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(11-22-2015, 12:52 PM)Vinny Wrote: What was that you were saying about no pics, didn't happen?
Touche!
The carnage that is the remnants of the old frame that was welded to the top.
The new bench (awaiting wheels) in the condition that I am sure it will spend most of its life - covered in crap
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How thick is the plate? My welding table began life as a shop made 9" SB lathe stand and as such I had used 1/8" sheet as the top, riveted to the frame. After I traded in the SB for my 14" Logan I re-purposed it as my welding table.
It's served its purpose, but tacking weldaments can be a challenge due to the waviness of the top and I'm thinking of using some 1/4" plate I have on hand. I could double it to 1/2". BTW, I like the cut-outs to facilitate cutting.
Nic looking welding bench Darren .
Looks like you'd shop is coming together very nicely
Rob
Off into the shop to make sure his benzomatic touch is still in its place
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In one of my videos I had shown using a piece of old telephone book page to position an end mill alongside an edge. I had a few people inquire about that so I thought I would show what I use. It is nothing but an outdate phone book that I cut into a couple of 1.5" strips keeing the binding intact. I then drilled a hole through it in order to use a piece of wire to hang it next to my mill. When I need a piece it is quick and easy to tear off one page section. Then just discard when completed with that piece.
Using the piece of phone book to creep up to the side of the material. Once the end mill starts to pull the paper, I know I am approx. .003" from the edge. I then move over that dimension and zero my DRO for the cut.
After drilling and tapping four holes to 3/8"-16 I moved on to cut the steps in the nuts.
Machining processed completed, removed from the mill vise and ready to cut on the vertical bandsaw.
T-nuts completed.
Mill cleaned off, floors swept and closed up shop for the night.
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Nice job Mike. I like the phone-book edge finder thing too, very time-efficient.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.