Why air tools???

[paulrbrown]

Sberry, it is great to have Buds to be able to back you up on projects, maybe that is why this forum is so popular with the information given here. I know in the past, and here and now, it is sometimes very hard to find someone who will not go around behind you and steal clients by making them big promises, ect....It explains why so many good professionals in many trades are so secretive about how they did something, they feel someone will just rip them off. I personally love being able to share info, I guess I get a good feeling from it, I know I won't stop sharing if someone is intrested. Sorry about the Soapbox, but I feel alot of people here probably feel the same as I do. Happy Fillets and Good Looking Beads to Ya....Paul

[Sberry]

The booms are made of conduit and sometimes I hang leads and hoses on them to drop down on projects. I do mostly steel and a little alum. Have a 300 synchro for tig. I am a farmer most of the time so the work is all over the place. I do some outside maint and contracting from time to time depending on how I feel about the projects. The farming keeps me busy enough, we rebuild and modify a lot of equipment. I employ one full time mechanic to tum most of the nuts and bolts when it works out. I put him on projects most of the time as I get interupted too much to keep the flow consistant. The steel rack right there really makes a lot of design work easy. Walk over and find the most ideal piece. My legitimate proffesion is structural Ironwork, rigging, welding etc but my interest tends to be in utilities. I tailor to meet the needs, piping, wiring etc. We do everything here except rebuild diesel inj pumps and I have buds to handle refrigeration and complex electronics. Upgrades and rebuilding here are constant.

[Paul Seaman]

Paul:
My work lights are darkroom camera lamps with2- 2500 watt bulbs in each housing, that will light up your life.

Peace,

[paulrbrown]

Sberry: Those booms look great, what sort of product do you weld? Most of the shops I have had the pleasure to work in were 'Dark Holes of Calcutta' My own has lots of 500 & 1000 watt incadescent photo lamps, I used to be an Industrial/Advertising photographer. I use them to back light the bench when using a non autodarkening lens, by moving my head a few inches, I can get a very bright view, enough to see with a #10 shade!!, then, when I need to view with out hood, I move to the side and the helmet acts like a sunshade on a camera lens and keeps the light out of my eyes, plus you can really see what your weld looks like. No one has mentioned the 4.5" & 5" cutoff wheels, the .045" thick ones, I like them for fine shaping as they do not chatter like the thicker ones and you can get in really close to the corners for chamfering. And I would die if there were no flap discs or Dynafiles....PR

[paulrbrown]

pjseaman
The space shuttle also sounds like a fueler going to line, I once got with in 5 miles for the first night launch, that was in 83, and you can bet, both are music, and you can't beat the smell of either, space shuttle is like a big fireworks type smell...Paul

[Sberry]

Another view, scrap steel in back, nuts and bolts to the left, booms for hanging leads and hoses if needed. Bucket on end of bench to catch scrap and blow fire from cutting into.

[Sberry]

I dont remember if I show this here or not.

[Sberry]

For regular fab work I like 4 1/2 electric with 1/4 wheels. Lots of power and way cheaper to run. Cord is easier to handle than air hoses too. I like air for cutoffs, rotary files, sanding, buffing and wire wheels. Its easier to regulate the speeds. Air is really greedy on the power, takes 4 to 5 times the electricity and wear and tear on the compressors. That little batch in the pic was about half our air tools, I just cleaned out from under the main welding bench. I have power to the benches but have an air drop right behind them, always found the hose right underfoot when there was a hydrant right on the bench. I would rather just reach back and get it and pull it up too the bench. I have since got rid of the saw as I was tired of the grit on this bench. It has its own now.

[Paul Seaman]

Paul:
As Orville said to Wilbur your Wright, mine always sounded more like a fueler going to line, but thats music too I think!
Pneumatics are the way to go if you have enough air to feed them.

Peace,

[paulrbrown]

I have tried similar, but it always tickles my hand and ends up sounding like 'Inagodadavida' by Iron Butterfly, at least that's a Weldable Band. Paul

[Alex]

Back in the seventies, when I worked for an aircraft company in California, I knew a guy who could play the "Star Spangeled Banner" on a pneumatic drill motor. How's that for versatility? Chicago Pneumatic, not JUST for drilling holes.

Alex

[paulrbrown]

Looks like Tim the Toolman's bench, now where is that 440 volt grinder??????

[tackit]

Sberry thanks for the picture, that's quite some collection of tools you have there, now I have something I can show the wife to prove how grossly under tooled I am.

[Sberry]

Here is some, there are some more around here somewhere, but I hate changing wheels.

[Paul Seaman]

I just got a roto-zip for my birthday, my arbor for my roloc disc's fits perfect. This seems to be a great setup for larger Aluminum cleanup since I only have a 30 gallon compressor my diegrinder consumes some serious cfm and the compressor can't keep up. I am a little curious how long it is going to live under my abuse but for now seems cool, quiet too.

Peace,