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I never considered that. You could leave the rocker off till you get all the leaks plugged though. Good luck. You'll beat it eventually

These people fixed a Miller 210 board for me. It was like $200 when Miller wanted $600 for the board. Still working a couple years later. I must...

The worst thing about slide rules, is that there is nothing to indicate whether your result was in hundredths, thousandths, hundred thousandths or...

Good advice Ringo and yes the standard cylinder leak down tester does have a small orifice between the two gauges to quantify the amount of leakage...

I still have my slide rule tucked away somewhere. It's going to come in real handy when the Great Disaster strikes and all computers go belly-up.

When we did the differential compression test on aircraft engines (as you put air into sparkplug hole), we seldom get 100% sealing. you may hear...

Fuses... check the VFD manf recommended fuse TYPE as well as it's voltage/current. I rarely use the glass type fuses for industrial controls as...

Thank You! I made a new quill photos coming soon.

Yes it is, looks like it would have lots of uses around the shop. This is actually something I wanted to do several years ago. If the K&N air...

I'm glad you can be bothered arguing with him. My old boss had a brilliant saying about how far up ones own ass they could get their head... I'll...

You ever see the average joe running a drill? Full speed ahead. That kind of vigor generally doesn't work well with metal tooling.... One of...

Nice Job! As for the tail stock repair, I would groove and braze it. Drill in appropriate spots to keep crack from traveling. Keep the pics...

I am not sure I fully understand all of your concerns. But two things jump out at me. First, a fuse. I assume you want a fuse on the line power...

I don't do much work in a four jaw/faceplate....;). Most of the lathe work I do is round and 3 jaw/collet territory. The odd time I'm into 4 jaw...

Very nice adaptation!

Auctions... take care. Unless a Landlord locked the doors of an operating concern, auctions now days (around here) are just getting rid of "what's...

I took a look at my mill and it turns out I have a top spindle speed of about 3200 RPM and a bit more if I tweak the VFD up some. I rarely do...

I've used a bunch of smaller cutters at work over the years, and even though I'm limited to 7500rpm in the CNC's they've worked well. Ya I've broke...

Hey yes very obvious - also whats obvious is that the wax is chipped off on much of the cutting surfaces and that rust is glaring through along with...

you nailed it, very nice tool. I mostly use a wiggler but I am surprised that someone wouldn't encounter work requiring such a device - how do you...

Dunno... the worst junk I have seen is worn to bits and Bubba-rigged stuff from shops. Fixed only well enough to work for another job that has to...

I don’t know what you are talking about, must be something on TV. I don’t watch TV.

That's hilarious Doc, somebody even mildly interested in firearms would have spotted that instantly. I guess the ad agency was not interested enough...

We run a hundreds or so like this at work.. Dual monitor, and either wired (via the docking station) or external bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Not...

In 1969/1970 when I started E-school, we all used slide rules. I think it was the next year that there was a special deal on Rockwell calculators at...

Further back than I thought. 'Course, I only read about it a few years ago, so... :D And it was a glossy new catalog at the SHOT Show. :)...

Hamlin won. Larson, even after being in the wrecks and bad luck made 7th.

That's nothing. A few years back, an ad for a Heckler & Koch pistol- and not a cheap one- showed the ammo loaded into the magazine backwards. :D ...

Or buy a small machine with a high speed spindle like a Unimat, Sherline, Taig, etc.