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- by mcshenk
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:53 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: My First Table
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2405
Re: My First Table
Thanks! it was a great project, I hope I can make some money with it.
- by mcshenk
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:59 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: My First Table
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2405
Re: My First Table
Finished mostly, needs some touch up and a little tuning but seems to run really well.
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- by mcshenk
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: My First Table
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2405
Re: My First Table
Thanks all, for the words of encouragement. I have gotten a lot of benefit from forums like this along the way and I hope this topic might help someone else down the road. I have fit up some doors and panels for the sides, installed the gantry, ran some of the cabling and connected the PC to start t...
- by mcshenk
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:03 pm
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: New project
- Replies: 2
- Views: 419
Re: New project
Sorry for the late reply, I started a new topic in the metal cutting section called "My First Table" with some pics.
Mike
Mike
- by mcshenk
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:00 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: My First Table
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2405
My First Table
I started building a table back in October and I figured I would post a few pics and incorporate some lessons learned. I have been welding at the self taught, amateur level for a long time, but this is my first serious project. Feel free to let me know if you have any "tips or tricks" for ...
- by mcshenk
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Advice on minimizing distortion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 890
Re: Advice on minimizing distortion
Thanks for all the great advice everyone. I ended up with about 4 decent tacks on each end. The reason I was asking is during my construction of the frame I had tacked the top of the frame together and found on one corner, one edge to be a little higher than other. Unfortunately I had tacked it up p...
- by mcshenk
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:12 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Advice on minimizing distortion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 890
Advice on minimizing distortion
I am finishing up a plasma table build and need some advice on how to minimize distortion. I need to weld in a vertical 11 GA 3 X 3 tube for some shelving (see attached photo), but I don't want to distort the horizontal tubing. How can I minimize or eliminate the distortion?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
Thanks in advance,
Mike
- by mcshenk
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:23 pm
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: New project
- Replies: 2
- Views: 419
New project
I've been welding as a hobbyist for a long time but now starting a plasma table build to make some money (I hope). Joined the forum to improve my skills and share any lessons learned.
Mike
Mike
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