Todays shop time.

[Big Barn]

Thanks, Wakey!

 

[4570Man]

I’ve been working on a table. I’ve got the top glued up in 4 separate panels and I’m waiting on getting the base done before I finish gluing them. I’ve got most of the pieces for the base glued up but it still lacks quite a bit of work.

 

[dragoneggs]

I’ve been working on a table. I’ve got the top glued up in 4 separate panels and I’m waiting on getting the base done before I finish gluing them. I’ve got most of the pieces for the base glued up but it still lacks quite a bit of work. View attachment 589690View attachment 589691View attachment 589692View attachment 589693View attachment 589694

Some pretty grain on that wood table. Looking forward to seeing the 'finished' project!

 

[Gordon Gould]

Some pretty grain on that wood table. Looking forward to seeing the 'finished' project!

That's what I say too - very nice!!

gg

 

[4570Man]

I spent about half a day working on my wood splitter yesterday. The wedge broke off so I cut it out and re welded it. I also added a hydraulic lift to the 4 way. This wasn’t an attempt to make it an adjustable height 4 way and more so I could push an already split piece under the 4 way without knocking a splinter off. And today I got the legs for my table nearly done.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I spent about half a day working on my wood splitter yesterday. The wedge broke off so I cut it out and re welded it. I also added a hydraulic lift to the 4 way. This wasn’t an attempt to make it an adjustable height 4 way and more so I could push an already split piece under the 4 way without knocking a splinter off. And today I got the legs for my table nearly done.View attachment 590127View attachment 590128View attachment 590129View attachment 590130View attachment 590131View attachment 590132View attachment 590133View attachment 590134View attachment 590135View attachment 590136

I'd like to see more of your wood working projects. Nice work and very interesting how things go together and the joints you make. I've worked with wood all my life but I didn't learn much about furniture building with a chain saw or 20 ounce Estwing.

gg

 

[4570Man]

I'd like to see more of your wood working projects. Nice work and very interesting how things go together and the joints you make. I've worked with wood all my life but I didn't learn much about furniture building with a chain saw or 20 ounce Estwing.

gg

Here’s my wood construction fleet. I’ve been wanting to build a more advanced model and I never have.

 

[bigtiller]

Here’s my wood construction fleet. I’ve been wanting to build a more advanced model and I never have. View attachment 590506

They look familiar. Do you have a subscription to Wood Magazine? I think I still have most of the issues with those toy plans. I keep saying, one of these days I'll start building them.

 

[4570Man]

They look familiar. Do you have a subscription to Wood Magazine? I think I still have most of the issues with those toy plans. I keep saying, one of these days I'll start building them.

Not anymore but that’s where those came from.

 

[kevinwak]

Not anymore but that’s where those came from.

Those re really cool!

 

[spitter]

When I was a kid I HAD a wood train set like that but it was commercially sold not hand built like yours. Iwould had given up my little brother for those.:devil::thumbsup::drink:

 

[metalbender]

Love the wooden toys. I still have a bag of them from when I made stuff like that for craft sales, thirty five years ago. Grandson still plays with them when he comes over.

 

[4570Man]

I had to weld some more on my junk wood splitter. The wedge I had to replace broke loose again. I had 12” of weld in shear strength so I only ran 2 passes because I didn’t think it would take much. I welded it back a little heavier and in the process I noticed the cylinder mount on the other end had a crack in it. I didn’t see any good way to reinforce it so I just welded it more and hoped for the best. Then I worked on the table. I hit 2 more bullets. I’m glad the soft lead doesn’t hurt anything because that makes 3 on the table saw and one for the jointer.

 

[4570Man]

My ancient industrial Miller stick welder.

 

[Big Barn]

My ancient industrial Miller stick welder.

An old Dialarc ?or AC buzz box like mine? OR?



I love old welding machines.

 

[4570Man]

An old Dialarc ?or AC buzz box like mine? OR?

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I love old welding machines.

It looks like this. An ac welder would make a good one use boat anchor as far as I’m concerned.

 

[dragoneggs]

An old Dialarc ?or AC buzz box like mine? OR?

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I love old welding machines.

How old is that thing?

 

[Big Barn]

How old is that thing?

I think I checked the serial number for age at one time but can’t recall offhand. Probably from the 1950-60’s if I had to guess.

It was among a bunch of welding stuff I bought a while back. A real power sucker. It was wired to a hundred amp breaker.

 

[4570Man]

I don’t know how many amps mine pulls. I think it’s wired on a triple stack of 60 amp breakers. The maximum output is close to 500 amps. I’m not sure how big of a rod it would take to utilize that. Maybe an air gouge takes that kind of power.