Do you think one of them is using gear pt. 2

I have an excuse to get a bigass welder.
The area I'm in now is infamous for losing power during storms for upwards of two weeks when it's bad.

The house has an outlet on the outside that lets you back-feed into the house with a generator.
I'll be looking for the biggest welder/generator I can afford.

:biggthump
 
71Avido said:
I have an excuse to get a bigass welder.
The area I'm in now is infamous for losing power during storms for upwards of two weeks when it's bad.

The house has an outlet on the outside that lets you back-feed into the house with a generator.
I'll be looking for the biggest welder/generator I can afford.

:biggthump
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One that can power a small sized town :D
 
DreDay187 said:
I've TIG welded at previous jobs but not in at least 3-4yrs
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A friend of mines dad had a realy nice old tig that worked great, but when the dad died the older brother ended up with it. He doesn't use it the thing just sits in his basement and he won't sell it to me or his brother, even when I had money I offered a good amount for it and he turned it down (I fucking hate that guy)
 
DreDay187 said:
One that can power a small sized town :D
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That's the idea!
I'm one of those over-do everything guys.
I'd rather have a system that's bigger than what I need, just in case.

Armed and dangerous said:
A friend of mines dad had a realy nice old tig that worked great, but when the dad died the older brother ended up with it. He doesn't use it the thing just sits in his basement and he won't sell it to me or his brother, even when I had money I offered a good amount for it and he turned it down (I fucking hate that guy)
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Ugh, I hate seeing good equipment just rotting away.

Speaking of good equipment, anyone price out rolling toolboxes lately?
Good ones are big money.

Anything Snap-On or Matco is just stupid expensive.
$5,000 for just a tool box? Sure why not.
Oh there's a few tools in there? 15K....
 
71Avido said:
That's the idea!
I'm one of those over-do everything guys.
I'd rather have a system that's bigger than what I need, just in case.



Ugh, I hate seeing good equipment just rotting away.

Speaking of good equipment, anyone price out rolling toolboxes lately?
Good ones are big money.

Anything Snap-On or Matco is just stupid expensive.
$5,000 for just a tool box? Sure why not.
Oh there's a few tools in there? 15K....
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I stopped buying big/expensive tool boxes along time ago. What I do is buy small/cheap top boxes and but them on my work benches, that way I have one that just has 3/8 socket stuff and so on and so on, and I have a rolling cart and a small hand held tool box that i fill to move tools around. It works for me
 
Armed and dangerous said:
I stopped buying big/expensive tool boxes along time ago. What I do is buy small/cheap top boxes and but them on my work benches, that way I have one that just has 3/8 socket stuff and so on and so on, and I have a rolling cart and a small hand held tool box that i fill to move tools around. It works for me
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We're in opposite situations.
I actually want to get away from having a half dozen smaller tool boxes.

Up until this point in my life, my tools have been spread over at least two zip codes, often times three.
Can you imagine how frustrating it is to completely rip the front axle out of your vehicle only to find out the tool you need to get it back in is in the next town over?
This is the first chance in my life to get all of my tools and equipment into one area.

This is also the first time in my life that I don't have to work in a dirt driveway!
Jacking up a vehicle only to have the jack itself sinking into the yard isn't fun.
 
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Funny story about that jack actually.

A few months ago I was under there doing something, something brake related.
I had the vehicle up on just the jack while I got the tire off.
I'm not worried about it crashing down because the vehicle is high enough so that even if it did, nothing could happen unless you were literally under the point where it contacted the ground.

Anyway, I get done with the brakes and I have to bleed them.
No biggie, bust out the bleeder kit and go to town.

All goes well and I decide it's time to turn the thing on to see if I'm getting any leaks.
Now, my parking brake doesn't work with the larger tires so I have to park it in 1st gear, usually 4-low when working on it.
I can imagine you know where this is going.

I hit the starter and the Jeep fires up more quickly than it ever has in the past.
It lurches forward and BOOM I hear it fall off the jack.
Shit! I run around to the other side as the Jeep is barreling towards the cinder block garage!
OH NOES, I turn that key off as quickly as I can and the Jeep comes to rest within a foot of taking out the garage.
IF that Jeep had gone much further it would have knocked the cinder block wall down into my Chevelle!

Ugh, I was almost sick. How stupid could I be.
OK no worries, Jeep is off and the immanent danger has passed.
I went to reverse the thing to get it back into position away from the garage and it's not moving anywhere.

WTF? I'm thinking.
I hop out and check under the vehicle to see what's up.
That's when I see it.

Not only did I almost take out the garage, my Chevelle and the Jeep itself but now I've also ran over my jack.
I couldn't do this again if I tried.
The jack had somehow flipped on end driving the wheels into the ground and the backside up against the frame of my Jeep. The jack was extended and the lever arm was making a tripod with the ground. The jack was at a perfect 90* angle to the ground and space evenly enough so that both wheels on that side were off the ground.I couldn't drive anywhere because my differentials are open on each end, one tire in the air and you're not going anywhere.

"Well, at least it doesn't look damaged, I'll just grab my jack and.... oh...."

Yea, that was fun. :spin:
 
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71Avido said:
Funny story about that jack actually.

A few months ago I was under there doing something, something brake related.
I had the vehicle up on just the jack while I got the tire off.
I'm not worried about it crashing down because the vehicle is high enough so that even if it did, nothing could happen unless you were literally under the point where it contacted the ground.

Anyway, I get done with the brakes and I have to bleed them.
No biggie, bust out the bleeder kit and go to town.

All goes well and I decide it's time to turn the thing on to see if I'm getting any leaks.
Now, my parking brake doesn't work with the larger tires so I have to park it in 1st gear, usually 4-low when working on it.
I can imagine you know where this is going.

I hit the starter and the Jeep fires up more quickly than it ever has in the past.
It lurches forward and BOOM I hear it fall off the jack.
Shit! I run around to the other side as the Jeep is barreling towards the cinder block garage!
OH NOES, I turn that key off as quickly as I can and the Jeep comes to rest within a foot of taking out the garage.
IF that Jeep had gone much further it would have knocked the cinder block wall down into my Chevelle!

Ugh, I was almost sick. How stupid could I be.
OK no worries, Jeep is off and the immanent danger has passed.
I went to reverse the thing to get it back into position away from the garage and it's not moving anywhere.

WTF? I'm thinking.
I hop out and check under the vehicle to see what's up.
That's when I see it.

Not only did I almost take out the garage, my Chevelle and the Jeep itself but now I've also ran over my jack.
I couldn't do this again if I tried.
The jack had somehow flipped on end driving the wheels into the ground and the backside up against the frame of my Jeep. The jack was extended and the lever arm was making a tripod with the ground. The jack was at a perfect 90* angle to the ground and space evenly enough so that both wheels on that side were off the ground.I couldn't drive anywhere because my differentials are open on each end, one tire in the air and you're not going anywhere.

"Well, at least it doesn't look damaged, I'll just grab my jack and.... oh...."

Yea, that was fun. :spin:
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Have you ever thought of playing the lotto or something. You have a lot of luck, it's just that most of it seem to be bad
 
DreDay187 said:
Have you ever thought of playing the lotto or something. You have a lot of luck, it's just that most of it seem to be bad
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Somebody has to absorb all the bad luck so that the rest of you can get some good!

I have the same philosophy on buying cars that turn out to be lemons.
I'm doing the rest of the world a favor by buying up the lemons so they don't!
 
71Avido said:
Somebody has to absorb all the bad luck so that the rest of you can get some good!

I have the same philosophy on buying cars that turn out to be lemons.
I'm doing the rest of the world a favor by buying up the lemons so they don't!
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Or maybe you're a glutton for punishment like me lol
 
Well, that too.
I can not, will not let this world beat me.
As long as I'm still taking breath, I will overcome.

There is something "next level" about that feeling you get as you struggle and triumph.
People who take the easy road in life will never understand how empowering that feeling is.
 
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I have to opposite problem, I get constipated because I refuse to leave the groups long enough to poop
 
Rumpy said:
I have to opposite problem, I get constipated because I refuse to leave the groups long enough to poop
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You haven't figured out how to do both yet?
Laptop, a 6 pack, a pizza and a cat-door into the bathroom.
What else do you need?
 
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