For people just starting to work on their rigs or getting their own garage there is the need (and desire 
) to start collecting tools. We all have favorite tools in our shop and tools we can’t live without but if you think back to when you started purchasing tools when you had little to none how did you go about deciding which ones to get when?
May 04
Sep 21
SeaBass44 From www.Pirate4×4.com is the person I referenced on my personal review of Parker Metal Working. He enjoyed his unit… apparently for a VERY short period of time. Here’s how he really feels about Parker Metal Working and Phil Sr. The following is the opinion of SeaBass44 from Pirate4×4.
I bought a scratch & dent plasma from divtec (Parker Metal Working) on ebay at $299, and shipping of $67 az to ca, I’m sure it doesn’t cost that much, but I agreed to buy so I agree to shipping cost, no big deal, it’s $299 right? that is $100 off normal price at that time.
Jul 06
Western Safety Gloves can be found at harbor freight on sale for $4.99/pair. These gloves are almost identical to the mechanix gloves that sell for $19.99 or $24.99 depending on where you shop.
Jul 06
When I ordered my lincoln tig welder I decided to order a bunch of torch replacment parts. The place I got the welder from only sold them in packages and not 1 by 1 so due to the EXTREMELY good price I decided to go ahead and stock-up on replacement parts.
Jul 06
Using a plasma cutter produces metal dust and metal dust tends to get all over and is not exactly healthy to inhale. The solution for a CNC Plasma Cutter (in my case plasmacam) is to setup some type of exhaust system to vent the metal dust away / out of the garage / shop.
Jul 06
When I first got my plasmacam I wanted to only use a water table to control dust. I soon found out unless I built the water table perfectly attached to the plasmacam unit so that the water could touch the bottom of the steel plate I was cutting that this would not reduce enough of the metal dust.
Jul 05
With the purchase of my Lincoln Precision TIG 225 Welder I decided to also get a tungsten grinder. Something I could always use for grinding tunsten to the same angle over and over w/out worry of contaminent or a bad grind.
Jul 05
You may recall in the past I wrote an article about my 20 Ton 24″ Shop Press Brake and press brake stand I purchased. Well, it’s been a while but I have added on to the press brake stand and also mountd it on my old bandsaw stand. This not only frees up my shop press to be used for dimple dies and pressing bearings but makes them usuable at the same time.
Jun 21
Well, I got my first TIG Welder. A Lincoln Precision Tig 225 AC/DC 220v, and I also got a 330cf argon cylinder to go along with it. As a hobby welder this unit is more than powerful enough as I don’t plan to do much aluminum let alone thick aluminum, and with this size cylinder I should be only needing a fill up one or two times a year!
Jun 21
This is fine cut consumables on a hypertherm 600 plasma cutter compared to regular consumables on the same hypertherm 600.