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http://charlotte.craigslist.org/tls/4888537664.html What do you guys think? Good saw good deal?

I'm only an amateur welder but I got the Hobart Handler 140 for now because I could flux core weld to start, eventually buy gas, and I can use a regular outlet with the machine. It says it'll do 1/4" but after doing 1/8" I feel like it wouldnt really be too happy doing 1/4" welds. They'd be...

Hey guys hopefully you can give me some pointers here. I'm still new to welding and have been working on building a chair from scratch. It is 95% done, I'm just securing the panels to the frame. The panels are 16 gauge steel and the frame is 1/8" 90 degree angle steel. What I've been doing...

You guys have any suggestions for great flap discs? I've used Dewalt and Diablo. Diablo sure puts the "blo" in their products. They didnt last me very long at all and I kept having to apply more and more pressure to get any results. The Dewalt seemed to last longer but I'd like to hear what...

I wanted to get peoples opinion on brands - especially those of you who have owned several brands, or if you do a lot of metal fab. I own both a HF drill master I got for $10 as an extra for light duty, and the DeWalt DWE4011 (7 amp 4-1/2"). After building a metal box today, and a lot of...

I have a Hobart Handler 140 that I bought after my harbor frieght drove me crazy and I returned it after 3 days. My current setup is .030 flux core wire. I've been building boxes for practice. One I did with 18 gauge and this current one is 22 gauge steel. I cut everything to size and...

Guys I got a Kobalt sliding miter saw (10" blade) for free from my father in law who I was helping move some stuff. Im learning welding, making boxes out of sheet metal as projects but I use my 4.5" angle grinder. The angle grinder throws all kinds of sparks and doesnt cut very straight...

After learning about it on this thread I thought itd be a nice tool to have and for roughly $60 it sounded like a good deal. I bought it today and took it home. Im on the fence as to whether I want to keep it or not. When you release the trigger it unwinds like a regular corded non-impact...

I have a set of duralast dykes I bought about a year ago at autozone. I didnt think this was a tool you could mess up - they felt comfortable and werent super cheap, but they dont cut worth a damn. I had to lean on them on my workbench just to cut a flimsy coat hanger. Are they basically...

Im learning to weld on my own with my Hobart Handler 140 (love this after the failure of my harbor freight cheap one). I have a dewalt 4.5" 7 amp angle grinder and was thinking itd be nice to have a second one so I dont have to always change from grinder, flapwheel, or cutter as much. As luck...

Ive got a set of sears craftsman (chinese) wrenches -SAE and Metric, that Im pretty happy with. They get the job done, but I find myself thinking about a nice USA polished set with super accurate attention to detail so the fit on a nut is perfect. The Carlyle tools behind the counter at NAPA...

My sister gave me a $100 gift card to sears for christmas/my birthday. I was about to be putting up drywall at my parents today and I didnt have a good cordless drill. So I looked around at Sears and found a 19.2 volt lithium ion impact driver for $110. My dad advised me to wait for a sale...

Looking at getting a new welder. Like anyone else Im budget conscious. Im new to welding as well. I had the Harbor Freight 90 amp flux core welder for like 3 days and the wire feed became so erratic that I got pissed off and returned it. I dont have gas or 220 outlets so I figured this would...