Recent content by philbar715

Just wanted to chime in and show off the stand/table/whatever you want to call it for my new saw. I got the harbor freight bauer bandsaw on sale for $95 with coupon. Used some angle iron and a 1/4" steel plate and made a mount for my welding table. This setup works great. Only thing I have left...

Ah this is great info! Thanks everyone! My next question is where can I find narrower 1/4" blades for a portaband, 44 7/8in length like for the harbor freight bauer saw.

So lets say I have a portaband setup on a table, like the swag tables. Is it possible to cut curves/shapes out of small pieces of steel or is the blade too thick/flexible. Or is a bandsaw not even for that thin of material? Another example is I have a 1/4in steel plate, I would like to cut a...

thanks for all of the suggestions! I adjusted the gas and made sure it was set a little above 20cfh. I cleaned most of the mill scale off of these pieces I welded today, then took a wire brush to one section to see how it looked. Pics are attached. (this is of a welding cart im building) In one...

Its a no name brand inverter welder from china. Wire speed was around 250ipm, and around 20.5v. Inductance was set to -10 (on a scale of -10 to 10, default is 0). Adjusting the inductance only made the bead flatter or taller. Steel thickness was about 2.65mm. Thanks for the suggestion on the...

I am a new welder. I was wondering if what I am seeing below is normal? Im using 100% c02, probably around 25cfh, maybe slightly higher and .030 wire (I used lincoln and harbor freight wire both with the same results) which makes me think its something that im doing. Basically im seeing a grey...

The Everlast welders are something I havent considered, thanks for those who suggested. The 200amp versions of those are in the ~$500 price range and have a 5 year warranty, and the appear to be inverter welders. Thanks for the input everyone and all of the information! I'll for sure go with a...

So really its worth it to get a 240v welder in any case? Regardless of brand, etc, if the price difference is $100? According to the manual, the 170 uses ~27amps at max on 240V. The cheapest I can find for the Lincoln is ~$685 at northern tool. The Titanium 170 goes on sale for $450, and the...

I am a hobby welder and a DIY person. Made a steel workbench, welded some exhaust on my car, and welded a few parts for a broken tiller. Havent welded anything that requires any real structural integrity yet, but I would like to be able to weld in subframe connectors on a car, for example. Or...

Wow! Thats a huge reduction just by upgrading your garage door seal! When I insulate my garage I'll keep the seal you used in mind because im sure mine is the single seal type. Glad beestat is working for you! I wish Ecobee would give you those kinds of graphs out of the box, or atleast improve...

I just wanted to pop in and say nice work! Since you have an EcoBee and like looking at the data, there is a third party website that takes your EcoBee data and plots it in more useful and nicer looking graphs. You do have to allow the website to get the data from your ecobee, so if you arent...

Ive got a few smaller projects lined up throughout the summer that will involve some metal cutting/grinding/shaping. I have an assortment of 4.5in angle grinders, a 14in chop saw, and an 8in bench grinder. Mostly concerned about the 1/4in grinding wheels for the angle grinders and flap discs...

Its funny because my nat gas costs actually are being raised this year, while our electric rates are staying the same as the past 5 years. Also a similarly sized natural gas WH costs over 1k, while I could get the electric for $318. In my household it is me and my wife, no kids (yet). So it...

I bought a 24kw tankless electric water heater from home depot for $324. I spent $30 on three breakers, $40 on 6 gauge wire, and $20 on conduit. I was able to re use the PEX tubing from my old tank water heater. I installed it myself. Total ~$415. If you dont want to DIY the install, then...