> Federico Lucifredi wrote: >> I have been taking the "advanced Metalworking" class there... > > That's too bad you didn't mention it here. That's the class that most > interests me, and it would have been fun to know someone in the class. I > see it is running again in January.
I think they want more benches built. It is a good class, okay value for the money, not too expensive, not "cheap". Maybe I will take the class a second time if they let me build my own table as the project - can't really build anything without a welding table and some jigs. We'll see. > The TIG course also intrigues me. But requires more costly equipment. MIG is the way to go: good welds that you can still manage in your garage and quickly. TIG is the way to make pretty welds and take a long time in the process. It does not matter if you are going to grind down the weld anyway. > I'd be happy just to find a reference to a local scrap metal dealer > where you can *buy* random bits of scrap, rather than sell it. The stock > you find at the hardware store makes most projects cost prohibitive. > (Unless it can be built from electrical conduit, which is about the only > building steel you can find at a hardware store for a reasonable price.) AA orders metal from a local supplier at $2/foot for mild steel - the supplier delivers to their loading dock for orders of 120$ and up, and I am pretty sure you could arrange to tack your order to one of theirs. > Likewise, I probably wouldn't get enough value out of a membership, but > having access to a CNC mill and other equipment you'd never fit into a > home shop for $15/day is a steal. The Sprouts also has a Bridgeport, which is my favorite mill. Not had need of a CNC yet. > (Do they have a box brake and a shear for doing sheet metal work?) Good question, I need a bending brake myself. I will look. Best -F _________________________________________ -- "'Problem' is a bleak word for challenge" - Richard Fish (Federico L. Lucifredi) - flucifredi at acm.org - GnuPG 0x4A73884C _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
