The Bean
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... and by the way, that 1856 version of the Bible from Oxford University Press goes for $1200 online... in reasonable but not pristine condition
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PugetDude
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Being forced to watch an endless loop video of someone dragging a file on the backstroke?I guess that would be forced to work on a machine with a wobbly chuck and being asked to "hold .001" on everything
Serving platter/charcuterie board. It started out as a Dish.net receiver. Yeah, I'm a tightwad
Funny story: I'd heard of charcuterie, probably because if my wife gets control of the remote, The Food Network inevitably goes on.
One day out of the blue, a little before hosting a party, she starts talking about making a charcuterie board...
My response: "You mean a cheese and cracker platter?"
That didn't go over well. I was smart enough (for my own sanity) to intentionally not look at the prices on the specialty meats she bought for the thing.
Mike
Hope you find that bible!... and by the way, that 1856 version of the Bible from Oxford University Press goes for $1200 online... in reasonable but not pristine condition
fartymarty
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I wonder if gutted means the pages were saved and set aside?... or tossed? I'm thinking that there might be some of these 1856 Bibles around the world that are missing certain pages as they deteriorate and folks would gladly pay $** for a certain page(s) so that their $100... and by the way, that 1856 version of the Bible from Oxford University Press goes for $1200 online... in reasonable but not pristine condition
1856 Bible could become a $1200 1856 Bible. No?
You want to buy the pages?
BigMike782
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Old Man Roger
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I would have put the smallest bench grinder I could find on that ..lol
BigMike782
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The problem is that I have my dads Baldor on one side and a Baldor carbide grinder on the other side of a custom stand I made.....AND I have no floor space for more.
BigMike782
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Thank you.
GarageHobbyist
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This is a piston from a Hercules engine that was in an Oliver OC-3 Tractor. The mounting stub is a scrap pin from a tow truck. Made a couple of these for my vendor booth
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Mr. Wonderful
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I bought this disk at a garage sale for $5 for no good reason. I thought about it for a day or so and came up with this. The steel is about 110lbs and the base is about the same. It’s very stable and solid. The steel is set down into the wood about a quarter inch and doesn’t move a millimeter. I’ll probably wind up selling this due to the sky high price of vintage anvils in my area. The base is salvaged pieces from some old wood boxes.
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Muckin_Slusher
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I bought this disk at a garage sale for $5 for no good reason. I thought about it for a day or so and came up with this. The steel is about 110lbs and the base is about the same. It’s very stable and solid. The steel is set down into the wood about a quarter inch and doesn’t move a millimeter. I’ll probably wind up selling this due to the sky high price of vintage anvils in my area. The base is salvaged pieces from some old wood boxes.....and the steel is banding from a lumberyard.
PugetDude
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Just because you have an acute grasp of the obvious doesn't mean you need to put it on full display.
fartymarty
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Picked up an unusual cast iron machine base.
CMC (Craftsman Machinery Co) out of Boston.
Considering mounting on a steel top a 10" disk sander or maybe a vintage small arbor press..
Thought about a grinding or buffing machine, but not sure would get good use out of those specific machines.
CMC (Craftsman Machinery Co) out of Boston.
Considering mounting on a steel top a 10" disk sander or maybe a vintage small arbor press..
Thought about a grinding or buffing machine, but not sure would get good use out of those specific machines.
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I think you need to find the correct vice for that stand. good luck!
Hi Mike,
I’m on the road this week for work. When I get back this weekend, will measure and message back.
ChefRex,
Great idea. Had considered that originally, but from recall don’t know if it's tall enough.
When I’m back this weekend will take another look at the actual height with one of my vise sitting on top.
I’m on the road this week for work. When I get back this weekend, will measure and message back.
ChefRex,
Great idea. Had considered that originally, but from recall don’t know if it's tall enough.
When I’m back this weekend will take another look at the actual height with one of my vise sitting on top.
cpttuna
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windshield wiper refills: the price has gone up a bit. I only usually buy clearance and if none on clearance, then I but the cheapest. I was in WalMart today and on the clearance rack were some wiper refills. My 3 jeeps take an 18" front wiper. The clearance wipers contained 8 17" wiper refills. I put all 8 into my cart quickly. For those in the know, know that the 17" will work ok in place of the standard 18" refills. These were $22.97 Michelin refills on clearance for $5 each. The cheapest refills in WalMart are almost $8 each. Hope this helps someone.
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Refills? Those look like new wiper assemblies!
Dating myself, but I remember buying refills that you had to install into the wiper frame. Haven't seen those in years.
Mike
I'm only 35 and remember doing this. living firmly in a waste culture nowadays
captain14
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When places like Advance Auto install your newly purchased wipers for free, you can see why the refills have disappeared.
Yeah, I know not everyone is a GJ member and can’t find their only screwdriver to pry something out…..
PugetDude
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Which screwdriver? the "Plus " or the "Minus"
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DGersic
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Microphone stand as a large third hand / holder tool. I have a couple of heads for it. This one (shown) is a phone holder, being used with FaceTime and iPad to view the bleeder while doing brakes.
I have another head that can hold a flashlight, pointed “right there”.
It also gets used to hang small parts that are being painted.
ObnoxiousFumes
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One of my favourite ideas^.
Microphone stand as a large third hand / holder tool. I have a couple of heads for it. This one (shown) is a phone holder, being used with FaceTime and iPad to view the bleeder while doing brakes.
I have another head that can hold a flashlight, pointed “right there”.
It also gets used to hang small parts that are being painted.
I have yet to come across a decent mic stand for this purpose, but one day...
The Bean
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You might call on some local churches to see if they have an old mic stand or two collecting dust in a closet... mine does. Make a small donation and maybe take one home.
DGersic
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The irony here is that I didn’t want it. A friend was moving out of state and asked me if I wanted a couple of mic stands. I told him I didn’t. On his way out of town, he dropped them off on my doorstep, while I wasn’t home. Yet this one has turned in to a useful tool, and I’m happy to have it.
The other one was a straight pole, no boom. It went to the local Salvation Army.
slowtwitch73
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Made a set of bicycle crank arm thread chaser/cleaners out of some pedals from the scrap bin.
They can pass through and can be spun by hand or by an 8mm Allen.
They can pass through and can be spun by hand or by an 8mm Allen.
Sorry for the delay. Just measured this weekend.
32” tall column
7-1/2 wide top
10” deep top
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I saw these bed slats at the curb today for Bulk Trash day. I keep an eye out for these since they are usually clean, reasonably straight grained, sometimes hardwood.
Here I’m processing them for future use. Today’s find might be birch??
Here I’m processing them for future use. Today’s find might be birch??
slowtwitch73
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Those are from a bed.. yes sometimes decent wood.
Ooops.. you already knew that...
Ooops.. you already knew that...
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WoodsTruck
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Just need to identify which one squeaks
GarageHobbyist
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Some old hammer handles and cabinet knobs for shaping copper.
And a Railroad spike that I swaged more round and polished to use as a shaping stake. Still needs a little more work. I'd love to get some real Tin/Copper raising stakes, but they are stupid expensive and don't come up used often.
And a Railroad spike that I swaged more round and polished to use as a shaping stake. Still needs a little more work. I'd love to get some real Tin/Copper raising stakes, but they are stupid expensive and don't come up used often.
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Some old hammer handles and cabinet knobs for shaping copper.
And a Railroad spike that I swaged more round and polished to use as a shaping stake. Still needs a little more work. I'd love to get some real Tin/Copper raising stakes, but they are stupid expensive and don't come up used often.
Can you show us something you've made with these tools?
Mike
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Sure. In all honesty I usually use them on most pieces I make. Right now I am mainly sinking the copper and the small spoons are hard to get a hammer in without smashing your fingers.
In this photo the smallest spoon was almost entirely done using the cabinet knob tools.
I also use those fence post toppers to shape things at times, they get beat up pretty quick though.
I haven’t used the rail spike tool yet, there is a slight flat spot I need to work out still.
In the near future I am going to try making my own raising stake out of a leaf spring.
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willy3486
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I had some old used table saw blades I found after my dad passed away and saved them. I figured they were good steel even if they were dull. I have had them for years and I ran across a page where a fellow made a Ulu knife with minimal tools. I thought it would be a perfect use for one blade. So I cut out blanks to make a couple. I also made a jig for my drill press to make the edge angled on the cutting edge.
Since I have basic tools to use I did as the fellow who posted and drilled a bunch of holes in the opening then filed them. It took some time but I got the opening out. In the photo below it shows right after cutting the blanks. Then the other is after I polished it some. I still need to make the wooden handle for the top piece but I hope to make it soon out of some pecan scraps I have. I can do a post on the process if anyone is interested. I want to finish by Christmas as I want to give one to my wife and the other to our daughter.
Since I have basic tools to use I did as the fellow who posted and drilled a bunch of holes in the opening then filed them. It took some time but I got the opening out. In the photo below it shows right after cutting the blanks. Then the other is after I polished it some. I still need to make the wooden handle for the top piece but I hope to make it soon out of some pecan scraps I have. I can do a post on the process if anyone is interested. I want to finish by Christmas as I want to give one to my wife and the other to our daughter.
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What did you cut the saw blade with?
Are you sharpening the blade with a double bevel or a single?
What do you envision the blades being used to cut?