Mortals have a shed, proper men have a workshop!I'd just love a workshop. All I have is a little garden shed where things get damp
My neighbour has lent me his industrial plasma cutter on "permanent loan". It's old but will clean cut 12mm plate and server 20mm. Once you've used one you won't choose the grinder or gas axe again. Great kit.My current stock list.
Colchester lathe
Startrite mt3 pillar drill
600A mig welder
Welding bench with 1" thick solid plate top.
50ton press
Sheet steel roller
Steel bandsaw
3 ton lifting gantry
Trolley jack that creeps down on its own (handy for lining gearboxes up)
Propane bottles
Wish list
Er...
Not sure really.
Fancy a plasma cutter but not sure I'd use it much.
Ditto bigger radial arm drill.
Little bandsaw could do with being bigger but it's portable and wheels away into corner. A bigger one would take up too much space
Stop it naughty man.My neighbour has leNt me his industrial plasma cutter on "permanent loan". It's old but will clean cut 12mm plate and server 20mm. Once you've used one you won't choose the grinder or gas axe again. Great kit.
plasma is SO quick and gives a good clean cut that you can weld immediately but they cost ££££ if you want to cut thicker than about 5mm.Stop it naughty man.
I quite like the really thin cutting discs in 9" grinder or bandsaw. Covers most options.
@Grassman has a bit of a workshop fetish. Especially if it's battery powered.
Stop it stop it stop itplasma is SO quick and gives a good clean cut that you can weld immediately but they cost ££££ if you want to cut thicker than about 5mm.
how are you getting on with the press?My current stock list.
Colchester lathe
Startrite mt3 pillar drill
600A mig welder
Welding bench with 1" thick solid plate top.
50ton press
Sheet steel roller
Steel bandsaw
3 ton lifting gantry
Trolley jack that creeps down on its own (handy for lining gearboxes up)
Propane bottles
Wish list
Er...
Not sure really.
Fancy a plasma cutter but not sure I'd use it much.
Ditto bigger radial arm drill.
Little bandsaw could do with being bigger but it's portable and wheels away into corner. A bigger one would take up too much space
Oh, go on, try oneStop it stop it stop it
Halfords 200pc sets ,on offer while wednesday ,,saying that ,,I got one a few months back alot cheaper to what they are nownew socket set,
I have a pretty well stocked workshop as it is and will tackle most things.
But on my wish list is
An oxy acetylene setup
A good press
A better mig welder
One of those wee handy inverter welders for awkward jobs
Battery impact gun
Inch air impact gun
A bandsaw for cutting steel
3ton crane in the workshop roof
If I had all those I'd be pretty happy, give up sparking and do a bitta work from home, one can only dream!!
Amongst my kit.......
An oxy acetylene setup
A good press
A better mig welder
One of those wee handy inverter welders for awkward jobs
Battery impact gun
Inch air impact gun x2
A bandsaw for cutting steel
3ton crane in the workshop roof
So far.........
Fantastic.how are you getting on with the press?
Aye carefull, once seen a man try to straighten a kv tine in a press, it pinged out and flew 30` plus through the roof both ways, didnt hit anyone so was a laughing matter but easily could have killed someone.Fantastic.
One of those tools that has many more used than you ever thought.
So far I've not found anything that 25t won't shift or straighten.
Think I'll sh1t myself if it ever gets to 50t
Stop it naughty man.
I quite like the really thin cutting discs in 9" grinder or bandsaw. Covers most options.
@Grassman has a bit of a workshop fetish. Especially if it's battery powered.