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Proper technique and properly thinned paint can result is really good paint jobs using a roller. I used a roller to paint boats with varnish and two part polyurethane with excellent results. the absence of overspray all over everything was well worth the effort.

My neighbors dog and I became best friends for 14 years. The neighbors were both still working, but I was retired, so I was happy to take the dog walking 1-2 times a day. This was my last walk with Groovy earlier this week. This morning she passed on.

The bandsaw is my favorite power tool and the only one I use the most actually on an almost daily basis from sizing small pieces to even crosscutting long firewood pieces. There are three of them in the shop, a small 9” one set with a 1/8” blade for highly curved cuts, a 14” Delta permanently set up with a 3/4” blade for general work, and a behemoth dedicated Makita resaw with a 2-1/2” blade. The smallest one is a relatively new addition but the other two have been with me for many years, the Makita about 30 years. I inherited both . The Makita from my friend Howard Rotz and the and the Delta from my friend Ed DeVoe’s father a master Shipwright who I mention often. The Delta is king here. It is the third generation of this type of saw from Delta and it was built and bought in 1948. This model was actually the first American stationary tool to be copied by the Chinese and still is today probably the most copied one. There is good reason for that. It is a very simple yet well designed machine with great accuracy, reliability and ease of adjustment. This design has essentially remained totally unchanged since 1940, a testament to its effectiveness. I have kept it essentially unchanged from his hands just making a few additions or modifications out of necessity to improve or maintain it. I could have restored it to looking new but that would just take its personality , and charisma . There is a lot of history that came with it and all of the countless stuff I have from him which I been entrusted and promised to keep all together. Machine as it sits today Ed did a bit of metal cutting, mostly brass and bronze. Added step pulley to change speeed. Made his own tensioner and pulley out of plywood. This pulley has been in service since 1948 with no bearing just a bronze sleeve. It runs true and silent. Saw has always been on a dedicated dolly. Ed used a large door holder to keep machine from moving while being used. I added two smaller ones. Ed’s large holder. I added nail spikes to hold better. I added two smaller ones from my stash of vintage hardware. Added spike to those also. I added an extension and made rails so it can use the Makita’s fence. Fence has vernier adjustment and swivels out of way. Saw has original twin shaft motor. Rod is part off original switch . It failed had had to be substituted. Original was also a reversing switch. I added outlet for light. Changed switch location for convenience and safety. Also a reversing switch like original. Block prevents switching in wrong direction. Zip tie prevents kids from accidentally turning it on. I added “retirement light”. Bracket is a repurposed satellite speaker bracket. Light is inexpensive utility light from HD. All necessary tools for adjustment kept with saw on a magnet. I added dust collector right next to blade Collector box attaches to frame with strong magnets. Added pulley guard that also serves as storage and supports dust collector Storage for shop vac hose. Shop vac draws dust from machine. Machine and or light activate shop vac automatically Shop vac is connected to a cyclone separator keeping vac filter always clean and at full suction. Ed is always looking over his stuff constantly smiling. Photo taken in Italy during WWII .

Might need to add another 20 feet to make it a "20 Footer"...... True story - A family up the street from my parent's house emmigrated from a mediterrainean country. The Dad bought his first used car, a 1962 Pontiac Tempest. One hot August Saturday afternoon, he decides to give the car a fresh coat of latex house paint with a roller. He is doing this at the curb, the house had no garage. Sky starts to darken, but he keeps on going. We get a gully-washer of a storm, all the horizontal surfaces are stripped of the new paint, We used to tease him telling him that you are supposed to wash the car before you paint it......

Best wishes to you buddy. Keep the faith.

On Dec 27 I had a regular scheduled colonoscopy that showed I have rectal cancer. I had an MRI and CT scan and was referred to an oncologist. The new plan is radiation and chemo pill for 5 weeks to shrink the tumor then a few weeks waiting and chemo port installed. I will then go through 6 chemo treatments over a six week period to kill all other cancer cells that may have spread. If all goes as planned I will have surgery sometime in the fall to remove the tumor. This means I will not be able to make it to the big show because I will be taking chemo about then. My dermatologist said the chemo will also wipe out my skin cancer. So I get a twofer. I meet with the radiation Dr next Thursday to set up radiation treatments. I will also see the oncologist once a week to monitor blood work and progress throughout treatment. Jay

ACME Motor Cultivator From 1948 to the early 1950s Smathers Mfg. Co. of Brevard, North Carolina produced the Acme Motor Cultivator, a small garden tractor with lever steering, two forward speeds (no reverse) powered by a 3.5 horsepower Wisconsen air cooled engine weighing only 375 pounds. Smathers became a stockholder with the Acme Manufacturing Company and operated as a Southern representative for the Wisconsin based company. He later sold his Acme interests and return to operating his own machine and welding shop. It appears that Baird Machine Co purchased ACME from Smathers but I couldn’t find any proof of that. More about the Baird Beaver and Baird Machine Company to come. Inexco Tractor Corp. of New York City handled exports of the machine, which was known as the Inexco Motor Cultivator in export markets. Inexco also sold it as the Tiger Motor Cultivator along with their Tiger Garden Tractor line. More about the Tiger tomorrow and the Smathers connection on Sunday.

You will be in my prayers tonight.

Prayers you find the strength and courage to whoop this cancer and carry on your dreams!

You surely have a tough journey ahead. You, and the other members facing health challenges (along with families and care providers) are regulars in my prayers.

Prayers for a successful treatment and recovery.

Has anyone rolled their tractor before? Just curious as to how it turned out… For a worker, I’d imagine a good ‘ole oil based paint like this guy used wouldn’t be too terrible.

Picture taken in 1990.

Realized once again I’m 5 pages behind on this thread… And did some fixing and building on an old disc. I have three, might as well let at least one go… but why not fix it first?

I’m tempted to try this on my FEL project. The frame is already black, the goal color of the whole machine. Sheet metal, loader frame, everything. Gloss black.

Seems I've read that one. I've considered rolling paint on the frame, front axle and transmission. Could be less wasteful provided the prep and post work was done right.

Some time ago, Car Craft ran a couple of articles on painting a car with rollers and Rust Oleum. Thinned paint, multiple coats, and sanding in between were described along with a final polish.

You can use a #5 to male pipe adapter to a swivel hose pipe thread female hose end. Or a flare adapter which is what I did on a GT-14 I had. https://www.discounthydraulichose.com/sae-straight-thread-orb.html

@Red-Bovine beautiful boats!

Making some progress on the trail tractor.

Sorry to hear Hank but hang in there. We're all on your side...

Cancer sucks. 7 year survivor here Hang in there

Michigan State Tree. Lost 4 last year. I actually love them... when they stay up... beautiful soft needles. You can see the first of many loads in the first pic and the resulting wood pile in the second... Three 60 footers and one 20 footer...

Ed, I’m terribly sorry to hear this. I’m sure that even though it was not your dog, you certainly became attached. They become family. The rainbow bridge is a great poem for anyone that’s lost a dog. Three weeks ago I lost my little Cocker Spaniel buddy Griffin, he passed peacefully on my couch with me, my wife, daughter and our other dog Lucy. He was 12 1/2 . Strange as it is but Lucy my Springer Spaniel is 6 and I’ve never heard her cry. As Griffin was taking his last few breaths Lucy started crying and licking him. We were all already crying, but that’s when we started sobbing uncontrollably. He always slept under my bed so I moved the bed and took a sheet rock knife and cut out a big piece of the carpet where he slept so he could rest on it forever. Nobody is ever going to look under my bed and I need new carpet anyway, he deserved it. The rest of my family then came over for the burial. As I was laying him to rest in the hole, Lucy came down and tried to rip the blankets off Griffin. I was so overwhelmed with emotion I almost collapsed. Since then Lucy has not been the same, she is still very sad, as is the rest of my family. Sorry Ed, I didn’t mean to highjack your post. Regards to Groovys parents.

Reminds me of my cousin. He inherited a neighbors dog when it was young. Dog spent his whole life with cousin Tom and he loved it so much after 30K in hip surgeries it passed at the ripe old age of 10.

A battery that drops below 9 volts cranking is toast

Stay Strong you will beat it

I think I found a carb rebuilder shop for my old chain saws. I have a dayton/Grainger/Ppoulan four cubic inch , a German Stihl 020, another small Poulan Also a nice Echo straight shaft that I bought new. so we are looking at new diaphrams and gaskets . This guy includes more parts than the average shop amd they have been in business for thirty years Two tillotsons, one Walbro, and the trimmer has t.he factory one ---a Zama made in Hong kong. I figure for the same price as Chinese, the seals he sells will last a lot longer.than brand new China . Plus I can keep a guy my age in business in the way yooper part of Michigan,

You can plug in a GPS to find your way home.

I hope all goes well for you & pray for a good out come. Having gone through radiation & chemo, I can attest to the fact that you will wonder if the cure is worse than the illness. Hang in there & keep your spirits up. Praying and wishing for only the best.

At least your problem was found, and you have a treatment plan.

Yeah, this is going to be a hard thread to follow, but I will. All you guys who have posted so far here, I'm really sorry. I've lost my share of pets over the years, every single one of them hurt then, and I still get emotional now when I think about them. My son's dog has some sort of incurable cancer and has less than a year to live at this point. She's always been such a cool pup, I try to make every moment I have with her count for something. This past Christmas I realized was probably her last, and it hurts. Life goes on, and then it doesn't.

Did the same exact thing Don with a Chesapeake I had named Lexi. Her oily hair ruined the carpet at the foot of my bed where she rested every nite. Cried like a school girl when I lost her. I gotta bow out of this thread sorry Ed.

I have used a similar process painting a boat with either Awl Grip or other 2 part polyurethane paint. Key was to use a third thinning additive to adjust for temp and humidity, a foam roller or china bristle brush for application followed by foam brush to lightly "tip" the paint as it began to dry. Done right its honestly hard to tell the difference between that and a sprayed application.

A couple of the project's I had during my careers were the design and build of some new industrial equipment. The framework on these things was typically square steel tubing of various sizes. Those got painted by roller using industrial enamel. Then again, the appearance of those paint jobs was not of primary concern.

Very Nice indeed! But I was kinda think'n you would be cutting all the curves with one of these. LOL

Great story and pictures. I would love to visit your shop.

Check your battery voltage.

Tires on..no leaks. Firestone 23⁰ 6-12s in back and Deestone tri ribs up front.

You can plug the outlet and blow into the inlet. If air escapes the diaphragm is ruptured. Wouldn't hurt to disassemble and inspect. I would replace the diaphragm. I believe Buckrancher and Bob Maynard has them.

A local hydraulics store MIGHT be able to help. Depending on model, Wheel Horse used #5 ORB fittings which are mostly obsolete. Lowell uses parts that are readily available but may not fit as well as original because of the bulk.

If the seal area is rusty using sand paper to clean it up. It is hard to get into the seal area just have to be patient and try to clean it up. I have had seen a couple of these were the axle bearing is good and it seems to still leak or drip some oil. (you will get a slight amount of side play in the axle) Some things to try. Make sure the breather in your dipstick is open, excessive case pressure can force oil out of the seals. Remove the dipstick and blow air through the stem to ensure it is open. If using the thinner skf 11124 seal, (this seal is half as thick as the OE), you can drive it in a little further to get on a better part of the axle surface. Also, there is enough room in the axle seal recess to use two seals. I put a little grease in the spring grove of the second seal before installing the seal. Aids in seal break in. Some will say two seals will screw up your axle and won't work, that is BS. These axles run at such a slow rpm heat in the seal is not an issue if doubled up. Using double seals is very popular in mining and marine applications, especially where environmental concerns exist. Got nothing to loose but $8 for a second seal if you want to give it a try.

Any chance that a cap from a different pipe schedule would be thicker? Don't know enough about pipe wall thicknesses, but if Schedule 80 was another 1/16" to 1/8" thick, they may last slightly long. Good luck!

The other thing with these engines is they sold thousands just as hobby engines with many different gear boxes too and it was up to the tinkerer themselves to come up with the application for use. That's part of the fun of the hobby with them too, you never know what you'll see next.

here you go

Just for the record, I have never run ethanol gas in either of my E-141s or my A-60... Seem to be just fine...

Head is on, new studs, spacers, nuts, washers from Bolt Depot. Coil is mounted with a proper mount now. S/G mounts both on. New seat cover on. Wheels stripped cleaned and painted, new stems

I was offered this bandsaw by a neighbor and friend. It hadn’t worked for over 15 years. It is a J- Line built by Yates American. I guess this is the place tools come to so they get another life. My son may be taking this one since there is no space or need for it here. It had its wheels off and no tires. Aside from that and caked with dust and dirt it is all there and solid without damage. It even has a rather expensive magnetic switch. Cleaned it up, installed tires and wheels. New blade and adjusted guides. It works really well, smoothly with no vibration. Blade guides are unique and unusual but very effective. This is a brand and model that was typically used in schools wood shops around the 60s which it is probably where it came from.