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Also, may I suggest a look at:

Warmoth Custom Guitar Parts - Customer Gallery

Warmoth make custom guitars of all kinds, including exotic timber laminate tops.

You can see what they've...

If you're going P90's try Kinman.

P90 Pickups | Kinman - P-90 Hx Pickups

His Strat pickups are widely regarded as arguably the best available, the P90's are from the same stable.

Warmoth Custom Guitar Parts - Body Wood Options

Warmoth Custom Guitar Parts - Neck Woods

The stroboscopic phenomenon is well established and actually forms part of the course for Electricians / electrical engineers in England at least.

As has been said, it comes from the fact that...

Simple fact of the matter is, Australian business by and large, gouges the Aus public horrifically. The 700% markup someone mentioned above comes as no big surprise.

That'll be a controversial...

I'd be interested to hear how that machine goes.

I've been eyeing off TokenTools for a while now. They seem OK by comparison.

The only thing really bothering me about them is the warranty. The...

Couldn't agree more, mate.

The risks people take with their eyes and safety in general are not funny in any way. Blindness is life shattering, yet people risk it for the want of a $5 pair of...

No, it was $61.18... he got ripped off on the fine print!

That bloody mask alone was probably twice your money right there :2tsup:

Grahame, a question:

When you say 'safety glass material', are you referring to the polycarbonate type of safety specs or actual glass material?

Thanks mate :)

Oh well, getting ripped off like that on the fine print just takes all joy out of it! :D

Did the Coles trolley come with it, btw?

So YOU'RE the lucky bugger who picked that up for $49? :2tsup:

This listing might interest you or anyone else looking for a CIG 3-phaser:

CIG trans mig 300 & 250, plus 3 wire feeds. 3 phase. | eBay

Hmm...

If you have both TIG and MIG, you get clobbered for two bottles. Argon and Argon / Co2

Wonder if you could just get the Argon off the thieves for the TIG and buy a bottle of Co2... and...

$315 that Transmig went for! :C

Cigweld 195 with remote feed, as Grahame recommended :

Cig Mig Welder | eBay

Says he can freight.


Also, here's a video showing the tack weld MIG technique for thin sheet steel:

Welding...

Has anyone built or seen a CNC design like this one before?

Portable CNC Profile oxy Cutter 2m x 1.2m Plasma option | eBay

Just wondering about the pros and cons of such a thing. Seems like an...

What do ya make of THIS one then, Malb?

Anderson ANDI NC 1616 PT CNC Machine | eBay

Trying to figure out if I can do keyrings on it and if the missus will let me have it in the shed :D

Spend an evening or two here:

Welding Tips and Tricks - TIG, MIG, Stick and a pantload of other info

Very highly regarded site that will answer many of your questions :)

CNC ROUTER FLATBED - NEW AUSTRALIAN MADE - PROTECH CNC | eBay

Not sure where one might spend $70,000 on a panel saw, though!

Jarh73, that's pretty much exactly what I meant in that last post.

Spend time on practice and learning to 'feel' the work.

I'm a firm believer that a tool is only as good as the hands it is in....

Do you really, REALLY need a spot timer?

Can't help but think if you sat down with a big pile of scrap sheet offcuts and put some solid time into practicing spot weld timing and thin welds in...

Lincoln Redi - Mig Remote 325amp | eBay

3-Phase beastie... more than you want to pay, admittedly, but amazingly good value.

Point of that one is, it's either 20 or 25A bottom range, according...

Was just going to say TIG, myself. As festy said, reading your intended uses TIG stands right out as just what you need.

It will do mild, stainless and ally with only minor changes... MIG will...

Interesting that the machine on the Romaxx site seems to be much smaller and sleeker in design for its bed size than most of the home made ones I've been researching.

Does it flex at all?

I'm...

Oh... one other thing:

Those thinking of using a computer PSU as a power source need to be aware that they are every bit as susceptible to Chinese Crap Syndrome as anything else these days.

As...

Did you try the Sketch filter in Photoshop?

As an alternative, if you have Illustrator, depending on the picture, it may be possible to import it into that, then use the 'trace' function to...

Hopefully both!

However, in a master-stroke of devious cunning, I have persuaded TMofWAF that any money spent on sheds is returned at a profit on house value, so my current 6 x 9 pokey hovel is...

Cheers guys!

I've often been quite shocked by the way people building tables will waste money on luxuries like fences and safety guards, yet completely overlook the more essential necessities like...

If you have some electrical skills, you can make your own DOL starter, using a contactor and a couple of push buttons. Knock up a quick ply box enclosure for it, or buy one cheaply from a wholesaler....

Drill doctor 750x Drill bit sharpener | eBay