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    Quote Originally Posted by taxexile View Post
    damn americans. for gods sake. put a sock in it will ya!

    work benches, welding, beer, chainsaws, bbq's, plates of wings, power jogging at 5am and bloody silly netball. dont you lot ever just sit down and enjoy life!

    Amazing ha Tax. People have active lives. Motorcycle riding, Skydiving. Scuba diving, drone flying, mountain bike riding, welding benches., Off roading etc. I fully expect you are sitting in a barko lounger with a catheter bag wonder what liquid meal you will be served next.

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    Parts finally coming in.



    Got my 4 locking casters. These are 1000lb rated. I chose them because the wheels are readily available should one have an issue.



    I am going to have cut off the SST lip on the top to make flat. I might first cut at the 90 and see if I can bend it flat versus cutting it off.

    The wood top should be delivered tomorrow.

    Time for a beer.......

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    Jammy git, I'd have started a bidding war with you!

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    After looking ate the casters, I was concerned that welding direct would heat up the bearing area so I decided I would fab up some mounting plates



    First drilled the holes as easier with stock versus the plate



    Took some rectangle channel to make some mounting plates





    Fabing the plates



    First caster mounted



    Hotter than hell welding with full helmet



    Mounting flanges all mounted. Now a quick paint and tomorrow mount the casters

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Hotter than hell welding with full helmet
    it is one of those home DIY jobs that suck and blow in Thailand, i sweat at the best of times but adding a full visor is fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    it is one of those home DIY jobs that suck and blow in Thailand, i sweat at the best of times but adding a full visor is fun.
    Yeah. All part of it living here. I enjoy doing the projects but still hotter than hell

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    but adding a full visor is masochistic.
    FTFY....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post




    Hotter than hell welding with full helmet
    Stumpy a couple of questions.
    Your visor appears to have 2 "windows" the bottom one I assume is one that goes dark at the first arc but what is the top one?
    How much did the helmet cost and what brand?

    I tried welding a couple of days ago and totally stuffed it up, so I took the job around to the local workshop to get him to do it.
    Maybe I should watch a few YouTube videos on how to weld using a stick welder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ootai View Post
    Your visor appears to have 2 "windows" the bottom one I assume is one that goes dark at the first arc but what is the top one?
    The top is solar plates. It can run on battery or sunlight. The bottom is the sight area that goes dark at the arc as you mentioned

    Quote Originally Posted by ootai View Post
    How much did the helmet cost and what brand?
    Pics below and the if I remember correctly the cost was 1200 bht on sale at Global house







    I am still learning the stick welding technique, but its a desirable skill to have here with all the metal work that pops up. Its not as easy as it looks. Finding the magic current setting where you can draw the arc and then keep the flow is the hard part for me. Its funny, I have asked my wifes uncle what current he and Boon use and they said, 170 to 180. The electrode manufacturer states 50 to 80. I am finding 90 to 100 seems to work. I messed around yesterday and tried 150 on a thin coupon and it just blows through thin metal and splatters everywhere. But again, It is all probably the technique they have established because I have seen their welds and they are good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ootai View Post
    Maybe I should watch a few YouTube videos on how to weld using a stick welder.
    Don't follow the Thai ones, you'll get a load of ads for "Rayban" visors

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    There are a few really good YT vids with US guys that teach the skill at welding schools. However what I will say is, the welding equipment in the US is far different in technology. Lincoln, Miller etc are very easy to use or shall I say much easier. However the little units here in Thailand are very basic. I watched a few of the vids from the US and the basics apply but the technique is very different due to the machine variation

    Also to note. Electrodes are hydroscopic due the flux around the electrode. Keep your rods dry (Hard around this part of the world with all the rain and high humidity). I found this out by trying to use 2 year old rods I had in my shop. I struggled to get an arc then the flux outer blew off. Read the tech sheet and found the rods were junk. So I got some 2" PVC pipe and 2 end caps, cut to the electrode length and now I store mine in that. Works nice and keeps them dry.

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    Well woke up this morning to rain and has been steady all morning. Perfect time to continue to modify the table. The wood top is supposed to arrive today but no word yet



    Got out my Dewalt 3" cutting tool and and cut the corners so I can bend the lip flat



    With a welding clamp I went along the lip to bend it flat



    All flat and awaiting the wood. After bending that lip flat, I think I might drill holes along the perimeter lip and screw the wood top to the table base. Just really need to see the wood top first. I have a few other ideas on how I might secure it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taxexile View Post
    damn americans. for gods sake. put a sock in it will ya!

    work benches, welding, beer, chainsaws, bbq's, plates of wings, power jogging at 5am and bloody silly netball. dont you lot ever just sit down and enjoy life!

    Beers, BBQ's and Chainsaws is enjoying life !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Hotter than hell welding with full helmet
    Indeed it is, I use a Miller CoolBelt system in my helmet.. works great.

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    The wood top arrived. I got some work to do. Not in typical Thai fashion, the top is a lot wider and longer than quoted. Still though for about $50 bucks delivered ya cant beat it. I will cut it to 85cm wide as it follows a grain line and 200cm long. I had to check the shop door for width. 90cm so 85 allows me to roll it in and out.





    Ping Pong anyone.....???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fondles View Post
    Beers, BBQ's and Chainsaws is enjoying life !!
    Indeed.

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    Rounded corners on the final version would look good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Ping Pong anyone.....???
    This is massive. What are you planning to use it for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    The wood top arrived. I got some work to do. Not in typical Thai fashion, the top is a lot wider and longer than quoted. Still though for about $50 bucks delivered ya cant beat it. I will cut it to 85cm wide as it follows a grain line and 200cm long. I had to check the shop door for width. 90cm so 85 allows me to roll it in and out.





    Ping Pong anyone.....???
    Measure once cut twice.

    Enough to double up, second cross grain? Or just make a load of chopping blocks and get half your money back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thailazer View Post
    Rounded corners on the final version would look good.
    Was my first thought. I wish I had a router....However this does open up an option for a new tool.....

    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    This is massive. What are you planning to use it for?
    It will be smaller Snubs once I cut to the size I want, this was the only size available. To have it cut to the size I wanted, it would have cost near 3x more and I would have to pay shipping. Getting in raw state from the factory it was dirt cheap and free delivery. Its a shop bench. It will be about 3ft wide and about 6ft long. (Maybe a bit smaller, still considering)

    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Enough to double up, second cross grain? Or just make a load of chopping blocks and get half your money back.
    My thought exactly. I told my wife I will cut them into nice size cutting or bread boards. Up to her on selling or just giving away.
    Last edited by Stumpy; 02-09-2022 at 08:23 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    It will be about 3ft wide and about 6ft long.
    Ah, that's more like it.

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    That piece of wood, Looks like finger jointed rubber wood I buy here at Thaiwatsadu.

    The humidity here it grows mould if it is not sealed.... and I have used offcuts for cutting boards, its crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fondles View Post
    The humidity here it grows mould if it is not sealed
    I was going to seal it just in general practice.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fondles View Post
    and I have used offcuts for cutting boards, its crap.
    That's good to know. Appreciate the input. I had not tried to any sort of kitchen type stuff on it. I will let me wife decide what's she wants to do with the left overs. I don't need it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Measure once cut twice.
    While I think you meant the other way (Measure twice, cut once), I am still measuring and moving stuff around in my shop to decide how large I want it. It will replace the particle board table that is falling apart that I use. I will use the frame for something else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fondles View Post
    That piece of wood, Looks like finger jointed rubber wood I buy here at Thaiwatsadu.
    Probably not finger jointed. More likely just glued and clamped together. When Stumpy cuts it, it should be clear how it's joined together then.

    I like the look of the wood. I'd be interested to know what kind it is too.

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