Mike Burdick
Senior Member

The down side of a 115 pc drill set is that 110 pcs will never be used! And those 5 that are used - they always seem to be dull, broken, or missing....

Here's a free program by AutoDesk that allows anyone to view .dwg files... http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?id=9078813&siteID=123112

Like said above, gas is the best for a stove! Induction stove tops need to have special cookware and take "forever" to get hot. My advice: if you...

You mount the bushing the same as you are planning for a bearing and pillow block - the only difference is that the "pillow blocks" for the bushings...

A bronze bushing would probably be more appropriate in this situation - and much less costly!

I'll have to check this to be sure, but for flush mount rivets, I believe the aviation industry now favors the 120 degree as the standard due to its...

Most likely for flush rivets used in the aerospace industry.

gweloboy, Here's a drawing for a thread dial I made. It was not for a South Bend but it can easily be made to fit one. You'll need to make the...

Here's a NO. 46 Williams Shaper-Tool Holder for internal work ...

Armstrong tool holder for a small shaper... It has slots for every 45-degrees - in between angles can be set by the clapper on the shaper. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69JhQDmJALA .

WHAT.... you didn't make the hinges too???? :eek:

That's a very good point but one doesn't need to make the "all size tool" that's shown in the link. If one makes a separate tool for each individual...

Stepside, Make it "double duty" so it can make gears! A hand shaper will work well for that. Take your ideas from this... ...

The six-inch liner may work to your advantage! 30 feet of flue (assuming vertical) will create a substantial draw, most likely way more than is...

Loose nut, Believe it or not, in a couple of months this is what you're going to want... Getting up at 5:30 to go to work. Working in the...

Leon, Keep practicing and some day you'll be good enough to make "furniture"! :D

Those are most likely fruit flies - they won't bite you but they're very annoying! Do an internet search on how to get rid of them... Here's an...

Mr. Oxford probably did just that and had the job finished in a few minutes! :)

You need to learn how to draw free body diagrams and how to sum forces. Get a book on static force analysis from your local library.

This won't work in your case since the pins are so hard but for the ones I have I use a HSS tap of the appropriate size and thread the inside of the...