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omething like this, only heavy dooty. l would like to have specs sumpthin like the following. Lift range 0-36 inches Weight capacity 1000-1200 lbs. This is only an example not heavy dooty enough, for my overbuit junk. This'n is only coupla hunnerd pounds I have a coupla hydraulic cylinders...

Complete universal DRO. "Universal" means it works on lathe or mill. its purdy, it works and if you're interested ask for details. $500 includes shipping from Newberg Orygun.

One of our regulars and senior smart guy, Panchothedog has been MIA since March 8. He was a regular daily check in. I have not been able to get a response by PM or email. If anyone knows his status please let us know. Hopefully he's ona tropical beach enjoing a few Mia Tias. i know he was...

The tork converter on the moble scrap heap has not been working right lately. using my advanced reasoning skills l concluded it should be fixed. So l contacted our resident CVT guru about fixing it. Theres about 1100 miles between us, so l wrench and Panchothedog inspects via pictures and...

All the work our new moderator, and all the engineers, electricians, technicians, and geeks have put into DIYGK is showing! The forum has been working nicely! THANK YOU ALL!

My two year old mower engine on an antique mower deck. It looks like it might be burning oil. What say you? https://youtube.com/shorts/V06pA1-s4c0?feature=share

We all get those calls. You can ignore them or get angry, why not have a little fun with them? When I get those obvious scam calls, I answer like this: (insert city name here) Police department, fraud division (insert bogus name here) speaking. How may I help you. Then see how fast they hang...

So my 10 year old grand brat brings me his pedal power drift trike. He says granpa my bike is broken, can you fix it? So I puffeds up my chest and said "of course I can fix it! " The bearings are falling apart from excessive use/abuse, among other problems. So I did what every good granpa would...

We've become a magnet for crap posts that have nothing to do with DIYGKs.

It's that time again boys and girls! The Oregon Trail Rally is coming to town. The 4th event in the ARA national champion series makes a stop in Portland Next weekend. If Ya don't know what stage rally is, well its real racin. And it will be in Oregon next weekend. This ain't just some loco...

Tired of the big HP bullies kicking sand in yer face? Tired of the bullies impuning yer ride? The chicks at the track giggle at yer rig? Now you can make 'em eat dem words! Get a turbo! Now anyone can have a trubo! No difficult plumbing! Its just plug n play...

As the title says, things are not working right! Some patients here at the asylum have connection issues. Connection issues range from; no connection limited axcess inability to post inability to open threads! others have no problems at all. The consiquences of the DIYGK foruns being nonop are...

Science has proven wheel size does not matter! Here is scientific proof! https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AristotlesWheelParadox.html So all yew brainiacs, 'splain how and why it really does.

With revision 978C complete, the "franken buggy" complete and ready ahead of the deadline and nothing really pressing going on, l began thinkin. Usually thats not good. So looking around l found this: this thing came to an abrupt stop, and it looks like it was not a happy ending. while...

Anybody wanna think about forming a race team, where anything goes and safety equipment is optional? https://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2020/07/15/tuk-tuk-race-red-bull-tuk-it-2020-motorsport-sri-lanka-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn

Here at MTL the team is immersed in winter time maintenance and repairs. One of the prisoners, errr I mean mechanics brought the air filter from the rolling scrap heap for analysis! I was shocked at what I saw. This vehilce is strictly off road use and as such needs a good air filter. Now...

So the naughtagator has served well, until it stopped. The input shaft to the transaxle stripped, due to poor engineering and poor workmanship. So the skunkworks division has copied someone's good idea in the quest for a more permanent fix. A Lovejoy coupling is whats needed but there is no room...

Surplus shop stuff for sale! Multiple items. 3 one inch mikes 0-6 inch Brown & Sharpe vernier mikes Tenth indicators Heigth gauge Compairators Dial bore gauge Grade 3 gauge blocks Groove and bore gauge Federal Dimension air bore gauge(not pictured) But wait theres more! I'll get to that another...

As with everywhere in the more "northern" latitudes, winter is more condusive to repairs and upgrades than going out and breaking shyt. So, l have had steering/suspensions upgrades for frankenbuggy rattling around 'tween my ears fot a while. I convened a meeting of all voices in my head and we...