favorite fabrication tool
10-12-2005, 02:00 AM
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favorite fabrication tool
well other than a welder and other obvious tools what little thing can you not weld/fabricate without?
mine is a little chunk of 1 1/2" angle iron welded into rectangle, i cant weld ---- with out it.
its actually under my left wrist in this pic
Beau
mine is a little chunk of 1 1/2" angle iron welded into rectangle, i cant weld ---- with out it.
its actually under my left wrist in this pic
Beau
10-12-2005, 04:31 AM
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Re: favorite fabrication tool
I'd have to say my favorite tool that I have bought to date is my plasma cutter. Makes manifolds a breeze. Plus the fact its a plasma cutter, TIG and ARC all in one unit. I don't use the TIG or ARC but the TIG portion works awesome when I did use it. For $600 you can't beat it. It was so cheap I figured it wouldn't even work, but it works very well and I have used the ---- out of it in the last 3 months. It has paid for itself many times over.
10-12-2005, 05:57 AM
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Re: favorite fabrication tool
cut off wheel. i dont know how many times when I was working at kevins house we made trips to home depot for new wheels. yes, even after I ground through my block (and BTW, the JB weld is still holding to this day) I still love the cut off wheel. I dont think Ive never taken one to any car ive ever owned.
10-12-2005, 11:37 AM
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Re: favorite fabrication tool
Originally Posted by CSaddict
I'd have to say my favorite tool that I have bought to date is my plasma cutter. Makes manifolds a breeze. Plus the fact its a plasma cutter, TIG and ARC all in one unit. I don't use the TIG or ARC but the TIG portion works awesome when I did use it. For $600 you can't beat it. It was so cheap I figured it wouldn't even work, but it works very well and I have used the ---- out of it in the last 3 months. It has paid for itself many times over.
The one I couldn't live without? Probably the TIG... but I really love the tubing bender, it's just fun to use.
10-12-2005, 01:01 PM
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Re: favorite fabrication tool
Originally Posted by RabbitShit
Originally Posted by CSaddict
I'd have to say my favorite tool that I have bought to date is my plasma cutter. Makes manifolds a breeze. Plus the fact its a plasma cutter, TIG and ARC all in one unit. I don't use the TIG or ARC but the TIG portion works awesome when I did use it. For $600 you can't beat it. It was so cheap I figured it wouldn't even work, but it works very well and I have used the ---- out of it in the last 3 months. It has paid for itself many times over.
The one I couldn't live without? Probably the TIG... but I really love the tubing bender, it's just fun to use.
10-12-2005, 07:05 PM
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Re: favorite fabrication tool
dave you got a tig and plasma for 600 bones? damn i gotta find one of those.
my favorite tool has to be the turrett press at work. spend some time at a computer and put in the right punches....and boom boom boom, any shape you can program in punched into up to 1/4" plate steel. gotta love it.
my favorite tool has to be the turrett press at work. spend some time at a computer and put in the right punches....and boom boom boom, any shape you can program in punched into up to 1/4" plate steel. gotta love it.
