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Post by mcqunt on Sept 3, 2009 13:43:58 GMT 12
me personally,
220amp mig
1500mm folders
pedestal drill
linisher and bench grinder
pipe bender
2 post lift
later
lathe
mill
english wheel
plasma cutter or bandsaw
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Post by friendlyfire on Sept 3, 2009 18:26:50 GMT 12
damn thats a nice list i wouldnt really know what i would do with over half of that stuff, i dont know nuts about fabricating stuff lol
all i want is a car hoist =)
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Post by gemininja on Sept 3, 2009 18:53:05 GMT 12
hoist would be excelent, as would a lathe and a mig welder. all of wich i can use at work..
would love access to a pipe bender for making cages etc. and would love to learn the english wheel.
let me know when you achieve all of the above and youl have a consant supply ov piss for letn me use it haha =D
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Post by burntrubber on Sept 3, 2009 20:27:10 GMT 12
Mig needs to be 250amp I use a 250 BOC as my everyday welder at work. You can do heaps with a 220 but that extra 30amp is so much better. I use a 200amp inverter mig for site work with core shield wire and its mean up to 6mm begins to struggle after that. Higher amp machines weld so well when used on 8mm and under material. Have access to everything but the lathe hoist and english wheel at work. Would love to own it all my self but that would mean owning somewhere to store it all  |
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Post by gordo on Sept 3, 2009 21:58:45 GMT 12
6mm MIG wire???
We just use 1mm for everything - just crank up the voltage and feedrate for the heavier stuff.
Personally, I'd add a decent high frequency (for alloy) TIG to the list, some rollers for the sheet metal work and a four post hoist. Engine stand and a good 'spit' for doing the underbody work would be jolly handy as well. Good engine/electronics diagnostics machine is always handy.
I presume you mean a proper, smallish mill - not one of those silly 'combo' ones that aren't much good for anything.
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Post by burntrubber on Sept 4, 2009 17:23:58 GMT 12
Lol no no 6mm material would be quite the epic mig to run 6mm wire. I wish I had access to a ac/dc high freq tig only welder we dont have. We have a mean variety of rollers from hand to powered plate and tube rollers. |
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Post by crazytim on Sept 4, 2009 18:46:08 GMT 12
after yesterday and today i just want a decent quality floor jack... scissor jacks doin my feckn head in~!
(plus all the above ;D)
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Post by gordo on Sept 5, 2009 0:02:14 GMT 12
after yesterday and today i just want a decent quality floor jack... scissor jacks doin my feckn head in~! (plus all the above ;D) Repco had some trolly jack, dual stands and creeper sets at a reasonable price, a while back - don't know if they're still on offer. |
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Post by cuteweegem on Sept 5, 2009 13:56:40 GMT 12
dyno ;D
mill
lathe
skills to use mill, lathe and tig properly
I got a cheap chinese 200amp tig/arc with both dc/ac last year for $1350 and it's awesome. It's just a shame I suck at it, definitely need some practice.
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Post by gordo on Sept 5, 2009 18:04:11 GMT 12
Good engine hoist!
Was thinking that a little 1.8T Hitachi excavator, like at work, could be very handy in a workshop - rubber tracked, of course. I'd have a few custom attachments for lifting engines*, forklift tines for crates and pallets, etc.
Powered overhead gantry would be a handy thing to have - powerful enough to handle a complete car - with a cradle to do it safely.
*The big advantages would be easy to move stuff around and lift high onto benches, racks, etc.
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