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Forum: General Discussion 08-22-2018, 08:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,930
Posted By dwood
Hi Steve, The rivet gun is clamped rigidly...

Hi Steve,

The rivet gun is clamped rigidly in the 'carrier' between the nose of the gun and a rubber pad at the back [top in the pic]. The 4 long bolts in the pictures. They move together.

The...
Forum: General Discussion 08-21-2018, 08:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,930
Posted By dwood
Here's one way . . . .

Hi Dave,

Here's a link to the one I made using a rivet gun.

It works great!

http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12558
Forum: Individual Classifieds 04-01-2018, 08:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,960
Posted By dwood
FREE: HF Bead Roller [see below for details]

I purchased a Harbor Freight bead roller a few years back. Did all the typical mods: stiffened the frame, grease zerks, etc. I own a welding/machine shop and I can assure you my mods are first rate....
Forum: Basic questions and answers 10-21-2017, 10:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,298
Posted By dwood
Something to keep in mind is that buying a lathe...

Something to keep in mind is that buying a lathe is just the beginning of the expense. You can easily spend an equal amount or more on the tooling required: chucks, tool holders, etc.

I've owned a...
Forum: Welding Sheet Metal 10-24-2015, 08:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,251
Posted By dwood
I've been TIG welding for over 40 years....

I've been TIG welding for over 40 years. Virtually all the time I need to sharpen a tungsten it is because I screwed-up and touched the puddle and it left a bunch of melted metal all over the end.
...
Forum: Welding Sheet Metal 12-12-2014, 02:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,142
Posted By dwood
One other possibility is that you accidentally...

One other possibility is that you accidentally touched the tungsten with the silicon bronze rod and 'coated' it. Happens to me occasionally. I use a stationary 1" belt sander to "re-point" the...
Forum: General Discussion 04-11-2013, 11:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,126
Posted By dwood
Hi Bryan, Nice gift! The Hossfeld...

Hi Bryan,

Nice gift!

The Hossfeld bender caught my eye. I opened my machine shop in 1974 and wanted a Hossfeld bender. They were $180 at the time for the basic setup.

Just starting out I...
Forum: Introductions 10-06-2012, 09:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,408
Posted By dwood
From the Central Coast of California!

I began my career in working with tools when, at age 3, sawed the bottom rungs out of my dad's wooden extension ladder.

At age 5, dad let me do simple things in his home workshop. His tools were...
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