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    What have you built this year?

    Different brand, I'm only 5'11", but the same situation. My band saw now sits a foot higher, and it's still plenty low. I've made several other modifications, but don't seem to be able to locate a more recent picture.
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    Home Built Mini Loader For John Deere

    Interesting. If I hadn't already spent money on something else... :)
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    Vise stand

    Weight helps, on mine, I put a cross bar on the leg and stored my suitcase weights on it, adding a couple hundred pounds.
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    High and low setting question

    Reading the manual for my Miller, welding voltage, duty cycle, etc. are all the same between the two. I suspect the overlap is simply a handy feature so you don't have to continually switch the cables in varied welding circumstance. This is the only variable listed.
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    Welding table

    Thanks. Prices for receiver tubes do vary greatly, (What I bought a couple years ago for $6 is now $13!) as does ones income. Being on disability, (Which hasn't went up nothing compared to prices!!!) my income is limited so what I call expensive, most would call affordable. Can you hear...
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    Ahh ha, I think I figured it out

    I don't have a cell phone, a tablet befuddles me, so you're more technical than I am. ;)
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    Bucket for garden tractor

    Trust me, you are not the first person to "find a flaw", if I had a nickel for every...... ?
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    Welding table

    It always pays to look again when it comes to stealing ideas. While I saw them the first time, it just dawned on my how you're using receivers for various extensions. While this isn't a new idea, your use of them is. I'd like to incorporate some in my new design, but what they get for...
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    Pig Farrowing Box Build Thread

    Do the welds hold, if so, they look good to me. Man, that's a lotta square tube. For me, a project like that would mean wood.
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    Vise stand

    First off, nice looking, good little project. Second, I once had a grinder on a small stand like that. BE CAREFUL, it'll tip real easy.
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    AC or DC for stick welding.

    Simple electronics will change AC to DC, no matter the application. I've looked into it, the actual costs of parts usually seem to be a lot more than most claim. You also have to be half way familiar and handy with wiring. DC needs different rods? Huh. I recently picked up a small DC...
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    Ahh ha, I think I figured it out

    Some forums may resize a picture, many just fit it to screen. Allowable file sizes vary from site to site, so just because it works on one, does not mean it should work on another. That's like saying 70MPH is allowed on the freeway, so why isn't allowed in a residential neighborhood? A...
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    Beginner set up

    Well said. (y) There really is no "one best", of anything.
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    Ahh ha, I think I figured it out

    I resize and compress all my pictures before uploading. File sizes are getting huge in the name of quality. I won't knock quality, but when a file can be 10% the size, and have virtually no visible difference, I see no need to waste the bandwidth. To state the obvious, this is why many...
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    Is MIG welding the easiest to learn?

    Not being a certified welder by any means, none of my welds would ever pass any kind high tech inspection, however, I've never had one my welds break in my personal use. I do like to overbuild though. That said, I use a stick, have for 50 years, it'll do a lot of things a MIG won't. I've...
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    Beginner set up

    First off, I'm a chicken scratch welder, NOT an expert by any means. You might try watching a lot of youtube videos to see what people are doing. Remember though, a lot of those self proclaimed experts are no more of an expert than I am. Take everything they say with a grain of salt...
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    Welding table

    Nice table. I've always wanted one, but simply don't have the room. Even while we're planning a garage expansion this year, every square inch is reserved, and still no room for a proper welding table. "Why not a bigger addition?" you may ask. Well, we expanded the addition twice...
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    Bucket for garden tractor

    Sweet. I've never created a nice looking weld in my life, but they hold. To me, that's what counts. I haven't seen a trip bucket in years. Brings back memories from many, many, many years ago. Most people probably don't even remember that bit of technology. Kudos to you for...
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    What have you built this year?

    Physical disabilities made it really tough for me to get on my little tractor. No more though. It's adjustable up and down, this is at an equal distance between ground and operator platform. When all the way up, it's no lower than the frame, so won't interfere with the mower deck.
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    Show your stick welders

    Technically my brother's, but it's resided in my garage for over 10 years since he moved to another state. I have another small DC welder which I don't have a picture of. Man oh man, wish I could afford a big DC welder, what a difference!
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