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I mentioned in my mini mill thread that I'd soon be building a power hammer.
Few days back, I got the first part. a 1.5 HP motor from our own hman! Was an absolute pleasure meeting and speaking with him! He showed me how he has his X2 mini mill setup, many of his other tools, some of his unique inventions and we chatted and had a good time for several hours! Was a good day!
This morn, I went by a LARGE fabrication shop and spoke with them about purchasing drops from them in the steel sizes I will be needing. Now these folks build skyscrapers! They have mostly stuff that's WAY bigger than I need or can use, but the foreman walked the yard with me and showed me lots of options. Sold me what I needed for 12 cents a pound!!!
Screaming deal!
Got:
2 pieces, 8'4" of 8" X 4" 3/8" wall rectangle tube. 40% more steel than I need. Perfect!
1 piece 4' of 8" X 3" 1/4" wall rectangle tube.
2 coupons of 3/8" plate to be used for gusseting.
That is most of the expensive stuff I'll need and I it was all definitely priced right for my budget. Linkages, round bar and misc stuff will be easy to find. Called all the gas suppliers yesterday looking for a failed test, large O2 or nitrogen cylinder that I could cut the top off and use for the anvil base. They won't sell due to liabilities. Their dead bottles all get cut into small pieces. I'll find a different solution for this.
Here's todays catch with the motor from hman.
Few days back, I got the first part. a 1.5 HP motor from our own hman! Was an absolute pleasure meeting and speaking with him! He showed me how he has his X2 mini mill setup, many of his other tools, some of his unique inventions and we chatted and had a good time for several hours! Was a good day!
This morn, I went by a LARGE fabrication shop and spoke with them about purchasing drops from them in the steel sizes I will be needing. Now these folks build skyscrapers! They have mostly stuff that's WAY bigger than I need or can use, but the foreman walked the yard with me and showed me lots of options. Sold me what I needed for 12 cents a pound!!!
Screaming deal!
Got:
2 pieces, 8'4" of 8" X 4" 3/8" wall rectangle tube. 40% more steel than I need. Perfect!
1 piece 4' of 8" X 3" 1/4" wall rectangle tube.
2 coupons of 3/8" plate to be used for gusseting.
That is most of the expensive stuff I'll need and I it was all definitely priced right for my budget. Linkages, round bar and misc stuff will be easy to find. Called all the gas suppliers yesterday looking for a failed test, large O2 or nitrogen cylinder that I could cut the top off and use for the anvil base. They won't sell due to liabilities. Their dead bottles all get cut into small pieces. I'll find a different solution for this.
Here's todays catch with the motor from hman.