POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

wachuko said:
What are the benefits of doing this? Just for easier storage?
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A lot easier for storage, no mangled cords taking up room. You get to have a cord, via an extension cord that's more appropriate for the job. Might be other advantages, but that's what I could come up with right now.
 
wachuko said:
What are the benefits of doing this? Just for easier storage?
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well, I use many grinders when doing things, wire wheel, sanding , grinding, cutting.
Having all the grinders with long power cables becomes a tangled nest.
Having short tails means I just unplug and grab another, and plug and go.
Much quicker than pulling all those cable each time. Many times they get so tangled I pull a grinder off the side bench. I did the same for my sanders, and I am real happy. It has simplified working. Should have done this long ago. The Festool line and for a short time Bosch (even before festool) adopted this. I am not sure why Bosch stopped. Everyone that uses Festool things this is one of the good points. I've really considered it a game changer.

Edit: If I could I would put the plug in the housing like on the festool.
edit: btw I did this to all my grinders last year and loved it. Now just doing it to the two new grinders so they all have it. I wanted to make sure they were good before cutting the cords. I had to cut the old screw eye out, and grind it flat, so I got to test them , they are good to go.. so cut the cord.
 
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woodchucker said:
Last night during volleyball my jig that has two pulleys on it so I only have to use 3 poles for two courts broke. This is mounted on the middle pole.
10-12 years not bad. So I used a heavier eye bolt, this time. Anyway, after cutting off the old eye bolt and welding on a new, I was so impressed with my welds, since I suck at welding. They looked better than my previous welds.. Wish I took pics before I painted it, because after painting it's clear, I STILL SUCK at welding. :bawling: .. I know it.. BTW this is flux core welding with a HF 90 that I added a bridge rectifier on.
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It takes an experienced welder to get one of those low-dollar units to make good welds. Eventually I got one of those blue machines and surprised myself with some better welds.
 
durableoreo said:
It takes an experienced welder to get one of those low-dollar units to make good welds.
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I completely agree with this. I had a $800 name brand transformer unit, and always struggled with that could never get a decent weld with it. Bought a "lower end" inverter welder, and all of my struggles went away. Consistent, even voltage made a huge difference.

Even the new one running it on 120 is not the same as running it on 240. So that one is sensitive to supply voltage. I can only imagine the difference between some rural farmer's utility power vs a big industrial site.

pontiac428 said:
Hey, I know a professional weld when I see one, and those are the welds of a professional farmer!
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Spent time on a farm growing up. You don't want all your welds to be perfect, ya know. Like the ones you have to cut to get the wheel off the hub because you couldn't find lug nuts 25 years ago. Booger welds are easier to remove!
(No, not kidding!)
 
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