Recent content by cowtown_eric

I use # 0-aooo, which ever one I have and works! sorry to be so silly

just a little alert....you may wanna check that yer jaws are square to the top.

Thee are such things as non-penetrating moisture meters, for what it's worth. Interesting story. Man years ago I was tasked to repair a Leaky shower" in a basement apt. Things didn't look quite right for that, so my moisture meter tracked moisture along the swollen baseboard, and max was...

Well, for the Squarish aficionados, even rafter squares in earlier days were marked on different scales, in 16ths' 12th's 10'ths (and no, I am not talking about shrink rules or engineers rules- just basic carpenters rules)) Rafter squares of early vintage oft have a chicken-scratch scale in the...

I used to work in ophthalmic photography taking pictures of the ocular fundus (back of eye) I was told I had early cataracts which clouded the interior of the lens. Night driving became a chore, so back to optometrists. Tech used autorefractor, and tried to ship me off to the waiting m, but...

My buddy in the Northwest territories (canada) used to roast his own beans in an electric popcorn maker.

Many years ago I worked for my uncle whom not only installed septic tanks and fields, but also pumped them. I did get to play with FE loaders, back-hoes etc, but s I was the smallest guy, I got the job of going into the septic tanks to clear out the bacon grease out of the inflow pipes in the...

I used to purchase 12' aluminum extrusions from scrap metal dealers for 10$ each. they were NEW and unused. Alas those days are over, they won't even let you look (at least here in Calgary) Maybe other areas still allow it. So what to do? Check flooring tool suppliers. they also have...

I've repaired many such things. My go to fix was to work in automotive body filler ( which has really great and tenacious sticktivity if it's worked in, and when it hardens, just pare off excesses with a chisel , drill a pilot hole and use wood screws to hold hinge in place! Eric in the...

I suppose yer still on the hunt, for workspace, and I am not in the UK, When I lost my shop I had to find space to work in here in Calgary.(Alberta Canada.) Found this place... quick video tor here The video is dated, but in last few months, we've spent about 8k$ CDN with...

This is clearly an older machine....with an aftermarket fence (WOT- no adjustments??) Way back in ?the late 70's when import machines came on shore, the MFG was with totally subcontracted to small foundries, and I recall that many green castings were machined, but subsequently warped....I had...

I understand the brooklyn Bridge is up for sale again ! Interested

mortice chisels are relatively inexpensive, and I haven't yet found the gospel that says you cannot hit them with a hammer. Of course they will never fit into a mortice chiselholder BUT the tiny points will splay as it's hammered in, so a few taps and you have to stone them flush again Too...

I take ordinary drill bits and grind off the sharp edge with a dremel such that it is maybe a slightly negative rake-all the same as a plexiglass saw blade. This scrapes rather than cuts Once modified, they get a tag of tape saying "plexiglass" and tossed in a small drawer of specialized drill...

Swedish grandfather ....aged 6- homemade lathe