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All my battery tools are Rigid, bought them for the warranty and quality. I recently picked up the 1/2" high torque impact and love it. It's got 1500lb-ft of torque and works with all my 18V Rigid batteries. Can't beat the lifetime warranty either even if filling in the registration is a bit...

Timely post, I just put in my order for some flooring mats, really appreciate the discount for this forum!!

Ack, been doing some more research and happened across the Lincoln Precision TIG 225 Ready Pak With Cart K2535-2 for about $100 less than the Miller Syncrowave 210....thoughts on the Lincoln? Not looking to start the Red v. Blue war, just trying to get the best TIG I can for around $2500 or...

Great inputs, thanks. I'm shying away from the T/A due country of origin. I know Miller is sourcing parts from overseas too but it's at least still a US assembled machine. I'm in the semiconductor industry so have seen far too many US jobs slip away overseas to not feel like whatever I can do...

Thanks guys. The new Sync seems to have the same "one button" set and go feature as the Diversion. It probably does have more bells and whistles too but it seems Miller is going with making it easier to use with what they call a Pro Setting or some such. Will probably go that way (Sync) as I...

I have been searching the postings on TIG recommendations and there's a ton of info - but wanted to get a better picture on everyone's take on which way to go between these two welders: Diversion 180 vs. Syncrowave 210. Seems the 210 has many of the ease of use features originally in the...

My "go to" tools: a) 4 1/2" angle grinder - as has been said. I have two 'cause I'm lazy, one with a flap disc and the other with a cutoff wheel b) Porta-band saw with a Swag porta-band saw base - love this little bandsaw, use it a ton more than my JET horizontal 4X6! c) Vise grips of all...

Great thread and that's basically the idea I was toying with...can't see why it wouldn't work!

I've been contemplating building a set of stairs that is hinged at the opening in my upstairs floor (12'4" from the shop's floor to accommodate a 2 post lift). I figured I could use a hoist (like the electric ones in Northers/HF) to raise the stairs upwards and stow them against the bottom of...

Yeah, but we have Oregon beer and as good as TX micros have gotten nobody and I mean nobody holds a candle to Oregon brews....

It was the job that initiated it. Offer I didn't want to refuse. Miss TX rock crawling and my buds there terribly but love it up here. Hated the job in TX but like the one in Or a lot. Cannot beat the nature and scenery here. Plus a good place to raise my daughter to boot....

Thanks all! The doors are 12'w x 10' high. I do have the RV bay setup as a side entrance and used the grade of the land to get 14' ceiling height in its bay. It has a 12'w x 13' tall door. Height to the upstairs floor in the main shop is 12' 6" (just enough for the future Bend Pak lift...

It's a great area, I'm right off Stafford rd so nice easy shot into - anywhere...only downside is road noise on Stafford at Mt....but I'm getting used to it

Thanks all, i'm pretty happy with it so far. Of course I should've made it BIGGER but that can be said of it regardless of the size. I did plan for a two post lift, have reinforced pads placed for a Bendpak 10K like what I had in Austin. The dormers were not cheap add ons, but they really...

Well it's been a while since I moved to Oregon, used to have a nice setup in TX (30X52 with metal Z purlin and I-beam loft I fab'd myself) and it took me a while to get going on my shop out here...posting a few pics of it in construction as well as post construction and starting to fill up...