Recent content by trs71

Hiya- In my 3rd Garage lol- The door is facing the alley- bunch of thieves in local neighborhood. Is their a way or ready to buy option for an alert? A light on the back wall towards house would be good, maybe a BT app added too. An alert away from home. I've got key-chain remote door fobs...

I never thought of mounting a receiver on the floor,but I have on my workbench. Anyone got a pic or 2...?

Lol cars IN a garage, now I've heard everything. I gave that up in 1996 :)

Hey- I'm FINALLY getting the garage in order. It's a small 2/12 packed garage. I've got 4 or 5 things I need mounted. I'm using red devil threads, so I can unbolt the items and drag them out of the way. I'm mounting close to the front of the garage I think, and you'll need the door open to...

Hey did anyone break the leg on one of these? I'm lucky nothing dropped. It looks like a number have hairline cracks in the legs, you don't notice till you add some weight to it, 2 years after I bought it. Only used a few time for 2x4 box frame, under 50lbs

Dumb idea- I ordered a new HFT black(oooooooohhhh) $50 tire changer I'm bolting down to floor, any way to mount a plate for a vise on that? Haven't seen it but if it is beefy enough for big tires...idk :unsure: I know Ill start looking for sold axles or box steel- I always have a hard time...

I'm ok it electronics, had some schooling. I've fixed migs in the 80's-90 that a SCR went out on, quite common- Was hoping ez fix for a $3000 tig for $100 cash and a fuse... :) ps what is that even worth in good shape? IE working :)

Yeah I do to- but I don't have the time,money or years left to make everything. :) Plus I don't have much scrap metal here anymore. there a grinder pedestal, but I have to see it in person or this kinda low but I could add some angle iron quick to the base for rigidity if possible.

LIKE Great ideas, any stand vise worthy at harbor freight?

I need it for welding up some stainless steel exhaust headers and I'm getting sick of screwing around for hours with a mig for so so results on Aluminum....and YES I need more practice too.

I don't want it in garage, outside on a slab-it's my beating the piss outta something vise. What kind of a stand or pedestal would be good?

I've had 3 or 4 welders, plasma whatever from china with some XANDUNGO name scratched on them, worked ok sometimes. I mean Hobart isn't Miller but my Handler is waaay better than the really cheap ones Ive tried. Plus parts are ez to find. I don't want a cheapie that Ill wish I spent more on...

Yes my neighbor wanted me to buy his asian one, works good but the room and weight and price and lifespan+ cost.... The manual w/ duckbill works at least as good, no electricity required. Im installing outside on patio with threaded anchors with removable bolts. Going to use it for my huge...

so, I'm thinking of passing... :) I was thinking $2500 + for a similar one and I didn't know if you could just plug and play a new circuit board or a fuse for a common issue, they made a lot of these units. Lots of 20 year old tools are better than their 2023 counterparts, no? I know zero...

Amazon bubble balancer (seems the recommended choice) or HFT. There are mods to improve on the 'tube, and what to inspect. There are many video comparing an electronic static to bubble, they are equal or a hair different. (I always wonder when the hair wrong ones happen, when the last time the...