New England B.S. Thread

I think this one here better resembles your fj

 

I always feel like this guy with RTT or too much in my broverlanding basket hahaha

 

I... I don't know how to feel about this... Thank you?

 

You could topcoat it with whatever? Looks good though.

 

You have to rough it up for paint to stick to it according to the company spec sheet.

 

Just cover it in woolwax

 

Drool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p36lgh073OQ

 

Take my money now!!!!

 

no need to rehash but I just read/realized @Unchained5150
I'm a huge VH fan and his name drew my attention years ago and I realized he lived like 15 min away...
1/2 his family lives in my town...
That sucks.
Carry on.

 

Teaching myself to MIG weld this afternoon. Some 16awg sheet and 1/4" bar to start with. Not too shabby for my first day.

 

What machine did you get, I'm thinking of getting a mig soon. My harbor freight fluxcore welder doesnt do the job anymore.

 

Eastwood MIG-175

I've actually had the machine for a while but never had the electric to run it until I moved. I always intended to run the power for it in my old garage but never got around to it. My new garage is a lot better for this sort of stuff, so it's been an ongoing project since I moved in to get things set up for this type of work. It's close enough for now, but there's still some to do.

 

I'm thinking of getting a Primeweld mig 180 along with a tubing bender soon.

 

A pipe bender is on my short list, along with a horizontal band saw and a press brake.

 

Watch your fingies

Always interesting visiting a sheet metal shop and counting how many fingers everyone has. Almost always the average is less than ten.

 

Of course, now that I have a welder and a 12 ton shop press, a brake would be a nice little practice project.

 

A press brake, even a small one, is huge. I have one for my press. I do use that a bit.

A tube bender.... would love one. Wouldn't get enough use to justify it..but, would love to have it just the same.

 

I'd love to find a good used tube bender, of course, with that same 12-ton shop press and welder, if I could find a decent set of dies...

 

good quality wire makes a huge difference with HF machines

 

Yeah I have decent wire in there, I just can't get enough heat in the metal without preheating.