Recent content by asmasm

Thanks. This will be the last fab project for a while as I need to get back into house renovation. I built a bed:

My garage is a mess again after building this bed frame: Also, the harbor freight 1/2x18 bandfile is probably the best $30 I have ever spent there. Square tube notches are so easy now.

Also, since I got into steel fab in the last few years, here are a few of the projects I have done: Racing sim for VR: A firewood rack for the back yard: A way too big and heavy firepit (38" square, 140lb). I ended up cutting all of the 3/16 plate with a jigsaw:

My garage has seen a lot of projects since the last time I posted. I had gotten to the point where I had more tools/parts than storage so I overhauled the layout and built some new storage. Before: Storage rack: Back wall after cleanup:

Follow up for other people who find this in search. The metalmax was miserable for long runs of cutting 3/16 plate.

I need to cut some 3/16 plate for a firepit I am building. A plasma cutter is out of the budget right now. For a sense of how much plate I am cutting, this is a 38" footprint: http://i.imgur.com/5bCV1Sp.png Has anyone used either of these on a 4.5" grinder? If so, do they do well with stuff...

Update- I got some winding bars and now I know why the drums were reversed. If you check out the image, they used a 2x4 instead of steel bracket to mount the garage door tracks and it causes clearance issues. I have plenty of steel around I could make a new bracket with but the mounting...

Thanks for all the info. Each time I have had a garage door person out to look at it I have been left with the impression they have no idea what they are doing. It's good to hear that what I have is actually not that odd and should be fixable. As far as levelness goes. The floor is close to...

Also has anyone seen a garage door like this before? Is there a term for this configuration? Garage door people always tell me to take good care of it because putting in a new door is going to be difficult.

Okay, I attached them

I have had several garage door repair people out, all of them have refused to touch it. My garage door doesn't sit level (about a 1/4" gap on the right side when standing inside) and one of the rollers binds almost every time the door is lowered to the floor. My door layout is abnormal. There...

I am going to have a friend machine a piece of .25" thick, 3" leg 403 angle stock to fit an off the shelf m10 shoulder bolt. I'm also going to have him machine the the 45 degree arc 2 degrees shy on each end so that I can incrementally adjust it with a die grinder until I get good 90 and 45...

Hello, Does anyone else have one of the newer versions of the evo rage 2 chop saw where they moved to a stamped base and cheaper clamp mechanism? I am having trouble setting cuts to square or 45 degrees and so far I have identified what I think are all the issues but I wanted to make sure I...

Chicago electric 5 amp Orbital Jig Saw Item 69582 - FAIL http://www.harborfreight.com/5-amp-heavy-duty-tool-free-variable-speed-orbital-jig-saw-69582.html The bit clamp on this twists up about 10 degrees resulting in the blade being turned at an angle and making straight cuts nearly impossible.

I got most of the curing oven finished. The framing is mostly from the wall that I took down in garage. I just need to install the insulation, build a door, bend up a sheet metal tray, and wire up the controller and heating element