Recent content by kurtboyd

Yep, printed a shipping label tonight. What a pain.

Did all that. Just "raking the gravel" to see if there's anything I haven't done. Thank you

I installed a 100" Westinghouse ceiling (7224900) fan in my shop. Fan is remote control only. I've got it wired up with 122v at the fan but it won't start. Instructions say that the toggle inside of the remote must be on forward or reverse or fan won't run, which I've checked. The connections...

Bought it from a guy across town for 400. He just picked it up at a government auction

Are the “turnbuckle” deals on each end of the brake there to adjust for different material thicknesses?

Good suggestion but if it were that easy I wouldn’t be posting here.

I recently picked up a Whitney Jensen brake. Does anyone have any experience with this particular brake? It doesn’t have any model number. Not sure what the capacity of the brake is.

I’ve been thinking about getting a blast cabinet. For those that have them, how often do you use your cabinet and what do you typically use it for? What media do you run? Should I get a cheap cabinet or man up and get something nicer? Thanks!

Thanks for all the replies. With the exception of a few things, most of my stuff is mobile. I have a Fosdick drill press that weighs about 2k. It can be moved but it’s not much fun. The lift will have to be permanently located. I’ve always bolted my tubing bender and jig table down then leveled...

I recently bought a home with a 45x80 sq foot shop. I’ve always wanted more space. Now I’m trying to locate everything and design the shop to suit my needs. I mostly do automotive and fabrication work. The previous owner had a partition wall running down the center of the shop with power and...

I'd like to see more pics too. What gauge sheet metal did you go with and what is the wall thickness of the box tubing?

Man, I love this forum. So many ideas and so much talent. Thanks for sharing, guys.

Thinking about building a tear down table. This would most likely be on casters so I can roll it around if needed, but would mostly sit next to my solvent tank. Something about 2ft wide and 3 or 4ft long with a 2" lip around the perimeter and a drain for fluids that would go into a bucket or...

Thanks everyone. Probably going to go with 16 gauge.

What gauge sheetmetal for a workbench? I'm thinking of covering one of my wooden work benches with some mild steel plate. I have a 3/4 table for doing my fabwork so I'm not looking to go big. I just need a tear down table. I'll probably have a friend with a brake put a back splash on it...