And here's where I screwed up and gave myself a big fat irritating triggercycling "I quit forever and I'm never coming back" gap. I cut the angle at the green arrow first. Then I marked the angle at the blue arrow and cut it without checking. After all, I've never screwed up before right? ...

Heres some angles I cut during the planning stage. As you can see, it turns out the angle I struggled with was in fact pretty nice and even. (The one on the bottom in this post)

Like any poor craftsman, I immediately descended into the blaming of my tools.

Thanks for the kind words and advice.

When I was done I did an autopsy and figured out what I did to screw myself up. Pics:

These are the blades. Only ones of the right size i can get at a brick and mortar. May be looking into getting a different TPI blade online.

Misused the term port a band I suppose.

Anyhoo

All is clear from here on out.

xyz

If you'll hang on line for 5 minutes I'll cutcha a pic.

I've been in a holding pattern waiting for a cut sheet from a supplier, so out of boredom I figured I'd throw up a rack to carry metal and maybe make my truck look more like the assault vehicle from the beginning of T2. :D Anyway, it's got problems, but I've got solutions. Here she is. I almost alwa...

eddahenry,

Could I trouble you for a quick rundown on what files and sanding material you're using?

Also I assume that's low caron steel, right?

Thanks for the info.

I actually joined this forum to ask about that helmet, before I even formulated my question I got fed up, returned it and went with something else. I figured out to hold the button to get it to turn off,but it would turn on automatically sometimes. The thing I couldn't live with was that ambient lig...

Mig(gas shielded bare wire) and Tig put off very little fumes. Stick and FCAW put off a considerable amount. I wouldn't think you would need/use a fume extractor for a gas shielded process. 2 cents, ~John That's always been the way I've played it. I did a project where I was using Flux Cored Wire o...

Liked the one about self-stabbing with hot filler wire. Did that early on during an O/A project. Right after, the wound was the same size as the dauber on the end of the wire. Then it grew. For 5 days. It leveled off somewhere around the diameter of a nickel and took 3 weeks to heal. Good times. A g...

Hey thanks guys.

Glad to hear it. Sounds like if I take care of this like I do all of my sensitive tools I won't have to worry about it.

For the sake of discussion, it is a 1" unit.

Thanks again

So yesterday I got myself into a jam that required a micrometer. I got one, did the job and all is well. The only question I have is about re-zeoring the unit in the event that it becomes necessary. How do I do it, when do I know I need to do it, and why did I put myself in a position where a 1 / 32...

Hey thanks guys. I found the solution to my helmet problem by searching around here. Long story short, I returned it and got a different model. Be careful when selecting expensive helmets for use around high levels of ambient light. :lol: Hope I get a chance to chime in on something around here, but...

I just realized there's no safety forum as such.

Should I throw my question in shop talk, or under my process of choice? It's a specific question about a helmet.

Thx

Howdy all Been welding for about five years now, lurked here from time to time, watched Jody's videos religiously for the last couple years. I joined mainly to ask a question in the safety forum, but now that I've signed up I'll probably participate a bit from time to time. Anyway, good forum, good ...