This guy's channel is one of the most underrated welding KZread channels.

Love your tiny shop! I’m a retired toolmaker and have a metal/wood shop in my 3 car garage. Along with 3 custom motorcycles I’ve built it’s really cramped. I have a Bridgeport and 15 inch lathe. Those obviously stay in place other than that I’ve made bases with locking casters under everything else. Bandsaw, cut off saw, drill press,20 ton hydraulic press, mig and tig welders , table saw, a work bench with compound miter saw. 2 work benches with vise , welding plate, grinders etc. a throat less shear and 6x18 belt sander ,pedestal buffer and one grinder. Also I have 2 storage racks and a 36 x 72 metal cabinet. WOW talk about Tetris ! But works for me. I will admit your stuff looks so much cleaner and nicer lol. Great videos! Weld on !

When I was looking at your portable bandsaw thing, I was thinking get some wingnut bolts to bolt them down and then cut slots in the feet such that once you loosen them a little bit, you can just slide the thing out.

You economize your space very well, something to which I aspire. Well done!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mohdshahril4906

Жыл бұрын

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Thank you for your time and energy. This is exactly why I am here.

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Tim, I didn’t realize you were in Utah until I watched this video and you showed the steel supplier shot. I’m in Draper and have enjoyed your videos. I’m new to welding and your videos have been really informative. Keep up the good work.

@CraigHollabaugh

Жыл бұрын

I did the same thing after seeing the mountains. I'm in western Colorado

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

I'm a bit north of Salt Lake. So glad to hear that the videos have been helpful! Thanks!

I especially like the tips about how you keep things square.

If you put some shelves under the top would be a great place to store your drops

I love your belt sander really nice

While I'm certainly NOT a good welder, I do manage to stick things together so they stay stuck. Welding is only one small part of what I do and my shop isn't huge so the welding area needs to be contained. That looks like such a great mini-shop area by my definitions. Sort of the idea I'm working towards.

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

If your stuck stuff stays stuck, then you're a great welder! Thanks!

Hello fellow Northern Utahn! Love the vids and even more seeing you’re up here - and seeing another steel supplier I hadn’t used besides Triple-S and Metalmart. Love the clamp idea - nice job on your channel!

Adjustable feet are a good idea. I have built enough wobbly things to learn that I need to use them!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

If you can't make it perfect, make it adjustable! My floor is so far from flat that it's essential for me.

Nice shop! I also have an Evolution saw. Best saw ever! Every Fab shop should have one.

I love that drill press. Can you do a video on thatv

Using those toggle clamps on the band saw stand is GENIUS 🤣🤣🤣 Mind if I steal that idea? Like you, my workshop is in a single-car garage. So I put everything I can on castors. Great video, and thanks Tim for taking the extra time to shoot it and edit it 👏👏 Regards Robert Australia

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Go ahead and use any ideas from my channel! Working in a smaller space can be a challenge, but it's a bit of a fun puzzle too.

I love your videos, Tim. You explain everything so well.

That’s the perfect mini fab shop! I learned how to stick weld using your very informative videos, thanks Tim!!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've had a lot of tools, but I've found that these are the ones I use often to make most things.

Will soon open one, thanks for the video tims

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

Very nicely done sir. I am building a stand for my new to me tool boxes.

@helmesnick79

Жыл бұрын

I was using a small portable stick welder until I got myself a fluxcore welder and man what a game changer

I have a small space too,I would had to added a storage shelf did that to my drill press to store all the vises. Very nice build as usual

That is really Kwel !! Gave me some brain storming idea!! Thank you for sharing!!

Great video Tim and loving the workshop mods looking great 👍

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice idea with the toggle clamps.

@poetac15

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely an interesting solution. I can’t help but think there’s a cheaper/simpler option but the clamps did the job!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm sure there are a lot of ways to do it, but this one works well for now.

I have less than a hand full of years myself to remember to put a ground clamp on😂 Or switch to oxy fuel welding since it doesnt need a ground clamp

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Some of the other comments are telling me it only gets worse... I actually enjoy gas welding, but trying to actually fabricate anything with OA is brutal! Thanks Peter!

@ZILAwelds

Жыл бұрын

@@TimWelds that is how i learned welding when i was 12 …. Mig with 18, tig with 19, sub arc with 27 and stick with 32 or 33…. OA is a little slow but very forgiving

I found it particularly useful if the desktop tool has holes for attachment: Bicycle Saddle Quick Release Clip (or sometimes called; Aluminium Alloy Quick Release Bike Seat Post Clamp Skewer Bolt Seatpost) instead of toggle clamps. Relatively more secure.

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! That could be used with a whole system to make things interchangable. Thanks!

Nice job Tim.

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

tomorrow morning i start my mig course. if things work out, i'll start also a stick class in the evening. then i'll be rich!

Excellent video. I just started welding, and your channel has taught me a lot. I plan on taking your online course as well. Looking forward to the next video!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! So glad to hear that the videos have helped!

Thank you for editing out the cutting and grinding noises.

Very nice! Maybe instead of the toggle clamps you could have made four hooks of flat bar, so you could push the feet in from the front. To stop them from moving forwards, you tap the front hooks and have a couple of bolts to screw down into the holes in the feet and maybe into the board as well.

Love your videos. Just picking up tips and tricks everywhere!

If you raised that bandsaw up enough that what was on the table cleared the beltsander then you'd have to remove it a whole lot less. If you moved it back some, so that the front clears what you want to beltsand then you'd have to remove it a whole lot less. The point being, if you want functional tool stands, make sure what you're working on, especially long things, clears the other things in your shop and especially on that stand. Bonus points if you line things up such that the table of one tool acts as a support for long things on another tool. Another option is to make your stands on wheels and then mount things such that each tool is on one edge, with everything clearing. Need the other tool? Just rotate the stand. You could have mounted all 4 of those tools on one stand, using a lot less space in the process.

Given your limited space I was thinking a rotating table top with the tools mounted to the wood on either side would be nice. Just a quick flip and you've got the other tool ready.

Awesome video!!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

where did you get your hold down clams, the small L ones that held the square metal in place? BTW, great videro

Nice job as usual

Would love to hear about your milling machine. It's a great size!!

@teledunc

Жыл бұрын

Looks like Precision Matthews PM-728VT. I have heard great things about Precision Matthews machines.

Good stuff

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I looked back through your videos and didn’t see anything on the mill. What size is that? Seems about right for a home shop.

Nice

i find if i tack top center it keeps it in perfect square

Bro that's a beautiful chop saw... 800 dollars beautiful 😢

"hey, welcome to the shap"

Add a vise and a bench grinder and you don't need much more.

Hey Tim, if you had to estimate the total cost for your shop setup how much are we looking at here? PS Just starting welding school here in Canada May 8!

Hi I have a question about stick welding my welds are giving a glassy effect and a weak welds please tell me what I’m doing wrong thanks so much really appreciated 😊

Where did you get that light over your weld table at?

Tim - "I'm thinking, maybe when I'm fifty, I'll remember to put my work clamp on ." Sorry, Tim, but no. Hate to burst your bubble, but as someone who is over the hill, it's only going to get worse. 😆 Nice build!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Oh no! I'll keep telling myself that anyway. Thanks!

@jayyambrovich3740

Жыл бұрын

I too forget this on a semi-regular basis. I always say my machine is smarter than I am, it won't work until I set it up correctly.

You could mount your belt sander upside down under the table for storage

awesome. looks great! maybe run a "Blue" theme? instead of black spray paint lol thanks for sharing.

@chrisallen2005

Жыл бұрын

You do your color scheme, Tim does his.

How did you make that welding table?? Thanks

Wanted know what blade you use for cutting steel on the compound miter saw Thanks

@TimWelds

5 ай бұрын

It's the stock Evolution 14" chop saw blade. This saw is specially designed for metal cutting and runs at a slower speed than a regular miter saw. There are a few blades out there that you could try, but my experience has been that the higher speed saws for wood can also work well for aluminum, but with steel, they create so much heat that the blades don't last long. Here's a link to the saw I'm using: bit.ly/EvoS355MCS

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Where did you get the fixture table welding squares? Thanks!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

They are from Quantum Machinery to go with the Siegmund table and quick bolts, I've been really impressed with everything in that package. Another simple option that I use regularly are squares from Genuine Metal Works.

Fab tooling for the cheap/poor bastard; I´m looking into abrasiveless cutting for ferrous now, in my area an Evolution brand saw like yours there will cost me an arm and a ham. At Ebay I found several drycut circular blades seemingly made for rpm´s of wood working saws. Can such things be good for anything else but wasting away money, in your opinion ?

I think wing nuts would be an effective solution compared to the toggle clamps. As it doesn't make your table more user friendly.

3:09 tell us more about those squares you used on the legs please

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

They are part of the package that came with the Siegmund table from Quantum Machinery. They attach to the fixture table using special quick bolts. It's certainly not cheap, but it is very high quality. There are some other basic options, such as the squares from Genuine Metalworks, which I also use regularly.

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I hate that wasatch steel is the only public steel retailer in Northern Utah. At least the only one ive found

How many times do we all have to forget that clamp!?!

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

I do it all the time. LOL!

That’s not where all the chips end up. I started putting rare earth magnets all over that chop saw and they get fluffy pretty fast.

HI TIM, COULD I ASK WHAT BRAND THAT LITTLE MILL IS? THANKS

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

It's from Precision Matthews, model 728VT. I bought it about a year ago as an upgrade from the Harbor Freight mini mill that I had for about 7 years based on a friend's recommendation. The new PM mill is Taiwanese rather than Chinese and is exceptionally high quality; I'm really impressed with it so far. If you wan to know all about it, Quinn on the Blondihacks YT channel did a really nice review of it a few months back.

When you get older than 50, Then you start forgetting where you set tools down that you used within the last minute and you haven't moved. Convenience takes over sensible things to do.

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Oh no! I'm already there with forgetting where I set my tools down. I probably lose a couple hours a week to hunting for stuff that's right by me. Oh well...

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I was with you until the toggles for the saw. Table is useless unless the toggles are also removable from the table top, may as well bolt it down.

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Good point. I don't have any intention of using the table for anything else, I just want to be able to remove the saw to use it in other places.

Nope, I just turned 60 last week, and I still forget my ground clamp...

Okay so I'm NOT crazy to end up with a garage shop layout that puts the welding table right by the door to the house.

@TimWelds

5 ай бұрын

Hey, I’d put a welding table in the kitchen if it were the only option.

50? Looks like you have 15 years to work on your ground clamp skills.

@TimWelds

Жыл бұрын

Wow, pretty close! 14 years and counting.

You have some good tools there, and obviously you spend some time in your shop. I'm wondering though, Why no strong backs? ( diagonal bracing) ?