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Thanks Lawrence. Being a machinist comes in handy sometimes.
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Thanks Lawrence. Being a machinist comes in handy sometimes.
parrisw
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Ya, I thought so, you got some skills man! I wish I knew more trades!! LOL. I got a lathe, now need a milling machine too! I like making tools.
metalspec
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Thanks. I enjoy making tools... It's nice to be able to make things that you can't buy!
I have a small lathe and mill at home but they don't get used much. Usually anything I need to do I just stay after work and do it there. It's nice that they allow us to use the machines there if we do it on our own time.
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Yep. A 1:1 scale model RC 4020.:monkey:
parrisw
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Ya for sure! The use of the shop is a good bonus! I'm an auto mechanic and I can use the shop whenever I want, definitely a big +
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My tractor
Here's a picture of my "big" earth ripper. A 30 HP Kubota B30-30. It's perfect for what I use it for. I have several 3 point implements for it. The front end loader is very handy. This is my third Kubota. I use it mainly for lawn installs and work around my property. I made the canopy for it for some shade while using it.
Here's a picture of my "big" earth ripper. A 30 HP Kubota B30-30. It's perfect for what I use it for. I have several 3 point implements for it. The front end loader is very handy. This is my third Kubota. I use it mainly for lawn installs and work around my property. I made the canopy for it for some shade while using it.
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Honda Pressure Washer
Does anyone know how to fix the auxilliary pick on a pressure washer? The one my dad has has never worked right. It is supposed to suck up soap or whatever from a line you put in the jug but it doesn't. Every once and awhile it seems like it will pull some in because the stream produces bubbles but for the most part it doesn't pull anything. How does this work, is it just a controlled venturi or is there a pump that pulls that in?
Does anyone know how to fix the auxilliary pick on a pressure washer? The one my dad has has never worked right. It is supposed to suck up soap or whatever from a line you put in the jug but it doesn't. Every once and awhile it seems like it will pull some in because the stream produces bubbles but for the most part it doesn't pull anything. How does this work, is it just a controlled venturi or is there a pump that pulls that in?
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Normally controlled by the end of the wand. Try pushing or pulling the black end piece. Water flow will be reduced and you'll start shooting bubbles!
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+1 Or if the wand has different size tips that it can use, use the one with the largest size opening. It is the black colored tip with my Honda pressure washer. Pressure flow is reduced, but it draws the soap up from the tank. After using the black tip I change to another that increases pressure to rinse with. The black one is the only tip that will soap with my washer.
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Also check that any relevant O-rings and/or seals are still all good, and that it didn't accidentally get exposed to freezing temperatures. I have one that got frosted and it cracked the "T" fitting that comes out of the compressor itself where the soap gets siphoned into the line. The part is not fixable (cheap Chinese cast aluminum crap) and I'm not sure I want to buy a replacement part without knowing for sure the frost didn't damage something else on the unit.
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A while back I showed this old vise I picked up last year:
After a few applications of penetrating oil, I finally managed to get it all apart, and spent a couple hours on it with various wire wheels today. I managed to get it pretty clean; not as good as with a blaster, but plenty good enough for repainting.
Not much of what remains on the metal is rust - it had a red undercoating beneath the gray paint, and the wire wheels just can't get it out of every little pore in the cast metal. The primer covered it all just fine anyway:
Looking a lot better already! Now to look for a really good, durable paint for it. Not sure what color yet. I'll mask all the parts I don't want painted for the final coat, but I didn't bother for the primer.
I saved these homebrew dust-collector parts from the scrap last year. I spent a couple hours on Thursday cleaning up a few of the welds around the seams and tried out my el-cheapo gravity feed paint gun with some black semigloss enamel paint I've been meaning to try. I've never really painted before and know nothing about mixing, but I think I could've gone thinner still. The paint said to use naphtha to thin for spraying, but I didn't have any so I just used lacquer thinner. It seemed to thin the paint just fine, but it took forever to dry. It's super hard now though. I have a 1-1/2 HP C-face motor from a blown jet pump that I'm going to put on it. That should be plenty of power for it - it's not a terribly large blower and it's only running 4" pipe. I won't be able to build much of a system around this unit, maybe two tools at once, so I'll have to build it on a cart for now. Better than what I have right now though (16 Gal. shop vac)! So far the only money I'll have into it is for a small pulley for the motor, since I don't have one on hand for a 3/4" shaft. I may get new bags later on - there was a set with it, but I had to stitch up a couple small tears, and some better bags would help with performance anyway.
I picked up this old diamond Eze-Lap sharpener yesterday for $3:
Nice heavy brass. I love it. I hate the modern trend of making everything smaller and lighter. It's good for some things, but not hand tools really.
After a few applications of penetrating oil, I finally managed to get it all apart, and spent a couple hours on it with various wire wheels today. I managed to get it pretty clean; not as good as with a blaster, but plenty good enough for repainting.
Not much of what remains on the metal is rust - it had a red undercoating beneath the gray paint, and the wire wheels just can't get it out of every little pore in the cast metal. The primer covered it all just fine anyway:
Looking a lot better already! Now to look for a really good, durable paint for it. Not sure what color yet. I'll mask all the parts I don't want painted for the final coat, but I didn't bother for the primer.
I saved these homebrew dust-collector parts from the scrap last year. I spent a couple hours on Thursday cleaning up a few of the welds around the seams and tried out my el-cheapo gravity feed paint gun with some black semigloss enamel paint I've been meaning to try. I've never really painted before and know nothing about mixing, but I think I could've gone thinner still. The paint said to use naphtha to thin for spraying, but I didn't have any so I just used lacquer thinner. It seemed to thin the paint just fine, but it took forever to dry. It's super hard now though. I have a 1-1/2 HP C-face motor from a blown jet pump that I'm going to put on it. That should be plenty of power for it - it's not a terribly large blower and it's only running 4" pipe. I won't be able to build much of a system around this unit, maybe two tools at once, so I'll have to build it on a cart for now. Better than what I have right now though (16 Gal. shop vac)! So far the only money I'll have into it is for a small pulley for the motor, since I don't have one on hand for a 3/4" shaft. I may get new bags later on - there was a set with it, but I had to stitch up a couple small tears, and some better bags would help with performance anyway.
I picked up this old diamond Eze-Lap sharpener yesterday for $3:
Nice heavy brass. I love it. I hate the modern trend of making everything smaller and lighter. It's good for some things, but not hand tools really.
I like the look of killer - He sure is a good looking hound!
That will make a killer vice Brad, very versatile setup what with all the adjustable angles it can be set at. I have struggled along with just two 6" Record brand vices and a 5" swivel vice with no name for all my years. It will look great when its painted and put together, great job on its restore.
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Brad's Tool Restore
Hi Brad.Great job on resurrecting the old vise and blower!You get major points for recycling.That little friend is a cute hound!They had a nice old vise at the garage sale,but noticed the jaws were not replaceable so could not see much point in getting it for anyone.
Lawrence
Hi Brad.Great job on resurrecting the old vise and blower!You get major points for recycling.That little friend is a cute hound!They had a nice old vise at the garage sale,but noticed the jaws were not replaceable so could not see much point in getting it for anyone.
Lawrence
little possum
Crash and Burn
You fellas think that the vinegar would remove rust from a old chain?
I presume you meant to post a picture of an old CS chain?
If the chain is still flexible and it's only surface rust the best way to get the rust off is to cut some wood with it.
If the chain is badly pitted and you want to use it then I'd think pretty hard about that.
If the chain is badly pitted and you want to use it for display only then vinegar will work, see if you can get some pickling vinegar as its a bit stronger than regular vinegar.
Molasses will do it as well, slowly but safely.
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So far I've used two 5" cheapo vises of the Canadian Tire variety. They work, but they rack to an unacceptable degree IMO (unavoidable due to the cheap design), and are just not nice and smooth like a good vise. One of them I paid for on sale, the other I cobbled together out of two busted ones I snagged from CT's scrap bin years ago, before they replaced it with a ridiculously high-walled one that you can't get into, along with "NO SCAVENGING" signs.
Oh well, the bins all get emptied at the scrapyard I frequent anyway! The problem with CT is that if something is brought back defective, they often get a "Destroy In Field" order from the manufacturer rather than have to ship the thing there and back again. So even if something isn't truly defective (meaning, the customer/user was the defective unit and didn't know what they were doing) it must be rendered unusable and tossed in the garbage. Thing is, in this case they broke two vises differently, so I was able to build a perfectly good one out of the parts, and have some spares left over.
It was probably one of my first ever salvage & repair jobs.There's also a big old 6"+ vise up in the truck shop that was there when I bought the place. It's WELL used and has numerous chips from hammering and arc burns from welding, not to mention the handle itself is bent very badly. It works though and is a good one for abusing (like welding on).
parrisw
Tree Freak
If ya want a good vise, but a Record. They are the best! I got one here and its great.
little possum
Crash and Burn
Well Bob it is Mall 3/4 chain that I would like to see spinning around sometime soon. I think it will limber up after a soak in some diesel and then some oil.
