So tell us, how did this all work out? I'd be curious how it is going and what you finally decided.
Happy new year!

I am not a professional welder and I have never personally faced the sort of physical challenges you are facing. But I can't help but look around and see the stuff people overcome in one way or another and be amazed. If you want a bit of inspiration related to welding, check out Chris Hrabik: https:...

The most annoying part of no post flow adjustment in a low amps. If I'm welding 24ga stainless, I want more than 1 second of post flow even though I'm at less than 25 amps. While it is not adjustable, it varies with the amperage setting. Minimum is 8 seconds at 10 amps or less, 9 seconds between 10...

A TIG welder's reputation and status within the welding community is directly proportional to the number of filler rod tubes that they display for other TIG welders to look upon. It's how we impress each other and establish dominance. Where do I stand?? https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&i...

I will state up front that I am in no way any sort of professional welder, in fact I am not even all that great of an amateur welder. So I will leave it to anyone reading this to decide how valuable my opinion is, or is not. I have had a Lincoln SW200 for a few years now. I very much like it. It has...

Thank you BugHunter, I really appreciate all of the commentary and input.

Nice score! I just made a steel rack, compiling the footage and doing voice-over's for a vid. Lots of racks on here lately :D That's just what I was thinking, EVERYone is doing steel racks lately! :mrgreen: Of course I didn't make mine... Must be a thing. We are all getting organized for the new ye...

Jeep in a box! I never knew there was such a thing, that's a very cool and ambitious project.

Please keep the post updated as the project progresses. It's really great to follow along.
Thanks for posting!

BugHunter, thanks for the detailed reply. Yeah, I don't get the whole "minimalist" thing really. I understand there are people that who hoard actual rubbish and all that, but getting rid of everything you have just for the sake of doing so seems odd to me. I imagine I am a lot like most pe...

..... but the people who justify a water jet have reasons foe accepting the higher operating costs. This is really the essence of a decision like this. It's sort of not just a "plasma vs Water jet" thing, there are lots of factors to consider. While they both cut shapes out of sheet mater...

I did a fair bit of reading on the Wazer when they were first rolling it out and not a lot since, so things may have changed. But from what I gathered at the time, the machine was pretty limited in capabilities and the total cost to run was quite high due to the consumables it used. The garnet cutti...

Good deal, it's a new year so time to shape up!! :lol: figuratively you got rid of the crutches in your life and moving forward free from its bondage... :o That's why I like coming to this forum. So much profound life insight from just a simple welding project! And thanks. This is just another smal...

Oscar wrote:I was about to say, that sideways rack won't hold much, lol! Looks good!

Thank you!

And yes, I found the house is much easier to live in now that I turned it back with the floors on the bottom!

Ok, just trying to add a bit of something here. I make no claims that this is a great project or anything, but I always like seeing stuff people build. So I figured I'd add to the mix. I keep a mixed pile of stuff to have a stock around my shop. Most of the smaller stuff is in some wooden boxes I ha...

If you really want a DIY solution take a look here. While this is not exactly what you are looking for it may be a starting point: https://books.google.com/books?id=9yADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA149&dq=popular+science+magazine+stud+welder&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsmLmd9MvtAhXmct8KHY92BocQ6AEwA...

I don't have much practical experience to share, but if you end up attempting this on your own, maybe it would be valuable to pick up some random old cast iron manifold at a junk yard. You could crack it in a few places and get some practice on that. It would give you some firsthand feel for how dif...

I have one of those Starrett 98's as well but don't let it get anywhere near my welding table! Yeah, those SPI digital levels are really nice and while I also want one almost nothing I do really warrants the expense. But I still want one. I understand. I have a difficult time picturing the process u...

Does it really matter? It's hard to say, but I do know you can move them ever so slightly when they are close to zero and they won't register a change, but if they are at an angle, the most infinitesimal movement registers a change of a hundredth of a degree or so. There is a little hysteresis when...

I got told that if you burn bread absolutely charcoal black in a toaster, it makes an effective filter to remove the undrinkable stuff from the methylated spirits. Leaving only the ethanol. Allowing you to get off your chops for cheap. I'm no chemist but I suppose bread burned black might make a so...

Would Denatured Alcohol work as well? I don't know what is used as the "denaturing" additive to make the alcohol non-potable, but would think that any 90%+ alcohol should work as a passable cleaner. Around my area, getting any high proof alcohol has become difficult with the virus going a...

I've been giving a bit more thought to the 'perfect' welding helmet. With a RF link between the welder and helmet, there are a few other things we can do. How about a Heads-up display that tells you the current. Add red, yellow, and green LEDs to indicate welding voltage as it relates to arc length...

I've been giving a bit more thought to the 'perfect' welding helmet. With a RF link between the welder and helmet, there are a few other things we can do. How about a Heads-up display that tells you the current. Add red, yellow, and green LEDs to indicate welding voltage as it relates to arc length...

"Only variance I see would be that there are ends of, and beginning of batch runs that fall into a grey area , possibly and probably sold/ marketed, under associated names, that may be similar but not standard for the high level name." Agreed, that's entirely possible, very true. But as yo...

I love how people come to you and already know what it will take to do the work. I used to occasionally take work from people (not welding related) and would sometimes run into similar folks. People who would come to me and say "This is just a small thing, should not take more than "X"...

I have not done any real stick welding in years and was never any sort of professional welder so you can decide for yourself if my opinion has any value at all. But that said, I would guess that in general any place that operates on the scale of Hobart, or any of the big names in the industry, has v...