The Home Machinist!

I have had lots of cast iron antique coffee grinders shipped via USPS Priority Mail WITH insurance. I offer to pay extra for double boxing. P.O. has given me the option of submitting a repair estimate or cost of replacing broken part on items that were damaged in shipment. Postal service is far from...

If you are looking for a "do it yourself" belt sander this link will take you to 2 sanders without motors.(yoy provide motor) I use them with Trizact belts. There is a knife site someplace that sells thids 1x42" sander with a leather belt. They reccomend running backward for knife str...

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Did not read the heading about brooms. Can offer no suggestions. Good Luck CS

Diyer, I had the same problem, finding handles for antique coffee grinders. Finally bought a small wood lathe and made my own. Am using thinwall brass tubing for the ferrules. Have since learned that ferrules are available through some woodworking supply. Am told that woodturning on metal lathe gums...

Jim,
Enjoyed your shop pix. Looks organized and easy to "sweep up" after projects.
Charles

Plow bolts with jam nuts work nicely too. They actually look like a foot, when in place.

Tim, I finally found an affordable Darex. A good option is to buy a General Tool drill fixture. They also were marketed by Craftsman and others. Yard sale for a buck or 2, ebay 10.00 or so. Looks a whole lot like the Lisle drill sharpener in Enco. Jan/Feb 03 HSM magazine has an article about modifyi...

Was playing 8 ball about a mile from home. The shock bounced me into a wall. Sprinklers came on. Got the hell out of there and home to check on shop, several thousand lbs of antique coffee grinders and my sweetheart. ( Listed alphabetically) No real damage. Parrot hanging upside down in cage going o...

OOPS!!! Link, to page, does not work. Go to Fortune.com and click on "the machinists who make house calls" Interesting.

Link to Fortune.com article "the machinists who make house calls".
Machinists Who Make House Calls

Marty posted a pix of a Pexto PX24 brake last year, a friend of his was offering it for 450. Once I learned that the man attends Westec show yearly I offered full asking price if he would hand carry to show. The brake was as advertised. Roper Whitney offers the same brake for 4200. I am a happy man....

I have worn out two "steam smokers", I think that is the type sold in Wallmart and big box stores. Also made and wore out a large steam unit from food grade 55 gal drum. Steam smoker cooks with steam generated by a pan of water located between the heat source and meat, and whatever heat ri...