Affordable non power tools to get started in metal fabrication
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- This video covers affordable non power tools I recommend to get you started in metal work. These tools aren’t the nicest money can buy but they definitely will help you in fabrication of metal projects. You would be surprised just how much you can do with a few simple metal working tools. Once you get your metal working tools established you can always buy better tools that fit your needs as you grow in your ability to fabricate, there’s a lot of tools and brands available, this video was mainly to point out a simple arrange of tools that won’t break the bank to buy.
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As a professional blacksmith that uses files quite often I have been impressed with Harbor Freight's files. For the price you can't beat them.
That’s good info from a experienced blacksmith! Thanks for sharing, I’m going to pin this comment at the top. Ps if anyone reads this comment go and check out Refiners’s Forge blacksmithing channel and if you like it considering subscribing to his channel 👍 th-cam.com/video/Vf8BjftokQY/w-d-xo.html
@@Mikefestiva thanks man your fantastic! I got my first real day of milling in since I made several improvements to my sawmill, a couple of key ones based off your videos. It increased the efficiency of my mill a lot! Thanks again Mike!
@@refinersforge1781 why don't you promote your chanel? You have so many good contents.
@@anubratachakraborty1370 feel free to share any of my videos you would like.
@@refinersforge1781 Certainly. With pleasure.
Just be careful with magnetic clamps. Two things. If you use an angle grinder, you’ll find those particles everywhere. Guess what picks them up like a magnet? Yup! So if you use them to keep things at 90 degrees, they won’t, because of the particles. So keep them clean, and away from where you grind. The other thing is to keep them at least 6 inches away from your weld, especially if you’re welding in DC. The arc will flare towards the magnet.
Guys, Mike knows what he’s talking about. Take his advice. Check out his projects.
Mel Gross Thanks for comment Mel 👍
How have you been, are you able to get back to working in your shop again?
You really get it...one of the best fab channels out here
Great tips. I think cheap autodarkening hoods are OK because they all block the UV and IR even in "light" mode. So if they don't auto darken you get dazzled but no harm done. I think most clear polycarbonate safety glasses block UV anyway but some have a proper certification. I recommend getting those and just leaving them on all the time even under the welding hood. That way you never have to remember to put them on and you'll be all right even if you really get flashed (because you forgot to actually put the hood down).
Breathing protection is the most important and first thing any welder/fabricator should buy. Dont cheap out. If its not comfortable to wear you will skip doing so.
Im old enough to have worked long before breathing protection was common/required. I am paying the price in my old age.
Awesome video Mike. I'm all caught up with the older videos too. Can't wait to see the next part for the tractor series!
Right on Cody 👍 I really appreciate you checking out my videos!
I’m in the works of the next part of the dump truck, it’s the hydraulics and even though I have done some hydraulic projects in the past there’s still a lot for me to learn so I’m still fighting a lot of it out. Take care
Thanks so much, as a young person just getting into metalworking and on a budget, this was very helpful!!! Would love to see more content for beginners.
Right on David 👍 I definitely recommend checking out my other videos, there’s something to learn in just about every one of them. I definitely encourage you to keep welding, grinding and building stuff. I would recommend you checking out a video I did on salvation cheap to free metal. You can find it if you click videos on my channel. Take care
The miller particulate masks are amazing
I like and appreciate your videos. As far as the many smart asses on social media, the way I see it, piss onum.😆 I'm here because I'm slowly putting some inexpensive tools together so I can build a limited fabrication shop which I haven't struck an arc in almost 40 years so I don't need nor want the high dollar stuff. I appreciate ya. Great videos, thanks.👍
I am a greenhorn when it comes to metal fabrication. I am retired and found a real old truck on the ranch where I get hay for our horses. It had a tree fall on the back of the cab that caved it in. The owner is considering letting me have it as I want to turn it into some yard art on my ranch. I dont want to restore it but I will need to bang out or repair the truck cab. I will need some cheap metal fab tools and your videos have been very useful. Thanks for sharing them, they have given me the encouragement to get out of my livingroom chair and do something other than watch TV. I have a lot of tools and equipment in my garage that is collecting dust.
I think the two videos in this series are great for the Beginner. People who are nit picky need to chill out as these are great suggestions on tools and stuff to get started. I have watched quite a few of your videos and think you do a great job with them. It's cool to see the way you put stuff together as I see that I do things the same way as you do in some of your videos. (Gives me HOPE!!) Love your Channel keep up the good work.
You've really got your info together, and better yet, you share it. Please ignore the irritating comments.
Thanks 🙂 I really appreciate it!
Haha yes the Trolls can be a bit much sometimes, I have finally started blocking the really nasty ones, not even worth my time.
Luckily it’s only about 5 a week. The trolls mother’s are hamsters and there fathers smell of elderberries! 😂
@@Mikefestiva No they smell like Dingleberries LOL
Good video as always mike cant wait for more of the articulating truck
Now I know why my files get dull so quick. Thanks for the great advice!
I used files so many times but never knew that files is one directional, thank you!
Hi Mike, I just found your channel, and wow, I’ve been wanting to start Metal fabrication and after watching several of your videos I’m ready to take the leap . I’m a woodworker by trade making a musical instruments but now nope I’m gonna learn to weld. Thank you sir.
Jonathan Clark Right on! Thanks for checking out my videos and commenting 👍 I always appreciate hearing that people are inspired to learn new things after watching my videos 🙂
I think you will have a lot of fun!
Your work is super impressive. It takes a bright mind to have the skills that you have. Looking forward to see all your videos and get ideas for my own builds.
Enjoyable video Mike, should help a lot of people, it helped me and I have been collecting fab tools for years! Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to complete my amazon order...
Thanks for always checking out my videos 🙂
so you noticed a few tools of interest in the list 👍
@@Mikefestiva Yep, just placed an order for 2 of the HFS 3" clamps through Amazon - gotta love tax refund season... I could have used these last week on my neighbors dump trailer project. I have a pair of 6" x 1/2" angle iron scraps I've used for a few years for squaring and clamping weld projects that work fine but much less convenient and time consuming on the setup. Also limits access to tack the inside corner. Although we'd all love a set of Fireball squares, my budget is more along the lines of the HFS clamps. Really appreciate you testing these reasonably priced tools and and sharing with the rest of us Mike!
I could have used some of those 90-degree clamps on my last computer desk project! Also,I have had a hard time marking things on oily and dirty metal, now you turned my head toward Scribing for my layout and it makes so much sense!
I have a few ideas for your next video on must have tools. Ball pene hammer, handles hitting hardened tools like punches and chisels. Letter and number drill sets. Required for proper clearances for taps and pins. Pin punch sets, transfer punches, hardens straight edges 18" to 24". Toolmakers vice, 4" is better. Rubber pad for setting finished parts on. Hand scribe and both the fixed 3 sided scraper and a rotary debut tool that tacked replacement blades.
Best thing to do is try to make anything. Then buy only what you need. Best place to look is McMaster Carr or Granger. They carry true machinist and machine builder tools and fasteners.
I am an new subscriber intermediate woodworker. I just bought a flux core welding and did a search you came up at the top. Your videos are fantastic . Thank you for sharing your expertise for us new guys.
Right on Keith Thanks for subscribing and checking out my videos, I really appreciate it.
I use to do some wood working and have most of my tools still, I plan on building a simple wood shop in the next few years especially that I have my home built bandsaw mill for cutting up lumber. My woodworking has been mainly working on my cabin and out buildings over the last few years, I use to make rustic shelves, benches stuff like that. Take care
I am very appreciative of this video. It has been very helpful to me as a beginner. Thank you.
Well I spent a lot of money on my Everlast welders and a powerplasma cutter so it is nice to see a video where basic but useful tools are discussed.
Right on thanks for checking out my video.
I hear a lot of good things about those Everlast welders 👍
thank you sir. Yes I have a lot of what you mention but I got a list started from this video.
Thanks Mike, never anything negative here and again, thanks for all the stuff you show us.
Thanks Guy 🙂
Thanks Guy 🙂
Good video Mike, great selection of tools you selected for beginners and I agree with you on those tools. Looking forward to the next video of the articulating dump truck build !!!
Thanks David! I appreciate you commenting and checking out my video 👍
Just found your channel today, watched half a dozen of your videos, liked and subd ... idk how much you get paid at the "shop" where you work, but, unless you own it, I'm sure it's too little considering that you're very creative and smart and have such a good attitude. I wish hand-crafts paid more and I wish young folks wouldn't all be duped into "college only" mentality.
Thank you Ted I really appreciate it 🙂
Unfortunately I don’t get paid that great at my job, but it’s got good benefits and is a relaxed place to work. Thanks for subscribing 👍
Theres a another way to measure with a vernier caliper. Facing them on the very left is the vertical edge about 25mm long you can use that as a step gage or so on.
Just came across your videos, this is the 3rd one that I'm watching. You seem to be a really chilled out kinda guy and I've watched your videos to the end. I've just subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to watching all of your videos, I think you have a great channel. Keep up the good work dude 👍
Right on! Thanks for checking out my videos, I really appreciate it 🙂👍
I have a wide range of topics on my channel so there’s lots of videos to enjoy. I definitely appreciate having quality subscribers like yourself! Thank you 😊
Thanks Mike, I am adding several of these items to the list! Great Vids!
Hey, Mike.
I use calipers a lot for machining. I started with the Empire set from home Depot that were like $25, and they work okay, but quickly moved up to Mitutoyo Digimatic calipers.
For welding & fabrication, it's much easier on the wallet to buy one or two cheap sets of the stainless vernier calipers online that just have the markings on them. I find them for $12-ish on eBay often, and they're plenty accurate enough for metalwork. You also don't have to worry about batteries, or the screen getting messed up. The only thing is learning to read a vernier scale, but once you can do that, you can read a micrometer to .0001".
If you're not well versed in vernier and want a way to read metal thickness easily, a metal thickness gauge on a keyring from Miller is only $6 or so on Amazon and shows the most common metal thicknesses.
Another great video, Mike. Keep at it!👍
Lot of good info in a short video, Thank you Mike, I have most of that equipment except the mag clamps, will be looking at them now
Thanks Tom for always checking out my videos 👍 I really appreciate it 🙂
Magnetic level, gonna need one of those
Love and respect
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
love you passion for building and educating people / i cant use welders anymore due to health issues but enjoy your videos keep up the good work
Ima a newbie welder, learning stick welding, I like the vulcan helmet, big window, adjustable shades and response times. and it has replaceable clear protectors too. I also liked HF welder apron and gloves set. lightweight, but heavy enough to keep sparks from burning a dang hole in your shirt when grinding.....dont ask. haha.....
Thanks!! Now I have to go shopping
great video Mike thanks for sharing lot of good info.
👍👍. I agree...... “that was awesome”. Thanks
I have every tool in this video all are great tools
Lincoln makes a nice entry level hood. Same or less $ than the HF top of the line. In general HF welding consumables and wearables cost more than the LWS. Support your Local Welding Shop! LWS also has a good middle weight glove for MIG; not as thick as the cheap MIG/STICK gloves but still insulated to 900f. Those and a single layer TIG pair for TIGing covers ya.
I hear you on supporting your local weld shops but the last hardware/ weld shop closed last year out where I live, there a few others but ever time I had gone to them there customer service has been awful 😂 HF surprisingly stocks a better range of options then a shops out where I live, most specialty items I just order on line because nobody stocks them.
I will look into that helmet 👍 Take care Leo
I wish you were my neighbor. You are pleasing to the ears.
Thank you 🙂👍
My tool list
Auto hood
Tool box
PPE (gloves, jacket, leathers, safety glasses ect)
Angle grinder
Die grinder
SAE wrenches
Metric Wrenches
Ratchet set and sockets
Chipping hammer
3 lbs sledgehammer
Striker
Combo square
Soapstone
Tap handle
Cordless drill
Scribe
Center punch (i have the starret auto center punch myself
Calipers
Metric tape
Standard tape
Wire brush (stainless one for steel, one for stainless, one for aluminum)
Scraper
Speed square
Carpenters square
Tip cleaners
Vise grips
C clamps
Welpers
Side cuts
File set
Flashlight
Temperature gun
I think this is good for someone getting into the field
i would ad
impact gun (depending on where you work i found it super handy for stuff at my work as we had jigs for welding tables we would bolt down)
scailer
high speed 3in cut of tool
vice
Cut a little notch on your rafter square and use it as a straight edge for your plasma torch.
If all you are doing is basic welding and it's not a daily welding situation they have helmets online for as little as $50.oo I purchased one a couple years ago and as a backup to my esab a50 it works well.
I hope to see a video of you about putting a car gear on a motorcycle engine
Big Thanks to you sir... Kudos to this guy....
Helps allot.. worth liking for and subscribing for🤘🤘👌🏼👌🏼
Good to know ! 👍
Thanks for anOther good video
Thanks 🙂
Very good list Mike
Thanks Antonio! How’s it going brother? Stay healthy my friend!
@@Mikefestiva going good brother picked up some tig stuff from your Amazon the stubby gas glass lenses and some tungsten man the gas coverage is amazing on this stubby set me and the family doing well
Thanks for sharing. Good info!
Bessey clamps and vice grip clamps are essential...
Japanese Mitutoyo Vernier calipers are the best.
Anubrata Chakraborty Yes but for the cost of one set of Mitutoyo calipers you could probably buy the entire table of tools 👍
@@Mikefestiva Yes, it definitely costs much But we are professional Fitters. So, it makes a lot of sense to us.
Anubrata Chakraborty Definitely worth it when you are in the profession 👍
That was useful, thanks
Thanks for the safety tips. I ruined my hearing in the 1990s because wearing hearing protection back then made you a sissy. Now, constant tinnitus and $10k hearing aids. Wear your safety gear guys!
Enjoy the builds
Tim Stewart I appreciate you sharing this 👍 I gave it a ❤️ for that fact this comment could help others and that you enjoy my video 🙂 Sorry about your hearing. It’s a shame that mind set has been so common in industry for years. I did mechanic work at a car repair shop for about 5 years when I was younger, and I used rubber gloves daily to keep the chemicals off my skin, I was the only guy using them at the shop, the owners were nice about supplying them for me, I had numerous customers make stupid jokes about why I was wearing gloves, I would always reply because I don’t want skin cancer when I get older, simple as that. Take care Tim
@@Mikefestiva Thanks Mike. I can't wait to show you my Predator 212 powered Honda enduro bike. It's coming along great. Your videos inspire a lot of people like me who have no interest in sitting on the couch. We want to build and create instead. Good move on the gloves. I wish I hadn't bathed in Brake-Kleen all those years too.
Mike, can you give me an idea of what's the best route to go for gas bottles. What size bottle works the best for TIG? What about MIG? What about OFW/OFC? Should I lease or buy my own tanks?
You can buy full cylinders of welding gas from Amazon. No matter which route you go it costs money up front. Even if you rent the shops around here want the full value of the empty tank for a deposit. Was about half the cost just to buy from Amazon. The 125 cf bottles are nice because they are 45 cf bigger than a 80 cf tank but when you get a refill the 125 cf tank only costs a few more dollars extra. More gas for slightly less and fewer trips to refill.
Check with your local gas supplier. My region I cant find any supplier that will fill a customer owned tank.
Also tanks need to be recertified periodically.
My local tank tester will not test a privately owned tank.
Other areas of the country are different.
Amazing info .. what’s all those bricks piled up in the back.
Thanks 👍
Those are fire bricks used for kilns, I have made a lot of pottery in the past 😊
No need/want for "Calico Hole Clamps"?
Or just another tool in the drawer?
Take care,
🤓 -Thomas
Western Washington State
Good info Mike!
Thanks 😊
What have you been building lately?
Mike festiva not much,waiting for the weather to break!
1rustytree I hear you on the weather, we finally got a week of sun out here and plants are starting to bud, so I’m trying to get the garden in order and that required swapping the old engine on my Troy built tiller, it’s feeling nice to finally get the sun back out in the Northwest!
Mike festiva Right! We can barely string 2 nice days together!
good video
when comes the video of the stage 212cc dirtbike
Hey Tom I just was out the other day ripping around on that bike, I have had all the parts sitting on the shelf and I really need to install all of them. I just got two weeks off of work because of the virus stuff going on and the shop I work at is not essential work, so I’m definitely going to get time here next week to install it!!! 👍
@@Mikefestiva thats great to hear, and thnx for reacting to my comment
Thumbs up #409. Excellent video!
Mike, common sense isn't common anymore. There are still LOTS slack jawed idiots out there that have drivers licenses. That's more dangerous than not wearing PPE
Good to hear from you Joe 🙂 how’s everything going for you? It’s finally getting sunny and warming up so I have been starting to work in my garden a bit, especially with all this stuff going on these days. Are you still working?
@@Mikefestiva Yes... still working for now. tomorrow might be interesting. forehead scan for temp, surgical mask, and constant disinfecting of work area.
This "Plannedemic is as fake as it gets. This is going to get interesting. This is the only way I know how to contact you.
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!
Right on I’m glad you enjoyed this video 👍 I hope you saw part one also!
@@Mikefestiva Yep. Even more helpful. Thanks again.
Dude, I'm waiting for your 4x4 truck's video. When will it be released?
What is a good gasless welder for messing around in a garage without 220? I need to do some fabrication on my 05 Kawasaki prairie 360 and my 68 Harley Davidson golf cart...
You can get a wire feed welder that runs on 110 volts or 220 volts on the same machine depending on which cord adapter you use and start off with flux cored wire for welding. Then when you can afford to get a gas bottle just change to mig wire for mig welding. When you can afford to upgrade your electrical system to 220 volts ( already capable on your welder your set ). I hoped this helped.
What brand would that be so I can check it out? Thanks
I personally have a Hobart 110V running flux core wire. Wish I had bought the 220/110 version. Last summer I bought the largest full bottle (that Americans an own) of 75/25 new for about $160 for another machine I inherited. Refills will be much less. If you watch Mike F. he's using a green Harbor Freight unit. Many others have done videos on the green machines as well. I suggest getting the biggest unit you can afford as you will be amazed how easy it is to "find" things that need fixing. Have fun!!!
Hey Michael if you are on a budget the little flux core Titanium 125 sold by harbor freight is about the best bang for your buck, it goes on sale for $150 often. If you have a little more money to spend I would say the Titanium 170 or 200, both are 120/240 volt welders both can run flux core wire but you have the option if you buy a gas bottle you can run shielding gas and your welds come out really clean and nice, the 170 is just a MIG ( wire feed) the 200 like I own is MIG, TIG and stick. Both 179 and 200 can run a optional spool gun to weld aluminum too.
I hope this info helps 🙂
@@Mikefestiva thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I havent learned how to TIG yet but I can MIG weld all day cuz its easy. I can somewhat stick weld but not the greatest. But I'll check them out and see which is best for my dollar as of now.
Like your vedio very nice!!
Hi Mike, would you consider a predator 420 swap into a honda XL600R? I was really intrigued by the 212 swap in the old bike you did. Thanks
Have you heard of Andrew Camarata
No does he have a TH-cam channel?
@@Mikefestiva Yes he does, search him up
David Devine cool I will look his channel up 👍
11:00 - tab holder.
*what's the average price of drill tapping i want to buy one estimate cost?*
What flux core wire do you recommend for multiple passes?
How do I put a car gear on a motorbike
Car gear?
@@cavemanjoe7972 Yes, a gear car on a motorcycle engine
@@user-cu4sj7rb4r
You mean a transmission?
Have you ever seen the Fireball Tool clamping squares? What do you think of them? Would you ever buy one?
Yo mike how has the Titanium line up been treating ya so far?
I really like my Titanium 200 It’s my main welder for my home shop, I don’t run the flux 125 much because I usually use the 200, so my friend has the 125 for now so he can weld up some projects at his place. We have a flux 125 at my work and we use it often on small jobs when you don’t feel like packing a bigger welder and bottle around for a quick repair.
I also have the Titanium plasma 45 and I have cut over 350 feet of metal with it on my CNC table and it’s been really solid so far 👍
I’m not sure if you have seen my articulating dump truck build yet? I’m running the plasma 45 and the Titanium 200 on this project th-cam.com/video/MdbNO4S26jk/w-d-xo.html
Any updates on the protig 205 you were gonna get?
Yes I got one and will be posting a video in the next few weeks 👍 keep an eye out for that video!
Mike if u want I can send you a greasy box of Deutsch connector pig tails
I have a couple questions do you have an email?