Recent content by Yooper

Your tig welds show much progress, grasshopper! Now I’m wondering how many of you are old enough to get the ‘grasshopper’ thing?

Parts cost versus having a hvac technician theoretically diagnose it correctly and hand you the bill. You might still be ahead.

Another vote for Rain-X

When you are ready to establish the depth of your cutter, use the strip of paper trick. That is, with the cutter rotating, slowly advance it until it grabs the slip of paper that you have on the surface you are trying to mill to. Just hold it lightly and let the cutter pull it out of your...

I have never heard anybody say I bought too much compressor. However, I hear ‘I wish I had a bigger compressor’ from just about everyone I know that has one. That includes me!

In my many years of welding, I never started a fire by welding. Grinding was a different story. That is where I had a few adventures. The concentrated hot sparks plus the wind created from the wheel to feed oxygen to the flammable material is what sets it apart.

Just like the story behind this screwdriver. Was working for my dad at his gas station when I was 11 years old. Got paid 10 cents an hour. I was in a store that had a rack of Globemaster tools and I spotted this giant screwdriver with a price of 1 dollar so I bought it. I thought it was cool...

With that kind of luck I’d quit buying lottery tickets!

I like your concept so far! Use caution when welding the emt tube. The fumes from the coating is nasty!

Yes, I have the exact same machine. I run it full rpm but I do have it set to ramp up over a couple of seconds. Same with the shut down. I finally bought a balancer to true up the wheels and it made a big difference in grind quality. I have to admit I am anything but an expert on surface grinding.

I have used every type of phase converter there is over the years. Started with the cheap ones to run on two legs and then the rotary but once I discovered vfd's I didn't look back! On my mill, this vfd didn't have reverse so I did the no no and ran it through the switch. But I don't do...

VFD with variable speed and don’t look back! Also make sure it has reversing capabilities for tapping. When purchasing, double the size of the VFD when using it for phase converting. IOW, if your mill has a 1-1/2 hp motor you need a VFD rated for 3 hp.

As less people hunt now, this is how the herd gets culled!

Put a piece of round stock in the vise, say around 2” diameter, and have the jaws lightly grip it. Put a dial indicator on center and zero it out. Now tighten the jaws and watch the indicator show the round stock rising from the clamp jaw rising as it tightens. The Kurt vises have a ball and...

Great advice! The MOPA ones have caught my attention but I need to do more research. I also need to research the software side of it for ease of programming.