dragoncutlery

that accent tho :p

hey jack stay away from the shear high carbon steel has no place there

on a small press use small dies and it will still be better than hand hammering real good at setting welds and transitions

biggest thing with bandsaws is blades and knowing the size of blade so you can order them i have a shopsmith and i almost have to have them made if i want more than what shop smith sells which if i recall is like 4 or 5 options

could be when the tank was changed they knocked some rust loose maybe use some compresed air and back blow a few things or take a few things apart and shake them might be barking up a tree but look it over with that in mind

ive been happy with leather dye

i blew out the bolts using the stock jack in a harbor freight press to move metal i put in stronger bolts tried again and ripped the beams apart i built a real press after that at the very least if your not a welder you can prolly find a weld shop that can make something to hold up to the jack your going to use

the only high wear parts on a grinder are the platens and the bearings nothing else will move enough to were out before you get your moneys worth out of it if you see something you like get it or dont

i was able to drill old band saw blade at 50rc with just cobalt bits made a quick machete and its doing good

auburn instruments has a plethra of pids

skip the lathe and just use a belt grinder to shape your wood jaws

snorri you have some reading to do

double sheard diamond steel has a nice ring to it

some foreign coils wont harden ether not sure the make i tosed all my coils after that not worth cutting them up just to have a blade not harden

ive had small tanks not hiss when cracked open unless hooked up some kind of saftie in the newer valves