New to Forum VERY OLD to making tools.
Been at this for about 55 years. Worked in the oil field in Northern BC for 10 years, logging for 17 Ranching and on my own the rest of the time. Been so many places with so little I sometimes feel qualified "to do everything with nothing", as the old cliché goes. As long as you have iron, welder, torch, files, and a grinder you can almost always make something work.:lol: Made needle bearings for a wore out U-joint one time because it was about 350 miles to town. Got us by until the plane could drop one in the snow. Built gear teeth for swing gears and bevel gears on cranes a time or two. Patience is a virtue when doing that. OH a lathe and a mill is nice too. Self taught with WWII lathes that came from aircraft carriers. Loggers are known for their innovation. Semi retired now. Pastoring Flathead Valley Cowboy Church and doing some on the side. Still like to hear the beller of a big Welder from under a hood.
