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Cleaning out the shop, figured I could pass some good vibes along. Let me know what you wand and pay shipping and they are yours:

Started messing with my Eastwood Shrinker/Stretcher today. Immediately I realized making compound curves is time consuming. Mainly from removing the 8 screws to switch the jaws. Any ideas on how to make something to do a quick change? I was thinking about cutting the back of the slots out...

Which Size (1/2" x 18" OR 3/8" x 13") Mini Air Belt Sander should I buy? I want to pick up one of these for spot welds, and cleaning up welds that are hard to get to with the grinder, and removing seams from tubing. It won't be something I use a lot, so I just want to get one of them. Which...

Is there anything off of the shelf that could be used? I was thinking a trailer jack but they are pretty sloppy. Maybe someone has built one, and has some pictures of it?

I've wanted/needed one for awhile, was going to break down and buy a cheap one but decided after seeing Duke's I needed a handheld one as well. So the goal is to build a hand held one, that I can breakdown pretty quickly and mount in a permanent setup. I plan to use/fashion the lower dies out...

I can't find a replacement for it. My first thought is to drill it, and dowell it. Then TIG weld it? Any other ideas???

Curious if any of you guys have on of these, and would be willing to measure it up for me? It has the "overall" dimensions on it, but I am curious about what the exact "case" dimensions are.

I am about to purchase a shrinker stretcher. For what I need now, the shallow throat will work. I also like the fact I don't have to switch jaws. I won't use it that much, but should I buy a *********** unit and just **** up switching out the jaws? How often would the deeper throat be necessary?

I'm looking at purchasing it, and I am trying to figure out it's capability.

Getting Ready to paint some plastic parts, and was curious what type of promoter you guys like, and with what brand paint system?

Up until this point, I have always used soldered **** connections with heat shrink tubing. It is a solid connection but probably still not considered professional. I am venturing into wiring by 56 F100 and have some broken connectors and want to replace them and just clean the harness up...

My stock exhaust was loud and sounded like ****. After asking on here, some fellas recommended trying some dresser pipes. So I did.... It sounds decent at idle, gets a little pitchy when I open it up. Is it any quieter.... some. As a bonus I ditched the cheap rear guard and replaced it...

Anyone familar with EVERLAST Multi Process (TIG/MIG/Stick) machines? I am looking at 2 models: MTS 221 STI MTS 252 STI https://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/mig/power-mts-252-sti-tig-package http://https://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/mig/powermts-221-sti-tig-package I am just...

I've been MIG welding for the last 15-20 years. I have went through hundreds of pounds of wire and this has me stumped. I just switched out tanks and immediately noticed it. Upon initial startup I get popping, spatter and a pourous weld, then it smooths right.....any ideas? I've tried...

Curious what you sheet metal guys recommend for 16ga, 18ga, and 20ga?

This was purely luck. I ran out of MIG wire and I didn't want to run to the store. I happened to have the small spool of flux core that came with my welder. I hate flux core....or thought I did. After flipping polarity this is the difference in solid vs flux core on a seam. (The welds look...

Okay, I have 120V coming in, it is measuring 60V coming out. Thought maybe it was the led resistor. Pulled the switch apart and removed the light and resistor still 60v??? When I check across it with my multimeter I get O/L. To check my meter I tested a 15ohm resistor...15 ohms.... If you...

Okay, so when I posted my thread last year someone said two looks like it will be a headache keeping them tuned. Well it wasn't until today......... I had them tuned to kick on within a few seconds of each other, as good as it gets with springs. With painting, cutoffs, impacts, they work...

Ever since I saw one of these it caught my eye. I have seen post on the mobile units on here. I have seen the Youtube videos. http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTZGGb8P4eo I actually spoke on the phone with Ian, who recommended not using heavier than a 4500lb vehicle. He did however...

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on my steel to start my fab table. I have to order a 4x8 sheet, and it will be 3/8" thick. It feel like I need a minimum 36"x72". But then again, I am buying the full sheet and won't have much use for the leftover. Should I **** it up and go ahead and...