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Building a Stand for the Avid Benchtop Pro CNC Machine

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Today we're building a stand for the Avid Benchtop Pro CNC router. It's made from welded 2x3" steel tubing and contains a lista cabinet for tool storage. FootMaster caster wheels make it mobile, and we'll get to useall the fabrication tools in the shop, including the belt grinder.
Drawings and 3D Model are available on Patreon: / clough42
Tools used in this video:
Rhino Cart Welding Fixture Table (Amazon*): amzn.to/3za8aez
Millermatic 211 MIG Welder (Amazon*): amzn.to/3sMkkKh
MIG Torch Holder (Amazon*): amzn.to/3JxwzjS
Silver Streak Metal Marking Pencil (Amazon*): amzn.to/3zdeMK6
Miller Digital Performance Welding Helmet (Amazon*): amzn.to/3aIU7TQ
Miller Welding Jacket (Amazon*): amzn.to/341Ph2G
4" Kant Twist Universal Clamp (Amazon*): amzn.to/2MCuABU
6-1/2" Inserta Welding Table Clamp (Amazon*): amzn.to/3KkkFM3
Evolution 15 Inch Cold Cut Saw (Amazon*): amzn.to/3qAiYRM
Norton Blaze Ceramic 2x72 Grinding Belts (Amazon*): amzn.to/3KkkS1N
Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Letter Drill Set (Amazon*): amzn.to/2PWx0dL
Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Number Drill Set (Amazon*): amzn.to/2Qgss0S
Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Fractional Drill Set (Amazon*): amzn.to/3mkmziD
Norseman Vortex Point Drill Set (Amazon*): amzn.to/3DG04hI
Goldenrod 10oz Pump Oiler (Amazon*): amzn.to/3OP0hlD
Mobilmet 766 Thread Cutting Oil (Amazon*): amzn.to/3Qt969z
Milwaukee Brushless 3/8" Impact (Amazon*): amzn.to/3uxwHJ4
Milwaukee 2880-20 Cordless Angle Grinder (Amazon*): amzn.to/3JxWU19
Milwaukee M18 Cordless Drill (Amazon*): amzn.to/3POpFte
Milwaukee Brushless Right Angle Die Grinder (Amazon*): amzn.to/3j8pqeh
3M 2" Roloc Disc Adapter (Amazon*): amzn.to/3E39hyX
Footmaster 500Kg Caster Wheel (Amazon*): amzn.to/47eHevw
Astro Pneumatic Rivet Nut Setter Tool (Amazon*): amzn.to/3qdlxvd
Raw Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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00:00 Intro
00:50 The design
02:41 Cutting the tubes
03:50 Plasma cutting plates and rings
04:39 Belt grinding the plates
05:25 Drilling and tapping the foot pads
06:15 Drilling the uprights
07:08 Grinding welt prep on the tubes
07:48 Welding the top and bottom frames
11:47 Installing the caster foot pads
13:48 Welding the uprights
17:30 Installing the struts and rings
18:24 Installing the cabinet using brute force
19:33 Anchoring the cabinet with rivnuts
21:03 Lifting the router into place
23:37 Conclusion

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27 июл 2024

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@russ-techindustries 11 месяцев назад

Would you consider doing a shop tour? It has a lot of cool stuff in what looks like a decently small space. I would love to see how you set that all up.

@b0rd3n 11 месяцев назад

I always keep old/dull razor blades in case i need them when welding legs on tables and such. They make for great, weldable shims that can just melt away in there like they never existed!

@irritantno9 11 месяцев назад

My father used to disassemble old transformers for the laminated core. We just sold his big 12’ lathe and under each leg, a pile of transformer “E”s

@joshuafatboyswentzel2564 11 месяцев назад

Those lista cabinet drawers come out, it makes it a lot easier moving those types of cabinets

@3dmazter 11 месяцев назад

Put the whole coldsaw in a big cardboard box with the material running just in front of the opening. That really helps with the mess they make.

@ldmachine0077 11 месяцев назад

This is effective! I've actually built this exact setup installing a 4" dia suction gate at the back of clear acrylic material for the containment because my shop happened to be in a medical institution and cleanliness was not an option. And I commend you for keeping your shop as clean a you do! (helps to maintain a clearer mental capacity I also found!) CHEERS!!

@ChazzC 11 месяцев назад

Four day round trip, plus a day or two onsite, hmm. Maybe bunch of us from the East Coast could do a marathon?

@henslee 11 месяцев назад

why no paint?

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

Probably not done welding. Nothing rusts here, though, so it doesn't really matter.

@tmtoronto3741 11 месяцев назад

I was happy to see you able to revisit the Avid CNC. I have a Onefinity Woodworker, and had looked at the Avid offerings, but the cost to Canada made it a less appealing option. I would very much enjoy future videos where you machine aluminum parts - perhaps even compare to your PM. I would be particularly interested in your assessment of the Avid's overall rigidity, but in particular the Z axis assembly, as this may be the next style of CNC router I build or buy. I have already watched many videos, but prefer your content, and value your assessments and opinions.

@kasuha 11 месяцев назад

Comparing your welds with what I've seen in other videos reminds me of "don't let perfect stand in the way of good enough".

@tomthumb3085 11 месяцев назад

Nice work James. Very interesting build with none of the time lapse that everyone has started using. Great video, thanks

@ltsky311 7 месяцев назад

I almost bought one of those evolutions, but then had a wheel shatter on me from a friends I was using for some unknown reason, was so dangerous. I made some templates for 45 degree, 22.5 and 90s in different square tube dimensions and just use my plasma cutter works great, easy cleanup as you'll be grinding in some weld bevels.

@SeanHodgins 11 месяцев назад

Love the design, need to do something like this for my benchtop Cortini cnc machine.

@mikedtubey 11 месяцев назад

love the things you said about everybody telling what your doing wrong when welding and favorite pastime watching welding on the internet!😆🤣😆🤣

@patchvonbraun 2 месяца назад

I've only welded while wearing shorts once. Just the once. That was enough. :)

@kurtbilinski1723 11 месяцев назад

I took a welding class before building my two custom cars and remember something the teacher kept saying: "The more you practice, the better your equipment gets." Dang if he wasn't right.

@chainring_tattoo 11 месяцев назад

Cool project and great idea. I, too, am teaching myself to weld so you won't get any judging from me there. There is always something interesting going on with your channel and I look forward to new episodes.

@Artiken1 11 месяцев назад

Your chop saw problem: My first thought was the nylon brush used on the CNC router to help with dust collection. I thought, "naw, plastic melts". Then it dawned on me about the "old school" method, leather. The ancient bench grinder I learned on, in college 1981, had a piece of leather as the slag/chip/spark/(opps I f'd up. brass part don't stick to mag chuck. Damn kids.) catcher. My suggestion to fix the metal chop saw is to wrap some leather around the rear of the guard. I would think you would only need to go 3/4 of an inch wrap around, both sides of the rear of the guard and probably touch the base with the end of the leather. To test(prototype) I would use duct tape. If it works then drill holes in the guard, tap, make a thin piece of strap steel to wrap around the leather, bolt the strap and the leather to the guard. Think mud flap on 18 wheeler. The softness of the leather would deaden any rebounding steel chunks. Like a catchers mitt. If the leather gets caught in the blade, it will get cut and not ruin the blade. Just like your leather welding apron it is heat resistant. I would think 1/8th inch leather would be perfect. Maybe a piece off of the cuff of a used gauntlet would be about the right size.

@Mr_Wh1 11 месяцев назад

19:08 - There is a mom and dad joke here, some where.

@stevesteve6506 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video James! Have you considered painting that stand with a little spray paint? Would really spruce it up and keep it from rusting

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

It won't rust here, but I do plan on painting it when I'm sure I'm done welding on it.

@mehapgood 11 месяцев назад

Probably would have been easiest to paint it before assembling with the casters, Lista, and router. You could always grind the paint off if you want to weld something else to it.

@irritantno9 11 месяцев назад

Evolution does make a magnetic chip picker-upper. I made one out of some neodymium disk magnets and copper tubing. That would be a cool clough42 project

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

I have the evolution wand. It's awesome.

@irritantno9 11 месяцев назад

Maybe its going to be a cool irritantno9 project. Id like to try but lack your precision.

@bulletproofpepper2 11 месяцев назад

I almost missed the Matt Wetzel reference. MORR that guy yes he is special! You need to use a claw hammer for channeling your inner mad Matt wetzel lol. Great project, thanks for sharing.

@gilcd85 11 месяцев назад

I love watching you plan and work. Well done!

@injoelsgarage3934 11 месяцев назад

Nicely done James! Thanks for sharing.

@Doug_Edwards 11 месяцев назад

Thanks James, I started several years ago to build a similar stand for my granite plate and Kennedy box. Well, at least I have started it. Maybe when it cools off I will complete it. I think I have said that before. Doug

@billdoodson4232 11 месяцев назад

You cannot go wrong with Lista cabinets. I bought quite a few for some of the engineering workshops I was in charge of. I looked for the thick end of 2 years here in UK for some and struck lucky, getting 4 of them 3rd hand for my own workshop. They are far easier to move if you pull the drawers right to the full open position, push in the locking tabs each side and then lift the front edge a couple of inches. They then pull off the roller rails. Trouble is you have one, you will want more, the quality just shines through.

@xyzspec82 11 месяцев назад

Finally you got back to the benchtop CNC 😅❤ Will you paint the stand?

@AlmostMachining 11 месяцев назад

Great job James! Thanks for the share!

@JohannSwart_JWS 11 месяцев назад

I think your metal saw needs a trolley bench for itself, so you can just wheel it out on the driveway when needed. Those chips aren't going away. And its a royal pain to work on the floor.

@ChazzC 11 месяцев назад

Looking good, James. Learning about those casters was worth the price of admission! [not sure how this comment made it to tis video, but I'm leaving it here for now and will put a copy where it should have been]

@ChazzC 11 месяцев назад

Interesting: I just found this comment on you "Bash" video, and added the edit; I then came back here and it was here, too - James: it looks like RU-vid is doing something funky!

@FearsomeWarrior 11 месяцев назад

Love how the rectangle tubing makes a lip for the cabinet to sit on. If square tubing then could always add flanges or tabs. Thicker walls from different tubing is a good thing to think about when browsing steel.

@holton345 10 месяцев назад

Excellent job, sir! And nice hat tip to Matt. HAHAHA!!! As AvE says: SAFETY SQUINTS ENGAGED!

@kurtbilinski1723 11 месяцев назад

"... some of the welds look good, like this one..." I see what you did there :). You, like me and my projects, know where all the skeletons are buried...

@TradeWorks_Construction 11 месяцев назад

I had a suggestion for your evolution cold cut saw. If you take either a PVC pipe end cap or a pipe pressure plug to act as stop for the bits your vacuum was missing through the center of the tubing. For the PVC end cap you can get oversized and place a neodymium magnet on the inside to placement and removal fast and seamless. Not perfect hands free but when you’re prepping the tube to be cut, 1 extra step to keep the shop clean kinda worth considering.

@cameronmedri8367 11 месяцев назад

If you want to improve your welding, just pay attention to the puddle. I can tell by how you are moving the mig gun around that you are not paying attention to what the puddle is doing, you are just moving it around randomly. Just relax and focus on the puddle, your welding will greatly improve once you get this figured out. Thanks for all the great content. Cheers

@ned_mograph5957 11 месяцев назад

nice work!

@WireWeHere 11 месяцев назад

Starter/pilot bits work out great for some insert sizes like 5/16", 3/8", and 1/2" and stay on target more reliably for every hole. Easier to prevent content maker's wander than unpiloted high speed bits with their wide margins. In a million years or so when the first camera holder arm and digits show up where a nipple used to be the camera hand evolution will be under way and two handed drilling can be restored.

@jimsvideos7201 11 месяцев назад

I put it to you that the overlapping area on the Venn diagram of machining and carpentry should be labeled "welding."

@19672701 11 месяцев назад

Great build James! Turned out really nice. like the new Lista,well worth it than cleaning a used,that people want almost full retail for. I use those footmasters love them. maybe check a short I did for my evolution chop saw,used a side cabinet added some wheels,and just putting a baking pan it catches most chips and more drawers for my small workshop. Can't wait for your next video!

@Woreec 11 месяцев назад

something that sometimes works on tacks if they pulled it out of square/flat is just wacking them with a hammer which spreads them a bit again

@nerknerk8834 11 месяцев назад

The fox works smarter and the ox works harder. You are a fox. Thanks for sharing.

@Factory400 11 месяцев назад

The best way to eliminate the mess from the metal saw is to set it up in the vacuum of space just beyond the orbit of the moon.

@DylanEdmiston 11 месяцев назад

Cool, should have made a chip tray though...

@andyb7754 11 месяцев назад

Very nice project. You should wear a low profile PPE mask under your welding helmet and when gringing, the fumes really don't help the health. Really nice video. Hey, next will be a powdercoat oven so you can poercoat your projects! LOL!!

@DAKOTANSHELBY 11 месяцев назад

My concern with using the Evolution miter saw, or one simular, is that the discharge of metal filings would find themselves on my concrete driveway that any rain or humidity would cause permanent rust stains on the concrete surface. I'd use a blower to sweep off those filings quickly to avoid the same. Currently I'm very pleased with my HF horizontal band saw. Captures all filings and has a coolant feature. Thank you for great videos James.

@janeblogs324 11 месяцев назад

First world problems.

@Steve_R 11 месяцев назад

I don"t have a concrete driveway, (dirt / gravel). But if I am working in the yard I have a 30 inch magnet sweeper. It will pick up screws, nails, and even particles from the angle grinder. Basically stuff I don't want to get in any tires.

@xxxmikeyjock 11 месяцев назад

the fillings also find their way deep in to electrical cords and air lines. very sharp.

@mikedtubey 11 месяцев назад

I've never seen those Unistrut nuts with plastic tabs. ill have to look around for those for some projects I have planned.

@kcdakrt 11 месяцев назад

Pferd make a grinding wheel that is perfect for grinding down welds on flat surfaces. Pferd cc grind solid.

@osgeld 11 месяцев назад

0:00 blue sux! (thumbs up as always)

@melgross 11 месяцев назад

On 1/8” material, you don’t really need a gap. Project turned out very nice. Lista is really expensive. For centering on corners, I keep several different size angle cutoffs. Just clean them up and place at the corner. I make sure the inside corner is sharp, not rounded.

@cp001cp001 11 месяцев назад

I tried the same on my new makita 1230 last week, same result. My conclusion is that a higher airflow would help, so i will give it a new try with our wood dust collector that uses a 4" hose and can move a lot of air in a large surface. Not too concerned about the sparks since i use a 30 feet hose.

@dnechodom 11 месяцев назад

Strongly suggest the use of Fireball Tools' 3-Axis Square for attaching the verticals; it works GREAT!!!!

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

Jason released that video just as I was setting up to weld. I thought about delaying the project again to wait for one.

@SlinkySlonkyWaffle 11 месяцев назад

Man, i wish i had a shop like yours! I may be a girl but im getting tired of all the CAD and just want my parts already xD

@i_might_be_lying 11 месяцев назад

About welding sequence - it is better to weld inside corners last, since those introduce the most stress. So, outside corners, then top and bottom and only then inside corners.

@nodriveknowitall702 11 месяцев назад

At around 12:10, you should follow with a center punch if a more prominent dimple is needed. They're your tools, but flattened transfer punch points cause some cursing in a shared shop. On an unrelated note. You ever going to sell full-ish kits for the ELS project?

@matsbengtsson3756 11 месяцев назад

James, you need more SPACE. Looks like your existing shop is congested. Thanks for keeping the very interesting videos coming. Looking forward to every video. I am using your Electronic Leadscrew on my generic 12X36 lathe. Thank you. Also using Acorn CNC on my PM25 mill. Very pleased with Acorn.

@TurkishLoserInc 11 месяцев назад

Obligatory "You need more welding practice" comment, really nice project! Thanks for making videos!

@chris-graham 11 месяцев назад

for less pull on tacks, you can try reducing the size of the tack. Turn the machine up and short trigger pull. You want to get the root tacked, not the walls of the two tubes you're joining. Practice on some scrap, it gets easier with practice. Knocking off the mill scale also helps with shortening the tack time

@Pintosonic 8 месяцев назад

I have an Avid benchtop pro and it’s currently sitting on a 4’x8’ bench 2” thick maple top with steel legs and when the gantry moves on the Y axis the bench was rocking. I had to use a bracket to attach it to a wall. Personally, I wouldn’t operate the cnc on such a small base without bolting it to the studs of a wall. You will see that when the gantry does rapids in the Y axis, it’s a lot of mass that accelerates and decelerates quickly . This can cause the base to rock or even tip over if it’s not attached to something solid.

@Clough42 8 месяцев назад

Pretty sure several hundred pounds of tools in a cabinet in the welded steel base with the contact pads lowered will handle it. If not, I guess I'll learn something.

@Pintosonic 8 месяцев назад

@@Clough42 I’m using the Avid CNC electronics package and the default settings for the rapids is quite fast and the first time I ran a program, I was shocked how the accelerations and decelerations were abrupt. The problem is not the solidity of the bench, mine has over 1200 pounds capacity. The problem is having a mass over 100 pounds above the center of gravity that can accelerate and decelerate rapidly. This puts a lot of lateral load on the bench and having a small base will not be an advantage. But since you are using servo motors instead of stepper motors you might not see the same problem.

@neumero4te 3 месяца назад

@@Clough42 If not then a couple hundred pounds of shot in the frame would be awesome

@TheUncleRuckus 11 месяцев назад

I was wondering what was going on with this project lol. I have to say you have a lot more patience than me, I would've went off on them and demanded a price reduction or something for it taking them a Year to deliver it, that just isn't a good look for the company. Great video like always James and, thank you for uploading! 👍👍

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

They only took six months. The rest was on me. I don't really know if the fault lies with them, or with MSC.

@Bob_Jones_ 11 месяцев назад

cool cart.. is this like all the car building shows where you completely assemble it for test fit purposes and then disassemble it for paint?

@davidpearson3146 11 месяцев назад

you should have welded the inside corners last, their the ones that have the most pull. better to do the outside corners first then the faces, (welding from inside out), then the inside corners

@IvanGreguricOrtolan 11 месяцев назад

I wish I had a fixture table/space for it.. I was welding a similar shape and got a potato chip even if I tried to follow sequencing recommendations. By the way I noticed you welded the inside seams second, most of the videos I have seen they recommend to do that last because it has the highest leverage on pulling it out of square, I guess that with a fixture table is way less impactful on the final result.

@Deesdessessesder 11 месяцев назад

Looks like they're rated at 500 Kg* per corner. Some hefty stuff. And not cheap..

@arminth 11 месяцев назад

Nice work! Paint or powder coat?

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

I'd love to powder coat it, but there's likely more welding to come.

@MHZizzi 11 месяцев назад

I made a similar welded stand for my avid btp2436. I replaced the feet with m12 threaded rod. Those drop into the steel for the benchtop and are fastened in place so that there is no relative movement between the machine and the stand. Not sure that this is any better or worse than your setup - just another idea!

@SingularityAdvent 11 месяцев назад

It's not recommended (at all) to drill through welds, but for this project will be , meh just keep on going.😊

@troyam6607 11 месяцев назад

18:54 story of my life, all about the persuasion or begging lol

@darranedmundson1505 8 месяцев назад

How do you plan to manage chips coming off of the Avid? With that beautiful cabinet underneath, I take it you are planning to machine without any coolant? Or will you be adding some sort of chip pan to sit between the Avid and the table?

@geenex6324 11 месяцев назад

cool, but no paint ?

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

Not yet. Probably more welding to come.

@cwgreen1938 11 месяцев назад

James, you did not show it but I’m guessing that you painted the frame so it will not rust. It looks so good that you wouldn’t want it to rust. Great job, as always.

@OhHeyTrevorFlowers 11 месяцев назад

He’s lucky to live in a desert so rust is usually not an issue. Unlike Seattle where I live where a part will immediately rust. 😺

@Cenedd 11 месяцев назад

"All up this thing weighs about 150lbs..." So for all those who were questioning what the weight bench has to do with machining content, now you know! ;D

@NOORACADEMYSCHOOL 11 месяцев назад

nice job .you forgot to paint it :)

@Joe_Bandit 11 месяцев назад

Mightn't it be better to fix the router frame to the stand to get the benefit of that mass to dampen vibration and strengthen the router frame? When your legs are not quite square after the tacks, you can sometimes use additional stitches to pull it into position using the same principle that got it out of place in the first place.

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

I actually tried that first.

@nsheryka 11 месяцев назад

Have you considered an enclosure that will work with your design yet? Nice stand - I built something along the same lines for my Avid machine but quickly learned that if you start making aluminum parts, you are desperately going to want an enclosure. It is going to completely cover your entire shop with aluminum chips. I subsequently built an enclosure for mine, and now that it is complete.. feel the need to start all over based off of what I learned in the process. I am very much looking forward to your tramming video and am open to trading notes here - I struggled with that quite a bit.

@paul.newland 7 месяцев назад

If you’ve been around this channel for a while, you’d know that he’s already done a CNC conversion on a small vertical mill. He knows all about chips being flung everywhere, that’s why he designed and built an enclosure for it. Checkout his older videos…

@mkegadgets4380 11 месяцев назад

Nice looking bench, I really like those casters that they lock. Are you going to paint it or powder coat it?

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

Maybe

@N1gel 11 месяцев назад

Hello James, Safety. You don't have to wear the glove. Theres no way you will be able to weld your hand to the steal. Hands simply Don't weld, nomatter how hot you get them or how well you have cleaned them.

@travisfabel8040 11 месяцев назад

I like the build but the video ended before you took it all apart and painted it... I want to see it finished!

@MyLilMule 11 месяцев назад

I think you need a bigger shop.

@wolf9545 11 месяцев назад

I saw you used a brass hammer when you hit the transfer punch. I was thinking about getting a brass hammer myself and was wondering where you got yours? It looks fairly new so i guess i really can't ask if you like it yet. I did double check, unless i missed it, i didn't see it in the video description.

@alonsorobots 6 месяцев назад

James, given the ClearPath servos have torque sensing, could you use that feedback for creating a 3D touch probe without needing the hardware???

@mazchen 11 месяцев назад

I think that came out beautiful. I'm sure that stand will be of great use to you! Are you going to fix the CNC in any way, or relying on its weight only?

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

Weight should be enough. We'll see.

@rjw8316 9 месяцев назад

Nice frame but I guess I'm a little surprised that, giving your propensity for your projects looking nice, that you did not get the frame powder coated or at least paint it. Just my thoughts, love your work.

@Clough42 9 месяцев назад

You're assuming it's done.

@joerobinson1879 9 месяцев назад

What’s your opinion on the FootMaster Casters? When the feet are down is there any movement in the bearings? Would they work well under a lathe?

@inspector1794 11 месяцев назад

Have you started the design process on a new and larger shop?

@johnjohn-pt7pe 11 месяцев назад

When is the episode for the Shop Addition?

@neilgillies6943 11 месяцев назад

Am I the only one that thinks it would have been a whole lot easier using similar sized aluminium extrusion and core screws (definitely _not_ using cast alloy brackets) - and just as substantial for a small cnc? No need for unistrut either 😊 Not magnetic 'though, so fridge magnets are out 😁

@SethKotta 11 месяцев назад

Safety squint!

@akren2482 11 месяцев назад

Your content on the AvidCNC is still the most useful on the internet! Thanks for the detail-oriented content you put out! Any plans to hard-mount the CNC to the frame? Seems a waste to let that mass go un-connected?

@mrechbreger 11 месяцев назад

I just wonder how much did the frames cost? Just recently I made a similar one but with Aluminum profiles which cost around 250$ (but no cutting was necessary of course, and the parts were delivered for free to our place - there's an aluminum company which does that in our town, they deliver parts to their customers for free every morning).

@Josh-oh2zq 11 месяцев назад

Is that a three thousand dollar tiny cabinet?

@grippgoat 11 месяцев назад

Oof. Kneeling on concrete with no knee pads. I picked up some cheap $10 ones from HF for working on my car, and it makes it so much more pleasant. Maybe your knees are tougher than mine. 😅

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

I always think about that when picking chips out of my skin

@bendingsands87 11 месяцев назад

Some machinists/machinist wives find it therapeutic to pick metal splinters out of their hands. Maybe he or his wife has a thing for the knees😁

@Clough42 11 месяцев назад

@@bendingsands87 it's hard to get a knee under the binocular microscope.

@platin2148 11 месяцев назад

As I did see you are using the Evolution Saw did you ever think about cutting stainless with it? I'm right now looking for something with which I can cut Stainless that doesn't instantly wear out. So the options are bandsaw or something like a metal circular saw. I need the cuts pretty clean.. My thinking is that I probably should go with the bandsaw. I already own one but it's a cheap lidl one where the chuck isn't really nice and also the orienting mechanism isn't that nice.

@jdmorgan82 11 месяцев назад

So, silly question. Did you ever intend to paint that?

@carlhitchon1009 11 месяцев назад

Pay attention to those knees, you only get one set.

@JasonChrin 11 месяцев назад

Those casters looks great, but are they really $75ish a pop? They seem like they'd work well for a workbench I'm building, but I may try the cheap Amazon imitations first, hopefully it's not a buy once cry one lesson.