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I did too but couldn't justify the cost. So was playing around and came up with this. Smoothed out all the mating surfaces and with a little oil/lube it shouldn't leave any marks around the bend. But I regret not making it slightly bigger, this one will only do up to 14" wide. should have made it larger and full width of the press.

 

I need a press to bend 56" lol.

 

Well I can't help you there............

 

I found some but the shipping is irate

 

Talk to Baileigh. A little birdy told me that they have a program that can help cover some of those costs...........

 

cloth can also help to keep the dies from marring you piece.

 

Worked on my hangers today. I'm getting better, I just need to stay more consistent with my motion and and direction (push/pull)

 

where do you SoCal (Los Angeles area) welders buy your tanks and gas? thanks

 

I got my tank from CL and get my gas from Praxair. It seems to be the cheapest around here.

 

thank you. i'll give them a call tomorrow.

airgas wants $200 for the tank and $50-$60 for the gas. i was thinking of buying 2 tanks, one ar, and the other ar/co2. i believe $260 for a tank of gas sounds ridiculous. does $260 per tank sound normal?

what does a spool gun cost? airgas wants $301.xx otd.

 

what does lws stand for? when i did a search the acronym tsc came up too.

thanks

 

I rent. 80 a year and 48 to fill up for the big bottle

 

local welding shop

 

200 for the tank should be a one time fee, once you own it you just swap them out for what ever a fill up costs.

and a good spool gun is gonna run ya some coin

 

This. They go for around that here, size depending.

 

thanks for the tips guys.

check this out
Craftsman 13 in. Tool Bag - Kmart Item#010W652828790001, Craftsman Model# 37535 $3.49 with free pick up at your local K-Mart

 

Here in Dallas you can't get a bottle for less than $260.

And I paid $260 for my Hobart spool gun

 

That's dirt cheap how "big" is your bottle?

 

that is cheap. airgas wants $0.47 a day ($171.55/year) to rent plus $50-$60 to fill up depending on what gas.

 

Similar to mine, I pay $75/yr and its around $55 to fill. Biggest mixed bottle you can get