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  1. Bondo

    Cleaning stainless that has been exposed to chlorine for a long time.

    So I have a customer who has a room full of stainless that has been exposed to an open tank of chlorine for a couple of years. I am being asked to restore the stainless finish. They don't want me to use sanding as a reason due to the room it is in. I don't really use chemicals for cleaning or...
  2. Bondo

    Xometry is sponsoring Riptide- Battle bots

    Seems Xometry is doing good. The rookie made it pretty far.
  3. Bondo

    What is the oddest thing someone has said during an interview or prior to the intervi

    I had someone scheduled for an interview today. About a hour and a half, the guy calls to confirm. Awesome right. Then at an hour before the interview, I get a text saying, "hey man, what did I apply for?" Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
  4. Bondo

    Need help with ideas to drill shear pin in 3" OD stainless

    So a customer has a screw conveyor (5 actually but this is the only issue) that somehow had a shear bolt installed between the gear box and the frame. It looks like an adapter sleeve was made as someone made the shaft a foot too short. What seems to be there, is the OEM drilled and tapped a...
  5. Bondo

    Key locks, looking for a good security interchangeable core

    Since I do shop, field, contract work, and have a lot of equipment on trailers, I'm looking for a quality padlock with interchangeable cores so I can key different items to certain people. I've watched a lot of videos on YouTube and I see some are junk and some are great. Obviously price is...
  6. Bondo

    Looking for assistance purchasing from a distant used equipment dealer

    I'm looking at a CAT model E8000 electric 8,000# lift from a company called Material Handling Wholesale Corp in Elgin, IL. It is a refurbished lift without a 48v charger which I assume they will sell me. Does anyone have any experience dealing with them? Also would like pros/cons on the lift...
  7. Bondo

    Manually cutting thick aluminum

    I have a plate that is 4 feet wide x 31 feet long x 4 1/4" thick. I need to cut it in half to get it into our machine. I was thinking of purchasing a beam saw like the 16" makita or skilsaw but that might be a dangerous option. Does anyone know of a way to cut this? I know a water jet can cut...
  8. Bondo

    Need help trying to find this interlocking teeth adjustable bracket

    I am in need of help as I have spent way too much time trying to find this. I am building a solar panel mount for a job and it will be mounted on a 70* angle, but will need to pivot in all directions like a shop positioning arm light. I need to custom build this as I cant find anything that...
  9. Bondo

    Need help building a label rewinder

    I need to build 3 different sizes of label rewinder for a customer of mine, and the whole system is pretty simple. But I am drawing a blank when coming up with a slip clutch, bearing, design so the shaft spins but the labels dont spin. If you dont know what a rewinder is, this is needed so when...
  10. Bondo

    Electrical schematic symbol master book

    I have been working on this one machine with special (to me) symbols on the electrical schematics. Does anyone know where a large master list is of all the electrical symbols that exist? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
  11. Bondo

    Rubber handle dip suggestions

    I am making these aluminum hooks for a company and I used the plastidip yellow rubber handle coating. We got very mixed results and I am asking for help in getting a better adhering product. The problems are mostly bare spots and horrible sagging area. We built a small dunk tank to dip these...
  12. Bondo

    Bending clear plastic help

    I need to make a custom 5 sided box to close in a time clock. Going to put hinges on the top. I have never done any more then cut and drill plastics. Can you offer some advice on which plastics bend and how to glue the corners? I am guessing this would be like 090 plastic with 4 bends. Rough...
  13. Bondo

    OT- diagnosing industrial machinery oil mystery

    We were working today on an industrial food processing machine to fix a hydraulic oil leak. After we got done, I seen some yellowish oil on the floor in the middle of the incline screw conveyor. It appeared to be coming off a piece of liquid tight wiring. We opened the control panel and found...
  14. Bondo

    How to/ Best way ... Solid rivets into alum doors

    So I have been working on a project that builds aluminum carts. There is a lot to them and a lot if carts to build. Currently we build it from 100% aluminum, hinges and all. These are for industrial food companies. What I currently do is weld 2) 2 1/2 OAW alum hinge x 24" long to a 1 1/4" sq...
  15. Bondo

    Sorta OT... computer hacked by remote desktop

    So I barely slept last night from being sick and 2 coughing and crying kids. I got woken up by amazon calling about some gyro-chopter thing and I could barely understand them. They called like 6 times before they stopped. Found out that someone had ordered a bunch of gift cards and the drone...
  16. Bondo

    Rect to round layout program

    I dont do sq/rect to rounds often, but when I do, I really need a program. I have been getting away with really nice free programs for years but now I either cant access the programs or cant find them. I downloaded a program called plate n sheet, but they want $1,000 for it and it's not worth...
  17. Bondo

    Drilling thick stainless with step drill

    So a few weeks ago I was on a job with a plumber and we were only supposed to weld brackets into place but this plumber was to drill at least a 1 1/2" hole through 5/8" thick probably 316 stainless. The guy got half way through with a 1/2" bit and burnt up his brand new drill. He got a 3/8"...
  18. Bondo

    All in 1 transformer advise requested 480v to 240v transformer and reversing

    I am in need of specific advise for purchasing a transformer. I have talked to local electricians and I dont get any responses because im assuming companies dont want to do odd things. What I would like to do is purchase a 480v Y to 240v D transformer that can power 30 amps of 240v (single or 3...
  19. Bondo

    480 to 240 transformer and reversing

    I am in need of specific advise for purchasing a transformer. I have talked to local electricians and I dont get any responses because im assuming companies dont want to do odd things. What I would like to do is purchase a 480v Y to 240v D transformer that can power 30 amps of 240v (single or 3...
  20. Bondo

    I need help with dimple dies or flaring for sanitary tubing

    I do a good amount of sanitary stuff, from piping to tanks to specialty items, and I'm looking for a way to make my tank adapters clean. I see tanks with flaring necks on them where the ferrule is welded to, but they are bigger then dimple dies. Dimples only give me a point to weld to where the...

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