The long-winded story of how I added a loader valve to the factory hydraulic system of an Ingersoll 2020PS.
Hydraulic theory, flow and pressure, benefits and drawbacks of different design options. Power beyond and priority splitting valve concepts.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LimgqIzQYes
Making a spinner handle for a 3/4" drive milling vise out of some 3/16 steel plate, a Harbor Freight 3/4 deep impact socket, and a solid core brass candlestick.
And Stay tuned for the tool quiz! Think you know everything about tools? Find out...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CZ89WlVKrk
Part 2 of a multipart series covering the entire process of designing, building and installing a quick-attach front loader for a Case/Ingersoll garden tractor.
Phase 2 covers the final modifications and fine tuning of the new front axle, and the deck mounting and deck pully modifications required to make room for steering tie rod to be mounted aft of the front axle.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSybvnN-53M
Combining a 1/2" Craftsman breaker bar with the head of a Craftsman 1/2" ratchet to create a 1/2" drive flex head ratchet.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T89kxO179NQ
Walking through the process of fabricating a lock for an old .50 caliber ammo can. Covers design/prototyping/problem solving. When I'm finished, my beat up old ammo can will have a lock on it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzAEiDNZLlQ
A quick-and-dirty anvil made from a section of railroad track and a cutoff piece from a forklift fork/tine
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJuqEUXmA4