Repair, Recondition and Restore
I recently was given this early 1960’s Delta drill press by a good friend who was moving and needed to dispose of some tools. I’m keeping this unit and selling my other drill press, the Delta 15-017, discussed on this Continue reading Delta 15-000 Drill Press
Here’s the left piston from the mid-60’s Yamaha 100 Twin Jet I’ve just started restoring. This is one of the most damaged pistons I’ve ever encountered in over 45 years of working on Japanese motorcycles. I don’t know what actually Continue reading Damaged Piston – Yamaha YL1 100cc Twin
This project is creating a shop power supply from a re-purposed old computer power unit. The computer supply actually supplies three DC outputs, 3.3, 5.0 and 12 volts, and though I implemented each of these, I expect to use only Continue reading 12 VDC Power Supply
I recently made a new lathe chuck key wrench as I only had one well-used key and I really wanted another for when I use the four jaw independent jaw chuck. Having two wrenches makes the setup procedure considerably easier Continue reading Lathe Chuck Key Wrench
I decided to add a tachometer to my Little Machine Shop 3990 mini mill. After researching the options available, I determined the MacPod tachometer seemed the best solution for my situation. The MacPod unit has a small form factor (size), Continue reading Mini Mill Tachometer
A buddy of mine (Chuck) is reconditioning a 1974 Suzuki GT750 (“water buffalo”) and wanted to repaint the crankcase. The top half was originally silver, but he wasn’t sure the best way to go about actually painting it. We were Continue reading Powder Coating Engine Crankcases – Suzuki GT750 (1974)
This project is part of the reconditioning of a 1971 Kawasaki F5 350 enduro I picked up a few months ago. I’ve been casually looking for one of these bikes for some time, and a friend found this one last Continue reading Kawasaki F5 Stator Loom Reconditioning
Below is a relatively short video that demonstrates how I lapped the valves on the Kawasaki KZ650.
Recently the driver-side power window on my daily driver – a 2000 Ford Ranger with 175,000 miles, started making clunking and chattering sounds when it reached the fully UP position. I suspected the window regulator, which controls the window movement Continue reading Replacing a Power Window Regulator – Ford Ranger
I know, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Spring and summer are a busy time around here as we have a small hobby farm which can keep us busy during nice weather. I’ve also been quite busy Continue reading Kawasaki KZ650 – Removing the Valves