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I use a Miller Digital Elite. It does just fine. Previously, I used a Jackson. The auto-dark insert failed after about 2 years and the headgear was lousy (would not adjust for proper flip down).

I have a ShopFox M1049, 9" x 19". I spent just over a grand for it from Grizzly Industrial. Whereas the lathe is fine, albeit a bit under powered**, the 3" chuck and accessories that came with it are junk. As stated well previously, any lathe is better than no lathe . . . knowing what I...

I have a Steel City table saw and it too developed a blade adjustment resistance, but in the tilt direction. Turned out to be a crack in the cast chassis that is bolted to the saw base cabinet. The crack wasn't obvious or easy to find. I was taking the entire assembly apart with...

I have a 32' x 24' pole barn, open rafters and insulated it about 5-6 years ago. Whereas it's definitely an improvement on heat retention, it caused me to add gable vent fans to control the humidity. 1st warm spring day, it was literally raining INSIDE the barn. Before installing R19...

Whichever socket fits the need...

Yes. I've got a bunch of 1/4" smoked gray plexi that's been on a rack since '97 or so, and I finally had a need for it.

Added smoke / fume extraction to the powder coat oven and laser engraver. I replaced the basement window glass with 1/4" plexi to hold the dryer vent. There's blast gate at each source. Eventually, I'll add another "Y" to connect in the paint booth that will be in the corner. Regarding...

A Harbor Freight parts washer. I had a barely used 5 gallon pail of PSC-1000 degreaser for years and it started leaking from the rusted bottom. Rather than let it continue to leak and eventually evaporate away, I bought a parts washer to transfer the degreaser into. It's been a few...

We have a 4x switch: #1 activates the LED string lights under an arbor outside the back door. #2 is LED string lights inside the greenhouse #3 activates the incandescent exterior lights at the barn. #4 is LED string lights in the covered chicken run FWIW, #1, #2 & #4 are these lights...

I use this: https://www.x10.com/collections/switches to switch the exterior lights at our detached barn. The switch sends a signal through the electrical lines to a receiver, wired to the exterior light circuit in the panel out in the barn. Been using them for years.

For about $110 or so, you can powdercoat it with clear. And, in the process, augment your shop process capacities. HF Powdercoat system: https://www.harborfreight.com/10-30-psi-powder-coating-system-94244.html Cerakote clear powder...

Made a smoke / fume enclosure for the laser engraver. It has a 4" dust collector port that will be, via a small in-line fan, piped to a dryer vent through one of the basement windows. (go easy on the welds...it's .070" 3003 aluminum and is a ***** to weld). To the left of the enclosure is...

Very interesting find. I have a project in mind that will involve this type of glass, woodworking and stained glass work. Have you tried, or know how to cut chicken wire glass?

ShopFox, M1049. A 6" chuck will fit.

A question for folks versed in metal lathe usage. I need to get a larger 3-jaw chuck for my little bench top metal lathe. The 2 options I’m looking at are both 6” chucks that have the same capacity. One comes with 2 sets of solid jaws, one for clamping inward and one for clamping outward. The...

Made a storage bookcase for my growing stained glass supply. The case and shelves are 1/2" Birch plywood and the dividers are 5mm Luan plywood. It will get painted, probably white. I'm also going to add LED strips to help highlight the glass colors.

FWIW, I'd forego the "chart" recommendation and simply measure the actual riv-nut barrel. My experience with these are that they're not sized consistently. Where a proper fit was mandatory, I would measure the riv-nut, go one size under for the hole and then file to fit. I've also had...

Does the saw have an adjustment screw to adjust the spring tension? My 25 year old Delta chop saw did the same thing and it turned out there was a small plastic spacer between the adjustment screw and the spring end that had crumbled. I replaced it with with a small chunk of aluminum...

Nope...Sorry, can't do

Like cmandp commented, I've also used Pam spray for a release agent and it's worked well. I've cast a few countertops and a bench seat using countertop mix and have had good results. For forms, I used Melamine coated particle board. I'd suggest trying to smooth out your mold a bit...