Chas
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If you light all the stoves you own underneath it, you'd be able to have one hell of a fry-up on it
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Right. That's it. I have officially had enough and now I'm ...
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Gary820
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Still not much luck with that?!
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OK, has he gone?
Well, an end to this thread I think. Went to collect the top with the trailer today. They were very apologetic and let me have a rummage on the cheap. Got some really good booty. Anyway. No drama loading up and managed to get the plate out at the other end. I went end over end with it to the workshop and leant it up against the table. Thought I might lift and slide. Hah, not a chance. Couldn't budge it. So out with the engine hoist again and some chain.
It was warped, so I piled loads of steel onto the easy end and welded it in place. Now my overhead welding is not the best but I managed to pull off a couple of corkers this time. Quite pleased. Then I stacked steel on the other end. Then more steel. And some more. Finally, a 100 series gearbox was loaded up and the top met the frame. Zapped that and set about organising myself.
Moved loads of steel and things like the MMA welder, vacuum, cut off saw etc underneath
My garage is never going to look any bigger but by crikey, it's getting better organised.
OK someone tell Clive he can come out now.
Well, an end to this thread I think. Went to collect the top with the trailer today. They were very apologetic and let me have a rummage on the cheap. Got some really good booty. Anyway. No drama loading up and managed to get the plate out at the other end. I went end over end with it to the workshop and leant it up against the table. Thought I might lift and slide. Hah, not a chance. Couldn't budge it. So out with the engine hoist again and some chain.
It was warped, so I piled loads of steel onto the easy end and welded it in place. Now my overhead welding is not the best but I managed to pull off a couple of corkers this time. Quite pleased. Then I stacked steel on the other end. Then more steel. And some more. Finally, a 100 series gearbox was loaded up and the top met the frame. Zapped that and set about organising myself.
Moved loads of steel and things like the MMA welder, vacuum, cut off saw etc underneath
My garage is never going to look any bigger but by crikey, it's getting better organised.
OK someone tell Clive he can come out now.
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If you light all the stoves you own underneath it, you'd be able to have one hell of a fry-up on it
Our fitting 'n' turning teacher in high school used to do that. While we were busy making our project on the lathe, he had a corner of a steel bench which he clamped the oxy-acetylene torch under it and good his bacon and egg. Smell was agonising
Chris - could you not get cast iron parts? Might have been sturdier than that
Hopefully Shayne, hopefully. As a drummer, I can guarantee it will be pretty rock and roll.
Followed the design of a thousand years of welding bench design. Not seen a quiet one yet. I'll put plywood on the hammer instead. No?
Know what you're saying, but it's not as loud as it looks. The plate is pulled down and welded to the frame so it doesn't ring. With all the other crap accumulating already, it's quite well deadened.
Followed the design of a thousand years of welding bench design. Not seen a quiet one yet. I'll put plywood on the hammer instead. No?
Know what you're saying, but it's not as loud as it looks. The plate is pulled down and welded to the frame so it doesn't ring. With all the other crap accumulating already, it's quite well deadened.
Thanks for the warning Chris, thread stopped at No.27 for me
But they tell me it's a crackin' bench
well done that man!
Nice work Chris, great bench. Like you say you could just do with a nice big English made vice now.
I bought one of those Chinese things, looked great on the shelf and when I mounted it on my bench.
First use, the threaded cast carrier (the bit that takes all the load) simply snapped in half like a walnut shell. Totally useless piece of scrap.
A real 9" vice costs a fortune new, so I'm scouting the second-hand shops...
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I've got a huge Record vice, one of the really old industrial ones that they used to make and sell before they got taken over by Irwin and production shifted to China and the quality dropped.
Had it for 15 years now and its taken a hell of a lot of abuse in the time I've had it.
Theres always plenty on ebay so I'm sure if Chris keeps an eye out he will pick up a bargain sooner or later. The other good place is carboot sales if you can be arsed to spend hours wondering round looking at tat.
Its worth getting one with the quick release lever as it saves winding it in and out all the time, just make sure it works as invariably thats the bit that always stuffs up if the vice has been abused a bit too much.
Had it for 15 years now and its taken a hell of a lot of abuse in the time I've had it.
Theres always plenty on ebay so I'm sure if Chris keeps an eye out he will pick up a bargain sooner or later. The other good place is carboot sales if you can be arsed to spend hours wondering round looking at tat.
Its worth getting one with the quick release lever as it saves winding it in and out all the time, just make sure it works as invariably thats the bit that always stuffs up if the vice has been abused a bit too much.
Nice bench Chris, I could do with one of those
