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One of the few bits of silver lining in the cloud of being too poor to buy shiny new tools, is that over time, you get really, really good at fixing stuff.
Here's just a few of the projects and repairs that have floated through the shop. Some are new projects, some are older,
finally put up where they can be found, read and enjoyed. Something new posted as time permits.
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Building a Rotary Broach and Cutters Or, "how to drill a non-round hole without spending a bloody fortune." |
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Simple Propane Forge Gotta make tools to fix tools! |
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Reworking a 4" Import Mill Vise In this case, also known as "polishing a turd". |  |
Rex R2 Front Block Cheap marker and a bad design. I fumbled a couple times, but the fix is solid and secure. |
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Building a Better Buffer Stand From awful to amazing. |  |
Lincoln SP-200 Liner Fix I got a good deal on a bigger MIG, but as usual, I had to fix it first... |
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BH-209i Plasma Cannon Making a 1:1 replica of Sgt. Schlock's favorite weapon! Plus: Photo Gallery of the completed project. |  |
Baldor Bench Grinder Refurb A quick cleanup on a garage sale special, and a trick for dressing the wheels. |
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Arcade
Controls for your Lathe Making an AC Tech VFD a little bit more user-friendly |  |
Buildin' a Body Hammer last-minute Christmas shopping. |
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Halfnut
for the Nichols Hand Miller Making a replacement for this often-missing piece. |  |
A
Bench Grinder Stand Something a little better than a chunk of old drill pipe welded to a discarded car rim. |
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Restoring
a cast aluminum nameplate Quick little project; cleaning up the nameplate-medallion to go on the Nichols mill. |  |
A new Knob
for the Speed Control Now that the Nichols is fully wired, I needed a knob to finish off the external speed dial... |
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The
Grizzly G4027 Vertical Mill Upgrading to a new Bridgeport-clone mill. |  |
Making a
new Nichols Drawbar The stock Nichols drawbar works, but isn't easy to use in the home shop. Here's a better one. |
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Modding a
Magnum Cutting down a 6" .357 Magnum barrel to 3"... and we keep the front half! |  |
More Projects Coming Soon! |
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