colnerov
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I'm Wondering if she knows what she's doing because that's a poor attempt at Woollarding.
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I was going to say that one of the most important things in my workshop is something soft for the Mrs to kneel on (for my birthday / special occasions / any other time she can be persuaded to) but wasn't sure it was appropriate.An assistant
C clamps is something I would like to avoid because I think that is worst design ever
The screw is meant to bend
Other concerns about clamps are the sizes I don't know which size take
Ok these are what I call vice grips or better autolocking pilers (straight translation from Italian to English) this are ok they are useful in any size ,and I can take them cheap or expensive but I will probably get some good ones not this specific model but the simple because they are pretty handy when you have to deal with seized bolts and broken screwsNot sure what you think c clamps are, but I think they are one of the best clamps to have for versatility, you can't have too many.
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My thoughts exactly.An air compressor is nice, I used to think they were amazing because air tools are cheap but I've since discovered the cheap ones are rubbish and the good ones are similarly priced to cordless so you may as well go cordless and have just a little compressor for dusting and inflating tires.
About bench ,I was thinking to build two of them ,one sturdy very rigid about 1500x750mm with a 150mm bench vice
Most useful as tea and fruit juice storage because I can't drink alcohol and other things with bubbleswhile not strictly a tool per se, I suggest a decent sized beer fridge, which can also double up as storage space and the freezer compartment used for cooling bearings / sleeves etc. very practical...
This is something that I thought but I will probably leave a little for a little gas forge a day
I would like to avoid it completely because one of my requirements for the shop is install an automatic fire extinguisherBe VERY careful about having an indoor gas forge, particularly one with a "good" burner that allows adjustment of the mixture ratio and (therefore) the flame temperature.
I know a couple of knifemakers who have suffered Carbon Monoxide poisoning when choking down their forges to Heat-Treat temperatures. They'd had no problems at normal forging temperatures and assumed their ventilation was adequate, but didn't realise what a huge difference an apparently minor adjustment can make. One was found unconscious and taken to hospital. The other realized what was going on, got out and "just" felt like kack for a couple of days.
At the very least, get a CO monitor or two and make the forge movable so you can use it outdoors for anything out of the ordinary.
When I started at home I had the main bits I needed
1.tape measure and square
2. Markers and French chalk
3. Welder and grinder
4. Sds drill (main reason I went sds is as a first drill there the most versatile in my opinion once it has none hammer option)
I built so many gates machine parts and you imagine it with just them bits.
The main tools I started with.
4 inch angle grinder.
A set of files.
Hand drill.
Steel ruler.
That's all I had. Even now them items get used more than anything