meancoyote

I had a big mouse problem, glue traps and peanut butter worked well, still
looking for a cat to keep them away.

$65.00 an hour. for welding, forging, machining whatever, I just go at $65 an hour. Most of what I do is weld on heavy equipment and trailers and stuff.

I have a 180c with the spool gun, it is very good for the money. The wire drive is all metal. Its welds all day with no problems.

the forge pan looks like it was part of a wire reel

army, 1994 - 2002 , 19D,(cavarly scout) ft knox, ft polk, ft irwin.

I put motor oil in mine, seems to work fine.

Nice, i like it.

Got more done, have not been able to work on it much lately, but i have scrounged more materials. I have 16 4' x 10' x 16ga sheets of sheetmetal for the roof.

I use HSS the most, but I like to use carbide too.

I cut them often. I take off the valve and fill them with dish soap and water and let it sit for a week or two, then cut with a torch or plasma cutter.

I have that same phone.......

I do not know of any other store where a person can buy a gallon of milk, diapers, a can of spray paint, a shotgun and ammo, 15 live goldfish, a blender, a pair of spiderman underwear, a bottle of jack daniels, new tires put on the truck and a bag of manure, while you are waiting for your anti-depressant prescription filled.

Things are going slower then I want them too. I have not had much money to put into it lately, so Im making do with stuff I can get free. Dunno what the roof is gonna be made of yet, depends on what I find laying around. I made it a octagon shape to make the best use of the 8' angle iron I used to build it. Learning alot about electrical stuff right now. The electrical is the worst part of my current shop, so I want to do this one good.

Two weeks ago I called 911 twice, and the police never came. Its sad to say, but you are lucky the police came. I live in a very rural area, and crime is rare, but I keep a AR15 with 31 rounds near me most all the time.

I have both oxy-propane and oxy-acetylene in my shop, they both work. Oxy-propane is cheaper.

that pic is of a ac welder

that is a lincoln ac welder. $75 is a good price. they are about $350 new i think. i have a ac/dc one like that. works very good.

I have 3 chop saws, a dewalt abrasive saw, a harbor freight abrasive saw and a evolution cutoff saw, like what you call a dry saw. I like the evolution saw the best, very fast cut.

I like that I can just turn around to use other tools.

Here are some pics of the shop Im building. I will post more as I build it.

I had to trade a 14 foot aluminum fishing boat and motor for mine............

i was in the army, and I weld stuff.

This is my spread out cluttered mess, and this is the new shop Im building,will be kinda round, and everything will have a place,

Yep, same here I used quick disconnects, and added 40' to the stinger, and 30' to the ground. Works fine.

nice table