Search results

By no means am I an expert, but I have been an "amateur" machinist since 2008 and have been using machine tools in a "professional" capacity (i.e. as part of my paying day job) since 2010. I agree with Steve on a lot of his points. There is a definite opportunity cost to waiting around for...

Having a cold saw is nice for metal work, but at 1/16" tolerance, I've free handed unistrut with a porta-band before. Depending on how many sections you needed to make, I've made do with an angle grinder, a hand held belt sander, and a mill ******* file for unistrut that needed to fit in a box...

Just to add, I mis-interpreted what the OP was asking--the blade is 1/16" to 1/4" out of parallel out of the box? Not to sound condescending, but have you checked with a control blade that didn't come with the box? Are you checking the arbor for debris? Just asking because even my Ryobi was...

I've been down the same road as the OP. At the end of the day, a hand-held circular saw is not a precision tool (i.e. 1/32" accuracy is not design factor for these tools). I have designed and built a large cross-cut jig, 24" cross-cut capacity, with two different guides that have rails on...

I really had no interest in welding until last year, when my projects dictated that I be able to fuse metal back together in addition to cutting, machining and bolting. I'm lucky that I have a community college that is less than 10 minutes away. Being on the Engineering side of alternative...

$3000 for an install seems a bit expensive. For reference, I had a 1 ton mini-split unit installed on a detached studio on our property. I already had a concrete pad that was part of the foundation the studio was constructed on, and I also already had an electrical disconnect installed on the...

I'm quoting this for emphasis. Unless you have some sort of items that you have had in your mind about making/selling, then any investment in a mill or lathe will mostly be to satisfy your own curiosity and for the satisfaction of learning the methods to operate that particular piece of machinery.

I know that a lot of people rip large sheets on the table saw, but my own personal rule of thumb is to break it down as much as possible with a circular saw and straight edge, or better yet, a track saw/home-built circular saw guide, and use the table saw for precision work. Think about your...

Old(er) thread, so pardon the resurrection, but I just wanted to share my thoughts with regard to getting cordless tools for home/DIY/woodworking purposes: Call me crazy, but after taking a long hard look at my work flow and tools I actually use, I split all of my Milwaukee M12 tools between my...

What type of project are you doing that will require a table saw? While a table saw is most commonly used to rip sheet goods, I strongly believe that a track saw is a much better tool for the job especially if you're talking full sheets of the heavier types of plywood. A lot of the benchtop...

It looks like you should try another new blade. I can't believe that's a new blade unless it was stored improperly. I would get another blade first, locally, so you can unroll it and see that it is straight. The guide bearings would have little "bearing" (ha!) if the blade is mangled like...

Not necessarily directed at you, but you guys have to realize that a Dremel is more or less a hobbyist tool designed to have a fairly low duty cycle of maybe 5-10%. I've burned one out modifying 16 ga stainless steel plate fabricating a makeshift shock tower for an r/c car. All the examples...

I have this exact setup pictured. Harbor Freight Portable Band saw with the Swag Offroad V-3.0 table kit and the foot power switch (I just zip-tied the trigger down). I'm thinking since I'm fairly happy with the above, I would get a bench-top horizontal bandsaw like this one since my old...

Not to be a party pooper, but is that photo even of a 2016 Hyundai Sonata undercarriage? Since when did a Sonata get tubular rear a-arms, a rear driveshaft, and a differential heatsink cover?:wtf:

I don't know how things are in Austin, but the average Auto Tech with an associate's degree in California is currently making $30-$35k a year. You mentioned you wanted $25/hour AFTER taxes, well that roughly comes out to $60k a year. To work on cars and make that money, you're probably going...

I second and third reconsidering your career path. If you are going to school and want to work on things with wheels, consider being a fleet / heavy equipment technician. I've worked with CAT and Volvo techs making well into the mid to high $70k yearly with 5 yrs experience. No offense to...

I think I've finally been beaten down in my attempts to find a system that has a reliable, interchangeable dust collection system that I am finally going to start migrating my most used tools for woodworking over to Festool. I still think that they are overpriced, but the tools are made where...

Having used various models on the job and at home, I would recommend a corded version by the big names. The cheap ones work fine, but you can feel the vibration and there is a difference when you start bearing down on a cut. For home use, I have the Milwaukee M12 unit, but the 1.5 Ah battery...

If anyone was looking for a magnetic drill press, this is about the lowest price I've seen in some time. Only other thing in this range is the JHM Short Slugger which is about half depth capacity of the Milwaukee.

Like rotary broaching? I want to see your setup! I'm sticking to lathe for stuff like that.