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I tried the small steamer today ...

It's not as strong as I thought it would be for auto use ...

Will be useful for smaller cleaning, kitchen and bathroom. Perfect if you have a baby with needs for sterilizing stuff.

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Easy way to weld squares ...... magnets ... tack and weld. Get some of these magnets ... these are versatile fab welder tools.

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Continued with the shelf wip today ...

Will now need to join the first and second levels ...

Option 1 :

Option 2 : Overkill

I chose option 1 in the end :angel: trying to minimize on overkills now

next will be to fab the clamps hanger in the bottom part

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I love stop blocks .... chop saws, drill press etc.... I wish I had better setups for it.

Here's the clamps hanger plan ....

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My favorite fab, fit ups and assembly clamps. Lockjaw / C.H. Hanson 7CCS auto adjust swivel pad locking pliers. I have 4 and am planning to add another 2 to 4 more. That's how good these are in fabrication work. My most used locking pliers and I would not be without these. Panda has them at very reasonable prices. I believe a tad over 500 pesos each. Get yours and you won't regret it ( most useful when in twin pair) . Promise :angel:

( side note : the above portion of the wip ... brackets install was welded using a Yamato 200A DC welder )

Lots of grinding and touch ups to prepare the wip for spray painting ....

Gerald's favorite ' go to" grinder ... the Bosch 5" GWS 11-125CI. I asked him why and he told me it's because it's as powerful but lighter than the 5" rat tail grinders. I then realized that his job was first attack on weld grinds thus he chose it. I do the finish grindings myself. None the less I told him to always use the Flex 5" rat tail for cutting jobs. The safer he is then the less worries I have.

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my preferred consumable for grinding welds ... Pferd 40 grit conical flap discs .... for final grinding SIA 80 grit flap discs. Flap discs generates less dust compared to grinding discs.

Look at his hand position. I taught him not to always cover the grinder air bents unless it's necessary for positioning. Lesson learned from a Bosch seminar.

clamps hanger installed ..

I think I have more space now to hang wood work clamps more than I have clamps to hang :angel:

The WIP goes for Bronco rust converter treatment tomorrow ....

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Rust converter then after curing ....... wire brush and wire wheeling

then cut some plywood for flooring

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I hope it does not rain tomorrow .... time for primer and acrylic spray painting

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RJ London putty then sanding ....

My rough to medium rough sanders in action.

Porter Cable 1/4" sander for the first pass

Old school Dewalt ROS for the medium finish .... the harder you push it down the happier it is. They don't make them like this anymore.

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US made export model in 220V 50/60 Hz

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Maulan so hindi maka spray .... roller na lang para mabilis.

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This shelf middle bracket was not supposed to be installed. However on the last minute I decided to weld it to give the shelf more lateral strength as I want to store heavier stuff on it.

It needs a hole to fasten it to the wall which was not pre drilled prior to assembly. It's not a critical hole but I wanted to take the opportunity to teach Gerald how to use a Portalign jig for aligned double bores on square tubes.

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Hmmm I don't think the side supports were really necessary as the jig base itself is sturdy.

Aligned holes means less hassle during the wall installation portion.

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I plan to start using more fasteners on my future metal Wips and design these to to be more modular. The correct usage of fasteners in itself has rules and techniques which for now I barely touched as a subject matter yet.

However I took the first steps already and prepared for this. I upgraded the drill press, purchased some good quality taps and dies in both Metric and English. These will be useful not only for wip building but for spot repairs as well .

Here is the upgrade I chose for Tap Wrenches. Ratcheting ones and the reason why I chose Gearwrench is to maintain compatibility with my other automotive tools.

GearWrench 82807 11 Piece Large Master Drive Tool Set

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I can use normal 3/8" drive extensions but I prefer Gearwrench Locking Extensions.

Compatibility with GW Vortex ratchets for close quarters tapping ....