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87 K5 Build...Hmmm, whats that Ryoken up to? stay tuned...

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no new shop in my future, so I figured I should bring this one out of dungeondom...

and for me, it's a clean zone.. mechanical, assembly, my toolbox, stereo, a workbench, the lathe maybe... god forbid a lazy boy, tv and computer! ;)

than a dust zone.. washable.. fans for the window... that's my issue.. always running DA's with 80, grinding steel, squirting paint, etc... i'll paint in that side, that's fine..

problem is, that's not a defined bay at this point.. it's really the back 1/3 of the garage.. :doah: that's why i tried shifting the K5 to the front.. i'm gonna try it again at some point...

circular sawing composite.... now that's the worst cloud you'll ever see... :eek1: :doah: :haha:


one of these days, I'll come across one of those big bastard, school, stand up fans, they work great at the back of a bay, blowing all the cr@p out the door..
 
some new wall decor for Ryoken's Lab™

they ended up sending me a free MSD banner, so 2 are up for now..






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got a Doug's headers, a Wiseco piston and Moroso one coming for the other walls...


I like it, kinda gives me a speed shop vibe down there... :haha:
 
yeah, i had a couple SC ones in my watch list, just never pulled the trigger.. had a couple Independent ones in there too..

the good skate ones tend to be more money, the hotrod stuff is generally cheap.. with the 3 more coming i wont have room for anything else... :eek1:

built the roll around cabinet part of the buff station today.. also did the last bit of glass work on the hood... hopefully the weather will climp out of the teens this weekend and I can prime it...
 
Quick hijack.... :)

I'm curious about that Baleigh saw. What does it look like when converted to a vertical saw? What sort of throat depth would it have? Looks like the throat would end up "other side" as opposed to the back because of the blade orientation.

Just this week I was looking at the Milwaukee Portaband / SWAG offroad table combo.... Basically converts a portable bandsaw into a fixed vertical unit (has about 5" - 6" throat depth IIRC). I liked that the overall unit was pretty compact since I'm almost out of space, and the total cost ends up around $500. The Baleigh isn't really too far off that mark, and may be a better quality solution (though I really don't have the floor space). :thinking:


-G
 
no hijack, I derailed it... the thread title IS "what's that Ryoken up to?"



ummm, I don't know.. to be honest, I hadn't even looked over the saw details thoroughly... I just know I'm VERY leary of the lower end 300 to $400 JET's, HF ones..

and I seemed to remember hearing Baileigh made quality sh*t... I thought the price point looked reasonable.... $900? I wouldn't have looking as hard..

I'm just really enamored with cutting stock horozontal.. lay it in, walk away... I'm sure a vertical could be as equally handy, and I should start considering that aspect more, and if the horozontals I'm looking at even do vertical..
 
that gear-driven jet doesn't do vertical... prolly cut's like a mofo tho... :haha:
 
I've only used the horizontal at the shop at work, and they are dam nice to have, especially with a stock support to lay long tube on, and not have to find something to support the long end while cutting...but they do take up a considerable amount more floor space than a vertical would.

It's nice to "set it and forget it" though!
 
yeah, my welder bud has like 5 various wheel around horozontal bandsaws in various sizes and configs... he has a couple nice rollered height stands for supporting material..

i definitely like the idea of a dual one tho.. vertical seems like it would be very handy for smaller bracket type projects like bracket pieces and such..
 
ryoken said:
vertical seems like it would be very handy for smaller bracket type projects like bracket pieces and such..
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That was the motivation for my question orignally... I'll admit my plasma is capable of getting much closer to the "line" than it used to be now that I have dry air feeding it, but I still stay at least 1/16"+ off to make sure I don't slip and gouge the part accidentally. Finishing the part on the disc sander, especially on 1/4" thick plate still takes a substantial amount of time....even with a fresh 36d on there.

This is the deal I was talking about:

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It's clearly not in the same league as some of the stuff you are looking at, but I like the concept that it's really small and can be put away without surrendering permanent floor space in the shop. For cutting brackets and smaller parts I'll bet it would be really efficient and accurate. :thinking:


-G
 
yeah, i went and took a peak.. neat, and potentially just the right thing for someone... whether thats me, not sure...

if i go that route, it'll be with a cordless for my makita LXT stuff... so i doubt it would work in the stand, but would be good for on the road, mobility, etc...

but my big thing is i want reasonably pro straight machine cuts, not at the whim of my eyeball that day... i always bug my welding bud to make all these cuts to length on strip steel i buy from him... :doah: :whistle: :haha:

just soooooooo much easier, especially over a plasma... and my chopsaw, while served me admirably for about 4 yrs.. he!!, it fabbed the Blazer, has now gotten pretty out of whack at the blade now and is no longer close to accurate.. shaft moves out a bit now...
 
ryoken said:
I'll come across one of those big bastard, school, stand up fans, they work great at the back of a bay, blowing all the cr@p out the door..
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Those work awesome..... I have had good luck getting stuff like that at auctions when local machine/metal shops close down or move.
 
clean Cali sheetmetal.....






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and a gargoyle screen.... just gotta put the mounts in the corners..






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