I need to remember this post. I want a truck just so I have an excuse to build a trailer. This will help

RocketSurgeon can probably tell you all about it. He works for them.

An air tank bumper shouldn't be a big deal. There's not gonna be enough pressure or enough volume to cause any problems. I'm about to make one up for a buddy out of 4X6X1/4" steel square tube. Fuel tank? Different story. Aluminum fuel tank? Retarded. I had to turn down a rfq the other day for b...

I need something like that on the mustang.

I'm part of the email list already. Lots of cool ideas on that site!

Nice! Thanks for the PDF. I did the same "band saw" search on the forum and saw the topic you posted. I think I need a band saw. They make life easier. If I got the HF one, it would probably pay for itself on the first job, justifying a makeover. You people give me too many ideas of ways t...

Interesting... I'm not entirely sold on getting this thing yet. It sounds cool, and I want a new toy, but I'm thinking I need a drill/driver set more. Decisions, decisions... Still not done with this job yet, so there's no money yet.

So for annealing before tempering, I would need to heat the part up and cool it in some ashes, right? This machine is probably no good for that?

Thanks, Steve. Sounded like the OP was looking for reasons to buy an oven, so maybe powder coating helps... if he also wants a spray booth and related gear. :) Related gear? More toys! As previously stated, whoever dies with the most toys wins! :D Yeah, I was looking for a reason and I couldn't fin...

They look to be about 3 feet on each side, and are $200 each. There are two of them. Is there a market for a guy with a heat treatment oven in his garage shop? I don't have castings or any sensitive work like that. Bottom line, I have no use for it. I just wish I did lol Here's a thought... Rent ti...

They look to be about 3 feet on each side, and are $200 each. There are two of them. Is there a market for a guy with a heat treatment oven in his garage shop? I don't have castings or any sensitive work like that. Bottom line, I have no use for it. I just wish I did lol

So if I can't think of a use for one, I really don't have a use for one. I was afraid someone would say that.

Good god, Mick. That first picture you posted reminds me of a bumper repair I did. The guy had welded it JUST like that picture and ACTUALLY PULLED SOMETHING WITH IT! I was mad when I saw it, and made him let me grind it out and weld it in right. His exhaust looked the same too, only it was about th...

So, I found a couple of heat treat ovens on my local craigslist. My soul longs for them but I have absolutely no idea how to use them or what I would use them for. I need ideas here, what could I use a heat treat oven for? Other than knives, I have no interest in making knives right now.

I live in Irving, but I do have a shop in Keller. Irving, TX. Epicenter of the Metroplex! Cool! We just moved from Euless to Sanger in the spring. I've found that all my drill bits are crap. Most of them are brand new, and none of them are sharp. I will be going and getting drill bits for specific ...

AVM, howdy. Thanks for the info. I see you're in Irving. I run my little shop out of my garage in Sanger, just north of Denton. Arno, that guy is awesome. I had no idea there was so much science and physics in drilling and machining. This is very interesting. I am going to start investing in good dr...

There's a topic here (under "Metal cutting", I'm sure), that discusses turning a basic harbor fright (intentionally misspelled) horizontal bandsaw into a reliable tool. I'll dig it up. Steve S I'd be interested in seeing that. I saw their little saw was only a couple hundred bucks last ti...

I have heard a phrase when using a mill or drill press called "reading the chips." Can anyone give me a source on how to do this? I'll be using my big new drill press for some bolt holes on an upcoming job, and I'd like to know what I'm doing lol I have used a drill press before, but never...

My first aluminum mig job, I got a 3rd degree burn on my hand from the middle of my index finger up to my thumb. There was no training there, and I was the only welder. At first, it was just a bit warm, so I doubled up gloves. Then it was still hot, so I put a tig finger between them (this is defini...

Hey y'all. My wife got a new vaccum cleaner this week and I took it upon myself to claim the old one to use as a fume extractor in the garage. I'm pretty sure it has a hepa filter in it, and it has the hose that I'm sure I could make stay where I want it to. I'm pretty excited to try it out with my ...

Thanks LtBadd! It was fun, and I did a job that I'm proud of. The customer is very happy with it too. Now I've got the money-making bug lol

IMG_20150719_115944352_HDR.jpg Before IMG_20150719_150331442_HDR.jpg After Made a rail for a buddy's trailer yesterday. That was a cool experience and I actually made money on it too. The whole process of making a drawing, making a parts list, submitting a quote, and getting materials to do the job...

Thanks a lot, I thought this would be a simple thing, but there's a lot to it. I'm glad I asked instead of just doing it.

It won't help the self shielded wire to throw some CO2 on it? I think I'm making myself sound like an idiot here lol. I promise I'm not an incompetent nincompoop.

I know you can't run dual shield without gas, but I thought you could use normal FC wire with gas.

Awesome! Thanks a ton, guys!
Looks like I will keep it as CO2 and get another bottle for argon when money rolls around. I'll work on setting up a solenoid on my little Lincoln so I can do mig and dual shield. Dual shield sounds exciting. Oh, the penetration and smoothness!