Anything welding

If I open up a shop (in 10 years as loosely planned) I'll definitely opt for laser

Only like $50k minimum

 

I am really sorry I have been Busy.

 

But not 50k more than plasma minimum

 

$42k more than plasma

 

Eh, I’ll skip a 68k truck for my paid off one and get an asset that makes me more money

 

Pfft who needs that anyway? New vehicles are a horrible investment.

 

I do think their setup wasn't super dialed in but it pushed me off of plasma.

My main seller isn't just a square. (Parts on the left)

 

Shhh! As a retired Toyota employee I am required to call this a lie , even though my newest vehicle is a 2003.

 

You know I worked at and ran a dealership for 11 years as finance director and general sales manager right?

 

Laser will always be cleaner, but those parts on the left would be easy for someone running plasma.

Not trying to dissuade you from using sendcutsend anymore, just dispelling whatever feelings you may have due to 1 seller that uses plasma.

 

Oh yeah I dont use them for my larger parts runs now. A guy I met through fishing runs a laser at a fab shop and he does everything for me now. Pricing is better but sucks that I have to drive to pick stuff up lol it's about a 45 minute drive.

 

Bulk order!

That's awesome that you scored a good hook up

Mine isn't so much of a hook up as he and his dad do a lot of large manufacturing so it's nice that he'll take in any work no matter how small (like the square I got cut) and still throw it on his laser

To them, 4' x 4' sheets of steel end up as scrap cause the components they cut and bend are much larger even

 

Your hook up should be buying his "scrap" steel for cheap...

 

He is the very guy that sells me (and has given me) the cheap steel I've been acquiring these past 2 months

His dad owns the business, and he's normally the guy there running it

They have a huge ass press brake, laser setup, and more

 

@Kwikvette and @koditten

Not sure what presses you guys have, but Don posted a FireShare file for making an adjustable undershelf for Harbor Freight press.

His files are always rock solid. Harbor freight lower adjustable shelf | FireShare | Langmuir Systems

 

NICE!

Harbor Freight here so that's perfect; think I'll cut it out today after some errands cause I have my press brake and finger dies all sitting on my wood bench at the moment

 

I have very little need for a press. When I do (every 5 years), I farm out the press work.

That does look like I great way to have a press on the cheap.

 

Quick local job; guy found me when I was getting rid of some scrap



Cut some slats out for my table, had to modify the tabs to fit



Edit -

Slats all in place

 

@Slashaar didn't want to derail the HF thread but there's the table top with the slats in place

 

Looks Sturdy! Wait! You're gonna need a welding table to weld your welding table!