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  • combustable herbage
    combustable herbage reacted to djberta's post in the thread Tool Looking for a small 7" shaper with Like Like.
    Swisschris make sure to watch the market places, I really do not like FB marketplace don't like FB at all but they marketplace is a...
  • Jswain
    Jswain reacted to slow-poke's post in the thread Onan Generators with Like Like.
    Completely agree with that. Plan at this point is to either fix the original control board or possibly just bypass the one aspect of...
  • M
    Maker Mike replied to the thread New CAM product on the block.
    Are you going to try it? I've been using fusion and have broken many end mills trying to get up the learning curve. Not sure I want to...
  • S
    Sqought replied to the thread Odd ball tap size - M7 x 0.75mm.
    It is? I don't think I've seen them and I was a bike mechanic for many summers (not that I was measuring every oddball fastener I came...
  • Susquatch
    Susquatch reacted to PeterT's post in the thread Contact Cement Storage with Like Like.
    Sometimes just reducing the air volume within the container can go a long ways to preservation. I have some smaller volume HDPE bottles...
  • M
    Maker Mike replied to the thread How many COMPLETE sets of Allen wrenches do you have?.
    I have a set of Bondhaus T handled wrenches in both metric and imperial. They were smart enough to make them in different colors, red...
  • T
    trevj replied to the thread Onan Generators.
    LOL! I miss a lot of things about my career, but none of those things are about the people I worked for! I still think that the origins...
  • Susquatch
    Susquatch reacted to trevj's post in the thread Worm gears on a manure spreader with Haha Haha.
    Yeah, agreed. Just relating experiences that showed that what most folks think is way too small, was actually adequate, and was not...
  • T
    trevj reacted to Susquatch's post in the thread Onan Generators with Like Like.
    Good on you Jeff! Stay busy. A long list of unfinished projects is ideal. I cannot imagine being bored in retirement. Kill me first.
  • Susquatch
    Susquatch replied to the thread Onan Generators.
    Good on you Jeff! Stay busy. A long list of unfinished projects is ideal. I cannot imagine being bored in retirement. Kill me first.
  • T
    trevj replied to the thread Onan Generators.
    Free, plus having the skills to deal with bypassing the integrated BS, puts you in the driver's seat, IMO. I do not, and have not ever...
  • M
    Maker Mike reacted to TorontoBuilder's post in the thread Standard Modern Hybrid Lathe with Like Like.
    Stanko in AB has such cycle lathes but in larger sizes
  • slow-poke
    slow-poke replied to the thread Onan Generators.
    Completely agree with that. Plan at this point is to either fix the original control board or possibly just bypass the one aspect of...
  • slow-poke
    slow-poke reacted to trevj's post in the thread Onan Generators with Like Like.
    Cheap, compared to the other used gensets that were out there. It's all good, until you find out that the parts to fix it are more than...
  • Susquatch
    Susquatch reacted to PeterT's post in the thread Hello from a Loosenut behind the wheel with Like Like.
    Some serious metalworking skills there, Bravo. I'd like to see some of your casting methods, some of those (I suspect cast) parts look...
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