Re: tools questions

[neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

yep. its a great deal for 125 a month. i will send u guys pictures as
soon as it is  all set up. when that is done maybe i can sleep again,
instead of lying in bed being giddy.LOL
  neal

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Afterhours Fabrication
<afterhoursfab@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1) Any 14" cutoff saw I've seen does miters. The go-to saw is the
> Dewalt, by far the best quality and still cheap. I wouldnt use a wood
> saw for cutting metal, it will wreck the bearings quick and the motor
> really isnt up to the task.
>
> 2) I have the HF tubing notcher, works great but kinda sloppy and had
> to shim it a bit to center it up. I use it for odd angles or notches
> in tube that is near a bend. Otherwise I use a Bridgeport mill for
> notches. JD2 makes a nice notcher but quite a bit more than HF.
>
> 3) I have a JD2 Model 3 tubing bender, works great with nice smooth
> bends. I also have a HF pipe bender that I use for schedule pipe, not
> to be confused with tubing. You can get all the dies including square
> for the Model 3, just don't use it often enough for pipe to warrant
> the cost. Protools also makes a nice unit, about the same. Id get
> manual unless you plan on using it often, youll also want to make a
> stand and mount it on the floor with some cement lags.
>
> 4) Like you said, drill presses can be had cheap. A decent one will be
> older, as long as it doesnt have a lot of runout (wobble) it will be
> ok. Walker-Turner brand pops up a lot by me. I use my mill for
> drilling operations but have had a W-T in the past.
>
> 5) Plasmas were mentioned, I run Hypertherm and love it, plus they
> make almost all the torches for other brands so might as well buy from
> the source! TIGs I run Miller Syncrowave and MIG I run Millermatic
> except for my little 110 unit thats a Lincoln MIG-PAK.
>
> PS. I tried to think of something, anything, that costs $125 a month
> out here (NJ) and couldn't think of a single thing. 40x60 building
> will cost you at least $3000 a month if its on a dead end street in
> the ghetto, I'm currently sharing a 1800sqft building that's $3200 a
> month on a main road.
>
> PPS. There are at least 4 Harbor Freights within 15 minutes of my
> location. That's whats good about living here, you don't ever have to
> go far for anything.
>
> - Dave
>
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