Grant Erwin's project page

Updated April 2026

On this page you will find links to little pieces I have written about projects I've done.

Two Ways To Balance Bench Grinder Wheels

Making A Shaper Crank Wrench

Reworking An Import 20" Drill Press

Reworking An Import 14" Drill Press

A Canedy Otto Camelback Drill Press

A Camelback with a Story

A Royersford Excelsior 22" Camelback Drill Press

My Latest Welding Table

A Small Sharpening Table

A Light Hoist System for a Hydraulic Press

Making tee nuts as a first shaper project

Restoring An Italian Cold Saw

New workbenches with lots of storage drawers

What's Better Than An Engine Hoist?

A Famco 3-1/2C Compound Arbor Press

My Horizontal Offset Trailer Smoker Build

Restoring a Much Used Airco Radiagraph Track Burner

A Big Improvement For A 7x12 Horizontal/Vertical Bandsaw

A Weidemann Turret Punch Is Restored

A Geodesic Desert Dome for Burning Man

Balancing A Wheel For A Small Surface Grinder

My Ever-Evolving Gantry Crane

How An Old Guy Moves Heavy Plate

Torch Cutting Plate Indoors Safely

The Modular Tube Dolly

Unigrinders - A Joint Project to build knifemaking belt grinders

Restoring An Italian Cold Saw

A Practical MIG/Plasma Cart

A Huge Bench Vise

Making A Challenging Belt Guard

A different way to transport oxy/acetylene tanks

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