Recent content by budss396

been thinking about buying one of those welders. FYI try to reduce the frequency of your square wave there is a good video at welding tips and tricks

whoh buddy, my best friend had a black 1/2 ton chevy so he bought one of those. it popped the dent but took paint with it I laughed so hard I cried

if you look inside the hole worn in the top you will find popcicle sticks reinforcing the hole, that was done by Cliff Biltz, unfortunately he passed away about 17 years ago.

depends wether she wants to see the grain or not. if she wants a transparent sunburst type of finish I would go to stewart mcdonald stewmac.com and get a kit from them they are easy to work with and a great product. if grain is not that important I like to use the duplicolor paintshop line. they...

if you look at the side where the hose comes out you will find out that it has a hex about 2 1/2 " around the 3/8" connection. This is a reducing bushing 1 1/2x3/8 read one and one half by three eights. all you do is pull that bushing and install one with the output size you want. this may help...

I use my air hammer with a dull punch to peen the weld as I go, I weld about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch and then peen it with a hammer. post heat is very important to prevent cracking.

http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-books/machine-design-books.html the above link will take you to a bunch of free downloadable books

look for simplified engineering for architects and builder by parker and ambrose that will get you into the statics and strengths of materials calculations. also look up books on machine design and jig and fixture design

OH you mean brazil?

they used to sell a valve seat resurfacer system that was imported from india, very closely related to a mira system at a much lower cost.

http://www.deplans.com/ Guys I have decided to share a great garage page that you all should look at. If you go to the plans page on the left side there is a list of different software that I have used for several years. You canuse this software to design Barns, sheds, picknic tables and...

I would consider a Gambrel roof instead of a shed in the back and 3 dormers in the front

sorry I havent gotten back with you but you have been getting good advice. the basic physics of winter is that the air cannot hold water in suspension (humidity) when the air gets below the "dew Point" temperature. Because of this the water has to go somewere so it condenses on any surfaces...

Re: concrete thickness and psi and re-enforcement what you really need to know is the tire pressure on the slab, you need to the perimeter of the contact patch the tires. take the tire pressure and divide by the strength of the concrete and that will give you the thickness of the concrete. the...

build the floors and walls in sections and lag bolt them together, build it in such a way that all the joints are staggered this will help make the building stronger. or you could buy a rubbermade plastic building