Recent content by Aldochina

Some really sweet designs and originality shown here. I'm all for simple and efficient, but going through all these pages and being inspired, I may try to make it artful and unique. Plus welding is fun, and always looking for an excuse to practice and hone the craft. I have a bunch of fairly...

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=458519 My dumpster find Reed 204 1/2

The official before and after

Got the swivel nut done, stick welded the ball back on the main screw handle, reshaped it best I could. All reassembled. Main scew lubed with dry moly spray, machine oil on the sliding surfaces, never seize on the threads of the main base and swivel screws. Opens and closes like butter. No in...

Got the sliding jaw all done. Buffed out the main screw end.

Lots of work done on the vise. I am digging the finish. Preheated the parts to around 400 then put the BLO on, let it set for 10 min. Wiped off the excess, back in the oven for 20 min, then another hot coat let sit for 10, then buffed it out and let cure. Base came out darker, kinda burnt...

This is just a fraction of the material I've managed to salvaged over the years, kills me to see stuff like this thrown in the dumpster, but that is where most of it goes, I cant take nor use it all, if your In the area and can use some materials to fabricate whatever your mind has working let...

If anybody is within driving distance and wants some EMT for projects, or it's original intended use hit me up. Most of it's got compression couplings already, which is alot more costly than the pipe! I'll never use it all! This is just but a fraction of what we've thrown out. Unfortunately I...

Nice Larry, I want to use 3/4 emt for all the spindles on my deck railing painted black. With wood for the top and bottom rail. Heres some HF tent garage roof ties! 1 1/4"

I have a few questions on the process you guys use to apply BLO after electrolysis. A quick brush and hose to remove the carbon, blow dry with compressor wipe down with solvent, apply BLO with a brush. Would that be fine? Maybe a preheat in the oven? Or should I just pressure wash, dry and coat...

Forgot the images

Body paint stands I made. The kayak racks. Paint sticks pretty good. Obviously a little prep will go along way, but In a commercial/industrial setting it gets painted all the time with no prep, even sprayed ceilings doesnt come off. Obviously it doesnt see any abrasion there.

I use emt for all kinds of stuff! Recently bent up some kyak racks out of 3/4 for my trailer. I'll grab a pic tomorrow. Your rack and bag holder came out nice. Heres a handle on a sweet cart I fabbed up out of shelves and a frame.

After a re arrange of the tank it's going good. Added an additional electrode. Pic of the blast cabinet, which I thought about throwing it in a bunch of times. Its loaded with garnet, and I wanted to see the finish the electrolysis produced anyway.

Funny, I mentioned that for the main screw handle.