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I have been thinking about getting a 12' x 20' canopy/tent. :headscrat So after looking at a couple places most of these are around 3/4" - 1 3/8" it depends on what you select. Most of it seems to be 18 gauge with a couple being 16 gauge for heavy duty. So after looking into the tubing most of...

I would like to know who has one and or used one. What's your likes and dislikes? Also if you can show me some stuff that you built with it would be awesome... I just picked one up with the 2x2 square tubing die and the 1x2 rectangular die. Thinking about getting the flat bar (hard way) die and...

Can you guys point me in the right direction for some videos on YouTube for someone buying there first drill/mill machine? I would like to be able to take a 3/4" thick piece of aluminum that I got at scrap yard and drill holes into it for my cutters and stuff. Though I figured out if I mill part...

Never had a milling machine and really didn't want to use my Jet drill press for making slot in aluminum or even steel. Don't know how well I did or didn't do. $900 and a 2 hour drive I didn't think I did to bad but you guys can decide that. Any tips or things I might need or need to know? Guy...

I bought a drill press the other year. I probably should've just bought a milling and drill press instead. So that being said what should I be looking for? I don't care if it is used or new. My price is $2,000ish for the right deal. Prefer 110 volts but if 208 or 220 (whats the difference...

I am looking for a vise that I can use on my drill press. I want to be able to use my drill press like a mill once in a while. The last time I needed a 1/4 hole about an inch long in some 3/4" square tubing. I drilled three holes and then used a burr. It totally sucked and was a big PITA! So...

Let's see what you guys have made in one or two days. I looked at some of these projects and tell it took a couple weeks to do or longer. Let's see the projects you guys have started and finished in a couple days. I understand you might not have done it 2 days in a row but just looking for stuff...

What would it take to flange a piece of 10 gauge sheet metal? Would most welding or metal shops have this equipment? Also could they do a piece that is 72" long? Something like this. I want the piece bent down then out so i can put a hinge on the the piece and still be at the same height as the...

I have been looking at the car ports from Carolina, Pennsylvania, American steel and so on. I have a 24x40 garage. I want car port in front of my 40' area. I would like to come out 21' or 26' are my options. I will probably go 10' or 12' high but I can't seem to get a straight answer on how...

Been getting all the metal cut for this book shelf my wife wants me to make. More of a magazine holder. :scared: I got all the metal cut and decided to go ahead and put the first shelf together to see how it would look. That's when I realized this thing is way over built. Actually I think I will...

Who makes a really good countersink bit? Not something cheap where you have to replace it after using it once or twice. If possible something between 1/4-3/4. I don't think I will use anything bigger but you know how that story goes... A deburr tool might also come in handy but would like your...

How do you figure out the length of a right angle triangle if you already know the two dimensions that are the same? Say you want to build a shelf in the corner wall. You went 24" out from the corner on both sides. How do you figure out the other dimension? I can find the calculator but how do...

When powder coating do you want to get it sand blasted first or what? Do you have to bring it to them with all of the mill scale off of it? Maybe I just take it there and they do what needs to be done. Maybe I will have to pay them to do it when I can do it myself and save money. How ill they...

Guys that are drilling stuff with your drill press. What do you do when you have to drill something say 6" deep. The spindle only goes down 4 3/4". If I move my table down then it becomes uncentered. My thought is of right now I have about 1 - 1 1/4 inches I could loosen the bit in the chuck and...

I have been wanting to get an anvil though I haven't seen very many at any local auctions. I did notice this is somewhat local to me. But I have no idea what it is worth other then what someone else is worth paying for it. I want one but I'm not going to spend a mint on something that isn't...

If you were building a table or bench. Using square or rectangle tubing. I have noticed a lot of tables seems to have rectangular for the longer length pieces. Is there a reason for this? The top rails could either be 4 x 1.5 (0.120 wall) or 3 x 2 (0.120 wall) or maybe I should just get some 3 x...

Just like the title says I would like to buy a set of drill bits for steel. 6'' or longer set of drill bits say like 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, and 1/2 inch. Where can I find a set? Seems like I can only find them one at a time. I need to be able to drill 2 tubes of 2 1/2"x2 1/2" together so after...

I was wondering if I decided to use a 220v 50 amp plug for an extension cord to my welding bench. Can I then take it back down to 110v? My outside plugs only handle 15 amps. So if I use my cutoff saw sometimes it likes to trip the breaker because I have other stuff plugged into another outlet on...

Ian just made a mount for a small saw under his table with some 3/16 plate. Bolted the plate to the small mitre metal saw. Then welded a tab on the leg. Then he bolted the plate to the tab using a bolt and a nut with a plastic or nylon insert. Seemed to work ok but to leaned down a little and...