Recent content by ching0n

Couldn't help myself so grabbed one of the pre-owned item ones. The stinger was missing so am following up w/seller. The quick-dinse connectors are kind of puny (12 mm maybe) but my 120 vevor MIG uses the same ones so used that to burn through a stick. Garage is a mess atm so just cobbled...

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I'm seeing some decent reviews for this one. I own one of those pedals and they're kind of trash so would retrofit another (keep in mind this uses an on-board pot on the pedal to set high). I may pull trigger on another one but this is the lowest I've seen this one. There's multiple...

nuts are yellow zinc plated steel. I often don't read the description of Chinese products, they're inaccurate 6x out of 10. If I must, look for identical item w/better description to take a gamble. I did notice these were gone but there's plenty other clones (likely at higher price). You can...

I grabbed one of those air chamfer tools for cheap but haven't used it (also what sparked the idea of using the B&D router as an option). fwiw, I would probably pick up the walmart or HF angle die but I want to reduce my battery platforms and prefer my 24V for battery life. I agree that...

I thought this router contraption looked close enough to pneumatic deburring/beveling tool at some point:

I thought maybe that was just the motor RPM w/o gearing accounted for?

this got here today. I thought it would just be a retofit pop riveter and it kind of it is but it's a bit more complex and stouter than that. The reverse thread of the pullers (dies?) threw me off for a sec, but made perfect sense once figured out ('no manual'). I got to use it to install a...

picked one up. I've got the HF one that's an angle grinder retrofit but it's a bit bulky/awkward. I didn't even know HF carried one. I was running low of rivets so was browsing for some and spotted this. The extra $ for the tool on top of rivets struck me as a good deal. It's always been a...

https://www.amazon.com/ZOSANY-Automotive-Furniture-Upholstery-Applications/dp/B0F53DWQPH?tag=atomicindus08-20

Thanks, I'll pass. It came w/a cart torch, pedal, torch water cooler and some other things I figured were worth scavenging but it's not as great a deal w/o the welder at that point. I didn't realize a VFD (as you suggest) could make one of these things work but I guess inverter feeding...

I can pick up phase converters in my area for ~$600 all day long....they're probably 240V output though (I'm fairly unfamiliar w/them). I hear you though, a Jasic import is probably under $1500 OCT Daihen

I'm thinking only rotary 3 phase converter would work but this being 460v, can I get away w/a 240v converter or need to up-convert using a transformer? I'm getting the welder at scrap price so I would be willing to tackle a DIY rotary phase converter if running on 240v is doable. I've read...

they show up as unavailable on clearance for lower price in my nearby ACE but may work for others: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/hardware/screws-and-anchors/deck-screws/2303295

I need to hack up a socket and singles were too expensive: https://www.amazon.com/12-Piece-Drive-SAE-Long-Socket/dp/B0DCB8HBGH/?tag=atomicindus08-20