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Every year I resolve to work less and enjoy myself more, but somehow the opposite always happens. Maybe I should just resolve to make better bad...
I used to know someone who told me he had a Model T when he was a teenager (back when Maine winters were brutally cold); every night he would...
Congratulations! I still have 3-1/2 years to go, but I'm already starting to get more involved in other things that will fill up my retirement...
I remember when Craftsman meant quality. Some of my stuff is 45+ years old and still going strong. I've looked at what's available now; looks...
What if the catch was installed in the door and the latch installed in the door? That way you could have a redundant mechanical release hidden...
My uncle has something like 1200 drawers full of small hardware and electrical connectors and parts. Some of that stuff has been stored for...
Owls Head Transportation Museum had one in their collection the last time I was there. Bet that would be fun to cruise the snowmobile trails with!
About thirty years ago I grabbed a cheap Taiwan import drill press out of the scrap bin at work because the table support was broken (the company...
For the next 25 minutes or so, the parking lot was my workshop. The cutter was dull and jumped off the track on pretty much every rotation....
Nice work! What are you using for the front springs?
They used to hand-scrape the bed ways on machinery way back when; those old time machinists were really good! I've done it myself, definitely a...
https://www.signnow.com/fill-and-sign-pdf-form/332906-single-form-thread-fit-chart-harvey-tool Here's the chart I mentioned in my previous post....
https://www.signnow.com/fill-and-sign-pdf-form/332906-single-form-thread-fit-chart-harvey-tool This is a great chart showing a number of...
It was always impressive to see how much he could fit onto a single page! You could study it for hours and still miss some little detail.
This reminds me of a Pink Panther cartoon, where a painter was using blue paint, and the Pink Panther kept painting over it in pink. At one point...
Some of the antique features I added to my house (mechanical doorbells, mail slots, etc.) have fasteners with obsolete thread pitches, so I had to...
At work we have aquablasters, which use water and media (glass beads, I believe) for blasting. The window has a windshield wiper to keep the...
Much later (early 1980's) I worked at a gas station with a high school friend. We used to rent U-Haul trucks there as well; had some funny and...
I was about to say the same thing, but you beat me to it! Friend of mine had a yellow one back in high school, used to describe it as a mini...
Not exactly car-related, but I bought my 1978 Kubota B7100 from the original owner. Roy Morris and his wife Terry had been friends with my...
No inspection for antique (25 years or older) in Maine when you run the antique plates. I think we're limited to 2000 (maybe 3000) miles per...
Those are wonderful! I agree, looking at the background is just as interesting as the main subject.
This stuff is like the automotive equivalent of Charles Eastlake architectural details! They sure don't make parts like these anymore...
Years ago my friend's Dad picked up a base model 1959 Ford fordoor. He later did a two-tone red and white paint job on it and named it Robert Red...
Lowes and Home Depot have some decent-sized sheds available. I didn't pay attention to the price, but it could be worth looking into.
[ATTACH] Reminds me of the 413 Max Wedge crossram setup.
I've used a comealong hooked to an overhead beam to hoist an engine, and later with the aid of my tractor. Years ago my uncle rented an upstairs...
Years ago I knew of someone whose car always ran eleven seconds flat in the quarter mile no matter how he drove it. He wanted to get into the...
Then there are angle plates. You can find reasonably cheap ones or expensive ones. Used ones on facebook sometimes. They let you hold something...
[ATTACH] 1953 Bosley Mark 1 GT.
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