Prospecter
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The wonderful thing about labels is that they not only impose order when looking for stuff, they also impose order when putting stuff away, and aid learning locations in the process.
Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
- Thread starter Strouty
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
Are you sure you didn't sell it to Strouty?
kent_323is
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Nope, it went to a local guy near me. I don't think Strouty would want to come to South Dakota for an old forklift.... no power steering, manual transmission, low on power, 2 stage 10' high mast.
The guy did have an interesting home-built tow truck system that helped with loading:
Old Man Roger
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With a good enough system I would think categories would become somewhat intuitive. At least good enough to get him close.
Horror Business
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That’s a Strouty kind of homemade, badass tow truck!
kent_323is
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Yup, the guy used to work for one of the local towing companies, and worked with the big tow trucks for semi-trucks, etc. He did a nice job fabbing his own.
scooterbum46
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Are you using keyboard for data entry? Pure free form in the description field(s)? If the amount of things of varied type are as big as you have said, I fear that you'll end up with problems getting good search results. Since you may be forced to implement your system before design is finished (typical for any IT implementation where "what" comes after "when"), I would consider putting some type of standard type codes in a separate element with at least some type of high level breakdown, i.e. "tools", "hardware', "book" etc. that would help break down a search. Hopefully with AI poking its way into everything, search tools that can take a search parameter and ask "did you mean ...... or .........." in some fashion . I have a love/hate relationship with the voice input search on my old Garmin Nuvi, that does it when it misunderstands the requested item, but at least it TRIES ..
I'm having a bit of a overflow crisis in my barn, workshop and house after saying "adios" to our winter home in Zephyrhills. Two 18' enclosed trailers and two pickups full unloaded into my barn. I had duplicated lots of tools in the workshop, plus all the household goodies when you're spending several months there, now to go through the keep or not phase.. ugh, I feel your pain.
I'm having a bit of a overflow crisis in my barn, workshop and house after saying "adios" to our winter home in Zephyrhills. Two 18' enclosed trailers and two pickups full unloaded into my barn. I had duplicated lots of tools in the workshop, plus all the household goodies when you're spending several months there, now to go through the keep or not phase.. ugh, I feel your pain.
Still pretty warm outside, looks like a passing storm this afternoon. I have been at the office this morning, going to try and make my way to the Salvage Garage by way of errands...
Yesterday was about lot of shuffling, got a bunch of my mess on the machine tool area cleaned up. Next order of business is to actually organize all the tooling and supplies. It is going to be in stages as there is just so much of it.
Also have a plan for my "outside" tool cart, I have some nice rubber pneumatic casters that I think will be perfect, been going back and forth on using four or three casters. I think the three would be better to keep it from rocking when on uneven ground, but I am not sure how well it will do when actually using the top for work. I may have to do some experimenting before I put the tools in it.
Yesterday was about lot of shuffling, got a bunch of my mess on the machine tool area cleaned up. Next order of business is to actually organize all the tooling and supplies. It is going to be in stages as there is just so much of it.
Also have a plan for my "outside" tool cart, I have some nice rubber pneumatic casters that I think will be perfect, been going back and forth on using four or three casters. I think the three would be better to keep it from rocking when on uneven ground, but I am not sure how well it will do when actually using the top for work. I may have to do some experimenting before I put the tools in it.
kent_323is
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I have done carts and related with pneumatic casters, and 4 is definitely better. It will rock some going over uneven ground, but it's better overall than 3. If you can maximize the width, that will increase the stability the most. And load the heavy stuff as low as possible.
Sounds like you're making progress on cleaning and organizing, keep at it!
Sounds like you're making progress on cleaning and organizing, keep at it!
This cart is pretty heavy empty, the casters are dual wheel, but I am trying to keep it as narrow as possible for storage purposes. My plan was to do four casters and see how it acts, the dual wheels might allow for three to work ok. The pneumatic tires will probably allow for some leeway on the ground conditions.
Old Man Roger
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If you looking to make it a pit box that will be full of tools and roll on dirt, I think you might want much bigger wheels. 4 of them.
xtremek
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I'd still use bigger tires than those if you're going to be using it in a gravel driveway. Those Goodyears look like they'll be a royal pain to use with much of a load in the gravel.
I think they will be fine, they are almost the size of my pressure washer wheels, but much heavier duty. They are rated at 850 pounds each, I expect the cart to be about 1000 pounds total. I am going to give it a shot, I really don't want to enlarge the footprint at all and it is just about the perfect height right now, so bigger wheels under it will screw things up too. It might be a trade off situation for now, when I do the shop rebuild I am going to make a fairly large "carport" style overhang, at that point I may have enough room to store a larger cart.
Today is "cooler" but still dang humid, I hope I can get a stretch of cooler weather so I can be a bit more productive. I am trying to get things moved around in the yard to make space for the bridge crane I-Beams, I need to strip a bunch of welded **** off them so they will stack nicely. Then they can get put into long term storage for the shop project. I also have a guy coming to pick up a jib crane he bought last fall, will be nice to get rid of it, one less thing in the yard.
I can't really start to move all the small stuff around until after that is out of the way, but I am running on fumes and I still have to fill the diesel fuel tank. Going to make a few more moves, then call it a night, I didn't get home until after 9 last night, would like to be home by 7 tonight.
I can't really start to move all the small stuff around until after that is out of the way, but I am running on fumes and I still have to fill the diesel fuel tank. Going to make a few more moves, then call it a night, I didn't get home until after 9 last night, would like to be home by 7 tonight.
Almost ready to go get fuel, need to move a trailer, then put Perk back, then I can go get fuel.
I guess the jib crane has been around for a bit longer than I remembered.
Yard donkey is way out of the way, need to add mirrors and fix some of the brackets, it is tough trying to judge the far side with no mirror.
I guess the jib crane has been around for a bit longer than I remembered.
Yard donkey is way out of the way, need to add mirrors and fix some of the brackets, it is tough trying to judge the far side with no mirror.
Old Man Roger
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I just looked at an old thread on here and it gave me an idea I bet you could do.lol
Pit Cart Project Started
I been wanting a pit cart type portable work table for many years. Yesterday I finally started one. I had a old steel table with small wheels that I hadn't used for a few years. I mounted a vise and a drill press and the Lincoln Buzz box to it and today I inserted a lower tool box and a small...
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I was originally going to do something very similar, but I need to keep the footprint smaller for this one. I suspect that I will build something similar, but not until after I have a place to keep it under cover.I just looked at an old thread on here and it gave me an idea I bet you could do.lol
Pit Cart Project Started
I been wanting a pit cart type portable work table for many years. Yesterday I finally started one. I had a old steel table with small wheels that I hadn't used for a few years. I mounted a vise and a drill press and the Lincoln Buzz box to it and today I inserted a lower tool box and a small...
I have the truck unloaded, almost everything is inside. The big fan needs a new pull cord to change the speeds, not sure how easy or difficult that will be. I am going to put away things while I wait for the guy to show up so I can load his jib crane, then I am not really sure what I am going to do, I would like to make space out front so I can get the bridge crane I-Beams all laid out. I think I will need the BFF to move the old electric forklift and then the track crane to move the chassis that has the 50 series Detroit engine in it. In reality, I should pull that engine out of that frame, build a smaller cradle for it and store it inside, then the chases can go away. I am trying not to get too sidetracked, so maybe I won't even touch that chassis at all, yup, that sounds like a better plan...
The guy just left with the jib crane, also sold him some anchor bolts for it and the hoist that went on it. I was holding onto the hoist, but I am sure I won't be using it now.
Been going down a rabbit hole looking for gear to fit my lathe, I guess they call them change gears, they are used to get different thread pitches and also to achieve metric threads. There is no info in the manual about them and my lathe, while being a Southbend, it is the red headed stepchild version and no one has info on it. So far it appears that I am looking for gears that have a 14 Diametrical Pitch and are a 14.5 degree pressure angle, this is based on charts and OD diameter of the current 24 tooth gear. I have found a 48 tooth, but I also see people print these gears using a 3D printer, they are not really under a lot of stress, so I guess it works. I am going to have to see what info I can find from them, they do not tell you anything other than tooth count and what lathe they fit.
A lot of fun stuff and math...
Been going down a rabbit hole looking for gear to fit my lathe, I guess they call them change gears, they are used to get different thread pitches and also to achieve metric threads. There is no info in the manual about them and my lathe, while being a Southbend, it is the red headed stepchild version and no one has info on it. So far it appears that I am looking for gears that have a 14 Diametrical Pitch and are a 14.5 degree pressure angle, this is based on charts and OD diameter of the current 24 tooth gear. I have found a 48 tooth, but I also see people print these gears using a 3D printer, they are not really under a lot of stress, so I guess it works. I am going to have to see what info I can find from them, they do not tell you anything other than tooth count and what lathe they fit.
A lot of fun stuff and math...
I had originally thought that I was going to tear apart the wire rack and mount the rails onto the wall, but it is a very, very nice unit. I may end up doing some mods to it and finding a place for it to live so that it stays as a mobile unit. It is made by Rousseau and they cost about $1,500, it has 9 sets of arms, so there is quite a bit of space for spools of wire, also it is very stable, so I am thinking about adding a shelf to the top for even more storage. I love it when something is better than expected!
Old Man Roger
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How old of a lathe are we talking here? My antique lathe has change gears, but it’s from 1899.
Craptain
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South Bend is one of the easiest to get parts for. Change gears can usually be found on eBay. Also (although I hate Facebook) the South Bend groups on there are a huge resource and there's usually a bunch of parts available through the group.
Craptain
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So what model is it?
Model FOURTEEN, not number 14, spelled out, should have been model "red headed stepchild". My Dad has a boat like this lathe, it is a Boston Whaler, good name, but it is a jet boat, the people that like jet boats hate it and the people that like Boston Whalers hate it too.
Yesterday there were four boxes of faultless casters, they looked either new or hardly used, I took a gamble because they appeared to be the correct pattern for my cheap platform dollies. I scored for sure on this one, of course I have a couple brands of the dollies, but I think they are the same. The newer wheels will be a big upgrade for sure. I also have plenty for future use as well.
I also kind of sorted through the rest of the stuff, a box of hinges.
A box of mostly stainless ball valves, all seem to be USA made and they do not look used.
A nice three jaw puller
Some sort of laser something or other, not sure what it is for and part numbers don’t come up with any search results.
A box of mostly stainless ball valves, all seem to be USA made and they do not look used.
A nice three jaw puller
Some sort of laser something or other, not sure what it is for and part numbers don’t come up with any search results.
Johanfpa
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Good haul there Strouty!
Had a dig around for the Sahar Technologies laser and found this: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf/K980784.pdf
Not sure if this is it but company address and timeline check out but an odd one compared to the other stuff you bought, not sure were the cosmetic laser fits in, if that is what it is.
Had a dig around for the Sahar Technologies laser and found this: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf/K980784.pdf
Not sure if this is it but company address and timeline check out but an odd one compared to the other stuff you bought, not sure were the cosmetic laser fits in, if that is what it is.
I bet that they made a lot of things and that medical device was one of them. The setting that this came from was more likely something to do with measurement, looks like they are still in business, might be an interesting phone call.
Looks like the next couple days are going to be cooler, going to try and take advantage of that.
Looks like the next couple days are going to be cooler, going to try and take advantage of that.
Old Man Roger
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My first result showed they made a laser for soft tissue ablation.
Spareparts
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Your are making great progress, don't get sidetracked, I know it is hard not to but stay the course
Love watching all your adventures.
Love watching all your adventures.