Scott NC Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Makes eating a cheeseburger, fiddling with your phone and adjusting the radio all at the same easier. Just an observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Slip & slide with powerglide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I once spent 89 days in Germany doing a computer installation and my German colleagues were horrified to find that I had not specified an automatic transmission when I rented a car over there. They explained that I would get a standard one. They had trouble believing that that is what I drove here in the USA as all the rental cars they had used here were automatics. I explained that I drove whatever I found when I needed to get a different car. And standard transmissions are an "anti theft device" out here too. I guess car thieves are worried that they would end up killing the engine while the aggrieved owner ran out with their winchester nitro express. (AKA BIG BOOMSTICK) Back when I lived just south of a "ritzy" historic district where nobody had any storage they used to trash their propane grills every fall; often with full tanks still attached! Got 6 bbq tanks for free. I refill as needed and do the exchange when I need to get a tank that's in the cert and then go and refill those as well. Last time I read the exchange, it explicitly stated that they only did a 4/5 refill IIRC. My refill dealer will just fill all my tanks sequentially and bill me for the total used. Our kitchen stove is propane and my wife has the dealer come out and refill the large tank. My bbq and 100# tanks I haul into town myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 The place I get propane weighs your tank, subtracts what's in it and exchanges you a full one. That way they don't have to inspect your old tank. They're eliminating old out of spec tanks and nobody has to pay BlueRhino exchange prices. They will refill your tank if its current and in good condition if you want but . . . I salvaged two 100lb tanks from an abandoned mobile home for $10 and now have two certified ones in the shop. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Heavens no! I'm kind of a dinosaur, I prefer manual Transmissions in most cases. The exception is the van. That thing is waaaay too comfy on road trips and the automatic contributes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 The industrial surplus place was having a Saturday customer appreciation event, so I went and picked up a few items I had on hold. A rolling tool cabinet, to which someone had added additional storage on the side: Not sure what was intended to go in here, but this should come in handy regardless: A desk lamp with magnifier: And a rolling base which may or may not retain this form long-term: I pass along to all of you a greeting left under the rubber mat on top of the tool cabinet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Hi there. Tool cabinet, chest and locker customization and organization is fun! Hmm.... now what goes there.....? Nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Especially for $42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 The side cabinet would work nicely for tongs. I had something like it in mind for a guy with a pickup truck mastermyr like traveling kit. I will once again say I can't describe how lucky I don't live anywhere near that place! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Small O-A set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Yeah, good place to keep the gauges, hoses, handles tips and rods! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 The oxypropane cart has a small toolbox where I keep all of that stuff (except the hose, which has its own hook); no rods for O₂/C₃H₈. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Oxy prop brazes and silver solders well. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim695 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I would have said that the side tool chest looks like it would hold some tig rods and parts, but the stickers kinda make me think it was something automotive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Looks like a potential "Hossfeld Universal Bender #2 Accessory and Tooling Cart" to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 That’s actually a really interesting idea. I could probably keep the tooling in one of the drawers and reconfigure the side cabinet to hang up the larger components (base, swing arm, handle extensions, etc). I might even install a bracket for storing the post vise while the bender is in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Absolutely, and you know how tooling and accessories tend to accumulate and get out of hand, you may fill that whole rollaway before you know it. Or, it could be a "Hossfeld Universal Bender #2/Fly Press Accessory and Tooling Cart" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdash Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 They were clearing out a storage building at work and this appeared in the shop. I asked them what they planned to do with it and without hesitation they asked me if I wanted it. I just as quickly said yes. They will even loan me a forklift and trailer to get it home. I'm pretty happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 And what is it? Picture a bit blurry and i don't recognize the machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Looks like a hydraulic press, although I'm guessing that it may need modification to make it useable for forging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdash Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Yea. Its a 30 ton press. It is a good base. I dont need the heaters or controls. I think I have a phase inverter lying around to use the 3 phase motor. I'll need to modify the plates and make some dies. I should just need a spool valve. I can relocate the pressure gage and completely eliminate the control box. Worst case I'll need a bigger pump and motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 "Hand building" at the rubber plant I worked for 50+ years ago used presses like that to do the primary cure making neoprene and silicone seals for aircraft ducting. The molds stacked in the 300f. press, and put under a set pressure for the required time, cooled and removed. The molds were washed and used again. IIRC the time was about 10-15 minutes. (summoned from half a century by my birch dented brain) Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdash Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 We used it to make diamond infused 'hockey-pucks' used on floor grinders for prepping concrete for epoxy coating or polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Another rubber plant guy! Woo HOO someone else who's job was a built in straight line for smart Alecs! I made rubber ducting for aircraft. It only LOOKED like vacuum cleaner flex hose but it was special, yes indeed S P E C I A L! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdash Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Actually im a chemical plant guy. Our main product is epoxy floor coatings and some other epoxy products like casting resin and tabletop resin. We used to make our own line of floor grinding products but that broke off into a completely seperate company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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