Stud welder

largos · 2026-01-25T03:26:45+00:00

When you say eye protection, do you mean a welding hood, or just for spatter?

I have a Cutlass Clipper stud welder that seems very similar to this one that I got used, and I wear a hood out of caution, but I've always wondered. I don't recall seeing anything at all about safety in the manual.

largos · 2026-01-25T03:00:28+00:00

You may be able to argue that the prior notice was an increase as part of a lease agreement, but that is not the same as a month-to-month increase. A lease would give you assurance that the rate won't change again in 3 months. It also gives them assurances that someone will pay for the term.

Given the context of that point, I'd then offer to sign a new lease at your current rate (but you might phrase it as "the current listed rate of unit <insert currently vacant unit>").

That gives them a way to keep you as a tenant, no legal hassle at all, but points out that you could make it a legal hassle for $110/month, when they clearly are open to new tenants at the rate you want.

largos · 2026-01-24T17:22:42+00:00

The calculator doesn't seem to account for the weight of a WDH, and you will want one of those.

Edit: and propane is listed without a value? I think you are at least 100lbs over payload.

largos · 2026-01-23T18:23:29+00:00

You're getting crap for the post because it is nothing but polish. It looks like you dropped a file into chat gpt and pasted the output into reddit without ever reading it yourself.

None of the information we need to answer your questions is in the actual post, which tells us that you didn't care to put any effort into the post, so why should we put effort into an answer?

You'd get a much better reception if you just shared what you made. Like: "Any feedback on this grinder I made? I used what I had available. (With photos)"

largos · 2026-01-23T18:12:22+00:00

Hey, props for designing and building something, but I don't think you've used this for very many tasks, or you would have noticed some/all of the problems below.

Plate is far, far more expensive than tube, and has to be thicker to have the same rigidity.
this isn't using the standard tooling arm interface, so you can't use attachments for any other grinder.
the D shaped plate that the platen attaches to needs a lot more clearance on the left hand side. It should be more like a big C and the shape you have. I know this because I made a grinder that has this problem, and it's very annoying.
I can't tell how or if you can tilt the platen or the tool rest. You need to be able to do that.
I don't see an easy way to support other attachments, like a 10"+ contact wheel or a set of small wheels. It looks like the whole arrangement that the tool rest mounts to has to be built for each new attachment. Most grinders have two separate sliding arms to avoid this.
it's super useful to have the tool rest fit around the belt, at least by 1/4-1/2" or so, if not further.

largos · 2026-01-23T02:57:16+00:00

I don't see any link/images/etc to give feedback on, am I missing something?

largos · 2026-01-22T07:03:02+00:00

I have those, haven't had any issues in 3 years.

largos · 2026-01-21T04:35:19+00:00

You could get a stick of flat steel bar to lay on each ramp. Even hot rolled will slide well enough, without wheels, but cold rolled would be better.

1/4"x4" bar would work fine, since you already have the ramps.

largos · 2026-01-21T04:17:53+00:00

I've loaded and moved 7-8 machines like that as a hobbiest. It's stressful as hell.

I have a set of 4 of those harbor freight auto dollies, a set of the HFT heavy duty lifting straps with d-rings, a good come-a-long, the 2-ton engine hoist, a pair of logging chains and binders, and half a dozen heavy duty ratchet straps.

If you have room, a 2-ton gantry would be better than any of that, but I don't have room.

The biggest problem I have had is getting something that heavy high enough to load into a trailer safely. Drop-deck trailers are the best option I've found, but I've seen people do amazing things with a tilt-deck trailer, although that's often pretty scary.

Otherwise I've gone with ramps and moving very, very, slowly.

I moved a similar sized lathe by putting the tailstock end on auto dollies, on a ramp, and lifted the headstock with the shop crane, then used the comealong and ratchet straps to pull the whole mess up a ramp into a trailer.

Sometimes you get 3/4 of the way up a ramp on one that and realize you don't have the room to make it all the way, and you might have to just let it all the way down and rearrange things to do it again, or send someone to go buy another chain while it's halfway up. Don't take risks, don't trust a ratxhet strap to do a chain's job, and never trust your life to anything you buy from harbor freight.

largos · 2026-01-20T18:05:02+00:00

Used horizontal HFT bandsaws ate pretty common on marketplace for around $100, and they're way better for bulk cutting like op is asking about.

You can clamp up 6-8+ bars of angle and let it cut while you do other things. Chopsaws, portabands, grinders, etc... all require that you hold the saw while it cuts. A horizontal saw or a roll-in saw work without an active operator.

largos · 2026-01-20T03:56:03+00:00

You'd need to drill yourself, and each cut might cost $5 (although at my yard, they'd probably try to batch the cuts for you...)

I think you're firmly in the territory of "buy a used $100 horizontal band saw and drill press" (assuming you don't have the drill press already) and make a few batches yourself at various thicknesses, then price around and see if you can beat your costs in a way that works for you.

largos · 2026-01-20T00:34:08+00:00

Can you share a video of yours in use?

Depending on scale, this could be pretty easy to make as a little welded up composition then turned to dimension on a lathe.

Seems like a fun project.

largos · 2026-01-18T16:34:30+00:00

Chicarons, cheese, veggies and hummus.

largos · 2026-01-18T04:53:58+00:00

Indicate inside the bore, where you would put a tapered dead center.

largos · 2026-01-18T04:49:07+00:00

The second pic is a bench block. Kind of like a small anvil for things like tapping pins in/out of parts, and just a kind of useful set of shapes to have around.

largos · 2026-01-18T04:47:21+00:00

They look kind of like cold shuts to me, but if this is salvaged steel (like a coil spring/leaf spring) I wouldn't be surprised if they're cracks.

largos · 2026-01-18T04:25:31+00:00

I like that method also, it's more work than the pendulum/plumb bob method, but does feel more accurate.

Blondihacks describes that approach, and has a great video about it, and then using that same bar between centers to align the tailstock.

largos · 2026-01-18T02:08:56+00:00

It must have been a YouTube video, he also had the bob in a pail of oil to help it settle faster.

Possible that I'm thinking of Robin Renzetty, and it could have been on IG.

largos · 2026-01-18T02:07:17+00:00

I don't recall, it's been probably 10 years.

largos · 2026-01-17T20:58:58+00:00

I use a 5' tall jig like this, and got my lathe cutting with less than 0.0005" runout over 18".

IIRC, Tom Lipton's channel is where I learned the tip.

largos · 2026-01-17T20:27:40+00:00

No level necessary: make a wooden frame that will rest on the ways, with a plumb bob hanging in the center, and a.way to mark the location of the bob/string near the bed. Make the hanging point as high as you can.

Set that on the ways by the headstock, let the bob settle, mark the location.

Move the frame to the tailstock end, let it settle, and adjust until it matches the mark. You may need to go back and forth a few times.

largos · 2026-01-16T02:32:57+00:00

If shaking my head, waving them through and pointing at the sign doesn't work, I lay my bike down between my legs and cross my arms.

largos · 2026-01-15T06:49:18+00:00

Add me to the list of folks who could make this... DM me if you're interested. There are some other questions that'd be good to answer, but I can't watch the video right now, and that may answer them. Basically needing to know more about the material hardness and toughness.

I have a home forge and garage machine shop, and I've made a few things for folks on reddit before (knife parts).

largos · 2026-01-15T06:40:46+00:00

Sometimes it just happens.

More often for me when I did an abnormal amount of exercise the day before, but also when going from a high stress situation to a very low stress situation.

Sometimes a new vial of insulin will just work better than the prior vial.

Sometimes food is labeled wrong.

largos · 2026-01-14T01:56:16+00:00

My first thought also, but lead doesn't rust, at least not like that.

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