Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 24 June 2008, 18:36
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 24 June 2008, 18:05
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 10 June 2008, 20:53
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 03 May 2008, 20:09
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 16 March 2008, 21:26
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John,
I used mild steel also. Easy for us...
John,
I used mild steel also. Easy for us DIY guys. :)
As for matching up holes, were you using a pin punch? (I call it a center punch, but that's not correct).
The pin punch makes it...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 12 March 2008, 06:16
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 15 February 2008, 09:15
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 14 February 2008, 07:19
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 14 February 2008, 06:09
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 30 January 2008, 06:13
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 29 January 2008, 21:00
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John,
Yea, that is one "hoss" of a lift. ...
John,
Yea, that is one "hoss" of a lift. I'm a one man show, and building a gantry crane saved my back. :)
When I get my wheels rigged up, I may hitch a couple of horses to the table and plow...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 20 January 2008, 07:59
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John,
I had the same concerns about how to...
John,
I had the same concerns about how to move this beast by myself when needed. That's one of the reasons why I went with rectangular tubing. I bought some pneumatic tires (casters) from...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 19 January 2008, 19:36
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I'll agree with Doug,
I did strain...
I'll agree with Doug,
I did strain "something". I bought ($15 USD) a set of engineered drawings for a 1.5 ton gantry crane. fabricating that gantry was one of the best thing I ever did. Very...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 16 January 2008, 16:43
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Replies: 180
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John,
I went thru the plastic body grinder...
John,
I went thru the plastic body grinder (mine was a DeWalt also) phase.
My experience was too much flex from the plastic body. I would not waste the time and get a metal body that will...
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