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    Welding Helmet Recommendations (Auto Darkening)

    I've used Jackson and currently using a Miller Digital Performance. The headgear on the Jackson was awful right from the start. The lens lasted about 3 years before it developed dead spots. I replaced it and got another few years from the helmet, the whole time the head gear was...
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    Adding Air Storage?

    Is it worth the effort to add another air storage tank to my shop air system? Quite some time ago, I built a media blast cabinet and still use it on occasion. The compressor supplying it has a 60-gallon tank. A rough estimate for the pipe loop adds about 1.5 gallons of storage...
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    Wood Stove for the shop

    That was consideration when I 1st built it, but since the total stack is only 10' from stove to outlet, and it's a straight run, I wasn't too concerned. Also, I never burn pine. I maintain a "Year after Year" book that tracks all house and asset maintenance, and each year, around...
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    Wood Stove for the shop

    I heat my 24' x 32' pole barn with one of these...
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    Priming before using the Majik hardener in the Rustoleum paint.

    I've used the Majik hardener mixed in Rustoleum (Gloss Black) on a welded stand for our rainwater collection barrels. I primed with this...
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    Tape, dope or both for black pipe for compressed air

    I used both when I did the compressed air loop around my pole barn (probably 9 or 10 years ago), and there are no leaks. Regarding the tape, I didn't twist it to fit into the threads, but like mentioned, no leaks. For tape, i used basic plumbers tape (the white stuff). I don't...
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    Wanting a plasma table

    I did it. Placed the order last evening for the Crossfire w/ XL Kit, Water Tray, Z-axis, Limit Switches and the Razorweld 45.
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    Wanting a plasma table

    GeoBruin, great job using the roll cart. Very creative solution!
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    Wanting a plasma table

    Folks with plasma tables, help me make a final decision. I’m on the cusp of ordering a plasma table from Langmuir. I’m looking at the base Crossfire system with the base Razorweld 45. I’ll definitely add the XL extension kit and water tray but am unsure about the need for the “Z” axis kit and...
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    Horizontal Bandsaw do you make level. Or do you tilt back / lean / level back toward the fence?

    Same here. I also chopped about 8" out of the "U" shaped riser to make the saw short enough to store under the chop saw/radial arm saw bench. For coolant, the few times it seemed necessary (on steel), I soaked a chip brush with cutting oil and clamped it such that it rubbed the blade...
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    Relocating a basement column

    No, it's a 1-story story ranch style house. The column that was relocated was under the middle of our kitchen. The prior homeowner cut off about 4" from the existing column, (I'm guessing because the initial cutting wasn't square), so now it's too short. I've already purchased the shore jack...
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    Relocating a basement column

    My home’s prior owner relocated one of the basement columns by about 48”. I assume this was to accommodate a door in a framed room. They simply cut off the column at the floor, tack welded a plate to the bottom and used a piece of 2x4 and shims between it and the floor to snug it into the new...
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    Air compressor/water separator question

    Are you looking to buy something or make something? If you're in the mood to make something, google search "Franzinator". Whereas there are equal counts of folks out there that say they do or don't work, I for one can attest that the version I made does work and pulls a fair amount of...
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    Machinists - Looking for a small job ?

    Yes, easily. Even our old, well used WardJets can hold +/-.020"
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    Rust in air compressor tank... how to prevent?

    For what it's worth . . . I bought a used Husky 60 gallon vertical compressor that was used in a cabinet shop. The compressor didn't have an intake filter and I suspected that fine saw dust had built up inside the tank. I disassembled it and removed the bottom drain and sure enough, there...
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    Handy Andy Carpenters Tool Chest.

    I had that exact kit when I was a kid. I believe after the tools were lost or broken, the case was repurposed for carrying a chess set.
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    barn doors, roll up or sliding?

    I just finished building a replacement sliding door for the 8'x8' opening in my pole barn. The original door (+/-40 years old) was rotting away and was badly warped, but it didn't let rain in. Both the original door and the replacement are 101" wide and overlap the 8' opening at the edges...
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    Ideas for shop shutter/louvered exhaust fan

    I have two of these, one at each gable end, in my 32' x 24' pole barn: https://www.northerntool.com/products/canarm-single-speed-standard-wall-exhaust-fan-12in-1640-cfm-1-4-hp-model-s12-e1-13777 Both are controlled by a single thermostat/humidity switch...
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    Tool to dig 3/4 inch hole in hard clay dirt for pole install?

    Back in 2016, did something similar putting glowstick markers to light a path, and used a cordless drill with an old woodworking auger bit and an drill bit extension. The auger bit removed the clay from the holes.
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    Tig sheetmetal

    FWIW, I'd MIG it. Use a few extra amps, turn down the wire speed and use 1/4 second zaps. When I've done similar projects, I've run a 2nd shielding gas line using a TIG gas diffuser to make sure the spot to be tacked is already flooded before the trigger is pulled. It wasted a bit...
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