Here is my other project. I am restoring this for my sister. A rust bucket. Was supposed to be done last year. Oh well.

Here is how the aluminum cracked while bending, darn it.

Here are the pieces I had. The aluminum did not have any markings or colored ends on it. I do not know a way to tell if aluminum is 6061 or 6063

I will try to snap a couple of photos before they come after the stuff.

Hi all, I had a local sign company that I do a lot of the bending for their signs that arc or are a circle. They brought me two ten foot pieces of 1 1/2 square tubing and two 10 ft pieces of 2X2X1/8 aluminum angles to bend in the arc. The square tube was going to be the the bases for two sign panels...

Very nice welding table setup in deed. There used to be a welding and fabrication shop east of my town that had 4 4x4 acorn tables. He would use his forklift to place them where they were needed to go under the corners of what he was building. Worked pretty slick too. He also had a nice big jib cran...

Thanks for the replies. I looked at stronghold but did not see this table with this top. Do you believe it would be possible to Buy some cold finished bars around 3/4 by 8 inches and with some HD rectangular tubing build one similar to this? I know there is no way I could afford a factory table anyt...

Hi, I am new to the forum, I saw in one of the YouTube videos I watched the great looking welding table that was being used. Looked like there were flat strips of plate with lots of holes in them spaced a bit apart. Does someone here have a diagram on this table and instructions on how to build it w...

Hi all, I have been a hobbyist welder, fabricator and machinist for many years. I have restored some old cars along with helping friends restore theirs over the years. I have even put together a pretty decent woodshop I like to piddle in. The main commercial thing I do in my shop is bending stainles...