Recent content by warbird

Hot springs Arkansas. the block buildings i worked in as a machinist were in KS...i never felt that they were any colder than the steel buildings i worked in

i am going through the research phase for my garage/shop... it will mostly be a shop, very rarely will cars get parked in it as it will be roughly 350FT from the house. with the astronomical rise of wood and steel prices i am trying to think outside the box. i have spent 25+ years in the...

buy the cheapest aluminum you can find (but make sure it is T3 or better...no O condition-too gummy).... cut rough shape outside with jigsaw. drill a hole in the center and make an arm for your hand router that attaches to a bolt running through said hole.... make arm long enough to bring your...

is there a round up of all the welding table builds, so someone researching can have all the links in one spot?

DCGearhead....do you have a build of your shop on here? i love the brick walls wouldl like to see more...also what is that pegboard with the slots in it? where did you get it at? thanks

this is awesome!. i shall be copying you

most stainless manufactured parts get passivated, if the passivate process is not done correctly rust spots will show up, it is impurities in the surface that were not cleaned away completely by the passivate treatment....and even though it is called "stainless" depending on the grade of the...

ummm...send it to me so I can use it for a motorcycle lift table? lol hey you asked for ideas ;)

i am a quality manager in an aerospace machine shop. we still use thread Go/NoGo gauges. especially the 3 series (has to do with the allowed tolerance class 3 is tightest) CNC has very little to do with the thread size by the way Dave, it is the quality of tap used. unless you thread mill them...

Completely missed my point, that's okay I don't feel like explaining it to you. as you said everyone has their reasons for what they do.

everyone on here is right...it probably will take more time and effort than it is worth to try and make a box that looks nice and will do everything I want it to do.i should just go buy one....I am therefore going to assume that none of you build custom cars or motorcycles and don't hot rod...

I am in the aerospace machine and sheetmetal field. I'm thinking a light gauge steel tube or aluminum extruded frame with bucked solid rivets on the outer sheetmetal covering with linear guides on the drawers. (if I use drawers. might go the Montezuma "hutch" style)

I like the monezuma style box as shown here http://www.strictlytoolboxes.com/montezuma-professional-portable-tool-box-large-30-x-19.html and was thinking about building something similar with a few changes myself. was wondering if anybody out there has ever built their own box from scratch...

Coma. as a beginner TIG welder would I even notice the lack of AC freq. and pulse control? the AHP has both and is a few bucks cheaper. but eastwood requires less amp for the breaker (I am limited on power supply) and I like the customer service aspect. although on amazon I am reading good...

one thing that bothers me about the AHP is at least eastwood is a well known name. not exactly gonna go out of business any time soon... although that AHP has pulse which from my reading is supposed to help with aluminum welding (is this correct and how does it help) the AHP is cheaper too