LPGS For Kubota B2910

[Rustyiron]

Blade bevel:

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Bruce

Bingo!

 

[rswyan]

Bingo!

Clearly, I didn't get what you meant/were saying ...

 

[Ford850]

Are there any updates on this build Rswyan? I might have missed another thread about this, but I happened to come across this today and realized I never saw the end of the show.

 

[ovrszd]

That seems to happen frequently here. I guess the builder gets done with the project and moves on, simply forgetting to update the followers. We are probably all guilty of that to some degree.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I think RS moved over to the Politics Thread and found his new home. I'm subscribed to several threads, that he used to participate in, and he's been absent for a while. Too bad, he had some great expertise to share.

 

[rswyan]

Are there any updates on this build Rswyan? I might have missed another thread about this, but I happened to come across this today and realized I never saw the end of the show.

The show has been on hiatus ... expect some updates in the not too distant future.

I think RS moved over to the Politics Thread and found his new home. I'm subscribed to several threads, that he used to participate in, and he's been absent for a while. Too bad, he had some great expertise to share.

I tend to float a around a little bit at times ...

Once it warms up outside and summertime arrives I am usually occupied with outside stuff, due to the limited amount of nice weather.

Once cold weather gets here and snow starts flying, it's time to go into winter mode and start on inside projects.

I fired up the double barrel stove up in the shop about an hour ago.

 

[mark02tj]

Looking forward to seeing how this project goes. I think you guys are starting to get some snow up your way, so you should have a lot of shop time now!

Any update on your "good neighbor"? I haven't seen any updates on that thread in a while except that he "got out" and was back in town.

 

[rswyan]

Looking forward to seeing how this project goes. I think you guys are starting to get some snow up your way, so you should have a lot of shop time now!

Yup ... we had our first snow this season earlier today ... mostly flurries, with a couple of intermittent squalls. None of it stuck to the ground.

Any update on your "good neighbor"? I haven't seen any updates on that thread in a while except that he "got out" and was back in town.

He's been seen around in the business area of our small community.

Supposedly has put on a some weight. Still as stupid if not even more so apparently ...

 

[rswyan]

Decided to cut up the welding table top for the side plates and just do it right, rather than using the 10" c-channel for the sides.

Side plates will be 14" tall and 62" long, with a 5' width on the LPGS.

2 1/2 zip discs later:

 

[rswyan]

Made a little progress today:



Just need to make another one for the other side, then I can get U. B. to break out the gas axe and we can form the bottom runners around the curves on the end and bring them up the sides...

 

[ovrszd]

Making progress!!! Thanks for the pics and updates. Very interested in following this project!!!

 

[rswyan]

My pleasure.

Just called down to the LWS for info and to get a number on a O/A or O/P cutting outfit (tired of having to borrow/ask others)

Guy I spoke to wasn't a fan of O/P, but was a fan of Victor torches. The price on the outfit wasn't bad ... but man, the price on the tanks was rude (twice the cost of the torch outfit)

Anyways, when I mentioned that one of my biggest interests was just being able to heat stuff up, he suggested I just pick up a propane weed burner for $50 (or less)

Great idea

Doesn't handle the need for having a cutting torch for cutting, brazing, etc., but it does handle the heating aspect.

Good guys down there.

 

[ovrszd]

My pleasure.

Just called down to the LWS for info and to get a number on a O/A or O/P cutting outfit (tired of having to borrow/ask others)

Guy I spoke to wasn't a fan of O/P, but was a fan of Victor torches. The price on the outfit wasn't bad ... but man, the price on the tanks was rude (twice the cost of the torch outfit)

Anyways, when I mentioned that one of my biggest interests was just being able to heat stuff up, he suggested I just pick up a propane weed burner for $50 (or less)

Great idea

Doesn't handle the need for having a cutting torch for cutting, brazing, etc., but it does handle the heating aspect.

Good guys down there.

Yep, bottles are costly. I've got seven. Bought them all at farm sales.

I have two Victor torches. I think they are the Cadillac for the home shop guy. My large torch is Model H315FC. It's my go-to torch. A bit heavy and bulky but man will it cut!!!! The smaller one, can't remember the model, is handier for light work. Cuts fine, but is slower on thicker metal or with a rosebud tip.

AirGas is the company that serves my area. They have an online site that I use sometimes. Their nearest store is 60 miles away. I'm not a commercial user, just home shop use. Last time I was in their store I was getting some expendables for my Plasma Cutter and some Welding Rod. I told the guy helping me that I really appreciated them treating me like "I was somebody". With a big smile he said "you are". I'm loyal to them.

 

[rswyan]

Yep, bottles are costly. I've got seven. Bought them all at farm sales.

Yeah ... I can't remember what I paid for the one 75/25 that I own but it sure doesn't seem as though it was all that much. Of course it was quite a while ago.

I think I'll probably be scouring CL to find the tanks for an O/A rig, if not the torch as well.

This was the only one that had what seemed to be a reasonable asking price when I looked just now:

oxygen acetylene tank - tools - by owner - sale

Of course, being CL, no real info on exactly what they were offering ...

I have two Victor torches. I think they are the Cadillac for the home shop guy. My large torch is Model H315FC. It's my go-to torch. A bit heavy and bulky but man will it cut!!!! The smaller one, can't remember the model, is handier for light work. Cuts fine, but is slower on thicker metal or with a rosebud tip.

The outfit the LWS quoted on included the 100FC torch ... still need to research it and do my due diligence on it.

AirGas is the company that serves my area. They have an online site that I use sometimes. Their nearest store is 60 miles away.

I guess we're pretty lucky - we have three within 10 miles that I know of (Matheson Valley Gas, Praxair, and Airgas) ... there could be more.

I'm not a commercial user, just home shop use. Last time I was in their store I was getting some expendables for my Plasma Cutter and some Welding Rod. I told the guy helping me that I really appreciated them treating me like "I was somebody". With a big smile he said "you are". I'm loyal to them.

The one bottle that I own was purchased from Airgas, back when I was just getting started.

I've never had a problem with them, and they have treated me fine as I recall ... I just started going to Matheson when I found out where they were. Both are about the same distance - AirGas may be a little further away - but AirGas is in town and Matheson is out on the edge of a suburban/rural area. Less traffic and stoplights to get there.

 

[rswyan]

Picked up the weed burner yesterday and hooked it up. It was ... enlightening ... :laughing:

The Woman had stopped by the shop on her way in from work, and was kind of excited ... as she had mentioned wanting one of these for weeds, melting ice on the walkway into the house, etc.

So I lit it up for her and adjusted the flame with the control knob ... she was not impressed. Then I squeezed the trigger lever and her eyes bugged out ... :laughing:

It went from her being excited about a new tool ... to being worried I'd burn the place down or self-immolate ... :laughing:

After she left I ran it for a few minutes on the piece of 3/8 x 2 1/2 flat I was trying to bend. I was able to bend it slightly (with great effort), but was not able to get it cherry red.

Could be that I didn't have the work positioned correctly in the max heat zone of the flame ... but it seems to me that the flame pattern is just way too large. I could probably set something up with a couple of fire bricks to confine the heat into the target area ... but that could be a little awkward and unwieldy.

For $15 I'm sure it will have it's uses ... but I'm not sure bending steel will be one of them.

One thing is for sure ... it will be handy to take the chill out of the shop on a really cold morning, until the stove gets going. During the time I ran it, the air temp in the shop (32 x 28 x 8) went from 78F to 91F ...

 

[ovrszd]

I've never ran one, just witnessed them in action. Never thought they could be used to heat and bend metal. Tin maybe. As you said, can't concentrate the heat enough. Justifiably so since they are designed to distribute heat over a large area.