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  1. Gearhead88

    Motorycycle swap meet in Red Deer at the Westerner this Sunday

    It varies from one event to the next , it's better to go and possibly pick up a few things you might need than to not go and miss out.
  2. Gearhead88

    Motorycycle swap meet in Red Deer at the Westerner this Sunday

    I’m going , usually I have a table , my buddy gets four tables . This time I might just not bother with a table , I’m running low on stuff I’m willing to part with , anything I might take and try to sell has already been there eight times . For me , it’s as much a social event as anything. I’ll...
  3. Gearhead88

    Lost dog in Calgary

    This was the wrap up story I had hoped for
  4. Gearhead88

    Tool Angle grinders. Most dangerous tool in the shop?

    I See , the genius part wasn’t necessarily the high tech fix , it was the let the next shift deal with it part.
  5. Gearhead88

    Tool Angle grinders. Most dangerous tool in the shop?

    A millwright , say no more ………… just kidding . The code of the mill right goes like this ……… If it jambs , force it , if it breaks , it needed replacing anyways.
  6. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    The sad part ...... The former owner of that engine bought the bike used , it had less than 1500 km on it . Unknown to him , it had been sabotaged , someone put something nasty in the oil tank. It took a several miles for the foreign substance to circulate through the engine and plug some...
  7. Gearhead88

    Tool Angle grinders. Most dangerous tool in the shop?

    I have one of those & never thought to try a flap wheel on it , it seems like a good idea , as long as the speed rating of the disc is in the same range as the tool
  8. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    It’s nice to have several , three might work . Those are just the the chucks with MT shanks. I have three more on R8 shanks .
  9. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    Today’s lathe accessory project
  10. Gearhead88

    Tool Some tools I made for my 10K Southbend Lathe

    There must be a story , what's with all the dents in the sheet metal backsplash behind the lathe ?
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