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Nice job. I have three stands made with 24.5 truck rims in the shop. I weld two rims together for more stability. Total of six rims for three stands.

Weld it on a 2, 3, or 4" hammer union. You can make a hammer union cheaply by welding pieces of round stock (I use rollers from large truck wheel bearings) to a black pipe union.

Below 3000' altitude, vinyl. Above 3000', aluminum.

Got a "batteries plus bulbs" near you? They have them

I've been able to replace my most used keyless chucks with keyed chucks. Those damn keyless always seem to slip, then back off when I most need them.

I use "plumbers tape" for my hanging shelves. Screw or bolt into wood and bolt into metal. No welding. Amazing how much of a load that stuff will carry.

Yeah, 2+ foot whip on 3/8" hose and 3+ foot whip on 1/2" hose for me. No swivel needed.

According to Ed China on Wheeler/Dealers, 52 inches.

For what it's worth, $6 in 1970 = $38 today. That will buy you today a 37 piece, 3/8 and 1/2" drive, metric and sae HF impact socket set and you'll have $10-$13 left over depending on tax.

X2. Use to buy mine at the Gambles store. Late fifties, sixties. Still have a box full. Very tough tools. You could put a 24" crescent or pipe wrench with cheater pipe on adapter and not tear up socket.

I have the HF 2 ton collapsible. I have a 8' and 12' square tubing boom inserts and a ballast box welded to rear of picker. Use 18" sections of RR track for ballast. With 200 lbs.+ of ballast, I can remove/replace complete sbc with 6-8' of boom. I can set a 450 lb. welder in back of pickup with...

If you have electrical nearby, you can buy 12 volt solenoid valves you can control with your smartphone, computer, ect. 3/4" wifi controlled valves for sale now on EBay and Amazon. Or you could hard wire a switch to a non wifi If you have electrical nearby, you could wire in a 12 volt solenoid...

Well, Walmart bought Jet.com to compete with Amazon, so I would think the service would be excellent. I have not bought tools from a Jet, but have bought other items and am well satisfied.

Must have the continuity "beep" feature for me. After that, auto ohm ranging.

Yeah, I wonder how that would work on aluminum?

That's a great economical welder. In the sixties and seventies there was one of those in about every shop. I learned to stick weld aluminum on the D.C. Side of one of those, an ability I still use today in the field. You can't spool or tig when the winds blowing 20 mph.

You'll probably be tested on a D.C. Machine. Maybe they'll let you stay late or use the machines at work on weekends to practice.

I have both Lincoln and Miller in the 175 amp range, both are about 15 yrs. old. Really prefer the Miller. I am not associated with Indiana Oxygen in anyway except I have been a very satisfied customer for years. I buy all Miller through IOC and my local welding supply shop says I'm buying...

I bought $400 worth of consumables when I bought my Miller cutter. My Lincoln before it ATE consumables. I had a half a dozen semi trailer king pins and plates to change in the field and didn't want to get caught short. That was 5 years ago and I'll bet I still have $350 worth of those...

Rough looking, but works