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    Barefoot welding, just me?

    :) ain't sposed to be no girlz in my thread....how'd you get in? I know I got ugly feet and my face ain't no prettier...I'ma guy guy...Full guy. I got scaly ruff feet and hair everywhere....I scratch and fart and belch...in public But I'm a danged good cook :) and I like girls who like to eat...
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    Float Charger vs Trickle Charger - Your Experiences

    Ain't read a single reply in this thread cause there is only one answer. Deltran Battery Tender.....google it up...Deltran....don't EVEN do the walmart of harbor freight version of same, just don't cause they AIN'T the same and they can damage your battery If they work at all.....DELTRAN...
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    To leave on or leave off the charger

    When your old nicads refuse to takeor hold a charge, zap them with your stick welder DCEP at full amps....just flash them 5 or 10 times at full amps and volts of welder-just brush the stinger across the pos terminal of battery(I use spade connecters on bat terminals so I don't damage them with...
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    Lowe's Porter Cable floor mount drill press

    Run out is zero(for my purposes) with quill extended fully...the laser is something I thought I'd never want but it actually works very well once you aim it properly(mine was dead on out of the box). Hey, just trying to share what I consider a decent buy with you guys....If you demand...
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    Lowe's Porter Cable floor mount drill press

    LOL. I stood on ladder to take pic...it's as tall as average man.
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    Got welder cart 99% done:)

    It's not a heat thang at all that makes me worry......I used 4" swivel casters with cast iron wheels, but they are a little too small to smoothly traverse the concrete joint tween my shop and driveway-especially on a cart that weighs 500Lbs loaded with welders, bottles and cutters and cords and...
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    Got welder cart 99% done:)

    Divorce the wife and eat ham sandwhiches and drink Pabst...then you can buy the Hypertherm...worked for me:):):):) Hey, seriously guys, thanks for the compliments...I wanted all my welding stuff on one cart so I took a little time to calculate deminsions once I decided on what welders/cutter to...
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    Lowe's Porter Cable floor mount drill press

    I friggin HATE LOWE's but they had this drill press for $299 minus veterans discount, so I picked it up this week....so after sales tax I walked it out the door for LOL, $299:) .....well anyway....got it home and operating....I LOVE IT!...no, really, I LOVE it...fr the price and the features...
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    Got welder cart 99% done:)

    Only thing lacking is Plasma cutter and spoolgun...spool gun is ordered and it will stow low behind bottom stick welder...Plasma goes on middle shelf with motorguard filter behind it.... cart is designed it to accept Hypertherm 45...problem is whole thing already weighs almost 500lbs and a...
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    Barefoot welding, just me?

    They buy me steel toed boots every year...Been there 13 years and I got 13 pair of new top o the line steel toed boots in my closet....I wear sneakers or cowboy boots to work then I shuck them and run around in grey soccer socks.....just me:)
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    Barefoot welding, just me?

    I admit I gotta dance around a bit when cuttin thick stuff with oxy fuel...but the ONLY time I ever been really burned on my feet was when I was wearin lace up sneakers and a big glob of slag dropped on the laced area and burned thru....it seared a hole in top of my foot that took weeks to...
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    Barefoot welding, just me?

    WOW!, Now THAT would be an experience-having to use a screw driver to remove it:)
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    Barefoot welding, just me?

    I weld and work in my shop at home barefooted...always have.....anyone else here do same? Yup, and my day job is in a federal boiler/chiller plant where I go thru lots a socks cause they insist I wear 'something on my feet'...At home I go bare...always have...can't stand nuthin on my feet...My...
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    used air comp bought on cl mistake or not'

    That's a great cast iron pump...easily rebuildable and will last another lifetime. Check the tank...have local jurisdictional boiler inspector do an ultra sonic test on it...you might have to tote it to him for a free courtesy test.....sound lowest part or tank for remaining thickness and...
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    Best way to remove sledge hammer head from a fiberglass handle?

    Really easy to drill if you have a drill press...then burn epoxy residue out with propane bottle torch. you will never get it hot enough with propane torch to alter the properties of the steel in that big a heat sink.
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