The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 9 months agoHere's a quick project that anyone can do in their garage.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11.35Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.34Karrow-down1imageHere's a quick project that anyone can do in their garage.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 9 months agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up27·9 months agoWhen repairing my car I snapped a bolt in an awkward place. This really sucked. Worse, so many of the “guy in a garage” youtubers were like “Yeah luckily I already have the engine block out…” Or “Grab your handy dandy lathe…” “Super easy you guys, just get your welding torch…”
minus-squarehtrayl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-29 months agoWelder isn’t too crazy of a tool. It’s usually more like, get your 3d printer AND your welder AND your CNC AND your drill press AND your table saw plus a million other hyper specific gadgets.
minus-squarelocalhost443@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·9 months agoWho doesn’t have an edm cutting machine and a metal sintering 3d printer in the cupboard under the stairs? I’m sure you can get both in a bundle on wish for 14.99
minus-squareRodeolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoI mean if you have space for them, those are obviously good tools to save up for. When I bought a welder I started noticing all these shitty fixes I had done that would be so much better welded. It paid itself off in the first week.
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoEven the $150 harbor freight welder is a game changer for anyone who makes or works on things.
When repairing my car I snapped a bolt in an awkward place. This really sucked.
Worse, so many of the “guy in a garage” youtubers were like “Yeah luckily I already have the engine block out…”
Or “Grab your handy dandy lathe…”
“Super easy you guys, just get your welding torch…”
Welder isn’t too crazy of a tool. It’s usually more like, get your 3d printer AND your welder AND your CNC AND your drill press AND your table saw plus a million other hyper specific gadgets.
Who doesn’t have an edm cutting machine and a metal sintering 3d printer in the cupboard under the stairs?
I’m sure you can get both in a bundle on wish for 14.99
I mean if you have space for them, those are obviously good tools to save up for.
When I bought a welder I started noticing all these shitty fixes I had done that would be so much better welded. It paid itself off in the first week.
Even the $150 harbor freight welder is a game changer for anyone who makes or works on things.