The adventures of a Jeep and its driver.
I’ve been working on this bathroom cabinet, on and off, for probably 2-1/2 years. I’m finally down to the last couple things and figured I might as well try and get this moved to the “done” side of the list.
I always figured I was going to make some kind of a knob, but now that I have the lathe, I’m going to turn them from some scrap!
Finally finished this bathroom cabinet I have been making, on and off, for about 2-1/2 years. 😂 I made the entire thing from 3/4″ square tube and angle and some expanded metal, all TIG welded. Then added some antiqued wood planks. Last thing to do was to make these knobs. Check the link in my bio for a video.
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Lates auction score. 18” x 24” grade B surface plate for less than $40. Might need to build a cart/stand for this one. Debating on if I should keep the Starrett 12” x 18” since my shop is on the small size.
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My next door neighbor has this big hunk of concrete in his front year that appears to have been used for an old flag pole that has long since rusted and fell over, I would imagine. He asked if I could weld him up something new that he could use to mount a smaller pole, something more like a naval yardarm that has provisions for multiple flags. He is going to use some 1″ black plumbing pipe for the new pole. He asked me if I could fabricate some kind of pivoting/hinged mount that we could bolt onto the concrete.
I turned a small piece on the 13″ South Bend lathe for the pivot and used my Primeweld TIG225X in SMAW mode to weld the pieces together.
My neighbor asked me to build a hinged flag pole mount to replace the rusted one that was in his front year.
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First two pieces of the jib crane! Scored this I beam and trolley off Fakebook Marketplace for a great deal. I’ve been thinking of putting something like this in the workshop to help move chucks, vises, and such on and off the lathe and mill. The older I get, the harder it will be to move these things around. Plus, if I get it built in time, it’ll help with the rehab of the mill.
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The rear pinion seal on my Jeep has been leaking for a while – like, maybe 3 years 😬. The Jeep isn’t a daily driver, so I’ve just been ignoring it. Still plenty of fluid in the axle housing. But, I got tired of the spots on the garage floor. Time to replace it. Rather simple job, if you cheat a little.
