Wow...that is a very decent rig. Well done.

Bet you're gonna smile every time you use that big baby for about the next year!



Moz

Some lovely work showing up here lately guys.

You people have skills to be truly proud of.




Moz

That is a sweet little cart - well done!



Moz

Welcome aboard Hoghead!


Kym

Jmedic25, Thanks for your review on the Everlast 230i. I nearly bought one right when they came out I don't doubt the quality, capability, or craftsmanship of Everlast welders. My concern is when/if it does go down my business will be without a tool that I rely on to make a living. Sure it may be c...

Morse taper 3 will allow you to get large drill bits as well as some milling and boring tools. I'm looking forward to that. Made me happy to see the 'MT3' spindle spec. Can anyone recommend any type of X-Y axis drilling vice/rig that might allow me to do some very basic milling with this machine? O...

Still don't have the drill home (pick up is June 1st, its one of those defence things...) but have found some specs on it. Woodman TP-2801F. 1.5hp motor, 12 speed, 20mm chuck, spindle taper MT3. Appears to be a superseded model but don't really care, looks like a solid piece of kit that'll do what I...

Love this forum...post regarding drill press becomes post about cheerleaders and...um...issues regarding them. Love it!

Good tip on the bars Anders...I'll go looking.


Moz

Don't hate aluminium...you'll get there. It's just a bit more fussy than steel and you have to be able to read the puddle and control the heat. Your tungsten is smoked up - it should be just plain, clean silver. Both the tungsten and the second puddle (the one on the right) look to me like you dippe...

Nice.

I need to make up some small ones like these. Because my LWS's are pretty much useless, I buy most of my filler online and to make postage easier/cheaper, it is often sold in 33cm/13" length. A few, say, 14" filler containers would be very handy.


Moz

Very very nice. My drill press changed my life. You'll probably find that that is a morse taper chuck as well, which means you can knock out the keyless chuck and put in a morse drill up to about 20mm Thanks blokes. Yet to get the drill into my hot little hands, but my brother sighted it and purcha...

Thanks fellas. Hi mossie, haven't heard from you for a while, welcome back. Sent using Tapatalk Cheers Coldie. Yeah, life took an interesting turn for a moment there so I was off the air for awhile. Nothing too dramatic and all back on track now. Very happy to be loitering around these parts again....

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/copyriotcreative/drill_zps5zygd5k1.jpeg http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/copyriotcreative/chuck_zpss9sjnzzf.jpeg After making do with a cheap, rubbish benchtop drill press for years, (wobbly 13mm chuck, flaccid motor, minimum speed 625rpm) I have final...

The scanners will detect the shape but they are not that common yet. Been thru a fair amount of airports and the only one I seen was either in Dubai or London. Been a while since I was in the US though so they might be more common there. Always wanted to ask immigration about one question on the ca...

Also curious.

I've had many opportunities and requests to repair (motorcycle) rims and have always said 'no', as I am concerned that a failure at the track could be very dangerous and I am not particularly savvy regarding metallurgy/annealing/fatigue failures of these critical parts.


Moz

Chips, Find music you like in the tempo you want to count your movements in, and build a playlist to listen to while practicing. The natural tendency to follow the beat of a song is great muscle memory training for "advance, pause, dab". Or "advance, dab". I've been welding a lo...

Small shed, modest collection of stuff. Metalmaster Elite 215 ACDC Tig/stick/plasma. Tokentools 142 Miniarc stick welder. McPherson 14 inch band saw. Woodfast 10 inch band saw. Makita high speed metal cutoff saw. Makita mitre saw set up for aluminium. Old manky drill press. Half a dozen angle grinde...

I'll second the Knipex recommendation. I have several sets. I Cary and like the ones with the push button adjustment. You can adjust them one handed. The jaws are a little narrower, open farther, and the metal quality is better than even Chanel lock brand. Yes indeed. Without meaning to make this i...

I decided to see if lanthanated tungsten was any more friendly than E3. I have a feeling the problem will still boil down to a total lack of skill on my part. When I started playing guitar, I thought better guitars would make me play better. Seat time is the only way...lot's of it too S'funny, I ha...

Interesting thread. For what it's worth, I've been Tig welding almost 2 years now (steel, stainless, aluminium) and until recently I'd never used a gas lens that was anything but 'fine China'. ;) My LWS doesn't even know what a gas lens is and with exchange rates and freight, the US/Europe brand nam...

I have an Leatherman pliers tool that I keep on hand all the time. It gets used for everything from picking up hot stuff to trimming/bending the ends of filler rod. A pair of Knipex Cobra 150mm water pump pliers. (Anything by Knipex is good.) Also, a big snap blade cutting knife, a tiny pair of Pro'...

I wonder if 'progressive lenses' are what we in the Southern Colonies refer to as 'multi-focals?' My eyes were damaged as a result of drugs used following surgery on my brain and I've needed glasses ever since I escaped from hospital some years ago. I don't have a problem with normal 'single vision'...

Hi Gavin and welcome. I agree with Mick...this can be done with any decent Tig machine, some skill and practise. I weld together stubs of 1.2mm stainless filler wire often enough and I am not an especially skilled welder. 1mm is not a big step down. A good sharp electrode and a steady hand are impor...

Agree with what others have said regarding bad torch angle.

Also, no need to ball the electrode if you are using an inverter.

Finally, your welds look cold to me...hope this is some help.



K

Nice work as always Coldie.


K