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Thanks, I have not welded this type pipe prior and can't find much info on it except the manufacture and application for use on a pipe line. May be more trouble than its worth.

Greetings: I have a couple drops of 12" steel pipes that have what I assume is a fusion bonded epoxy coating on the exterior. Can this pipe be used for a grill or other purpose or is it just scrap for the next load? Thanks

Fitting answers, thanks. The theory behind the question relates to a piece of furniture I built for a gentleman. He was an avid coffee drinker and wanted the rolling breakfast cart I built for him stained as close to the color of coffee as possible. After trying several commercial stains we...

I'm kinda new here but have spent time reading past post. This may have been covered if so I haven't found it so bear with me. I started a new metal works shop three weeks ago. Am retired construction so I have hands on experience with many phases. Some cross over some do not. But to get to...

Thanks for the reply on the vise. I bit the bullet today and bought a Wilton all terrain vise #10010. It's a Chinese made rig But it will do until I can do better. The design is something for me to build on. It will do a decent job attached to the receiver hitch on my flatbed but I am also...

Thanks for the welcome !

Stumbled on the site looking for a vise. Been turning wrenches large and small in one form or another for a good time. Started buying to keep my junk going, more junk = more tools. Its a viscous cycle. Favorite mechanic line from a movie, the mechanic to Michael J. Fox in Doc Holiday "I've...