MANDREL ORGANIZER One day I was walking threw the shop and looked at my rod bench and noticed how all my mandrels were just lying on the bench disorganized and presented a bad look to customers who walk threw my shop. So I decided to fix that by going down to the...

ANYWHERE INDICATOR My Linebore didn't have any indicators on the column and it's nice to know the amount you are moving the bar. I just siliconed magnets on the back of these small indicators for easy set-up. I use them on the LineBore and other Machines. Randy...

SEEING BETTER IN THE MACHINE When machining, sometimes seeing where your tool is in relation to the part you are machining can be difficult at best. In the first photo it is difficult to tell exactly where the tool tip is. In the second photo you can see that I laid a...

VACUUM FOR CAST IRON DUST To help with the cast iron dust when boring, I've made a couple different collectors. Vacuum cleaners work, but are so noisy you can't hear the machine. This last one I built,with the large air filter is by far the best one. Made from an old...

SIDE CUTTER UPGRADE One of the most used tools in our shop is a good pair of side cutters. They can be a little messy with the clipped ends flying and sometimes unwieldy if you’re trying to keep multiple wires separate in your holding hand. To make them more...

CHEAP AND EASY RING SQUARING TOOLS I made many different size tools for quick and easy piston ring squaring when end gapping. I used scraps from leftover cylinder sleeves and turned them to size on my lathe. They don't take up much space for storage even with more...