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Forum: Basic questions and answers 11-04-2022, 05:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,777
Posted By weldtoride
More hammer/dlooy explanations.

You're very welcome, Jaroslav. I enjoy all your contributions as well.


Pete, there's some more explanations here, starting around page 17 by the pdf numbering, page 11 by the document numbering,...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 11-04-2022, 04:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,777
Posted By weldtoride
Both new and old tool catalogs

contain brief descriptions of use. The Martin catalog is pretty detailed:

...
Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping 10-03-2022, 07:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,258
Posted By weldtoride
I'm not as magnamous as you might think.

After diving deep down into the emerging "urban lumber" scene, I have found that large tree trunk sections are often actually a liability for many tree removal services.

The tree service I use...
Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping 10-02-2022, 08:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,258
Posted By weldtoride
Oak stumps to go.

Several years ago, we lost over 3 dozen ash trees on our property to the EAB, or Emerald ash borer. So, we bought a portable bandsaw mill to harvest some lumber from the still-usable trunks. I am...
Forum: Introductions 09-30-2022, 08:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,098
Posted By weldtoride
Welcome!

Welcome, Dennis.

Everyone here started out with "booger welds", practice will lead to better welds.

As for building a bead roller, I humbly suggest you start with a cheap off-shored one from...
Forum: General Discussion 09-24-2022, 10:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,114
Posted By weldtoride
technicalities

I readily agree many folks and even merchants currently use the terms interchangeably.

At the risk of being "that guy" I'm going to venture into splitting hairs here: The retired shop teacher in...
Forum: Buck Building 08-26-2022, 05:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,599
Posted By weldtoride
Stunning!

Absolutely stunning!
Forum: Introductions 08-03-2022, 11:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,085
Posted By weldtoride
Welcome!

Welcome, Kelly.

For building your own wheel, loads to read here, you've come to the right place.

As far as building a roller, I was recently looking at my pile of scraps to see about building a...
Forum: General Discussion 07-21-2022, 01:08 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,681
Posted By weldtoride
Ascorbic acid

Yes, Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. Learned decades ago when I had backyard pool that it took rust stains and mineral accumulations off the pool liner and was pretty innocuous to use. Also use it now...
Forum: General Discussion 07-19-2022, 11:11 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,681
Posted By weldtoride
My 2 cents and a cautionary tale

I started with vinegar, then tried molasses, and now currently I am a fan of vitamin C.

Molasses worked better than vinegar for me. I bought it reasonably at a local feed mill where its sold as...
Forum: Automotive Projects 10-12-2021, 10:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,472
Posted By weldtoride
Repurposing suggestion

Have you thought about cutting off what you need from a larger cross section square or rectangular tube? A cut-off wheel or two on a grinder will separate what you need.


If all you are looking...
Forum: Introductions 09-07-2021, 05:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 783
Posted By weldtoride
Welcome, Alex, from northern Illinois. I...

Welcome, Alex, from northern Illinois.


I spent some time in San Diego a few years back with my son. Amazing how little rust was on the local vehicles. Here in Illinois we have salt that kills...
Forum: Introductions 09-05-2021, 06:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 999
Posted By weldtoride
Welcome to the forum, Ken! Normally a...

Welcome to the forum, Ken!



Normally a more responsive bunch, but I think things quieted down some over the holiday.


What generation Jeep(s) are you interested in?
Forum: General Discussion 08-31-2021, 11:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,956
Posted By weldtoride
Thanks for posting that! The press...

Thanks for posting that!



The press makes so much sense,one of those thing where one asks why didn't anyone think of that before?



But at the 6:00 minute time stamp, they are using...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 08-31-2021, 10:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 11,390
Posted By weldtoride
Many years ago when I took TIG welding classes at...

Many years ago when I took TIG welding classes at my local community college, the evening instructor was a part-timer. But by day he was a weldor/fabricator in an all-around large repair/fabrication...
Forum: Shop Safety 08-31-2021, 05:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,165
Posted By weldtoride
I'm with John (Overkill) Ground...

I'm with John (Overkill)

Ground somewhere/somehow isn't good enough.

A suggestion: Through the years I have periodically tightened my cable ends. One time was after a weird problem I was...
Forum: Shop Safety 08-29-2021, 10:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,165
Posted By weldtoride
Which hand?

Makes a difference...


Hand with the torch, or hand with the filler rod?
Forum: Introductions 11-19-2020, 12:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,112
Posted By weldtoride
Welcome, Norm, from a fellow retired voc-ed...

Welcome, Norm, from a fellow retired voc-ed teacher.

In addition to several years full time, I worked in the trades just about every summer "vacation" while teaching.

I just responded to...
Forum: Introductions 11-19-2020, 11:47 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,178
Posted By weldtoride
Welcome, Andrew from a retired voc-ed teacher. ...

Welcome, Andrew from a retired voc-ed teacher.

Keep up the good work.

Don't know how it is there, but here in the States at the junior high and high school levels, (grades 6-12) it's a...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 11-19-2020, 11:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,535
Posted By weldtoride
Hi, Berry. Welcome to the world of...

Hi, Berry. Welcome to the world of self-teaching from print and video. If I may offer my own humble 2 cents from my experiences, as I too, was putting in shape too fast to control at first.

For...
Forum: General Discussion 09-17-2020, 01:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,021
Posted By weldtoride
Inspiring, thanks for sharing.

Inspiring, thanks for sharing.
Forum: General Discussion 09-16-2020, 11:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,021
Posted By weldtoride
Just my personal experience

Several years ago I was looking at purchasing a burned-out Model A. The car was complete, in that it had been a stock restoration, and everything that remained after the barn fire was still...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 09-13-2020, 06:36 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 20,193
Posted By weldtoride
Removing shape exercise is in John Glover's book as well....

This is the second half of John Glover's exercise I referenced in post #11: removing shape. Below is a scan of page 30 from John Glover's self-published book, hope I am not violating any copyright...
Forum: General Discussion 09-06-2020, 09:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,916
Posted By weldtoride
Thank You

Kerry thanks for the heads-up, but a bigger thanks for the bigger effort behind all that administrators do. I am not versed in these things, but I would wager that the 15 minute gap we might see has...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 08-31-2020, 11:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 20,193
Posted By weldtoride
John Glover's book

As for your most recent questions in post #10 regarding your pics, I will defer to others more experienced than I, as I am still learning myself.

It looks to me like you are making great...
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