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I guess the broken glass might be bad if you switched to growing carrots,, or potatoes,, o_O

I always wondered, if you ran some glass bottles through a leaf mulcher,, then tilled in the broken glass where the tree was to be planted,, Would the broken glass deter the gophers?? That broken glass would stay RAZOR sharp for a LONG TIME!! The gophers would try to get past the broken...

AND, as always,, the proof is in the pudding,,, Lets make some pudding,, A friend came over, back in 1995,, and wanted to build a trailer. The trailer was going to haul an old military truck,, single rear axle,, etc,, The truck was bigger than a 1 ton dump truck. Anyways, he had a generator...

If this thing can cut it,, and, if this thing can drill it,, THEN,, this thing can weld it!! on this welding table,,,

Hmmmmmmm,, "Actually, bare metal is part of the theme of the room (industrial/warehouse look)." is actually the look I ended up with in my home shop,, except, I went a little more,, shall we say, extreme?? The only nails in the building are in the floor that you see here, and around the one...

I DIYed one last year,, I used a propane-air TurboTorch to heat the 1" solid bar so that i could bend it,, I copied the shape of a different logging tool Also in the pic is another DIY tool I believe it is called a pickaroon,,

The NH tractor seems a little small for a mid blade. Several people have built a land plane for the 3 point hitch,, I built one, but, for a slightly larger tractor. I used the cutting edge off of a CAT 14 foot motor grader,, (two 7' blades) It does a remarkable job. I have considered...

Well, the whole cultivator thing did not work out the way I wanted it,, SO,, I converted it into a bench for my daughter. It is heavy, but, safe. No child can tip it over. The wheels make it easy to move when it is time to mow.

I built a cultivator for the corn rows in my garden,,,

Back in the late 1990's, I ran into a deal on about 10,000 pounds of 6 inch tall wide flange "I" beams, and about 15,000 pounds of painted steel siding. IIRC, I paid 10 cents a pound for all the steel (scrap price) and $600 for the 18-wheeler to deliver the materials. Since I am not, nor have...

Nice looking hitch!! I built one, CATII for my 584IH. It turned out to be a perfect fit for the Harbor Freight quick hitch,, which normally needs spacer bushings. Anyways, when I painted a Gravely two wheel tractor, the hitch came in handy as a stand that easily bolted to the Gravely,, The...

My "MUST" must have is my 9X16 metalcutting bandsaw,, I literally have specific money set aside to replace this saw if it ever fails,, I have owned this one over 20 years, and it was well used when I got it,, Here it is cutting several 0.75" thick steel bars,, at the same time,, It will...

I built this "Snowman" for my grandchildren several years ago,, My daughter moves it out next to the road as part of their annual Christmas decorations,, My granddaughter changes his mittens and hat pretty much weekly when it is out there,, We have talked about painting it,, but, that would...

I got this gear head drill press in 2001,, it was a best buy, I use it all the time,, It has power down feed, so, I can drill a 1 inch (or even larger) hands free,, just start the down feed, and wait for the drill to come through the other side,, The power feed really makes the edge on the...

It looks great,, did it make laying pipe easier? :eek:

You know what they say,,, "It didn't happen without a pic!!":sneaky: ?

At the start of COVID-19, I decided I needed a dedicated rock digging tool,,so,, I whipped one up,, It is made out of one inch diameter round steel bar, and a backhoe tooth,, All welding was done with my Miller Trailblazer, and 1/8" 7018 rod,, (I have not "jumped" to MIG yet,, ) I did add...