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Nice! never tried any thing like that yet but have done some reading on it and it seems like it would be a lot of fun. welder19

Welcome!,Very nice knives. welder19

Nice set up Gobbler. welder19

Welcome, with that kind of background you should be able to pick it up fairly quick. welder19

Good old fashioned pictures are best. welder19

I have had those days, did it ruin the part you were drilling? welder19

A lot of people don't realize how important this is, a freind of mine had his house burn down a little over a year ago and he lost almost every thing, he had tons of antiques and stuff that he collected over the years (he is 74 yrs old) and he never bothered to document any of it, he lost thousands and thousands of dollars worth of stuff that the insurance co just will not cover. He had dozens of guns in 3 differant "fire proof" safes, expensive ones at that, and there isn't even hardly any remains of the guns or the safes and he will not get a dime for them, not to mention the $60,000 in cash that was in the house, because he has a business that he runs and requires having cash on hand, and they will not cover that either. You may think that it will not happen to you but it can....at any time and without warning. welder19

Nice cabinet, I may just borrow your idea, I like it. welder19

Also try searching on google, there is lots of info out there on home made welders, mostly arc but there is also tig and spot welders of a lot of different designs, there is a lot of info on making a arc welder out of an altinator. welder19

Victor is hands down the best as far as easy to get parts, quality, and will last a life time if taken care of, they cost a little more than most but is worth the $....but that's my opinion, however it is based on years of useing all brands and still have sets that my grandfather used in his body shop (Victor). welder19

Not even close....but it's dry, anything more than that is just a luxery any way. welder19

Something a lot of people tend to neglect is keeping welders clean, wether it has a fan or not, once a week or so (more if your in a especially dust area) take your air hose and blow them out, the dust and such that collects inside greatly reduces the cooling which is important if you want the unit to last a long time. welder19

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing, I love seeing other people's shop's and their work. welder19

That's very generous of you Mike, it sounds like a good idea to make it an annuale day, maybe some day we could even get it as a paid holiday!! welder19

Alaska it's self is worth the trip, I'd be living there if it were not for a stuborn other half. I'll 2nd you on the weather in these parts though, we really don't get the extreme storms and such like a lot of you in other parts of the country, but all places have their pro's and con's. welder19

For anyone in the area there is a place in PA, can't remember the town, called AB Martin, they manufacture metal roofing right there and have the best prices, great to deal with and very honest, you can buy what they call seconds and they look no different than the new, atmost maybe some water stains, if they get a roll of steal that is damaged, they get a discount on itbut when it goes through the machine it straitens it out and you never know but they pass that discount onto the customer and call those seconds. It was about a 2 hour drive for me from S. Jersey and even with the cost of fuel and tolls I still saved around $150 on it verses what it would have cost me locally, plus it is a better and heavyier roofing, of coarse fuel wasn't $3.50 a gallon then either, but it may be worth looking into since you are in MD it may not be too far from you. They will make any length you want it also, unless your buying 2nds, then you get what they have. They are either Amish or Menonites (I forget) which I think is what makes them so good to deal with, and honest. welder19

My dog would rather just eat cats, or any other critter that crosses her path, friendliest dog in the world, she just doesn't like other animals, 12 yr old black lab and she can still catch em. Last week she got herself a rooster, which she left me the pleasure of cleaning up. welder19

Very nice Ron, Ilike it! welder19

welcome!! welder19

Welcome!! welder19

Here's some I found in KY, I don't know if they are in your area or not so I just copy and pasted the ones in KY, hope they help. welder19 Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke 950 Swan Street Louisville, KY 40204 502-589-5300 Source of excellent blacksmithing coal in bulk or by the bag. The coal is washed, is low in ash, produces little clinker, and they will ship by truck. Contacts: Mike Weber President 120 Prosperous Pl. Lexington KY USA 40509 Ph: (859) 543-0090 Fax: (859) 543-0992 mike.weber@jamesrivercoal.com Rhino Energy Contacts: Andrew Cox Nick Glancy 3120 Wall Street, Suite 310 Lexington KY USA 40513 Ph: (859) 519-3610 Fax: (859) 389-6588 AWCox@rhinoenergyllc.com nglancy@rhinoenergyllc.com TECO Coal Corp. Contact: Edward L. Billips Director Utility & Industrial Sales P.O. Box 2135 Pikeville KY USA 41502 (606) 437-5910 (606) 437-5912 billipse@bellsouth.net TECO Coal

Nice work, if you can a video would be really cool. welder19

congrats, wish you the best in your new venture. welder19

Sheetmetal is probably the easiest way to go, the last time I bought any was a 4' x 8' 16ga and I think it was around $28. I don't know how big of a floor you need to cover, you could always just spread some sand over it . Welding isn't too bad, it's torch cutting that creates the biggest fire hazzard. welder19

Welcome to the forum, sounds like your doing pretty good for 15, sorry I can't help none on the coal in your area but there are coal supplier lists that are around the web, I think there may be one on the ABANA web site, I have some links saved on my other computor, I'll try and remember to post them tomorrow. welder19