rtcosic
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Joined the Forum earlier today and been glued to it ever since.
The Ultimate Authority has already complained about having to serve me roast beef sandwiches at the PC - so black mark number 1
Then I PMed a well established member without first introducing myself.
Mega Black Mark number 2
I'm a Chemical Engineer by profession and have taken early retirement from the Oil Refining Industry. As a mere Chemical the rude Mechanicals would rarely let me play in their Toyshop (sorry WORKshop). All those odd jobs that have been queuing up for years may finally get done now, but first I have to serve my Mechanical apprenticeship and buy all the RIGHT tools! Have to fit that in between consulting, training, teaching type assignments though - I seem busier now then when 'working'.
I have an ancient SIP arc welder proudly acquired with one of my first pay cheques back in the 1970s and used for much bodging since. It's known in the family as Dad's Hot Melt Glue Gun.
I had a SIP HandyMIG a few years ago acquired in a DIY chain stock clearance (Focus I think). I used it to make a steel workbench for the shed and various repairs to pedal cars, wheelbarrows, lawnmowers and such, but never really mastered it.
It died an honourable death at the hands of number 1 son in rebuilding a Series III Land Rover. LR forum members may remember Marko and his beast with a turbo-charged Rover T-Series engine. It's still around awaiting number 3 son and I transpanting a 200-TDi into it before his 17th birthday. Ever tried to get insurance for a 17 year old provisional licence holder for a turbo T-series engined tax exempt Land Rover that's twice his age and sports around 180hp???
I will be looking at the usual Clarke 160TE for my planned projects. Although having read the relevant threads no doubt Weldequip will be trying to persuade me that I really need a Portamig 181. I'm still daft enough to be tempted by one of those Giant Cut40s from Shop-river too, unless Forum members tell me otherwise.
I will be seeking to replace sills and such on my Jaguar 420 and general workshop, shed, garden fabrications in my new 'material of choice'. My previous 25x25x2 angle has been superceded by 20x20x2 and 40x40x2.5 with occassional forays into 50x50x3. It's much easier to work with.
Typical stuff would be the engine storage stand number 3 son and I knocked up a couple of months ago with the old Glue Gun:
http://picasaweb.google.com/robert.cosic/XKEngineStand?authkey=OoWgEKdWJec&feat=directlink
Or these shelves and roof bracing for the shed:
http://picasaweb.google.com/robert.cosic/Shed?feat=directlink
No doubt number 2 son will find a use for my toys (TOOLS!) for his little Mazda MX-5 long before I get to use it for any of my own projects.
When I figure out how to show Solidworks drawings (having undergraduate sons as rude Mechanicals has advantages!) I'll post drawings for my planned first project - a bench seat for the kitchen. Got to get a few Brownie Points in the Bank of The Ultimate Authority first!
The Ultimate Authority has already complained about having to serve me roast beef sandwiches at the PC - so black mark number 1
Then I PMed a well established member without first introducing myself.
Mega Black Mark number 2
I'm a Chemical Engineer by profession and have taken early retirement from the Oil Refining Industry. As a mere Chemical the rude Mechanicals would rarely let me play in their Toyshop (sorry WORKshop). All those odd jobs that have been queuing up for years may finally get done now, but first I have to serve my Mechanical apprenticeship and buy all the RIGHT tools! Have to fit that in between consulting, training, teaching type assignments though - I seem busier now then when 'working'.
I have an ancient SIP arc welder proudly acquired with one of my first pay cheques back in the 1970s and used for much bodging since. It's known in the family as Dad's Hot Melt Glue Gun.
I had a SIP HandyMIG a few years ago acquired in a DIY chain stock clearance (Focus I think). I used it to make a steel workbench for the shed and various repairs to pedal cars, wheelbarrows, lawnmowers and such, but never really mastered it.
It died an honourable death at the hands of number 1 son in rebuilding a Series III Land Rover. LR forum members may remember Marko and his beast with a turbo-charged Rover T-Series engine. It's still around awaiting number 3 son and I transpanting a 200-TDi into it before his 17th birthday. Ever tried to get insurance for a 17 year old provisional licence holder for a turbo T-series engined tax exempt Land Rover that's twice his age and sports around 180hp???
I will be looking at the usual Clarke 160TE for my planned projects. Although having read the relevant threads no doubt Weldequip will be trying to persuade me that I really need a Portamig 181. I'm still daft enough to be tempted by one of those Giant Cut40s from Shop-river too, unless Forum members tell me otherwise.
I will be seeking to replace sills and such on my Jaguar 420 and general workshop, shed, garden fabrications in my new 'material of choice'. My previous 25x25x2 angle has been superceded by 20x20x2 and 40x40x2.5 with occassional forays into 50x50x3. It's much easier to work with.
Typical stuff would be the engine storage stand number 3 son and I knocked up a couple of months ago with the old Glue Gun:
http://picasaweb.google.com/robert.cosic/XKEngineStand?authkey=OoWgEKdWJec&feat=directlink
Or these shelves and roof bracing for the shed:
http://picasaweb.google.com/robert.cosic/Shed?feat=directlink
No doubt number 2 son will find a use for my toys (TOOLS!) for his little Mazda MX-5 long before I get to use it for any of my own projects.
When I figure out how to show Solidworks drawings (having undergraduate sons as rude Mechanicals has advantages!) I'll post drawings for my planned first project - a bench seat for the kitchen. Got to get a few Brownie Points in the Bank of The Ultimate Authority first!
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. It looks like you've done some homework regarding machines. The Clarke 160 is a nice little welder for the money, lots of satisfied owners on here, also many portamig owners, myself included.
