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I call mine "Hangin Tree forge" cause I forge under a giant mesquite tree once used to hang horse thieves, crooked politicians and other miscreants. Hey, this is Texas, my forge, my tree, my story. If I told you I had a chicken that dipped snuff, I garantee you you'll find a can of skoal under his wing.

I call mine " Hangin Tree Forge", cause I forge under a big mesquite tree that was used for hanging horsethieves, politicians and other miscreants. Hey, this is Texas, my tree, my forge, my story

If it cost a nickel to go around the world, I couldn't make it to the corner. 'Ave a cold one or three for me,mate. BBB

If you use earplugs more than one day, you better clean them well. We had a guy wear some all week and got a nasty ear infection. He was too lazy to get a new set every day even they were available. Standard rule, if you can't carry on a conversation over the noise, get protection. bbb

I used to wear wolverines, but the multi shocks developed a blowout on the heel when I wore off the top of the button(6 months). Took them back, traded for timberlands, much better. I wear steel toes, have had to wear metatarsals , you get used to them.have had more than one experience where steeltoes saved my foot . If you have smashed your steel toes, your toes would have been smushed beyond repair. Gel inserts are nice, but wear out quick. Senco makes a good orthotic arch support. The 'WALKFIT" brand never did feel good. My nickels worth BBB

do you live in a "home owner association" community? Check on local building codes, too. Around here, we have these all steel " carports" 20 x20 that are fairly cheep, about $800, installed on your slab, that are easy to close in. Spend extra time planning your shop. Before you pour the slab, have your sparky install pvc piping in the slab to put power to the posts, and along the walls, . Dedicate power circuits for ALL fixed equipment( so the power hammer, welder, twister,etc have their own breaker) . Have your plumber put air piping in appropriate places, so you don't have a ton of hoses to trip over. Make an outside area for your air compressor. 3 phase is nice, but a power converter is cheaper. Unless you live in an industrial area , your power provider will charge a fortune to deliver. Check within your group for an electrician, at least for a consultant or for turn key . Licensed electricians make for peace of mind.

It makes a good ice cream or shave ice truck, just hang a generator off the back bumper, add freezer inside, instant money !

If its like the one I had, you are gonna have to watch the engine. Mine had a good bit of sludge that caused the rings to stick and lose power. Post office didn't change the oil or used the cheapest they could find. Congrats and good luck. BBB

I usually use some silicon sealantaround the wood, before I put in the wedges, this will keep the handles on when they dry out. To tighten up flea market hammers, I use big wood screws . Definition of a screw? rotary wedge !

Since sparks provide my daily crust, lets go over some common problems. The above posts are a good start, next buy a receptacle tester, available for less than $5 . plug it into the affected plug. the lights will tell you the problem, now the fun is "where is it?". A lot of times, the wires were pushed into the back of the plug. Everything is fine, until some heavy load is plugged in. Now the little clips will burn out, and you lose power. The solution? Figger out which plugs are affected, TURN OFF THE POWER!!!!!!!!!,remove the plug, if the wires are pushed in, replace it. Wrap the wire around the screw, and tighten. A new plug cost between $.50 and $2, work your way up the circuit until you find the problem. When in doubt, hire a LICENSED electrician, you'll sleep better at night.BBB

Add legs, steel balls are simplest, put stucco lath in bottom, and you have big flower pot, or container garden. I have peppers growing in my two. Rusty stuff is the hot ticket amongst the yuppie crowd here. They use metal strips, exposed for lots of landscaping. just weld cathodic protection to backside .

whatever you do, put the output of your converter to a 3 phase breaker panel. any load you hook up to this is thus protected from over load. size these breakers according to the load, and have fun. the idea of bringing an electrician on board, at least for consultation, is a good one. we do this for a living, so we know how to do it right.

welcome to the club, go to www.balconesforge.org , that is the austin group, click on newsletters for directions to july demo, starring bill epps. go to links, click on ntba, that is the north texas group, bbb aka Bob

ok. 6.5 hp shop vac, times 746 watts per horsepower, divided by 120 volts equals 40 amps, hmm, me thinks that jim h is right, you, sir are a troll. I will hope you contact someone in your area to set you straight, if you really are real, before you hurt yourself or burn down your mommies house

Fred, read his post, he did not ask for any help. When he does, we can either answer him or ignore him. When I was in college, this cute young thing asked the prof a question (trig), (he was used to teaching differential calculus). He put her down, I immediately told him that I thought it was a fair question, and would like an answer myself. We got our answer, and the class got better. Patience is the best teacher, knowledge cannot be achieved until it is sought. I teach apprentice electricians, but until they are ready to learn, they won't.