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Gee thanks man, just had to show off "your" mobile bandsaw bases didn't ya ? Those things are works of art, makes me want to throw mine in the scrap pile. :willy_nil

I have missed this thread until now and admire your little shop. I must honestly say, I thought your welding skills were awesome but now I see your ability to stuff 10 pounds of **** into a 5 lb bag is utter amazing. I'm in awe that you have that much in that small shop and still get things done. :beer:
 
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NUTTSGT said:
Gee thanks man, just had to show off "your" mobile bandsaw bases didn't ya ? Those things are works of art, makes me want to throw mine in the scrap pile. :willy_nil

I have missed this thread until now and admire your little shop. I must honestly say, I thought your welding skills were awesome but now I see your ability to stuff 10 pounds of **** into a 5 lb bag is utter amazing. I'm in awe that you have that much in that small shop and still get things done. :beer:
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Hey, I had my bandsaw base posted months ago in the fab section!! :lol_hitti

See...:p

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110167

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ZT, Ive seen your work on other sites, and again I will tell you, amazing......thank you for sharing it with us and for you help answering questions. Your shop is also fantastic.....thanks again for sharing
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Thanks monkers.

I'm thankful to be able to share and glad that I can help.
 
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Very nice work! I am a big fan of the work you've posted on Race Dezert, I always read your threads. I may have to copy your mobile bandsaw base design for my 16" Walker-Turner.

Thanks for posting! :beer:
 
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Last time I saw welds that nice was many years ago there was a local speed & machine shop that did engines & fabrication - McMillens [?] in Wampum, PA - Jim, the owner was a master fabber & his roll cages & frames were literally a work of art -especially the chrome-moly! Shop is long gone now - sad.

One thing I hate is when custom builders grind all the welds to look like seamless joints - joints like these need to be seen to appreciate the effort!
 
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Graham08 said:
Very nice work! I am a big fan of the work you've posted on Race Dezert, I always read your threads. I may have to copy your mobile bandsaw base design for my 16" Walker-Turner.

Thanks for posting! :beer:
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Thanks Graham. :thumbup:

I've admired your work as well on the OFN....(I haven't been on there in quite a while...should probably go back in and say hi.)
 
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Tim Kennedy said:
Last time I saw welds that nice was many years ago there was a local speed & machine shop that did engines & fabrication - McMillens [?] in Wampum, PA - Jim, the owner was a master fabber & his roll cages & frames were literally a work of art -especially the chrome-moly! Shop is long gone now - sad.

One thing I hate is when custom builders grind all the welds to look like seamless joints - joints like these need to be seen to appreciate the effort!
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Thanks Tim. :beer:

I agree, it irritates me when people grind their welds down for looks.
 
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RaceDezert, that's where I've seen your handywork before.:bowdown:
If you ever want to share some of your welding tricks with a dezert racin' fool
I'm there. :bounce:
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Yep...I definitely get around. :pimp: :bounce:

Anytime you want to drive on down the pass....we'll fire up the welder. :beer:
 
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I built these today for an older style VW sand car that needed bump stops.

3/16" cold rolled steel cut on my bandsaw with a 3/8" cold rolled bump stop pad and 1/2" UHMW bump stop.

I TIG welded the pad to the 3/16" and MIG welded the rest.

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I think I need to go practice my welding skills now!

those bump stops are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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FINALLY took some pics of the my shop and the progress I've made. :thumbup:

I sold and removed the twin-post Weaver lift that I had. I moved the tall floor cabinets to my other garage and bought 20 of the Gladiator wall cabinets.

I was now able to move my mill, lathe, and sheet metal brake into place and hang most of the cabinets. I still have 5 of them that I'm figuring out where to put.


Just as a reminder here it is BEFORE:

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....and here it is now.

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I now have an Atlas SLP-7K full rise scissor lift that I will be installing (hopefully sooner than later). I'll be sure to post pics of the install.
 
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ZTFab said:
FINALLY took some pics of the my shop and the progress I've made. :thumbup:

I sold and removed the twin-post Weaver lift that I had. I moved the tall floor cabinets to my other garage and bought 20 of the Gladiator wall cabinets.

I was now able to move my mill, lathe, and sheet metal brake into place and hang most of the cabinets. I still have 5 of them that I'm figuring out where to put.


Just as a reminder here it is BEFORE:

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....and here it is now.

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I now have an Atlas SLP-7K full rise scissor lift that I will be installing (hopefully sooner than later). I'll be sure to post pics of the install.
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Jealous doesn't even begin to cover my thoughts.... I would LOVE to have that shop. AND on top of that getting to customize UTV's thats just crazy. That really is a shop to be proud of and those welds are EPIC. As an engineer I have to inspect welds quite frequently and if we saw those at work.... well a lot of other welders would be out of a job. Great job and keep us posted.:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
 
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I hate to beat a dead horse, but those welds are a thing of beauty. Your shop is coming along nicely. I am slowly building up my inventory of metal working tools and your tools make me jealous.
 
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Garage looks great, and like others mentioned the welds are a thing of beauty. With the Gladiator cabinets, did you go premier or assemeble? If assemble how are they for weight and sturdiness?
 
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Thanks for the compliments everyone. :beer:

go_n_low...the cabinets are the welded version and I am really happy with them.
 
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Being that I'm an old school hot rod kind of guy, Kiwi Kev's shop is a paradise to me..... but if I could pick one shop to be my own I think this shop would be it. I never get tired of looking at all the great equipment. Looks like a great place to get stuff done. You have some amazing skills.

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Amazing shop and skills Paul. Thanks for sharing and I hope to continue to see updates of your awesome work!
 
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Thanks SiGmA. :beer:

Here is a project that I'm currently working on. I've posted a couple pics of it in the fab section.

It is a Desert Dynamics sand car that I'm rebuilding the back-half on.

The "stock" chassis

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What I cut off

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What I designed to replace it

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Going together

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I am impressed with your welding skills ZTFab! And I want you to know that complement does not come lightly. During my college years I was the welders helper for the fab welder on a pipeline job, and what Ole Pete could do with a Lincoln stick welder was just magic. I have seen a couple other guys in the intervening 40 years that were close. But you certainly belong in small group of world class welders.

And I am in absolute envy of your shop and shop equipment.

Congrats.
 
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