Recent content by jason74

Great thinking!

Welcome. SE Wisconsin as well.

don't forget that home owners insurance wont cover the house in the event of a fire if a welder is found in the basement.

The Night Land by William Hope Hodgeson. And yes I have old shop manuals and general repair books. still have my electronics and science experiment books from the 5th grade, got me thinking it would be nice to crack those open again...

Good job. with the price of those I might do likewise.

exellent job! youve got an eye for color as well.

your choice on the glue. carpet glue is sold at menard's and such, get the indoor/outdoor stuff. tack the bottom of the first wooden step at the concrete floor right where the edge of the carpet meets the concrete make sure to only hit the wood, then get a chisel that is 2 to 4 inches wide and...

Used to weld it all the time. Pulley shafts for industrial conveyors. Never had a problem unless I overheated the weld by a lot and that was when I pounded the slugs into the 3/8 wall dom tube. If your concerned about it, in certain situations I'd have a guy tig the slug for me. (I wasn't good...

Sounds silly but I clamp a smaller chuck in to the bigger one that is in the lathe then the workpiece into the smaller chuck. Works everytime.

Just a suggestion but in my 20x21 I put the compressor in the attic. Much less noise and definitely a space saver.

Hi. I'm Jason from Wisconsin. Welcome

Southern Wisconsin. Here. Brigeport mill, mig welder, lathe soon as I'm starting a part time side business machining. As if I dont get enough during the day. CNC to come as work picks up, thought it would be nice to retire into or as a contingency plan.