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Sounds like you never kept a job very long,you like to talk too much

My thoughts are that flammable chemicals are best stored in a metal cabinet. I prefer open shelves for most other things, for the reasons that you stated.

combination of all

Use cooking spray.. cheap and works perfectly.

Cabinets so you don't collect so much dust. Dust allergies can become bacterial.

Definitely shelves you can see what you have but with it being over a work area to keep things from falling off put a ½" split dowel on the lip the rounded edge makes it easier to grab things but harder to fall off

A good friend of mine told me a story about getting written up for pushing a cart of material in a factory, because he was taking a material handlers job.

Is welding bad for the eyes? I am an artist (oil painting) and I am afraid I will lose my sensitivity to colors if I start to weld...

About the welding, a good scientist always changes atleast three variables so you have absolutely no idea what you did right or wrong

First of all I love the amount of space you have and a solid level floor and a roof over all of it. Okay now my lusting over your shop is done the set up on the work bench is great but you will need to secure the tools to the bench some how or each time you move something in to work you will end up picking up tools off the floor. The other thing is sparks from grinding, wielding or any metal work can land unseen until you hear the fire crew arriving. With that said putting up part shelves behind your metal work bench with filters, box’s or anything flammable can be troublesome. Oh I also missed the location of the fire extinguisher? You can’t count the wood room ones you have put up already. All in all I love your shop ! Oh the jab about setting your shop on fire is from my personal experience......

If you're going to leave the cabinets open I would say just go with shelving but I like the idea of cabinets with doors personally.

Cabinets with doors. Keeps dust and dirt out.

When you snipped the 023 and werent holding onto the roll side it gave me a serious case of PTSD lol

Get a jug of anti spatter cream

But you are a walking advertisement I have some gloves I'd like to have you wear please let me know how much I wouid need to pay to have you wear my gloves

You live in Oregon the whole things corrupt your residents are some of the worst people with "best intentions " I've ever seen I really think Oregon is a great state but it needs a bit of renovation because rehabilitation doesn't work

do the cabenits that way you can run more lighting underneath the cabinets shining down onto the workbench!! can always use more lighting!

These shop set up sessions are the best!

Since you asked, cover or move your work and then shoot your work station with the least expensive Pam cooking oil spray. The welding B-B's won't stick. Is that Sweet Pea? I haven't watched for some time. I think you and your wonderful wife had some differences between not my President tRump and Mrs Clinton. Continued success.

Don’t like shelves or cupboards above my bench. Always bang my head on them. Your first idea, store them behind the wall. Also, I like my benches with the minimum electrical tools on the bench. To much clutter on the bench and my blood pressure goes up. Just my two cents worth.

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Mikhail Gorbachev does not approve of corruption

at a trade show in bigshoulders a couple of decades ago, $75 fee to have a union electrician plug in the 120V at the floorbox on the corner of our booth. Just one of many stacked fees that doubled the price of our 3-day booth.

Zero shelves behind/above the bench......save that wallspace for display of momentos or projects that have meaning to you.....that give you the "fizz". A positive reminder of your purpose and successes every time you enter, and any time you are working at the bench. Think of the story or lesson these items will prompt for you to share with Jack, and by extension, we viewers. Storage can always be done with a rack, as you have done before, and racks can also be easily repositioned at need or whim.

Oh. That is a drillpress now I look closer...

being you ask for suggestions....I'd suggest some deck plating across and behind the work bench , even tack it on. That would stop any sparks from hitting the wooden wall, and prevent a fire. Second, the welding looks good, and as to splatter, they have tried a number of things to keep that down or under control, there's a spray one can buy, but really a waste in my humble opinion. The last tip....when you stop welding...you see that little indentation where you pulled out....hit the trigger one or two times to liquefy that again and it will close up the pin hole and look better. All your doing is popping the trigger to make that happen. To explain a bit better, just as you stop the welding and start to pull away, you see your bead losing the red glow, at that point as it's cooling, never removing the gun, ( tip ) pop the trigger , but not like you are welding, you just want it to arch, that cause the metal to liquefy and of course it seeks the lowest point, running into that pinhole you left. Once you do it a few times you'll get the hang of it. I've seen some welders do it 2..3 times going around the hole, either way that works for you.

What did you use for the walls? That looks great, but expense....

I thought pulling was better than pushing the weld too. But what the hell do I know?

Cabinets with doors would be my preference. It is cleaner and less visually cluttered and distracting. The dust and debris from activities on the workbench will always spread into open shelves. Another thought would be glass doors (maybe frosted?) that you could write on with a dry-erase marker. You could leave yourself inventory/replenishment notes on the door when you take the next to last filter or other consumable item. If glass was too impractical or costly, you could also get "whiteboard paint" and use that to paint the cabinet doors for the same effect.

Wire wheel your metal before welding it will get it cleaned and less spayed for spat left use a paint scraper

Great project! I would do both. I used cabinet uppers in my workshop but the visibility is a consideration. Conversely, there are some things that aren't needed as frequently that you might like to keep out of sight. Some of both.

Ive seen people scorch the surface to create soot so the splatter can be wiped off

I'm a welder. There are a lot of forces at play while you're welding. I don't know that I could tell you exactly what causes spatter, but it's likely the same reason a tree explodes when it's struck by lightning (just on a smaller scale). The biggest factor for spatter is having your settings right, but it looked and sounded like you were pretty spot on. I assume you're using straight CO2. It makes a lot of spatter, but it's cheap and gives good penetration. You could switch to a blended gas like 75/25 (argon/CO2). That would reduce your spatter, but most people don't find the expense worth it for a home shop. Your welder likely isn't capable of spray transfer. If it is, you'd have to get 90/10 (argon/CO2) gas which would also cost more. I think your best bet is spatter spray. It won't reduce your BBs, but it would keep them from sticking to your base metal. It does leave a little bit of residue though. You can get a can of it on Amazon for like $10 if you want to give it a shot.

open shelves! and if you need to create zones, it's easy to do vertical parts just like a kitchen cabinet would have minus the front door

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Agreed open cabinets. Or shelves. I'd say shelves. But that may just be me.

There's a splatter spray you can buy. And you spray it on the surface to stop the beads from sticking.

Cody, What about concerns of the sparks from the Cutoff Saw and the wood wall behind? Also, won't that and other items flying off items degrade and make that BEAUTIFUL wood look bad?

Hey Cody, the shop is coming along. Quick question... I know you will be plumbing in compressed air but now that you are doing multiple things in a shared space, will you also installing a dust collection system for the wood working and fabrication areas? Might be worth investigating?

I like the idea of a open cabinet myself for the oils and such. I might recommend to create a spread sheet that contains information about all your equipment and place it in a sheet protector in the shop. Things like oil types and amounts, and filters they use. Maybe even add the wrench size so everyone would be able to do a parts check if needed and ease the inventory check. Looking good in the shop!

Can anybody say O. C. D. BTW it's nice to wealthy.

Get yourself a storage cabinet put the filters in there and make a spreadsheet of what equipment takes what filter

If it has slag you drag

If you leave them open ,the cabinets, just put up shelves but I vote for cabinets with doors. Much neater.

Where is that doggie "Heartracer"??

That Miller winder setup looks a lot like my Lincoln.

+++++++++ 2 shelves with bypass doors.hides it all plus its an easy build. Please dont ruin that beauty wall with all that difference in products. God bless

The tip of the day put blue tape on coil before you snip your wire.?

Welding splatter can be caused by a myriad of things, but here are a couple of common things that can usually minimize it: Reduce your wire speed (if it is too high) you will hear a sound that sounds like your arc is being interrupted frequently. (It doesn't sound like your problem in this case) Lessen your angle of attack. You have learned to push instead of pull, now just lessen the degree of which you are pushing. You can be anywhere from straight on to about 15°, but the farther you go, the more splatter you will get (because as you angle more your arc length gets longer) Which leads to the final tip, make sure your arc length is not too long also known as CTWD - Contact Tip to Work Distance. On the oil and filter storage I would vote for cabinets to keep the dust from accumulating on the items (in my shop that can be a real problem). I would also vote for doors. If you want instant visual access I would suggest glass or lexan inserts in the doors. If you use glass, they could double as a marker board. If you decide you don't mind opening cabinets to visualize your stock, you could make the infill out of dry erase board material and again, keep a handy shopping list and labels for what is in each cabinet. Also I would advise against deep cabinets. Deep cabinets become an abyss where things go to die, lol. If you want deep storage I would go with drawers (down low of course) where you can see all the items from the top.

You've obviously never used knipex side cutters if you think snap on is the best. Lol just kidding ive seen your video trying to cut a Chinese brand with knipex Can you do a video comparing the brands? That would be nice

Kitchen Cabinets with see through doors eather glas or wire mesh.

Open shelves with organizer bins for the small parts... AND, a row of task lighting under the shelf.

Cabinets with glass doors keeps the dust off and keeps it visible

definitely the push vs. pulling. Night and day difference! Also gets you a spray bottle and some "anti spatter"

Time to go to lowes and get some *Lincoln* tips

Cabinet uppers with door faces. Keeps the dust out

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There's a reason we call them union slugs!!!!!

It's because trade unions protect hacks. If you can't stand on your own talents and need a union to guarantee your wages, you are a hack.

You once said that the tool chest is where tools go to die. I see a similar thing happening if you do cabinets along top your workbench. I would say go with the shelves

Open shelving. I agree with you on the unions.

shelves.

For the filter organization- cabinet style uppers with sliding breadbox type covers that pivot at the top and you lift up vertical and slide back into the top of the cabinet. Leave them open until one of those dust filled cut/grind/sand/weld/spray projects, then close them to keep your organized inventory clean.

Corrupt Locals like that give unions a bad name. I'm a union Glazier down in Southern California. We let the good work we do provide job security and stable work. Not some sneaky stipulation in a contract.

Anything with out doors or cover. If things are hidden behind doors. They go missing forever.

Cant confirm, Snap-on are the best. We do use their tools at work but we have to replace them every two to three years completely. But we still have one old Stahlwille set left ( 20 Years old) and its still the best in my opinion. I do have also one set of tool from them at home and really - i would say you cant beat those tools. But never the less ... Snap-on tools are really good tools.

pro tip always run a .030 contactor tip with .035 wire

I would say to put doors on your cabnits. With all the metal dust from fabing it will surely help keep containers clean so it's one less opportunity for dirt intrusion in your critical engines when changing that oil :)

Place we moved into this year has old kitchen cabinets. Terrible idea. I removed the doors and that's somewhat better. Eventually going to replace them with shelves.

As a fabricator myself you definitely don't want to bolt down the chop saw. There is way to many angles, material sizes and situations for that :)

that's a funny story, I live in Chicago, and your right , as its is Ambarrassing to admit ,our whole state is that way, I think our governor eats most of our profits ,he acts like an elite but he is not ,he's a real oinker ,sorry ,I had to vent ,thanks for the great video.

I would put a 1/8 plate on a 1/2 inch stand off against that pine board wall as a spark arrestor. Your choice your shop, but I lost every piece of equipment I had stored at a buddies shop when it burned to the ground.

Go with TWECO no matter what machine you have it will save allot of grief. At 24 degrees I would preheat with a weed burner food for thought bud. If you pull you will get a cold lap that you don't want.

Open cabinets. God's blessings continue to be with you and the entire family.

Chipping hammer run across the workpiece quickly gets rid of the splatter. If you are really worried about it then you can purchase an anti splatter aerosol can. Spay it over the work before you begin to weld and the splatter should roll right away when it lands on it. Splatter is hard to get rid of completely with MIG welding. Incorrect feed rate or too hot/cold plus dirty steel don't help.

2 levels of Open shelves to see what you have/not. Face the duplicate items in behind in rows like a store. Use a hook on a pole to reach gallon jug handles on too shelf. Cabinets are for pretty kitchens and have limits dimensionally.

The drill press needs long room on both sides. Think long stuff. Grinder on the end. or corner. Saws and presses need space on both sides. Think pipe or L steel. Don't use kitchen - made out of junk and not good in moisture. The glue melts. Heat melts glue. Steel. Brackets. Open fronts to reach up and get - then boundaries can change.

All looking good, I'm no safety sally, but, a metal backsplash from the bench to the bottom of the shelf or cabinets on that wooden wall might be nice, seeing as you would possibly have sparks shooting at the wooden wall ?

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Go with open shelves for filters. Oil and flammable items should be kept in a flame resistant locker

It is almost impossible to eliminate spatter in MIG welding, but you can certainly reduce it by understanding what causes it in the first place exsample in mig welding you want to be around 3/4″. A bit more for high amperage. (porosity due to lack of shielding gas and lack of penetration ( porosity and permeability ) - there is a debate on whether pushing or dragging while mig welding is the way to go. Regardless of which you prefer make sure your drag (pull) or push work angle does not exceed about 15 degrees. At times there is no choice if reach is a problem. But when you can control it do not exceed 15 degrees. Steep angles generate a lot of spatter. - rust, oil, paint and other surface contaminants will create spatter. Clean surfaces as best as possible prior to welding. - Short arc and globular transfers are modes of metal transfer that produce a lot of spatter. To drastically reduce spatter you need to achieve spray transfer. To do this you need a minimum of 83% argon in your shielding mix (a typical mix would be 90/10). However, you also need to be above the transition currents for the diameter of wire you are running. Smaller machines will not be capable of this-- when the wire feeder cannot feed wire at a constant speed there will be fluctuations in amperage that will drastically affect the arc causing a lot of spatter.- some applications can live with high levels of spatter, others can’t. In robotic applications and other situations in which wire consistency is critical shy away from the cheap-low quality wires. A single spool or drum may be consistent, but across several spools or drums there may be variations in wire diameter, copper coating, and chemistry. Unfortunately AWS allows for such wide range of chemistry that even a coat hanger can be made into a mig wire. The best manufactures keep their own ranges and tolerances and thus produce better product.- This is very uncommon, but shielding gases of low quality can affect spatter levels. What is more common is mislabeling (i.e. getting a 75/25 on a cylinder that has a 90/10 label), but even this is rare. The higher the argon content the smoother the arc. 100% carbon dioxide is cheap and provides good penetration profile, but it creates a lot of spatter.Finally a word on anti-spatter. Anti-spatter does not eliminate or prevent spatter. It simply allows the spatter to slide off the material and not stick to it. By using excessive amounts you can introduce other problems such as porosity. It is not bad to use it, but look into what’s causing spatter in the first place and take care of it.

my dad teach me welding in differend welders & brands when i was 5-6 years old and he also teach me a trick if i dont have a enough power to get good penetration just using a gas burner to heat metals up and im now 43 years old ( but how to hell you didint know it if you have weld so many years ) i just wonder

McCormick Place used to have Expos and when setting them up you must pay Union wages and minimum times to Electricians to plug in the electrical cords. Pretty corrupt.

I’d also like to know how to prevent the splattering on the welds. Also, for flux core or mig how do you know you’ve got your feed rate adjusted correctly?

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Your grinder and chop saw are going to be shooting sparks at the wood wall. Probably not the best location to be fabricating metal.

Bring back manly manner please!

I have used both shelves/cabinets. Each has advantages. I like the clear door idea. Also thought of roll down cover. If you have things to be stored clean = cabinets. Easy access= shelves. Maybe both. Periodic inspection will also dictate. Does it need to be kept free of dust/paint occasionally= roll down

Put all Vollitale Fluids in metal locker,....If you plan on welding or grinding metal, Hot Sparks will set things on fire in the OPEN.

Wranglerstar, I used to work for Tweco, spatter with MIG is just going to happen. Use a grinder to clean it or switch to TIG. TIG will give a very clean weld.

Open shelving

We are suppose to get 10-16 inches Wednesday.

Open shelving

You're right. Unions are corrupt & don't have a strong work ethic at all. The had their place over a hundred years ago, but now they rip off the man that giving them work.

Open wire shelving affords you far more flexibility to manage the space and being wire, rather than flat shelves, will avoid dust and debris collecting.

There are spray-on compounds you can buy that will prevent the spatter from sticking to the workpiece(s). Of course, you'll have to clean up the compound (it's like a thin oil) when you are done welding, and most times it easier to just use a disc sander to grind off the spatter. The compound will also prevent spatter from sticking to your torch nozzle. The spatter is just an unpreventable byproduct of the GMAW welding process.