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Thats a nice rack you made. I like the scrounged materials. I must caution you about uv exposure from the arc rays. You should not let them hit any part of your skin ever. If you make this a habit is is very easy to do. You do not want skin cancer when you are 30-40 yrs old. I have a se fleather sleves that has a short apron snapped on to it and is easy to slip on even when only tacking something. Keep up the good work, Rob

I would use epoxy for concrete anchors into the mortar. I prefer hilti hy150 because it is a sandsone tan color that matches concrete better than most other epoxies. Go into the mortar joint so not to hurt the bricks, mortar is easy to patch later if needed. Rob

That looks great let us know how it stands up to a good beating.

Love to see these machines kept alive and being used. Nice work, waiting for video. If you have it could you do a piece of 3" bar? Someone on another post thinks there is no way a 2b can work 3" without the bar being at nuclear temperature. Rob

Robert, any company that outsources should be charged a much higher tax rate, import tariff or any other means to keep our workers working in good jobs (read NOT WAL MART etc..) If that company choose to not sell in the USA then someone else here at home will step up to the plat and provide the needed goods. Lets talk about nails. It seems that oriental nails are much cheaper than domestic nails so people buy them, of course they do. Same as everything else. If oriental nails had a tariff upon entering this country the cost in the store would be balanced and who in their right mind is going to pay the same money for an imported nail. Oh yea no company would waste their time to import. Since this gov is not doing anything to help the people and hasn't for quite some time it is easy to see the gov is only here to support the corporations. US foreign policy proves that since the conquest of the Hawaiian islands to the two current "wars" we are involed in now. Not a far stretch since the gov is run By the Corporation, For the Corporation, people are just here to nickel and dime to death for the sake of corporate amerika. rant over for now Rob

It seems the easiest repair would be to get acme threaded rod and a steel nut, cut off existing treads and replace with new. That is assuming you can make good welds, preferably a full penetration on the screw. Or even easier if you can find it would just be another screw and box in good shape. I have seen threads on here about repairing these you should search that. Rob

Stuart, thank you for clearing this up. Very good explanation of what was getting a little carried away. Rob

Nice set of pics and good explanations. Thanks for sharing, it looks good. Rob

Edge, Sounds like next time he shows up maybe you not answer the door?? Rob

To bring back dry barrels I have used a garden sprinkler placed inside and turn it on so it just gets it all wet and it will swell up in a few hours. Placed in a bigger tub is best if you worry about wasting water though. Rob

Maybe they took the photo with a film camera, and the negative got turned upside down. That would do it. Then it was made into a digital image. Not sure how to do it digitally by accident. Rob

no PJ the cost of labor isnt the problem. In the 1950's and into the 60's detroit made the best autos on the planet. Those union workers were the highest paid in the world for most manufacturing jobs. They were paid well and spent their money. The economy was good. Since then it has been downhill until now. If the companies paying workers paid a decent wage then those workers would spend thier money and that is what makes life good for all. If the overseas goods are not charged a high enough tariff then the gov. is not doing its job to protect american jobs. Oops the gov is in the pocket of those same companies that are outsourcing jobs and importing garbage stuff. The way it seems now is since most people are not making the money that was available in the past they think that they must buy the cheap imported junk just to keep money in pocket. Now youre in a snowball rolling downhill. Sorry for the rant Rob

Sorry to hear your news. I really liked your pieces and was looking forward to more pics. Keep up the good work, it is inspiring to see what your doing back there. Rob

Are those trees dead? If so they may be partially dry already. I wish we had those out here, mostly oak and eucalyptus where I am. Rob

A 50 lb little giant in what looked like good working condition sold at auction 2 weeks ago for $725 plus 15% premium and sales tax 8.25%. California. Rob

Geez, it looks like the second guy was straddled over it and lit the fuse???? At first I thought that it went through the poor guy. Rob

Coke needs a steady flow of air to stay lit. You can mix with coal if you use bellows or handcrank blower. If your bellows are not putting out enough air then some pics may help. Rob

That looks good but I was wondering why you unbolt the vice mounting instead of just knocking out those wedges. Then the only tool needed would be your small hammer. May make your set-up and tear-down faster. Rob

The UV light from the arc will give you cancer and you will probably die without proper shielding (leathers). A friend of mine did all his tig work in shorts and tee shirt, Figured since there were no sparks he was ok. By the time he showed any signs of cancer it was through his entire body and he was dead a few months later. He was in his late 30's. Always protect yourself from the arc. Rob

When I was in school a guy was welding in a booth with his sunglaases only. The instructor explained that eye color has to do with light sensitivity. Made sense to me, mine are light blue and very light sensitive. The guy with sunglasses was dark black eyes. Rob

I can,t figure out how to cook a chicken on it though ? I guess you could fry it on plate but then no bbq flavor Rob

Wow that looks great, very impressive. What kind of power supply do you need for it? Rob

The gauge is standard threads, not left handed, and probably has some kind of hardening pipe dope on them. Hoses and regulator to bottle (POL) are the ones with left hand threads. Rob

It sounds like you should not have tightened the bolts while the motor was running. When I reassemble motors it is with a wrench to tighten the bolts and a hammer to get the bearings to settle in without binding. Turn the motor shaft slowly by hand and snug the bolts and lightly tap the ends to relieve any stresses on the bearings. Turning over by hand eliminates the possibility of seizing like you have experienced. By tightening those bolts while running you never knew the bearings were not happy until it was to late. Hopefully you can get it fixed and learn from the experience. Must be a way to get it apart and I think most old motors just had brass bushings not ball bearings. Rob

I think the first thing I would do is look at it to see it's condition but I can not find the picture?? Do you have a photo of it? Rob