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Been sick here the last few days so not much done I'm using a little lincoln 140 with a spool gun. Less than a grand into the whole setup. I'm using 4043 .035 wire. Some welds need to be preheated as the suroinding geometry allows more heat dissipation. One other problem I've seen with...

Shouldn't be too hard to do, but it may damage the paint. Make sure the dies are baby bottom smooth, use some grease on them and go pretty slow, and you might be ok

Irishguy, Are you thinking a large dump trailer for gravel etc? If so I would recommend going with steel. The only real reason to use aluminum is for weight savings. If your going to be hauling gravel, you will have a large amount of weight there so the difference between steel and aluminum...

I tried to get it in upstate NY as well, but no one could supply it down there. It is available from pretty much anyone in my area. Pemco, russel metals etc. it is really nice stuff, especially for the docks. No sharp edges. I don't know the manufacturer, but I believe it's out of Montreal.

Ha I hope it doesn't end up in the water. I may post the build on the dock soon too Ha problem is with the 2 young kids I have to make as much progress as I can as I don't get very many nights in the garage anymore No I went with a 4" drop axle. If I don't like I can easily switch to the...

It's going to be around $1000 in materials. Just keep in mind that's in Canada too. Could save a few hundred if it was made in the US. 76" wide x 116" long. I know they are a little odd sizes but that was as big as I could go material wise without excess scrap. 0.120" wall

This will be my first build thread. First off I needed a trailer for a wide range of things. Probly could have just built 2 trailers but I think I can get by with this. The main purpose is to haul the aluminum docks that I build on the side. Some sections are upto 20 ft long. I plan on...

We race sleds along side with those bikes. Traction on ice is amazing. We hit 60mph in less than 2 seconds with 130hp I have a borescope at work that's 2mm diameter but its an 80k system

http://www.mcmaster.com/#acme-threaded-rods/=q60lgn Depending on the size of clamp and force needed there are many different sizes. And different style nuts to suit your clamps

I was looking for similar clamps and have decided to make my own with some tubing and some acme thread and nuts from mcmaster carr. I also agree on the HF c clamps being junk. The master craft ones from CT are actually decent but a little more coin.

The homemade tools I saw simply pull the rivnut up straight. No spinning Just using 2 wrenches. I understand if you are doing lots of them the proper tool would be great, I was just curious for myself is all

sort of off topic, but I've seen some VERY simple homemade tools for installing rivnuts. Basically a bolt of proper thread and a nut with a washer under it. Do these work pretty decent? Obviously using a good quality bolt, and it will be rather slow compared to a purpose built tool, but I can't...

I am waiting for a few more quotes back as I have a large order for other jobs as well. They are very competetive on aluminum, but perhaps not on the CR

Sorry it's going to be 1/2" thick top. Table is going to be a T shaped 4'x8' I really don't care too much about looks, and I know I can clean the scale off of the HR

Very nice. If I may make a suggestion, if you have room, you should add a blender or something silly to it so it actually does a job!!! On second thought a motor on a stand doing nothing but make noise (and test carbs in your case) has its own appeal too On a side note, we race snowmobiles...

I'm building a welding table / chassis table and I'm going to go with the 6" flat bar on top with 1" gaps between. I would love to use cold rolled,but not sure the 500+ extra dollars is worth it ($300 for HR or $850 for CR). I just want the top to be flat, I'm not going to get it ground or...

What do you really want to do? Save money or make the part stronger? If its solely a money issue, then just say so, but the part you pictured looks pleanty strong!!

SBerry, I'm really not sure what the point of this whole thread is other than to blow your own horn about how good you are at cobbling things together. My bet would be that every one of your tools that you use to hack things together is directly made by a machine tool.

Re: Forget about tool brand debates, a n00b should focus on skill, method, & techniqu If you still can't fix the problem with an even bigger hammer its almost always an electrical issue. In all seriousness tho, prep work really is the biggest tip for welding. I hate when someone wants me to...

I only abuse my tool while the wife is away....