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I bought one a few months back at a Sears store that was closing. I paid about $3 for it. I use it to sort out used batteries. I use the...
Bumped to top so guy who PMed me can find it.
I own a machine shop. A guy walked in looking for a job. He has a college degree in music (trumpet & piano) and another degree in archeology....
Try a guy named Ken Soderbeck in Jackson Michigan. He restores fire equipment as far back as steam powered stuff. If there are parts anywhere he...
I have a book called "Automobiles and sheet metal boats" from 1912. it shows how patterns for cowls & other body parts were made. It also tells...
Bought many thru the years, never wiped a lobe on them. I can't say that about others I bought from "name brand" companies.
Every tool ever invented started out as "homemade". Building tools helps develop your skills. Everytime you see a odd hammer at a flea market,...
If the unisyn won't fit due to something sticking up above the air cleaner flange, just cut both ends out of a tin can & put a foam gasket on both...
I rebuilt a 327 with good american parts & put it in a '67 el camino. At 368,262 miles the crank broke in half at a angle thru the rear main. The...
The goal of a buisiness is profit. The goal of a hobby is enjoyment. It sounds like you are 99% closer to your goals than most people are....
I built a "woody". Look at my avatar photo. I might have a few more photos. Be glad to answer questions. Many of the commercial bodies were built...
Did I say castor ? I meant to say camber. Its been a long day.
I never looked at them but they might make good disc brake donor spindles for a homemade tube axle. Pay attention to kingpin inclination - thats...
Use the method that YOU get the best results with. A good lap weld might be better than a bad butt weld. Do a few tests on some scrap. If you use...
You start to forget stuff too. This year I hid my own easter eggs.
I will be there. Riding with a friend this year. Took a greyhound last year - that was a trip to remember. Not taking anything to sell this year...
This is the real world. Use the method that produces the best results for YOU. A good bolt is stronger than a bad weld or poor rivet. Final hole...
If you are interested I just listed a Irotntite pressure tester & pinning kit in the misc classified section. I'm downsizing my shop. I used to...
I own a machine shop. I spent half of today dealing with telemarketers who can't speak english, a guy that came in for the second time asking...
Fill a hand cleaner can with white lithium grease & set it by the sink.
Started out as mineral spirits. Then typical "drain the carb" - "drain the weed eater " etc. I also had a full gallon of "oil eater" that ate thru...
I used it for a quick cheap repair on a friends rusted out semi truck door in 1975. I saw that truck in a salvage yard this spring. The "allmetal"...
I came back from lunch to find 10 gallons of flammable liquid on the floor of my shop. It seems that after 20 years of service the 15 gallon...
I hope they hire the americans too.
4th pic in top row. Hold down for a van norman boring bar. Lip hooks on bottom of cylinder and screw on top makes curved piece lock against...
What ever happened to "Buy American" ?
Cam grinding machines use "master" patterns. Some companies offer the same "grind" on cams for differant engines. Compare a company's specs & you...
Does the tin foil hat get connected to the positive or the negative ?
Monday mornings feel like 75. Friday nights feel like 18. The rest of the time I'm 54.
<--- Look at the avatar photo. Unfinished, haven't had time to work on it in a long time. It's been in the classified section for awhile.
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