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After viewing a lot of videos and guides, I found a few things pretty vague about the actual *mounting* of a portaband to a table. Most mounting methods were complex and made it difficult to install/remove the saw. Anyway, if you have a portaband and want to build a table, here's a 6...

Each time I buy a new expensive Makita 18v tool (latest being a portaband), I get this weird feeling feeling that it would be super terrible if Makita introduced a new system in the next couple years. These manufacturers are pushing their current lineups harder than ever (at least Makita is)...

I’m working up a built-in in our hallway. The end goal is simply a recessed chalk board that’s magnetic. My plan: 16 gauge steel plate. Cut it to 70” x 24”. Glue it to 5/8 OSB. I called up the steel shop, and they also have rolls of 26 gauge metal that they use for making shop siding...

I ordered the XBP02Z and am looking into spare blades. I’ll mainly be working with square tubing and angle iron in the 14 to 11 gauge ranges only as a hobbyist. What TPI would you recommend?

On another thread, you had some good points about storing lumber horizontally. So I tore out a bunch of stuff on my wall at a reasonable height under my lumber racks, and now have a 10’ wide area to work with. The lumber racks are those that you typically see at Lowes or Grizzly. Super thin...

My shop is in my 2-car garage w/ 10'+ ceilings, so I store a lot of my dried lumber vertically (and some horizontally on the wall). I'm about to order a whole bunch of steel, mostly - 1" to 3" square tubing, and I'd like to store some of it vertically for easy access and reduce weight hanging...

The Hobart 140 is rated to be able to weld up to 1/4" material, which I have found to be true. I'm about to order a few sticks of metal in various sizes, and am curious what's the thickness of round bar that I can use. I realize the written answer would probably be "1/4" but conceptually it...

My biggest struggle with metal working is that cutting angles is hard. So I've been pondering concepts of things that spin and so far have come up with a setup I'd like to run by you. 1) cheap 7.25" miter saw 2) 4.5" angle grinder cutoff discs (have 7/8" arbor) 3) arbor bushing (7/8 to 5/8)...

I have a bunch of projects up my sleeve involving using mild steel to create metal brackets that will be visible. These will support shelves made using unique wood. I'm hoping there's a way to finish these that's quick & easy, and non-reflective. Very matte/flat. Paint? I really dislike...

I'm wrapping up my first metalworking project - a base for a coffee table. In the end, we'd like it to be dull, non-reflective, and yet very metal-like. I can achieve this by using my $15 sandblaster. It will take some time but I'm happy with my test results. But I'm curious, what sorts...

I started out with this nice flat sheet of 1/4" steel. Then I welded 1.25" square tubing on it, and got it all warpy. Before I put legs on it and build the rest, I'm hoping to do something to correct the warps. Should I just clamp it down real good to something that causes it to pull...

I'm planning on quickly putting together some metal legs and a base on my welding table so that I can house the welder & gas tank, as well as pretty much all of my other welding tools. I'm getting the angle iron for the legs tomorrow, and drew this up tonight to figure out how tall I should...

Over the past 10 years I've been keeping those hard plastic tool cases, and I have done *nothing* with them except move them around. It's time for them to go. Is there an option better than throwing them away? I do not see markings that tell the type of material for recycling. Has anyone...

I'm new to working with metal. See this thread for more details on where this topic came from. I had some odd angle cuts at 48* and 42* for some coffee table supports, so I outfitted my Bosch 12" glider miter saw with a 12" abrasive blade. It took quite a while to make a cut, so I decided...

With woodworking, miters have to be pretty perfect, else they will be pretty not pretty. Gaps are super noticeable. But with a weld, a metal filler is being added, so it seems that there’s a bit more room for slop. Numbers. Let’s say my stock is rectangular tubing 1x2. I cut two 45’s, but...

Welding practice, day 1. Most of the first round of tests were pretty much identical to this: After several iterations of research and practice:

I’m in a 2 car garage, and my focus is woodworking, so I’m thinking through plans for a welding table that I can wheel out to the driveway, and wheel around the garage as a portable surface to set tools and supplies while in woodworking mode. You probably want to know what I plan on welding...

A new Hobart 140 is sitting in my garage and I am eager to put it to use. I have some projects up my sleeve that are part of furniture and home shelving sorts of things, so I'm looking for things like angle iron, square tubing, flat iron and other things I'm butchering the names of. Off the...

Hello, my name is Keith and I'm from southwest Missouri. Woodworking is the hobby that I have been obsessed with the longest, and I recently bought a welder to do a bit of metal work to pair with woodworking, as well as little hacks around the house & yard. As for my garage, it probably...