"one of the interesting things about pulling things apart, is seeing how they work." I enthusiastically applied that principle from a very young age, much to the dismay of my parents. Still doing it, and not in prison yet, so I'll call that a win.
I have almost finished my Gower drill grinder and it works a treat. Thanks for sharing such a good tool and a great project. Oh, the rubber wheel does stink...
Thanks for letting me know. I know of one other that has been built - I might have to get some photos from you all so I can put up a bit of a show and tell.
I used to do fusion tacs along the length of the seam and then dress with a hammer in both directions to tighten the fit up of the seam before I tig'd up the seam. I used to do stainless steel bench tops in a previous work place but have moved on to a different job where I don't do sheet metal any more.
I did do a little dressing with a hammer, but worked out long ago that for a joint like this that can distort, tacks are your friend. I only had to dress the seam back in line in a couple of places
Nice little hidey hole, I've found old server cabinets can make good tool lockers, reasonably heavy and they even come with a key. BTW 10:30 Time to put the buckets out to catch those cats and dogs😉
Once something has been powder coated it is a mongrel to weld. If you sand it off it is still there somehow , it pays to put a bit of heat on it if you can to remove powder coat residue. Can't do it there of course but if it is something going to be refinished give it a good bit of heat and it will weld better.
"one of the interesting things about pulling things apart, is seeing how they work." I enthusiastically applied that principle from a very young age, much to the dismay of my parents. Still doing it, and not in prison yet, so I'll call that a win.
I did the same thing when very young. The number of things that were never quite the same again...
Nice upgrade and productive day out in the shop. 👍👍😎👍👍
Once I knew that potential storage was there, it became a challenge to use it.
I have almost finished my Gower drill grinder and it works a treat. Thanks for sharing such a good tool and a great project. Oh, the rubber wheel does stink...
Thanks for letting me know. I know of one other that has been built - I might have to get some photos from you all so I can put up a bit of a show and tell.
A number of tidy-up issues, but no worries! BTW, where did you source your grinding wheel@@occasionalmachinist?
@@WozTurner It's just a 100mm angle grinder grinding wheel (3 or 4mm thick from memory). Should be available from just about any hardware store.
I used to do fusion tacs along the length of the seam and then dress with a hammer in both directions to tighten the fit up of the seam before I tig'd up the seam. I used to do stainless steel bench tops in a previous work place but have moved on to a different job where I don't do sheet metal any more.
I did do a little dressing with a hammer, but worked out long ago that for a joint like this that can distort, tacks are your friend. I only had to dress the seam back in line in a couple of places
Nice little hidey hole, I've found old server cabinets can make good tool lockers, reasonably heavy and they even come with a key.
BTW 10:30 Time to put the buckets out to catch those cats and dogs😉
The weather here has been most unseasonal - normally it rarely rains at all in January. This year, well you can hear the result.
Once something has been powder coated it is a mongrel to weld. If you sand it off it is still there somehow , it pays to put a bit of heat on it if you can to remove powder coat residue. Can't do it there of course but if it is something going to be refinished give it a good bit of heat and it will weld better.
Yes. Powder coat is one of those things that is great on something that is never going to be touched again, but in my shed, that is really rare...
good job!!
I call that board an anti-sink.
Your secret is safe!
Good to know. It would not be a secret if everyone knew about it!