ChrisB

Shipping companies have wasted no time in hiking up shipping rates to match the $4 gasoline. I shelled out $225 to move an item 450 miles. And Conway was nice enough to try their best to destroy it too.

I like the ski-doo fire suit.

Don't forget to consider shipping cost into the deal. For me being able to drive to a Blacksmith meet and pickup a Euroanvil was a deal clincher.

I would have a killer go kart...

I have to ask... what's with the parking lot in the background?

Take a look at Hitzer stoves. The 983 is a beast.

175 miles away. Of course I'm getting ready to build a shop and need the $$ for the building.

No one can change your life except you. = Myself

Just take the tank to the dump and dispose of it properly. A friend of the family just blew up a 55 gal oil drum last week with a plasma. Lost a lip & ear and has major burns.

I need to make a flypress bolster plate. I can get 4x8 sheets of 3/16 for the same price as 4x4 of 3/8. I can cut 3/16 with ease on my plasma. (The plasma will severe 1/4 if I am careful and go real slow.) I figure I can get the 3/16 and cut two bolster plates and put a few welds around the edges. Will the layered 3/16 have the same strength as solid 3/8? I know battleships/tanks are multi layered steel.

Time to forge a hammer/hardy rack. I bet if you had a guillotine tool you could make a nice one....

What's up with your hammers?

I think you'd be better off getting the tire hammer plans from Clay Spencer. The diy hammer wheel has been invented plenty of times.

The Lowes employees are a hoot. I was next to the compressors one day while one was explaining to a woman that there is no need for a 80 gal compressor. That a 30 gal is all anyone would ever need. I chucked because I had just returned their 80 gal because it couldnt keep up with my 10cfm blast cabinet.

I was in a class and made about 50 hooks. The instructors came over and were in awe, because I had sent the entire morning making hooks.

Terry @ OWA made mention of the extra weight of the P6 actually slowing it down. that the P5 is a faster press. My big concern is the occastional need to slit or punch 1" stock for a project I have in mind.

Some of you need to lay off the World of Warcraft.

How much more work is a P6 capable of compared to a P5 ? Or is more just added throat? I'll estimate 95% of my work will involve stock 1" or less. So is the P6 worth the extra $300 and extra shipping?

I toyed with the idea of making a "disc" from some lumber. I may try and cheat and hit up a local fabrication shop and see if they have a roller and have them roll me the big ring I need and make it into a jig then just bend around it from then on.

One of the rings I need to make is about 22" The rest are much smaller.

I need to make some rings of various sizes. Mostly from flat stock with some round. I really don't have time to make my own ring roller so I'm trying to figure out my options. Should I just use various round objects like pipe and car tire rims? Or break down and get a ring roller? Are the ones on ebay any good? Sheet Metal Pedestal Band Ring Steel Roller eBay (item 270234630909 end time May-14-08 11:29:47 PDT)

That's a good point and I'm thinking about what I want to accomplish; it points to the Flypress is more useful to me right now.