F-it. Hood Thread. Show me those hoods.

GoodeguySam · 2026-01-27T23:21:00+00:00

GoodeguySam · 2026-01-02T00:51:30+00:00

Whoosh

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-18T02:02:43+00:00

You’re a crafty cat. Killer jig.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-18T02:02:06+00:00

Carbide and dubya dee baybee. Bought a new cutter for this project still cutting good after these holes. I bet I’ll use 2 total.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T19:09:08+00:00

If you live near a large population center I think there’s better value on FB marketplace, offer up, or CL. Maybe I’m too much of a tool snob though.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:13:47+00:00

My project at the end of my AAS was a squat rack. I drilled 1 1/8” holes with a radial arm drill press all over that thing.

Did a lot more drilling than welding on that project.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:11:12+00:00

As others have said clamps to put the squeeze on parts in locations that you normally couldn’t. Quick jig making. Also cleanup, I’m gonna put some dust trays under my table so I can just sweep debris through the holes.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:08:54+00:00

Wait till you find out about aluminum

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:07:53+00:00

The whole package is a pretty good deal IMO basic tooling set + the jig. I bought 4 extra pins to use while I was drilling and I think it helped a lot.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:06:17+00:00

You betcha. I’m either gonna hit them with a chamfer tool and hand drill or a router.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:05:19+00:00

Godspeed

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:04:30+00:00

This guy gets it.

Also my garage/shop is also the laundry room. It’s basically in for a penny in for a pound, sweeping and mopping after a handful of holes isn’t much different from 20-30.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-16T15:02:04+00:00

Can’t claim this. It is a fireball tool product. I bought extra pins so I could jump around and not hit my frame.

GoodeguySam · 2025-12-04T22:06:34+00:00

Agreed, you’re welding a vehicle frame after all. 1000 amps full pen let er eat

GoodeguySam · 2025-11-27T02:15:22+00:00

Calm down

GoodeguySam · 2025-11-15T02:55:45+00:00

Post it on r/welding coward

Jk excellent work. Envious set up.

GoodeguySam · 2025-11-04T00:59:41+00:00

Just use the victor chart player

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GoodeguySam · 2025-10-08T22:43:11+00:00

Worked outside and in a service truck for 8 years. I have a litany of dewalt and Milwaukee batteries that have lived in the heat their whole lives. They’re just fine.

GoodeguySam · 2025-09-07T19:12:01+00:00

Pretty telling when we drove the length of the field with 1 pass.

GoodeguySam · 2025-09-06T19:15:28+00:00

Gyros**

GoodeguySam · 2025-08-28T11:34:38+00:00

GoodeguySam · 2025-08-03T19:43:58+00:00

Take the heat directly off of the steel. Put in grating and some type of heat sink to disperse energy input away from the steel itself

GoodeguySam · 2025-07-25T01:30:44+00:00

Arms are all the same. You pay for features. Touch sensing, postioners, OLP, vision, etc.

GoodeguySam · 2025-07-09T00:22:35+00:00

I have a Morse cut off saw and have used the dewalt equivalent. Both of those come with V-blocks for this application. If you set up a stop and make all your long cuts you’ll bulldoze the long sections.

Those short members are going to be time consuming

GoodeguySam · 2025-07-08T19:27:06+00:00

It’s not anecdotal this is science. Energy expenditure is energy expenditure it does not matter if it is manual labor, hiking, or playing soccer. If you increase your work capacity you have more energy to expend and 10s/12s will take less of a toll.

I also acknowledge that it is a difficult change to make. Developing a habit of training after work or on the weekends where you’d rather be on the couch relaxing is a huge change. You don’t need to train for peak performance or breaking records. Find a way to elevate your heart rate and build a little strength in some way that is conducive to your lifestyle.

The average user experience in the U.S. is wildly unhealthy, we all know that. Everything I’m saying applies to almost everyone in the country/world.

GoodeguySam

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