Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage Refurb®

[zmotorsports]

Welding table is looking good Eric.

After removing the millscale from mine a couple of years ago I now use some 60-grit on the DA every once in a while to "touch up" the surface. Seems like every time I go over it with the DA it looks better and better.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Welding table is looking good Eric.

After removing the millscale from mine a couple of years ago I now use some 60-grit on the DA every once in a while to "touch up" the surface. Seems like every time I go over it with the DA it looks better and better.

Thanks Mike. I'm going out shortly to hit it with the wire brush cup then the DA sander.

 

[NUTTSGT]

It's been hit with the wire brush and I got out the DA. I thought I had 80 & 180. I was wrong, just 180 and 320.

I think we'll stop here for now and try to get the frame cleaned up after lunch. Then prime it and dry while I am at work tomorrow.


EDIT: All primed and drying.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Rust-Oleum gloss black is what I had on hand this morning. All painted and it'll dry over the next day or two.

 

[zmotorsports]

Looks good Eric.

You should get years of enjoyment out of that table.

 

[burger]

That looks great! Can you explain how the leveling feet work?

 

[NUTTSGT]

That looks great! Can you explain how the leveling feet work?

Just threaded rod going through nuts. Screw them down to level or raise the table off the casters.

I could probably shoot a short video of them tomorrow.... depending on shop time vs getting ready for Easter.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Looks good Eric.

You should get years of enjoyment out of that table.

Thanks Mike.... I told the wife when she asked about the steel cost ..it's going to last decades.

 

[burger]

Please don’t disrupt your Easter preparations! We are busy with that too. Your explanation describes itself. I thought you had something more complicated going on.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Please don’t disrupt your Easter preparations! We are busy with that too. Your explanation describes itself. I thought you had something more complicated going on.

Bah hum bug...

Sorry wrong holiday.. no worries, shooting a video won't (shouldn't) take but a few minutes.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Still in progress, but an update with a video overview.

 

[Johanfpa]

Very nice setup, thanks for the video and happy Easter

 

[burger]

Fantastic video! Table looks really well thought out. You are younger than I thought you would be. How close are you to the Timken Steel plant in Bucyrus? I toured that plant a few years ago and watching them make vacuum arc remelt steel was ******** amazing. I work for one of the companies that Timken owns.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Very nice setup, thanks for the video and happy Easter

Thanks and Happy Easter to all.

Fantastic video! Table looks really well thought out. You are younger than I thought you would be. How close are you to the Timken Steel plant in Bucyrus? I toured that plant a few years ago and watching them make vacuum arc remelt steel was ******** amazing. I work for one of the companies that Timken owns.

Technically, the Timken plant is outside of the city limits, but abutts directly up to it. It's always been a matter of contention because of that.... We run automatic mutual aid for fire but not EMS. They receive some city services but pay no taxes to the city.

Regardless, it's right here close. We're about 5 miles from town and 7.5 miles to the fire station for me.

We did some confined space training there last year in one of their boilers while it was shut down.

 

[SamYoung]

I work for one of the companies that Timken owns.

Out of curiosity, which company do you work for? I work for Timken (bearing) in North Canton. I've been out to the Bucyrus bearing plant a couple times and have no desire to go back.

Technically, the Timken plant is outside of the city limits, but abutts directly up to it. It's always been a matter of contention because of that.... We run automatic mutual aid for fire but not EMS. They receive some city services but pay no taxes to the city.

We used to have the opposite situation with where Timken used to own a whole section of downtown Canton. They had to pay all the taxes, but they had their own fire and EMS crew to service all the bearing and steel plants that were there.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Back to getting some garage time.

This will be the mount for the ring roller.



Gracious weld picture, because everyone wants to see each other's welds.

Decent but far from perfect.

 

[NUTTSGT]

It's nice to finally have a true welding table. I just to finally finish up the loose ends.


Also today is the mount for the vise.

 

[NUTTSGT]

From the other side, you can also see the grinders hanging in their new home.



I didn't bolt it down yet but it seems like the bolt tightened down may not be enough. Let's try to improve this.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I decided to drill through the tube and secure the bolt against the inside far tube wall.

Mark and center punch.


Figures I would have to drill through the weld.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Both pieces primed and ready for some black paint, which I am out of.

 

[Johanfpa]

Very nice welding table NuttsGT, I’m sure you will get loads of use & pleasure out of it. Being able to properly set up/secure welding jobs & all needed tools in close proximity will make it more enjoyable doing your welding projects. I’m a little jealous if I’m honest of your setup/workshop but having followed your thread for a while I know how much hard work has gone into making it that way so happy for you.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Very nice welding table NuttsGT, I’m sure you will get loads of use & pleasure out of it. Being able to properly set up/secure welding jobs & all needed tools in close proximity will make it more enjoyable doing your welding projects. I’m a little jealous if I’m honest of your setup/workshop but having followed your thread for a while I know how much hard work has gone into making it that way so happy for you.

Thank you for the compliment.

It's been a work in progress going on 24 years this June. . . . like eating an elephant, but when time and funds allow.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Picked up some Rust-Oleum black last night and got the bottoms painted. Stoked up the woodburner to make sure there was heat to help it dry.

Flipped them over this morning, sprayed the topside and got a fire going to bring temps up again.

 

[NUTTSGT]

So I bought some longer sized 3)4" bolts last night for the vise mount... interesting the shorter bolts I already had have more thread on them.



Being Grade 5, I'm not sure how well I am going to be able to cut more threads. Which I don't have a 3/4" tap or die.

 

[68400BIRD]

Threads should be 2-1/2 times the diameter of the bolt. The very bottom one is a tap bolt or full thread depending on the total length.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Threads should be 2-1/2 times the diameter of the bolt. The very bottom one is a tap bolt or full thread depending on the total length.

They are from the bulk Grade 5 at TSC.

I picked up a 3/4 tap and die today. I used the die to cut some more threads in the bolt. Not pretty but it should be enough.

 

[NUTTSGT]

So I picked up a Plano case to put the new 3/4" tap and die in. Basically start a larger tap & die box.



I went and grabbed the 5/8" tap and die out of the other box to put it in this new box.

That's when I realized that I must be either blind or just F'n dumb.



I already had a 3/4" pair. Not a 5/8" set . . . . what an idiot.

 

[burger]

Frank and beans! Whoops!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Time to move to the next project, the Wilton Bandsaw.

I scraped about 4-5 lbs of **** out of the basin last night.



Then I brushed everything down with some diesel to try to break up grime overnight. I was out of mineral spirits.

 

[zanyad]

I scraped about 4-5 lbs of **** out of the basin last night.

Those things collect hardened glitter pucks like it's going out of style!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Those things collect hardened glitter pucks like it's going out of style!

Yes, they do. The **** came out like half dried mud.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Progress at lunch time

 

[NUTTSGT]

Cut the first piece this afternoon.



What I see so far.

Cutting, the blade wants to stall. I don't have the coolant pump running so that may be the issue. Still has an old blade...no history it.


Needs a new blade.

 

[rharman]

< snip >

Then I brushed everything down with some diesel to try to break up grime overnight. I was out of mineral spirits.

< /snip >

I've been out of mineral spirits for YEARS. Banned in CA in 2015. KEK was banned in 2011.

Acetone or paint thinner are my options now. I miss mineral spirits....

 

[NUTTSGT]

I've been out of mineral spirits for YEARS. Banned in CA in 2015. KEK was banned in 2011.

Acetone or paint thinner are my options now. I miss mineral spirits....

I have to admit, last time I bought some, it had went up in price. I remember when it was like $3-4 a gallon.

Fortunately, I have the jug of Toluene that I bought clearance for cheap. I probably should swing back by the hardware store and see if they have any left.

Edit: Second thought, I will stop tomorrow morning. I can grab some cutting oil for the bandsaw too.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Life and circumstances happening again preventing garage time.

Spent last Wednesday evening dealing with post storm damage at work from the F1 tornado that came through town.

Thursday was spent cleaning up at the daughter's house which got hit, not bad but could have been a helluva lot worse.

The city hauled out the root ball from the tree out front of her house. I took a load of dirt in and started to fill the left over hole.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Their neighbors little enclosed trailer was picked up, turned and threaded between his truck and tree then deposited on its side. It was sitting in the street behind and unattached behind the truck.



I flipped it over with the JD FEL and a chain around the axle.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Today, I actually tested out the bandsaw and cut some steel for it's mobile base. Cut pretty good.

 

[NUTTSGT]

This is what I am lubing the blade with rather than cutting oil or coolant.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Getting some shop time today. I picked up another set of Masterforce F clamps last night after getting a $50 rebate in the mail

Time to make some new shop tools.


Since they were "free" let's cut them up.

Add in some Grade 8 bolts...