Author Archives: RussD

AfterCoolin’

After fighting rust in the previous article Door Three “Delights” I decided to finish off another workshop project to upgrade my air supply. One of the problems with air compressors is moisture. A basic physics fact is warm air can … Continue reading

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Door Three “Delights”

After upgrading the power windows on the first two doors in Electrical 13: Relay That Window! it was time to stop stalling and start working on the drivers door. This door has the worst rust on the entire car, so … Continue reading

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Electrical 13: Relay That Window!

The last electrical article looked at dash lighting in Electrical 12: Dash It All!. It is now time to deal with a sticky situation – specifically, power windows that stick going up and down. Power windows are the among the … Continue reading

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What’s Behind Door Number One?

I’ll confess – one of the reasons for doing all of the projects around the workshop has been a bit of stalling on actually working on the car. In an early post I described the Imperial as being essentially rust … Continue reading

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Bandsaw Stand

The horizontal bandsaw has been getting a real workout cutting up the steel tubing for various projects. While it does a good job cutting there are issues – mostly with the stand. The included stand is the most criticized part … Continue reading

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Workbench

Its not a workshop without a workbench! Currently the workbench is a plywood top laying on a couple of 44″ tool cabinets which has been waiting for the materials to build a proper workbench. With materials in hand, courtesy of … Continue reading

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Welding Cart

Larger fabrication projects, like the drill press stand chronicled in the previous article How Much Does A “Free” Drill Press Cost?, have been leaving me increasingly dissatisfied with my welding setup. The actual welder, a Lincoln HD140, is fine. The … Continue reading

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How Much Does A “Free” Drill Press Cost?

Searching Craigs List for a welding table a couple of years ago I stumbled across a triple drill press mounted on a heavy machine tool base. This machine tool base was 30″ x 60″, made of heavy steel (4″ thick … Continue reading

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Steel This!

Several workshop projects have been on hold due to the high price of steel. In late 2019 a 24′ piece of 1″ x 2″ 11 gauge steel tubing was $65. In early 2020 prices started climbing – today that same … Continue reading

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ProShaper

After fixing the latest electrical gremlin in Electrical 12: Dash It All! it was time for something completely different. I attended a four day intensive course on coachbuilding taught by Wray Schelin of ProShaper. What is coachbuilding, you ask? Good … Continue reading

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