Todays shop time.

[Luke'sScreenName]

Luke, I like that - I'm gonna need to do something similar, so taking notes :thumbsup:

Your saw looks like a winner, a bit spendy but "cry ONCE", as they say - does its built-in pipe/tube part of the vise work well? That'd be a nice option...

Your rack has the added advantage of a built-in "say when" indicator - when the rack side balances your compressor, it's probably full enough :duh:

Just one question tho - Has Homeless Despot come lookin' fer their cart yet??!? (Sorry, had to ask ) ...Steve

The cart came with the compressor when bought at auction so I don't know the origin . Looks to have a layer of green paint under the red :confused3:.

The pipe clamp works better that I expected. I was also afraid it would be in the way when not being used. For the most part, it is not in the way. The exception is if you are adjusting the fence with the two bolts that thread into the cast iron base. If you use the supplied 8mm Allen wrench it's a little fiddly to get by the pipe clamp part. Not a huge deal. Overall, a very solid feeling saw for $400 with blade. Miles better than an abrasive saw.:drink: Should have bought one earlier.

 

[ovrszd]

I "hate" "envy" you guys a LOT..........

 

[stingray1]

Got inspired reading Jeepnford's welding table thread over on the welding forum.

BuckitCase showed a great way to utilize a mag drill for drilling pieces without enough surface area for secure contact. I decided to use my $20 garage sale cheap import drill press for a base.

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Terry

Wow,this is a great idea. I've got a mag drill I've had for 30 yrs, now I just need to find a base.

 

[BukitCase]

Sting ray, note in terry's pics that there's a THICK piece of steel the mag drill sits on? If you've used your mag drill much you already know that is NECESSARY unless you find a DP whose base is solid cast iron at least 1/2" thick, more is better - when I did my original mag drill table, I started with a 12" long piece of 10" C channel. The web on that is just a bit over 1/4" thick, and that's NOT ENOUGH magnetic attraction to keep a mag drill from pulling loose during a cut. That's why I added 1/2" MORE steel to the channel, welded it solid and faced the top so it's dead flat.

That way I'm letting the magnets grab over 3/4" of steel for plenty of "grip".

Anyway, good luck on your quest - if you do much fab work, you definitely will NOT be sorry you did this... Steve

 

[BukitCase]

Luke, Amazon wanted $500 for that saw; where'd you get yours? thanks... Steve

 

[daugen]

Amazon.com: magnetic drill

got a good education here, quite a few of these drills out there.

 

[stingray1]

Sting ray, note in terry's pics that there's a THICK piece of steel the mag drill sits on? If you've used your mag drill much you already know that is NECESSARY unless you find a DP whose base is solid cast iron at least 1/2" thick, more is better - when I did my original mag drill table, I started with a 12" long piece of 10" C channel. The web on that is just a bit over 1/4" thick, and that's NOT ENOUGH magnetic attraction to keep a mag drill from pulling loose during a cut. That's why I added 1/2" MORE steel to the channel, welded it solid and faced the top so it's dead flat.

That way I'm letting the magnets grab over 3/4" of steel for plenty of
Anyway, good luck on your quest - if you do much fab work, you definitely will NOT be sorry you did this... Steve

BukitCase,thanks for the info.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Luke, Amazon wanted $500 for that saw; where'd you get yours? thanks... Steve

It was $400 on Amazon last week. My local welding franchise is a dealer and factory repair center selling it for $550. I prefer to buy local and am willing to pay a little more but not that much.

They called the Steelmax owner. Apparently Amazon was not supposed to sell it that low. The owner agreed to give the local company a discount so they could match Amazon. Made me very happy but I guess might have prompted Amazon to fix the price? (It boggles my ming that I might have had any influence whatsoever on Amazon :confused2.

FWIW the local guys also sell the MK Morse saw and prefer this one even if they were the same price.

 

[Big Barn]

It was $400 on Amazon last week. My local welding franchise is a dealer and factory repair center selling it for $550. I prefer to buy local and am willing to pay a little more but not that much.

They called the Steelmax owner. Apparently Amazon was not supposed to sell it that low. The owner agreed to give the local company a discount so they could match Amazon. Made me very happy but I guess might have prompted Amazon to fix the price? (It boggles my ming that I might have had any influence whatsoever on Amazon :confused2.

FWIW the local guys also sell the MK Morse saw and prefer this one even if they were the same price.

THIS is what I would consider a (shop time) happy ending.

 

[Oldpath05]

I hooked up my 50' air hose reel few weeks ago, 6' ft. off the floor up and out of the way right around the door opening and can reach all areas of the shop, 26 x 36

 

[BukitCase]

I LOVE the re-purposed casters on your swivel mount - I had both full and regulated air on 25' reels temporarily hung on a truss - finally got tired of ALWAYS needing to hook up extra hose on the full pressure one, didn't even quite reach TO the door, much less outside.

For now I just "borrowed" some of the nearly $2k worth of Unistrut and hardware I scored off of CL for $100 last year and did a more solid mount for the full pressure 50' reel - I built those trusses in place and dropped out the center poles when I had the slab poured about 12 years ago and they're over 10' off the floor level, so I like the 45* down angle, less stress on the hoses.

When those get closer to the top of the project list than 150, I'll probably re-do both - definitely saving your pics for then... Steve

 

[Big Barn]

I really like your swivel mount Oldpath!

Personally if space permits I prefer ground level mounted reels. If the air tool is any distance from the reel there will usually be some strain on the line making its use 'less than flexible'.





I made up a 25 foot sliding overhead system with wire rope and pulleys.



The pic above shows my original configuration with the female coupler positioned within easy reach.


IMMEDIATELY after walking into it and smacking my face for the 42'nd time I made a few adjustments and lowered it closer to the floor.


Terry (high school dropout poster boy )

 

[ovrszd]

I hooked up my 50' air hose reel few weeks ago, 6' ft. off the floor up and out of the way right around the door opening and can reach all areas of the shop, 26 x 36

Definitely in the top 5 list of gotta haves for a shop are Air Hose reel and Electrical Cord reel.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I need to do that too. I gave a hose reel to my son. I never mounted it. I've found it best to have the hose outside the shop. I will have to get a mount fixed to the floor and attach the reel to it. My metal building doesn't have a plywood liner.

 

[ovrszd]

My metal building doesn't have a plywood liner.

My building is all steel. My hose reel is fastened to a roof I-beam with the coupler hanging 6.5' from the floor (subtle dig at Terry).

 

[Oldpath05]

I LOVE the re-purposed casters on your swivel mount - I had both full and regulated air on 25' reels temporarily hung on a truss - finally got tired of ALWAYS needing to hook up extra hose on the full pressure one, didn't even quite reach TO the door, much less outside.

For now I just "borrowed" some of the nearly $2k worth of Unistrut and hardware I scored off of CL for $100 last year and did a more solid mount for the full pressure 50' reel - I built those trusses in place and dropped out the center poles when I had the slab poured about 12 years ago and they're over 10' off the floor level, so I like the 45* down angle, less stress on the hoses.

When those get closer to the top of the project list than 150, I'll probably re-do both - definitely saving your pics for then... Steve

Re-purposed, that's a unique description but accurate. I didn't think they would show up in the picture so anyone would notice, they came off my wood cart last year, bearings was shot, I look at the swivel part and that was still good then thinking maybe I can use those for something so I threw them on my scrap steel shelf, then few weeks ago I was looking for a way to make the hose reel swivel, put my imagination to work, like making something useful out of something that has no more use.

For the past 4 years I've been just looping the hose over a nail, not good, son got the reel for my B Day last August, just sat on the self for month waiting for time to show up and I just couldn't take that nail hanging anymore, coarse I spent an hour walking around the shop where real estate is now at a premium, where where where is a good place to hang that thing and I kept looking at the door.

Why I like a swivel reel near the door is sometimes I need the hose outside, grab the end and swing towards the door, helps in reeling in too, thanks for compliment.

 

[Oldpath05]

I need to do that too. I gave a hose reel to my son. I never mounted it. I've found it best to have the hose outside the shop. I will have to get a mount fixed to the floor and attach the reel to it. My metal building doesn't have a plywood liner.

I've only used this air reel for a few weeks but I like the way it just coils itself back up out of the way, no more looping over nails.

 

[Oldpath05]

Definitely in the top 5 list of gotta haves for a shop are Air Hose reel and Electrical Cord reel.

You got that right cant agree more, what a space saver.

 

[Oldpath05]

I really like your swivel mount Oldpath!

Personally if space permits I prefer ground level mounted reels. If the air tool is any distance from the reel there will usually be some strain on the line making its use 'less than flexible'.

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I made up a 25 foot sliding overhead system with wire rope and pulleys.

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The pic above shows my original configuration with the female coupler positioned within easy reach.


IMMEDIATELY after walking into it and smacking my face for the 42'nd time I made a few adjustments and lowered it closer to the floor.
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Terry (high school dropout poster boy )

I have to laugh because I can see myself doing the samething banging my head in the air hose end OUCH, but only after one time, more then that I'd be
throwing hammers. I do like your trolley hose up out of the way, I have to use S hooks to hold my air hose up, dont like lines and leads on the floor

 

[Turbys_1700]

My building is all steel. My hose reel is fastened to a roof I-beam with the coupler hanging 6.5' from the floor (subtle dig at Terry).

That's a good option. My building is a converted RV shed. I've got 3" metal poles with sheet metal attached and a roof line that is 20' high. My best option would be to attach a 2x4 to a couple of the poles and hang it but to be honest with you I like having my hose outside the shop. I hardly ever use air inside the shop.