Garrett Dunn, Author at The Rusty Bench

Rust Removal Showdown: Vinegar vs Electrolysis vs Wire Wheel

A few years back, I pulled a vintage Delta drill press out of a barn. The table was orange from […]

Last winter I pulled a filthy, seized-up bench vise out of a barn sale box for $8. The screw was

The first time I tried to forge knife from file beginner-style, I ruined three perfectly good mill bastard files and

The first shop I built was in a 20×20 two-car garage, and I made every mistake you can make. I

The first welding table I ever used was a piece of 3/4-inch plywood sitting on sawhorses. I am not proud

A few years back, I nearly made a $400 mistake. I had a 24×24 garage shop, a growing pile of

Three years ago, I powered up my MIG welder in my newly finished garage and tripped the main breaker on

Everybody loves a good tool haul. New gear, fresh boxes, that smell of machine oil and possibility. I get it

My first weld looked like a caterpillar had a seizure on a piece of flat bar. I’m not being modest.

A year ago, I plugged in a Harbor Freight welder for the first time and told myself it was a