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How do you guys deal with hazing of your blasting cabinet's viewing window? I currently have a 6mm thick tempered glass as my main panel but I stuck a plastic protection film to prevent the glass from fogging up. The problem though is I need to change it every hour of blasting and that's not a...

I am in the process of building a sand blasting cabinet, but have been having issues with the abrasives getting sucked into the extraction fan. The fan is too powerful for my cabinet, so I got a VFD to slow down the extraction rate so that only the dust gets sucked in, but I'm still having a...

Been having trouble getting the triggerless syphon blasting gun to work how I want it to in my DIY cabinet. The issue is with media suction. At first, no matter how far in or out I adjusted the airjet with respect to the gun's body, I could not get the media to feed at all. At first I thought...

I need to buy a piece of steel measuring around 35 cm in width and 60 cm in length to be used as a table to press onto with the full 100 metric tons of force. There is a 31 cm air gap between the two steel ledges and each of the ledges is around 25 mm thick. My question is the following: What...

I'm looking for a small square digital angle gauge measuring about 5cm x 5cm to be used in my metal bending duties. That being said however, the tool must have the following specifications: Have at least one V groove on the magnetic side. Display that rotates automatically. Quality is a must...

I just received my new 100 ton hydraulic press with a press brake attachment for it. It came with a 4 sided die of 85 degree V and a gooseneck punch. I have no bending experience and I an getting frustrated as I am not able to get a proper 90 degree bend with the tool. Bottoming out the...

I bought a used industrial polishing machine and currently in the process of restoring it to as close as new as possible. I have take the arm off that houses two bearings on each end and a shaft that goes all the way through. My new hydraulic press should be arriving soon and I would like to...

I recently purchased a used hydraulic piston thinking it was a pneumatic one and although it wasn't my intention, I have found it to be excellent for my requirements. I would like to make a can crusher using a pneumatic piston but the hydraulic one works perfectly well. It moves very fast in...

I'd like to fabricate a workbench for general metal fab shop work such as grinding, cutting, hammering, welding, clamping and fixturing etc. and thought of installing a hardox plate on top of the base instead of mild steel for longer service life and less wear/dings over the years. Problem is...

Hey Guys, I am looking to purchase a pulsed laser cleaning system for my metal fab shop to remove rust, mill scale, paint and oxidation before and after the welding process. My question is whether or not it's worth paying 2x the price of a Chinese 300W unit (~20k $) for a European model of the...

I received my Acetylene tank today and was surprised to see that it does not come installed with a valve on top like the ones you see on the oxygen and propane tanks to open and close the tank's outlet. Asked the seller how to open and he said that the tool was supposed to come with my...

I would like to replace the cheap foam inserts that came with my Beta unit as some of them have already torn from a week of use. The main requirements are that the liner has a high coefficient of static friction so that tools don't go sliding up and down inside the drawer when opening/closing...

I just got myself a Cizeta GL 1500 engine crane and it took me 100 pumps to get it from fully lowered to the working height I need. Having no prior experience with such machines, I found it way too tiring and want to know if I can pump the cylinder using pressurized air or by attaching an...

So I just purchased a set of magnetic v-blocks and have noticed that the holding power on the top portion of the tool is highest when the bottom part is placed on a non magnetic surface. As soon as turn on the magnet with the bottom part placed on a thick metal plate, the holding power of the...

I have a brand new electric motor I bought to build a belt sander and would like to change its factory color of green to a light grey. My question is this: Since the motor winding insulation is of class F, that means that the max winding temperature is 155C but the oven in which the motor has...

I am looking to install a lathe and a mill on the second floor of my workshop (approx. 3000 sq-ft.) however, I am not sure if the slab will hold the weight safely. The slab is mostly made up of hollow blocks with steel reinforcement and is around 8 inches thick. That being said, there are many...

My magnetic drill's owner manual states that when core drilling in metal, the annular cutter must be cooled/lubricated by a water soluble cutting fluid. Being new to all of this, I tried finding such an oil locally but have only been able to find Rigid dark thread cutting fluid. Unfortunately...

So after having placed a total of 6 orders from their website, I still have two pending orders amounting to 576.13$ that have been placed almost 6 months ago now and have not yet shipped. I've been unable to contact Michael Scholven who seems to be running the one man show over there as he has...

After having removed the tiles in my workshop, I noticed that about 1/3 of the existing concrete slab is 5 cm higher than the rest of the area. I would like to pour new concrete over the existing slab in order to close the 5 cm gap and have a flat and level floor. For the 2/3 of the surface...

I'm looking to fit the entrance of my workshop with floor matts that are effective at scraping off metal chips/flakes from the soles of one's shoes as they enter a corridor that leads to the main exit. What would be the best solution for this? I'm thinking stainless steel or galvanized grid...