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Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas I like this, looks comfy. As for the machines,,, my DC buzzer is 92 on the 85 setting. Might be listed as low as 208, thru 250V and they made it for a long time and chart likely based on way lower voltage than we have. My neighbor who moved here from downstate said, wow, my welder is really hot.
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Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Looks great If you in a hot spot like I do insulate the ceiling helps to keep heat off me. Dave FYI I like your dog inspection of tool box too. Originally Posted by Shootr As noted above, it seems a pipe dream to keep my shop clean at the end of every day... The current clean-up organizing continues... New grinder belt hanging hooks. Just angle iron, some yard tool hooks, and a HF magnet. Just high enough to walk under without ducking, but reachable from the floor. Attachment 1743956 Attachment 1743957
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas And I don't think I'm alone with a tool cart like this.... Attachment 1743959 Craigslist pick up for $8, doggo approved. Attachment 1743960 Fits well, and still a little room in back and one side to make a pile of sh!!. Attachment 1743961 Attachment 1743962 Little by little, I'll get that elephant eaten!
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas As noted above, it seems a pipe dream to keep my shop clean at the end of every day... The current clean-up organizing continues... New grinder belt hanging hooks. Just angle iron, some yard tool hooks, and a HF magnet. Just high enough to walk under without ducking, but reachable from the floor. Attachment 1743956 Attachment 1743957
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Need a job?
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by shortfuse BTW, after you cleaned off that one workbench, the one covered with stuff....you will have a h*ll of a time finding that stuff now!!! I've been much more diligent in putting everything away each day. 99% of the stuff has it's place - it's the 1% that kicks my butt at the most inopportune times!
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by Shootr QUESTION: If I get a clamp on amp and voltage meter, I imagine I want to measure both to see what the Forney is putting out at different settings? It's just dials and no readouts. The blue one has readouts and I'd like to see how close or far off it is at different settings. I can't verify the reason, but a sparkie type told me to get an RMS clamp-on volt/ohm meter, not the regular run of the mill type. Something to do with the way the meter reads current when clamped around a welding lead, or any conductor for that matter. When taking the readings while welding, just have the wife or a friend call out the values or better still take a video of them. I got one and it works like a dream. BTW, after you cleaned off that one workbench, the one covered with stuff....you will have a h*ll of a time finding that stuff now!!!
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by whtbaron Does your horn really need to be horizontal? Any one of those would make a good cone with the base ground down to fit your Hardy. If you are expanding a circular piece I don't see why it really needs to be horizontal, and I'm not sure why else you would need that cone shape, but I'm sure more experienced blacksmiths might take me to task on that one... another possibility might be welding a cone to a flat base that would pin into the 4 outside holes of the anvil to stop it from turning. While making the totem pole there were several parts that were a pain to try and curl around rods and pipe tacked vertically to my bench. Might be psychological, but to me I'd be more comfortable hammering down than sideways. I don't make as many rings (if any) as I do/would rounded stuff.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas I used tooling holders like that as the basis for making some cone mandrels. I built up the top mig welding, then turned it on the lathe to grind and point. So far they work great. I cut the shaft of one on my mill and then just welded a piece of angle on the other. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Does your horn really need to be horizontal? Any one of those would make a good cone with the base ground down to fit your Hardy. If you are expanding a circular piece I don't see why it really needs to be horizontal, and I'm not sure why else you would need that cone shape, but I'm sure more experienced blacksmiths might take me to task on that one... another possibility might be welding a cone to a flat base that would pin into the 4 outside holes of the anvil to stop it from turning.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by whtbaron That upright anvil isn't showing any signs of wearing out yet.... told you it would last a while... I'm soooo happy I shortened it - I still need to figure out a horn for it but it's way more user friendly. Any idea if these kind of tool holders would hold up as a horn? Attachment 1732123
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas That what every shop Needs HOT TUB. Dave Originally Posted by Shootr New drapes to freshen things up. Well, a tarp to block the summer sun and occasional wind. Attachment 1732034 Attachment 1732035 Attachment 1732036
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas That upright anvil isn't showing any signs of wearing out yet.... told you it would last a while...
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas New drapes to freshen things up. Well, a tarp to block the summer sun and occasional wind. Attachment 1732034 Attachment 1732035 Attachment 1732036
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas I'll keep an eye on it. Most of my clamps are still plastic HF junk. On the Forney, the chart inside the door does get me close, just have to get more practice under my belt. Maybe I'll get the tig attachment (lift tig) and some argon for the blue one and start dabbling with that.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Looking good, but you're starting to get a lot of weight on that electrical conduit. I've done it too, but my insurance company got all snotty about it. At some point you might want to consider another steel bar or some sort of hanging rack.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Looks great The best in last photo. Dave Originally Posted by Shootr Finally got around to routing the power cords up and over, getting them off the ground and out of the way: Attachment 1728519 I used rubber lined clamps and u-brackets as raceways. Still have about 40ft of welder cord so plenty when moving the welder around the area. Attachment 1728520 My OCD is very satisfied now. Attachment 1728521 Attachment 1728522 Attachment 1728523
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by Shootr Well sheeeeet, I guess I got a bonus today. The Yeswelder gave out when I overused it stick welding and The extended warranty company didn't want it back - just reimbursed me for the cost. Took that and bought the Forney 140MP. Practiced with it some - seems to be enough for me so far when it's turned up to max. one of my customers asked me to bring the broken one over nd he'd take a look at it. I can't remember what he said it was - but it's working again. No, I didn't overlook a fuse or circuit breaker. So now I have two machines to use. Attachment 1731962 QUESTION: If I get a clamp on amp and voltage meter, I imagine I want to measure both to see what the Forney is putting out at different settings? It's just dials and no readouts. The blue one has readouts and I'd like to see how close or far off it is at different settings. Use a meter with a hold function. You have to measure amps while actually welding, which makes it impossible to look at a meter. I guess you could observe a meter if you could hold a steady arc while not looking at the rod.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by whtbaron I'm not sure it's worth the effort. I've got 3 different stick welders and they all behave differently. The Sears seems to like the most juice, Forney is intermediate and the Dialarc on DC will typically burn the same rod at a lower setting. Again...that's going by labelled settings as none of my machines have that new fangled digital readout stuff. It's all about finding that "sweet spot" that you like with each one.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas I'm not sure it's worth the effort. I've got 3 different stick welders and they all behave differently. The Sears seems to like the most juice, Forney is intermediate and the Dialarc on DC will typically burn the same rod at a lower setting. Again...that's going by labelled settings as none of my machines have that new fangled digital readout stuff.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Well sheeeeet, I guess I got a bonus today. The Yeswelder gave out when I overused it stick welding and The extended warranty company didn't want it back - just reimbursed me for the cost. Took that and bought the Forney 140MP. Practiced with it some - seems to be enough for me so far when it's turned up to max. one of my customers asked me to bring the broken one over nd he'd take a look at it. I can't remember what he said it was - but it's working again. No, I didn't overlook a fuse or circuit breaker. So now I have two machines to use. Attachment 1731962 QUESTION: If I get a clamp on amp and voltage meter, I imagine I want to measure both to see what the Forney is putting out at different settings? It's just dials and no readouts. The blue one has readouts and I'd like to see how close or far off it is at different settings.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Possibly wishful/hopeful thinking, but again: *Nothing is visible from the street or the driveway *Security cameras with signage all over, along with motion lights *I sit out front in the evening with my cigar and scotch for all to see, you know, being neighborly (and my neighbors are fantastic) *Do everything (yard work, dog walking, etc.) with my sidearm clearly visible (I try to present the image of Eastwood in Gran Torino to strangers driving by...) *My pitbull jumps and hangs on that gate anytime someone walks by and gives them the eye (even though she wouldn't hurt a fly and would lick them to death) It's proven psychology that the more impediments (real or perceived) presented to a possible threat, the likelier they are to just move along to an easier target. And crooks just HATE having to work around dogs. My LE buddies concur.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas Originally Posted by whtbaron I still can't believe you get away with storing all that stuff outside in a suburban setting... looking good though... Yup.........I cringe every time I look at the pics.
Re: New "Shop" - Ramblings and Dreams With a Blank Canvas I still can't believe you get away with storing all that stuff outside in a suburban setting... looking good though...
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