hi guys/gals
long time reader, not spent as much time posting (just signed up)
pages are full of useful knowledge and wisdom (some anyway!) LOL
i have just started out with the repair/fabrication always been keen to repair parts rather than replace but modern motors are just throw away items so looking to move into fab as i enjoy is a lot more and have an array of ideas floating around
have been looking at these probuild tables (welding tables with all the 16mm holes and special clamps etc)
now the workshop.... plan is a 35 foot long alloy body lorry as a mobile workshop.. 2.3ton unladen
i take a power source when i arrive at destination so either a blue 32a socket or worst case 16a surge on household untill i can save up for a super quiet 10kva diesel generator. i do have a 9kva pure sine inverter and 1100ah of dual purpose batteries (start/leisure) and a merlin high output alternator
so intro over
i struggle with accuracy drilling by hand as i get the shakes.... i have tried using a center punch and 9/10 helps loads but are there any tricks to making nice straight holes (for the bench) i did look at mag drills?
has anyone build one of these welding tables before?
im off to build myself a finger press
toby
(edit) i think the bed of the milling machine is big enough to do individual plates... found one post where a guy made one and with the dro it should make life easyer! just need to find out how much it is gonna be weight wise
long time reader, not spent as much time posting (just signed up)
pages are full of useful knowledge and wisdom (some anyway!) LOL
i have just started out with the repair/fabrication always been keen to repair parts rather than replace but modern motors are just throw away items so looking to move into fab as i enjoy is a lot more and have an array of ideas floating around
have been looking at these probuild tables (welding tables with all the 16mm holes and special clamps etc)
now the workshop.... plan is a 35 foot long alloy body lorry as a mobile workshop.. 2.3ton unladen
i take a power source when i arrive at destination so either a blue 32a socket or worst case 16a surge on household untill i can save up for a super quiet 10kva diesel generator. i do have a 9kva pure sine inverter and 1100ah of dual purpose batteries (start/leisure) and a merlin high output alternator
so intro over
i struggle with accuracy drilling by hand as i get the shakes.... i have tried using a center punch and 9/10 helps loads but are there any tricks to making nice straight holes (for the bench) i did look at mag drills?
has anyone build one of these welding tables before?
im off to build myself a finger press
toby
(edit) i think the bed of the milling machine is big enough to do individual plates... found one post where a guy made one and with the dro it should make life easyer! just need to find out how much it is gonna be weight wise
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