What Did You Buy Today?

Yes, first, there are more than one design to make a working table.
And yes, material will be less than the Swag model.

I'll post a pic of mine later. I'm getting ready to go to the dr.
 
Dave Smith said:
I got 6 nice metal cabinets with small drawers for drills and bits and everything else, on a nice stand on wheels with a pull out work table at an auction. I also got a nice small jeweler's torch, gauges and tanks set full of oxy/acet. a very good day.
Dave
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You kind of suck!
 
wachuko said:
Yes... sine bar. Got it off eBay. Impulse buy after reading that thread on sine bars... You guys fault...

A Taft Peirce 5" Sine Bar

Now, if it is a sign that I will using a sine bar in the future? Not sure about that... :D sure hope so... whenever the need arises.
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I bought a 5” compound sine. Comes in very handy on the mill and surface grinder
 
Bought a few switches, potentiometer, RPM display, etc. to build a control box for the VFD on the milling machine... So I can move the VFD to a safe location.

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Also got 10 - 8' long LED lights for the garage to use at the new house... Not enough light with those two lamps the builder installed.

Getting rid of the garage door motor... to clean up the ceiling. Thinking of using one of those manual jackshaft chain-driven hoist to avoid spending on an electric jackshaft opener... I also want to raise the rails, but looking at the process, that might be more involved and costly... I thought it was just extending the rails, but looks like you also need to change the location of the springs, the spring type, etc... not something I want to do or spend on right now...
 
I bought a “Rollout Wheel”. This is a “Weld it up yourself” kit.

Roll Out Wheels For Pipe Welders | Basic, Pro, & DIY Options

Our roll out wheels are designed to make your pipe welding projects easier. Save time and money by using the right tool for the job. Most orders ship same day.
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Pictures:

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Also, I bought the 2 Tractor Supply items that the DIY kit requires:


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Pictures of the Tractor Supply items:

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I also need the receiver hitch plus an 8” lathe chuck, but I will need to work another few weeks before I buy those.

I want to add this to my weld test stand, but I’m still figuring out how to do that and support all the weight. The weld stand lives in 2 different places (indoors & outdoors) depending on what type of welding I’m doing.

I’m going to start a thread on how to mount this receiver (or 2” square tubing) to my (indoor) metal welding table, and (outdoor) wooden workbench. It needs to be height adjustable.
 
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One of my customers gifted me these old, used tools today:

(1) 3” Woden (Made in England) bench vise (I will bolt this to my welding bench):

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(2) “No markings” drill press vise:

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(3) Tescom “The Little Torch”. I didn’t want to carry the 1000 psi oxygen & 0 psi acetylene cylinders and regulators in my UPS truck, so I’m going to pick up those in a few days. The tiny torch is still at her house, attached to the hoses. This reminds me that I need to splice in some flashback arresters!

I put my fingers in there for scale.

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