Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Not that it happens often but if I get a ticket A Female LEO makes it much easier

I must admit It takes lots of control to keep from asking does your Mother know what your doing??

In my youth most of the Troopers here were 30 to 40 when your 16 then that looked real old. Now they look like High school athletes

 

i saw that attitude all to often in the welding Distributors Don`t spend a dime at the location yet take care of my warranty.

Not to be confused with out of state contractors that most end up sending lots of money.

But name brand products pretty much can`t be refused

 

The important word here is THEY!!

 

Been seeing this trailer parked in a guys yard for 6 days. I figured he wanted too much for it but I stopped today, brought it home for $30 Cole already put it to use.

 

Customer brought this gear stick in out of a Volvo. Looks like it’s been in the salt. I tell Cole “work smarter, not harder”. That bushing was froze in there good so I hacksawed it to free it up.

 

Got the top angles done, now for the bottom channels. There’s a lot more holes in these.

 

I think it’s the best one too. Got a couple small things to work on before painting it though.

 

On my way home from the shop and this truck was stuck in the ditch

We got a lot of rain yesterday.

 

Could you have bored the jaws out to gain a little wiggle room?

 

Needs a laser level on tri pod nearby. Never too young to learn about grade and fall of a project.

Laser levels are cheap as hell compared to when I was kid.

 

Happy for you man!

 

No, it went through the chuck, it was hitting the through spindle. It’s 4 1/8”, the pipe was 4 3/4”.

 

Makes sense. Time to ask for a bigger lathe.

 

We rarely do stuff that big and long, usually send it to another shop with a 20’ lathe

 

Swift driver in training?

 

Quite the pants you neighbor wears...

SCORE!
I paid $50 for one last fall and thought I got a stellar deal, going rate around here is at least $100.

 

How do you like it? I'm needing to get one for our new place and I'm liking the idea of one less thing to worry about gas and oil for.

 

Love it, will not go back to gas if I can help it. Even bought the weed eater to match. Storage is also nice.