings.
Flipping the chip pan, the bottom looked like this.
It still boggles my mind that someone literally beat the **** out of the chip pan. But it explains why the cabinet is full of chips and shavings.
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I not only wanted to fix it but needed to fix it. So I marked out a rectangle and broke out the shear and rivet gun.
This is the **** I cut out to fix the pan.
This is the **** I cut out to fix the pan.
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While I was working on the pan, I had to set the Mill down, back the JD out of the shop and shut the O/H door. You can see my rigging straps.
Once the wife came home, I left where I was.... which was with the Mill sitting on the base...unbolted.
Let's go back to the rivet gun for a minute...I bought this gun last fall at HF....I put in 19 rivets and it no longer works...I would not recommend it.
Once the wife came home, I left where I was.... which was with the Mill sitting on the base...unbolted.
Let's go back to the rivet gun for a minute...I bought this gun last fall at HF....I put in 19 rivets and it no longer works...I would not recommend it.
SilverJimmy
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Might be why their nickname is sometimes “Horror Freight”! I bought a 20” disc sander from HF back in 2008. Worked awesome for about a month, then one day it wouldn’t start spinning. Figured out one of the start capacitors had **** the bed. Sander had a 1 year warranty so I called up HF to find out my next move.
Guy who answered the phone tells me that the sander I just bought a month ago is now discontinued and there are no parts available. So I ask him what my options are to get this resolved. He tells me I can return it for a full refund. Now, at this time the closest HF was 140 miles away and the sander had been shipped to me truck freight for free. I asked the guy on the phone who paid the shipping for my warranty claim, he said “you do!” and then he hung up! The sander still works to this day, I just have to give it a push start and spin it in the direction I want it to turn. And to be fair, it’s a very good copy of a Powermatic disc sander and is a very valuable piece of equipment in my shop. I just always now look at anything I buy at HF with this experience in the back of my mind!
Guy who answered the phone tells me that the sander I just bought a month ago is now discontinued and there are no parts available. So I ask him what my options are to get this resolved. He tells me I can return it for a full refund. Now, at this time the closest HF was 140 miles away and the sander had been shipped to me truck freight for free. I asked the guy on the phone who paid the shipping for my warranty claim, he said “you do!” and then he hung up! The sander still works to this day, I just have to give it a push start and spin it in the direction I want it to turn. And to be fair, it’s a very good copy of a Powermatic disc sander and is a very valuable piece of equipment in my shop. I just always now look at anything I buy at HF with this experience in the back of my mind!
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No doubt, I should have known. I had some HF cash when I bought it (IIRC) so I didn't pay full price.
I will try to take it apart and see if I can do anything with it. If not, it'll go in the scrap bucket.
There are times I buy a HF tool to get a single job done. If it lasts beyond that....cool money ahead. In doing so, some of these purchases, are like test drives, to see if I will use this type of tool and need to upgrade to something better. Pneumatic rivet gun yeah, I like it. If I can't fix this one, I will upgrade.
bugnut
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Eric, chip mess hacked into stand reminded me immediately of the radio installation I found in the baja beetle. Just remember, they walk among us! Ugh.
madison069
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That was caused by someone else and they needed a hole fast, right?Really ?!?!
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Oh ...dude I deal with the general public at work.
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Yes, I suppose...a place to sweep the chips I guess.
ronjon1190
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I get that it would be pretty difficult to use the mill to modify its own cabinet/ base, but you would think that someone who owned a mill, would have access to some higher precision tools than a hatchet...
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Very good point.... although, it did belong to a certain University in Alabama.... college crowd or maintenance staff, I don't know.
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1K ft of 12/2 for a future build along with 20 1/2" black iron pipe tees.
Not been getting much done over the last few days, had a gout flare up in my foot.
Not been getting much done over the last few days, had a gout flare up in my foot.
Prospecter
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That wire is getting expensive! Last time I bought a spool, it was quite an unhappy surprise.1K ft of 12/2 for a future build along with 20 1/2" black iron pipe tees.
Not been getting much done over the last few days, had a gout flare up in my foot.
Gout is such a miserable, annoying, inconvenient thing. Hope it settles down for you soon.
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I had a plan and that was to save Menard's 11% rebates. You know some of those rebates that some people just toss because they can't be bothered to mail in a stack. I had $628 of Menard's value in my hand (well wife's purse) when I walked in, granted take $50 off that total because I did have one gift card.
I told the wife last fall I was done spending them and needed to save them up again. The last time I saved them up, I used them for the addition, that stack of gift cards and rebates was somewhere north of $1K. I told her, I'm going to start saving up rebates and buying stuff for a future build when we get my parents house. When that time comes, I'll need to build a new shop. Buying that spool is the last step in having a majority of the electrical stuff for the build. What is left is going to be the meter base, service cable and those things associated with that and pretty much dependent on how everything lays out.
I just wanted to say that buying that spool @ $599 with rebates was awesome. Add into the equation, the 11% rebate, I received on the purchase, $79 is just icing on the cake.
The gout is terrible. It's bad enough that I made a Doctors appt for tomorrow. My foot has been swollen for going on a week and probably the worst bout I have had sine it started a few years back. I'd post a picture of my swollen foot, but not sure I want to do that.
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Swelling is going down, I managed to do a few things yesterday before going back in the house to relax. Nothing much in the garage but a few outside clean up items. One of those items was cutting up the pallet the mill rode home on from Alabama.
Today before I started a fire, I wanted to move some of the ash around.... doing so, I could hear a bunch of nails. The only thing I burned from the pallet was the 9 corner/support blocks.
I grabbed the magnet and started to fish out the nails. I was surprised at the amount of nails from those nine blocks. Granted, this is inside the scrap bucket but you can see all the burnt nails.
Today before I started a fire, I wanted to move some of the ash around.... doing so, I could hear a bunch of nails. The only thing I burned from the pallet was the 9 corner/support blocks.
I grabbed the magnet and started to fish out the nails. I was surprised at the amount of nails from those nine blocks. Granted, this is inside the scrap bucket but you can see all the burnt nails.
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I moved on to fix a siding issue on the shop. I lost a piece of siding the other day. Struggling with the gout in my foot, I wasn't about to climb the ladder and get a spare piece out of the attic.
I originally cut the piece too short but has been fine for a decade. I did notice a few times, it would start to come out and I would push it back in place.
Unfortunately, this time it came out completely and cracked.
I originally cut the piece too short but has been fine for a decade. I did notice a few times, it would start to come out and I would push it back in place.
Unfortunately, this time it came out completely and cracked.
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This time, I cut it tall enough and had the correct punch tool. You can see the punch tabs, these keep the partial height siding from pulling out. 
Here's the Malco punch tool and you can see the part number for those interested.
Malco SL5
Here's the Malco punch tool and you can see the part number for those interested.
Malco SL5
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It took a little bit of doing but I did get the mill bolted back on the base and moved to it's location.
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More supplies for the future build, these are for the air system, which will be black pipe. ....******* 3" & 4" along with some reducer bushings.
I decided that I need to do something with this corner. I have too much stuff stacked up.
I decided that I need to do something with this corner. I have too much stuff stacked up.
OutlawDrifter
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I have a few corners myself...some are getting better 
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To do so, the brake needs to be moved, not gone, but just moved. I picked up this shelving unit at Menards yesterday. It's not super heavy duty or anything but should get the job the done.
Also grabbed some casters while I was there. A stop by TSC this morning and for some extra 1/4" bolts
Also grabbed some casters while I was there. A stop by TSC this morning and for some extra 1/4" bolts
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Change of plans gentlemen... that shelving unit is going back for something better.... F'N cheap POS.
I was alarmed when I saw how thick the shelves were...1/4"
As I was trying to connect the side bracket to the uprights, the front or back horizontal beams couldn't even hold themselves up.
Do not waste your money....
I was alarmed when I saw how thick the shelves were...1/4"
As I was trying to connect the side bracket to the uprights, the front or back horizontal beams couldn't even hold themselves up.
Do not waste your money....
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We're going to go back to Menards this evening and return the shelving unit. While we are over there, were grabbing supper as we'll have the granddaughter.... probably a stop at Culver's.
So I started moving on with the corner cleaning.. I moved the Black Bull brake to the addition. It's not super heavy but is awkward so I cheated and used the FEL of the JD...
Once over there, I flipped the brake over on it's side... pleasantly surprised that there were already plates welded in place.
I marked location for the casters, drilled the holes and bolted on set on i still need to mount another pair on the opposite ends
So I started moving on with the corner cleaning.. I moved the Black Bull brake to the addition. It's not super heavy but is awkward so I cheated and used the FEL of the JD...
Once over there, I flipped the brake over on it's side... pleasantly surprised that there were already plates welded in place.
I marked location for the casters, drilled the holes and bolted on set on i still need to mount another pair on the opposite ends
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Not sure if this picture will show up . . .
Cool, wasn't sure. This is Performax shelving from Menards. Looking at what is available, I'm going to get shelving like this but not this big. I'm going to piece it together so it'll be 72" tall, 17" deep and 48" wide. It'll have 4 shelves.
Specs call for wire racking for the shelving. I'm planning to use either 1/2" plywood or 3/4" instead. I have both on hand, if it'll fit. It requires one tie bar for 48" wide, but for an extra $10, I can add a second tie bar for each shelf. I think this will be a cheap upgrade.
We'll find out later this evening and all parts show "in stock."
Cool, wasn't sure. This is Performax shelving from Menards. Looking at what is available, I'm going to get shelving like this but not this big. I'm going to piece it together so it'll be 72" tall, 17" deep and 48" wide. It'll have 4 shelves.
Specs call for wire racking for the shelving. I'm planning to use either 1/2" plywood or 3/4" instead. I have both on hand, if it'll fit. It requires one tie bar for 48" wide, but for an extra $10, I can add a second tie bar for each shelf. I think this will be a cheap upgrade.
We'll find out later this evening and all parts show "in stock."