by Donnie Hurt | Nov 24, 2025 | UNCATEGORIZED
When boring blocks, in addition to a cardboard chip deflector and a vacuum cleaner running under it, I still wipe the bar down with a microfiber as it retracts. Just one more way to keep chips out of the column seal. Ron Flood Cedar Machine North Branch,...
by Donnie Hurt | Nov 24, 2025 | OTHER SHOP WORK
It is a huge time-saver to attach a magnetic bar to your hoist to hold common lifting bolts. I also attached a swivel to the hook end to keep parts from twisting and bumping into things when lifted, and to make positioning easier. Arus Kinney AK’s Engine and...
by Donnie Hurt | Nov 1, 2025 | BLOCK WORK
Here’s an easy way to precisely align or clock a boring tool in a boring head. You’ll need a dowel pin the same size as the tool shank to fit the boring head, a 1/4″ thick x 1/2″ aluminum flat bar, and a 1-1/2″ x 1/2″ aluminum flat...
