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A lot of the things I use my lathe and mill for are quick little jobs to make something that I need or want. Not usually worthy of a full thread so I thought it would be good to have a thread to drop these project in from time to time as they are done. With that, the first post being my most...

I decided to upgrade the plastic fuel cell in my 79 Mustang to an aluminum one and to drop the tank lower in the trunk to situate the weight lower down and to free up a bit of room in the trunk for an occasional bag or such to be stowed in it. I welded up the frame in two main pieces as I was...

Thanks to John for the Honda engine he was generous enough to part with for this project. I have a nephew who is quite keen about cars driving and all related things so wanted to help him learn a bit more about the workings of a gas engine. I picked this engine up a couple weeks ago and worked...

I've seen several home made versions of these handy wire clamping tools, so I figured I'd have a go at making one myself. Turned this out yesterday in a couple hours from plain steel. I wanted it mostly to carry on my motorcycle for emergency repairs, but now I'm thinking I'll do a second one of...

KMS tools had this little unit on sale this month with an additional reduction for the three day sale. It's a Firepower 140 TIG/ Stick welder and came with the optional foot pedal as well. Seems like a perfect little unit to supplement my Miller 211 MIG. I won't need it to weld much over 1/8...

Hi, I'm Ed a 26 year firefighter here in Calgary and former auto mechanic. Always good to have some local contacts and people share knowledge with. I work out of my home shop and I have a BusyBee tools CX 701 lathe and CX601 milling machine as well as welding equipment, metal working equipment...