An Actual Use For The Harbor Freight Pipe Kinker

Yes, it is another CNC machine, but I probably will not be making molds with it.  Its a gantry style CNC machine sometimes called a bridge mill.  Its less about the rigidity required for efficiently machining metal, and more about the larger foot print for machining sheet goods.  This one has a working envelope of…

My son replaced leaking hydraulic seals for me on my little tractor loader a couple years ago.  He seemed to do a good job, but after a year they started to leak again.  Pretty badly. As you may have noticed I do a lot of work myself, because a fair number of local shops and…