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I'm building a shop mez. from pallet rack uprights & beams. To save space (shop floor is only 300sqft) we scrapped the staircase for pull-down attic stairs. It's great at saving floor space but makes it difficult to bring large things upstairs...like my shop tables. With how common this...

Are there any issues with having a "remote" Argon bottle for my TIG that's about 12-15ft away? I figure I can plumb up a regulator at the machine itself to get an accurate flow reading. Is there another downside to this? Is it bad/wasteful to have that much gas "in the line" if I close valves...

Cleaning out my garage for a move and came across a box of new rivet hammers from a project with a previous employer. Everything here is either new or was used for a day to drive a few test rivets, so basically new. Guns don't have original packaging. May have some light scuffs from them all...

I just picked up an old Do-All bandsaw from the 40’s that spent some time outside. It’s got a big ole heavy cast iron table on it with some bad pitting from corrosion. I’ve knocked most of the rust back with wire brushing and phosphoric acid (metal prep & etch). I mostly work on motorcycles...

I've been TIG welding for 6 years now and have always assumed the gas flow rate people talk about is measured at the gauge on the bottle. I just found my little glass tube style flow tester and thought.... have I been using the wrong flow rate this whole time? Should I be measuring at the torch...

Does anyone know the sharpening angle of the blades on a Beverly throatless shear? Picked one up used that someone has sharpened incorrectly. The blades don't have an even interference so I want to get them back to what they're supposed to be. I've got some nice sharpening stones and a big...

This one's for the pro auto painters out there. I'm working on a motorcycle paint job that will have multiple layers of color sealed in a matte clear coat. I want a ridge-free finish, i.e. so you cant feel the different layers of base coat. I've read to do this with gloss clear you do the...

I'm in need of a tubing sander for a project coming up where I'll need to add a brushed finish to a bunch of stainless hand-railing. The search for "tube sander" brings up a bunch of belt sander conversions for an angle grinder, like this: Most are from companies I'm not familiar with, and...

Anyone know where I can find slip-on fittings for TUBE (not pipe)? For instance, I'm looking for fittings like these that accept 1.5" OD tube. The only ones I'm finding are for SCH pipe sizes which have odd OD dimensions.

Just picked up an Atlas 10100 metal lathe, made by Clausing. It's a 6" lathe. Much of the info I'm seeing online are for the Atlas Craftsman 6" lathes. Were these the same lathes just sold under a different label?

My welder went on the fritz today while I was welding some aluminum. For whatever reason I can't get a clean Arc anymore. It's sputtering all over the place and blowing through the material as if there's very bad contamination. I've tried cleaning a test piece with sand paper, acetone, and...

Selling an ESAB 350 MPI, SKU: 36975 Made in USA Multi-process welder. Supports 1 phase or 3 phase. MIG, TIG, Arc, and cutting functions. These were around $4,200 new. In good shape just a couple dings. Local pickup highly preferred. (Portland, OR) It's a 100+lb machine. I suppose we could...

Looks like HF stopped selling their planishing hammer. Anyone have one their looking to sell near Portland OR?

I picked up a Woodward Fab English wheel on Craigslist (the $600 one) and I'm not sure it's put together correctly. There's an arm on the lower die holder that actuates a cam. I'm assuming this is supposed to work in a way that releases pressure on the material so that you can remove it and keep...

I want to start stripping my 1975 BMW 2002 (a tiny car) one removed panel at a time. The plan is to do it in my driveway over a tarp ...unless someone has a better idea. I'm trying to stay as cheap as I can because I probably wont use this again after this car is stripped. So I'm wondering what...

I'm looking for the best type of electric metal shears for making tight turns in both directions. I'll mostly be cutting .08" and .065" aluminum. Right now I've got hand snips and these pneumatic shears from Eastwood. They work great in straight lines and for slight curves but nothing beyond...

I'm looking to buy a planishing hammer for metal shaping and was wondering if I could just make a stand for one of the rivet hammers I have. Are they different tools?

I make custom seats for the motorcycles I build and the foam I need to shape can be pretty high density. I've burned out my share of electric carving knives and the one-handed recip saws I've seen from the big brands (bosch, dewalt, rigid etc) are just too bulky for detailed shaping. Basically...

Has anyone bought the pedal upgrade for Eastwood's TIG 200. The pedal that comes with it is more of an on/off switch. Wondering if the upgrade (#20492) has better amperage control.

I have a set of motorcycle handlebars I was planning on running wires through. I found out the bars had long nylon inserts/plugs embedded about 6" down into the bars. Long story short there's a drill bit stuck in the nylon insert inside the handlebars. The end of the bit is about 3" inside the...