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Back when I graduated college, I made my own workbench out of a few 4x4s which I used for the legs, a piece of 3/4" plywood and some 2x4s for braces. That thing was so heavy and sturdy. The cost of materials was less than what it would have cost to buy a lovely one from harbor freight and it lasted me forever. The only reason I got rid of it was when I moved across the country and ]unsure of what kind of place I would be living in. My old apartment had a basement with space for each tenant (3 units) and my space was very organized and built up for working on bikes/DIY stuff. They asked if the bench was going to stay and offered me $100 to leave it which I was planning to anyway.
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Platystemon posted:I got it for forty bucks and at that price I would recommend it, but I have to think there are better options in the vicinity of eighty. Actually just saw it only has a 2" range, consideringing I want to do mortises that doesn't sound great. Any reccomendations on Amazon that are better?
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Sep 12, 2019 01:33
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Bob Mundon posted:Actually just saw it only has a 2" range, consideringing I want to do mortises that doesn't sound great. Any reccomendations on Amazon that are better? That’s typically the crux of benchtop drill presses. Some of the large Jet or Grizzly bench top drill presses that have a really large head have a longer throw. What I really like about my Wen is it’s variable speed with a handle. I had a floor standing Jet that had a long throw and was awesome, but required changing speeds with a belt.
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Sep 12, 2019 03:11
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Any thoughts on this small HF workbench? I've been used my ex's chest freezer as a makeshift work table for the past year and now that that is finally disappearing I'd like to replace it with an actual table. It seems to have good reviews and a great price. We've got one in our kitchen here as an additional counter space/storage device. When everything's tightened down properly it's plenty sturdy although the most of a work out it gets is rolling out of pie dough or something. I slapped a piece of IKEA butcher block on one half of the counter and a piece of granite on the other side.
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Sep 12, 2019 04:26
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Welp, my grandpa gave me his shopsmith:
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Sep 14, 2019 22:17
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I see its already set in the standard configuration.
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Sep 17, 2019 13:15
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mds2 posted:I see its already set in the standard configuration. Haha, yeah. It made the trip from Idaho to socal in the back of a pickup truck cab. I got it at least put it out of the way in my garage:  It looks like it's a Mark V 510. I think I have everything that you could get for it, do to the shopsmith branded lathe tools and push sticks. I feel like it can't be as good as having dedicated tools but it seems like it's going to allow me to do simple stuff that doesn't need a lot of precision (I'd like to get back into building bird houses and stuff like that.)
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Sep 17, 2019 15:22
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Target Practice posted:Haha, yeah. It made the trip from Idaho to socal in the back of a pickup truck cab. I got it at least put it out of the way in my garage: If you're doing bird houses with that, the thread demands a porch with fluted turned columns and antebellum style architecture.
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Sep 17, 2019 16:09
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Naturally, they didnt say they were making boring houses. That thing is a beast but still smaller than the individual pieces, lemme know how you like it.
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Sep 17, 2019 16:12
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Naturally, they didnt say they were making boring houses. No, you'd need an auger for that.
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Sep 17, 2019 17:25
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:No, you'd need an auger for that. Heyooo 
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Sep 17, 2019 19:18
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I am cutting aluminum panels to size. Should I: - Use a cutoff wheel and track? - Use a jigsaw, metal blade, and track?
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Sep 18, 2019 18:30
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They make metal cutting blades for circular saws to so that's an option. I'm assuming these panels are relatively thin sheets.
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Sep 18, 2019 19:13
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Elem7 posted:They make metal cutting blades for circular saws to so that's an option. I'm assuming these panels are relatively thin sheets. Max 1/8" thickness. I thought most of those were for thin sheet, like 18 gauge?
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Sep 18, 2019 19:27
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Tim Thomas posted:Max 1/8" thickness. I thought most of those were for thin sheet, like 18 gauge? You can use a regular table saw or circular saw and carbide tipped blade if you don't push it through like a maniac. Aluminum is soft. I'd wear eye and breathing protection.
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Sep 18, 2019 19:47
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what are you going to use the panels for?
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Sep 18, 2019 20:13
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Funny story, I was using my fancy brand new double bevel compound miter saw, and didn't realize that when cutting with an extreme bevel you have to slide the cast aluminum guide bar over to give the blade clearance. I brought the saw down and didn't even notice until I heard a "clunk!" As a chunk of my brand new toy hit the back wall of my shop. The carbide-tipped coarse 10" wood blade I had just melted through like butter. It was so clean that, after the combination of panicked/angry swearing was through I was able to just JB Weld it back on. You could not tell anything ever happened without looking VERY closely. So yeah, if you are doing sheets then I'd go with a circ saw+track. Be good about stabilizing the panels and have a sacrificial piece of plywood or something underneath it -- you don't want it flexing on you as you cut. Hell, if you have a table saw that might work even better? Otherwise, a jigsaw+track or bandsaw would do. Hubis fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Sep 18, 2019 |
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Sep 18, 2019 20:14
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I've cut 1/8" aluminum angle on my table saw with an 80 tooth blade no problem.
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Sep 18, 2019 20:40
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Hubis posted:Funny story, I was using my fancy brand new double bevel compound miter saw, and didn't realize that when cutting with an extreme bevel you have to slide the cast aluminum guide bar over to give the blade clearance. I brought the saw down and didn't even notice until I heard a "clunk!" As a chunk of my brand new toy hit the back wall of my shop. The carbide-tipped coarse 10" wood blade I had just melted through like butter. It was so clean that, after the combination of panicked/angry swearing was through I was able to just JB Weld it back on. You could not tell anything ever happened without looking VERY closely. I've never taken a chunk out, but yeah I've made the same mistake and have a nice notch in mine.
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Sep 18, 2019 21:10
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Hubis posted:Funny story, I was using my fancy brand new double bevel compound miter saw, and didn't realize that when cutting with an extreme bevel you have to slide the cast aluminum guide bar over to give the blade clearance. I brought the saw down and didn't even notice until I heard a "clunk!" As a chunk of my brand new toy hit the back wall of my shop. The carbide-tipped coarse 10" wood blade I had just melted through like butter. It was so clean that, after the combination of panicked/angry swearing was through I was able to just JB Weld it back on. You could not tell anything ever happened without looking VERY closely. Does JBWeld have a product for fingers? Asking for a friend. edit- also, I"d disrecommend a jigsaw. Not carbide and the blade motion would tend to melt/clog aluminum into the teeth. Don't ask how I know this....
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Sep 18, 2019 21:12
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Mr. Mambold posted:You can use a regular table saw or circular saw and carbide tipped blade if you don't push it through like a maniac. Aluminum is soft. I'd wear eye and breathing protection. First time cutting a lead lined door on a table saw the guy helping me went and got leathers and welding mask from the metal shop. Didn't tell me why till we started cutting and I got pelted with hot lead chunks. Had tiny cuts all over my arms and face. Of course I wasn't even wearing eye protection, nobody wore PPE in that shop till the OSHA fine...well we all got PPE at that point but still nobody wore them unless people signaled an inspector was on site.
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Sep 18, 2019 22:08
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JEEVES420 posted:Of course I wasn't even wearing eye protection, nobody wore PPE in that shop till the OSHA fine...well we all got PPE at that point but still nobody wore them unless people signaled an inspector was on site. Reminds me of a guy I knew at a biology lab who wore shorts and open-toed sandals every day. He had a pair of slacks and close-toed shoes in a drawer somewhere so he could change if the inspector was coming. I mean, as far as safety violations in a biolab go that's pretty minor. I also knew people who kept snacks and booze in the wetlab drawers.
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Sep 18, 2019 22:14
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I was in my highschool metal shop class in the late 90s. We were finishing up our welding test and my buddy at the time had a big knit sweater that was all pilly and spiked hair with gel in it. I was in the welding booth behind him working on my mig welds when all of a sudden I saw a huge blue poof. His sweater engulfed in one big flame. He lost all the body hair on his chest/stomach and we had to put his hair out because the alcohol in the gel made it ignite like gas. He popped his sweater off really fast and we got his hair to stop burning before it was too bad. He laughed it off and shaved his head the next day. Later on in our foundry portion of the class, my casting partners' turn to pour. Pouring was a 2 person job. The device you use to grab the crucible takes 2 people, one on each side and its shaped like a Y. One person holds the skinny end and just holds. The other is responsible for pouring. Its all about communication and make slow and deliberate movements. We grab the crucible and lift it out of the furnace. We were making bench vices so it was a full pot of molten metal and pretty heavy. We get it out, carry it over to the castings and he pauses, looks up and away. He has one of those full body sneezes that drat near causes a seizure throughout his entire body and he drops his end of the crucible spilling liquid metal on the ground. Its not surprising to me that they dont have shop class in schools anymore. I loved every second of it but I'm amazed nobody died. Watching kids lose parts into a bench grinder only to have them shoot across the room.
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Sep 18, 2019 22:56
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BraveUlysses posted:what are you going to use the panels for? Frame panels for protection/EMI shielding/mounting on an 80/20 frame (other panels hidden):  also ps Fusion 360 is great insofar that it is cheap but hot damnety drat does it suck horribly at any decently sized assemblies, sheesh
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Sep 19, 2019 01:12
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Nevets posted:I've cut 1/8" aluminum angle on my table saw with an 80 tooth blade no problem. I regularly used to cut 1/4 plate on a 3hp unisaw. My miter saw cuts a lot of 2x2x1/4 angle and channel. Go slow, shoot a little WD on the blade, and it'll be fine. The metal cutting blades are awesome, just expensive in 10" size.
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Sep 19, 2019 01:15
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So I ended up buying the Harbor Freight workbench: For $80 I'm impressed. It's surprisingly solid. Building it was painless for the most part, only problem was a couple of the holes in the solid pieces didn't quite line up, but I ended up jamming the bolts in and it worked. Also the fluorescent bulb it came with was dead but I was gonna put a cheap LED on there anyways
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Sep 23, 2019 06:28
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That's the Harbor Freight-est review there is.
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Sep 23, 2019 06:53
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Any suggestions on a reasonably priced set of calipers? I only really need precision of 0.5mm and accuracy of 0.1mm, but all the ones on Amazon seem to be (per reviews) inaccurate carbon-copy imports.
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Sep 23, 2019 11:38
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iGauging work great.
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Sep 23, 2019 12:56
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Jaded Burnout posted:Any suggestions on a reasonably priced set of calipers? I only really need precision of 0.5mm and accuracy of 0.1mm, but all the ones on Amazon seem to be (per reviews) inaccurate carbon-copy imports. RS. 841 2530 £30 for 145mm verniers 841 2537 £11 for 150mm dial, your choice. E: I won't vouch for the accuracy but Screwfix also do a vernier for like £12 cakesmith handyman fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Sep 23, 2019 |
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Sep 23, 2019 13:43
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Thanks both!
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Sep 23, 2019 14:00
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cakesmith handyman posted:RS. Looks like those RS products don't have the accuracy I need, so I went for this one instead (without the £40 calibration): https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/calipers/8412518/
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Sep 23, 2019 14:18
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 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Erickson-Tailgate-Sawhorse-Kit-4-Pack-7610/308542289?MERCH=REC-_-homepagehorizontal1_rr-_-NA-_-308542289-_-N This seems like a neat idea that could very easily break but i do want one.
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Sep 30, 2019 19:13
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coathat posted:
I thought this Jeremy Clarkson doing a bit
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Sep 30, 2019 19:26
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Super Waffle posted:I thought this Jeremy Clarkson doing a bit Same. I expected there to be another picture of a crooked shack and Jezza standing proudly next to it as it collapses under its own weight.
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Sep 30, 2019 19:35
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I want to see the tailgates with saw marks in the top. Not that its a horrible idea but you could also just use your tailgate to cut the ends off of boards. leave boards in the bed of the truck and cut parallel with the tailgate.
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Sep 30, 2019 19:40
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Oh I’ve done tons of work that way but i’ve had plenty of times where I’d like to clamp a board down easier and it seems like I could cut some plywood on it which would be nice.
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Sep 30, 2019 19:54
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The bed liner in my truck has slots that take 2x4s and create a perfect platform on top of the wheel wells Then I can screw another 2x4 underneath connecting them and I have a beautiful plywood sled And then I can use the bits that stick out of the tailgate as sawhorses already I wish my bed liner wasn’t all cracked and hosed up though.
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Sep 30, 2019 20:33
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Sockser posted:The bed liner in my truck has slots that take 2x4s and create a perfect platform on top of the wheel wells A truck is one of those things I feel like is missing to give me the freedom to go buy whatever whenever. Like you get a car and suddenly you can go to out of town shopping centers or whatever, but if you want an 8 foot sheet of something, back on that garbage delivery train, getting raked over the coals on cost because someone has to drive a pallet to your house.
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Jaded Burnout posted:A truck is one of those things I feel like is missing to give me the freedom to go buy whatever whenever. Like you get a car and suddenly you can go to out of town shopping centers or whatever, but if you want an 8 foot sheet of something, back on that garbage delivery train, getting raked over the coals on cost because someone has to drive a pallet to your house. You can get a trailer suitable for sheet goods for <$500
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