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After a thorough pass with the HEPA vac it was looking pretty good: Still some nastiness but it’ll all be hidden behind drywall. Next up will be some plumbing rough in. Luckily, everything I need is right here in the wall: It will be some chaos to manage though. I also need to figure...

Well it’s official- the **** cave is no longer. I’m amazed at what I found buried in there. That area was pretty much a catch all for anything that didn’t really belong in the shop but didn’t have any other place to go. I also had forgotten that I threw a bunch of scrap building materials...

Hey everybody, Been a long couple of weeks but finished and published my first build video over on my YouTube channel. I’ve been working on building a wood-fired boiler for a stock tank hot tub, and felt it was worthy of a video series. It’s 30 minutes of welding, cutting, fabrication, and a...

Hey everybody, just checking in after a little hiatus. I haven’t done any more work on the shop as of late, but did pick up some new equipment and supplies. I had another industrial job at a shut down plant- this one was interesting because they had part of the facility set aside as a little...

Thanks everyone. Yeah, a Bridgeport or similar is on my short list for the next major tool purchase in the future. I wired in a 30A 240v circuit in preparation, and if I can clear out the leaning tower of **** up against the back wall, I’ll have the space for it. Unfortunately everyone around...

Weekend shop update- did some electrical work and quite a bit of clean up after the last few weeks of projects. Started out with hanging up my air cleaner: Perfect fit. It’s amazing how much black dust the prefilter has picked up with just a few nights running off and on sitting on on the...

Thanks. Looking forward to tearing in to my air compressor- that’s the next restoration/rebuild on the schedule. The shaper too. To drill those holes, I used the faceplate: I clamped the cylinders down with a big bar clamp and some threaded rod, then indicated the pieces in to the right...

Here’s some old pictures of my lathe rebuild to hold y’all over until I do some more work: It started out functional but needed a good heavy cleaning inside and out. This lathe was originally sold to an industrial school in St. Louis, where after many years of service it was sold to the...

Thanks! I forgot to show it, but underneath the drywall is sealed with CP 25WB fire caulk, and the drywall itself is Type X, so unlikely to burn anyways. The worst of the gaps aren’t over in the welding area, so should hopefully work well. After doing a few projects there I found that the worst...

Hey everybody, Don’t worry- I haven’t forgotten about this thread. Been spending more time working IN the shop rather than ON the shop. I’ve had a few welding projects that needed to get done, so I’ve been working through those before I take some time and keep working on the shop. Here’s some...

Man, those look perfect. I’ll have to pick up a few and test them out.

May give that a shot. I like the idea of it more than vinegar or hydrochloric acid since it’ll passivate any rust rather than creating new. I’ll probably put some shop towels soaked in acid down and then wrap in plastic to keep it wet for a few hours, then neutralize with baking soda.

Thanks. I’m pretty pleased with the 6”. One of them doesn’t lock quite right though- it seems like the little teeth that engage to keep it from rotating are too big to engage properly. Wish I had noticed it before welding it together but oh well. Doesn’t really make a difference and the price...

Thanks- there are dozens of us here! ATL Metro represent.

Thanks! I actually have a similar model 3m half face with the P100 pancake filters. It fits okay under my Jackson Safety hood but not perfect. I get a lot of arc glare from below since I can’t flip the hood all the way down tight with my neck. I did wear it when welding the zinc casters though...

That’s a nice looking slab and a nice looking table. If that hand truck is anything like mine I’m sure it wasn’t too happy with the load. How’s that set up with the single trailer jack on one side? Do you have two casters at the opposing corners and use the jack on the far side for leveling?

And because I’m trying to speed run this project so I can move on to other things, here’s more. Got some 6” total lock casters on eBay a little while ago with this table in mind. Pretty pleased with them, they’re import but seem solid. I like that it has zerks at all of the bearings to keep...

Thanks! Yeah, I went back and forth on casters vs leveling feet. I ended up deciding to sacrifice rigidity for mobility, as my space is pretty small for a table this heavy. The concrete work under its future home isn’t too bad, so I’m hoping that it’ll do. I could always add some crossbars with...

Started working on the leg caps. Cut them out with the torch: Rough cuts and made a hell of a mess, but it sure was fast. A little grinding and a few tacks and they fit right in. Okay fitup, but no problem. Welded them out with FCAW. Ground down the welds, made the caps nice and flat...

Getting everything squared up: On the money, no noticeable twist or wobble. I made sure to put in some good strong tacks with some .024 hard wire. Put the table upright, and started welding it out. I’m using .035 Lincoln Outershield wire, which burns nice and hot and cuts through any...