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I probably didn’t need this but I thought I might integrate it with my the pipe anvil I’m building. It’s a 4’ stake plate (no name that I can see). With a few stakes and blocks of steel to go with. Still need to clean them up and figure out how and where to mount the plate.

Hello All, I have been thinking of building a Pipe Anvil. There are a few Youtube video, but I was wondering if anyone on here built one? What size did you build? Any tips or tricks?

We've all heard the stories of 'that guy' who builds a boat in his basement with no possible way to get it out. Well it's not a boat but it does have sails and in my little shop it's it may as well be a full size sail boat because it's going to be challange getting it out. So I guess I am now...

I'm looking for any recommendations for a starter Printer? Just looking to play with something but would like something around a 9" (230mm) bed. Maybe something that could be upgraded later to a second nozzle (is that possible)? Oh yes and cheap, but seriously I'd like to keep it under...

Hi, I need to make a roughly 20” x 30“ x 3” deep to hold water, and thought it may be time to bake a small brake. Has anyone made their own brake? Did you use plans or wing it with your own design? Did you make a simple bending brake or a box and pan (finger) brake? What pitfalls did you run...

Hi, Just throwing this out there to see if anyone else has come across this site https://www.machineryplans.com/ They appear to be selling plans for everything from surface grinders, to shapers to brakes and rollers. I wonder what sort of quality they are?

I ’ve been looking for a turn table to use when painting projects, but I could never find one that was large or heavy enough, so i decided to build one. To top is 15”x15”x1/4” aluminum and the base is 14”x14”x3/16” steel with a 12” turn table bearing rated for 1000lb. The longest part was...

Wondering if anyone has any experience with the subject Plasma cutter? It's a dual voltage pilot arc unit that retails for ~$750

Hi, I was just visiting a pewter store while i was on vacation and now I’m intrigued by metal spinning. Who has done it? Where did you get your supplies? What equipment did you use, metal lathe or wood lathe? Generally, just interested to hear what others may have to add to the discussion

I had an old toaster oven that I used when I needed to heat small parts prior to painting, shrink fits etc. It was OK but I was always nervous about temperature control and accuracy, so I recently completed this build. It consists of a PID controller, SSR, thermocouple and various sundry...