They work OK for some things and quick repairs. Flux core the welds look dirty since there is "well" flux in the wire , it is like the coating on a stick welding rod. Feel free to reach out. If you need a repair and can't do it I'm not far and be happy to help.
Abco , air gas , tech air , Linde , Presto... They have all been gobbled up by one major player and keep buying more. It sucks that we have almost zero options these days. Not to mention they don't stock anything any more. I went to the local store a while and what a joke! I kid you not when I say I have a better stock of consumables than they did. Sad how things like this seem to be the new normal. My new quote has been " Prepare to be disappointed" just another perfect example of this.
It was like a 8 week course that went through stick and mig welding. Then I want to say he showed us welding with a torch, more or less like soldering I think. That was over 24 years ago... ... But at the end we got to make a project... I made a dog cage for the back of the truck for our coon dogs that we ran... Fun times, when I was young in the hills of Poplar Bluff Mo...
Thats all I have at the house... I can hook up the gas, but its just easier to use the flux core wire. Welds aren't as pretty, but gets the job done. If I need to get pretty, I can use the work's Miller...
They no doubt work and for the occasional use it is easier without the hassle of a gas bottle. I'm set at home for mig , tig , stick whatever I need. However...... I do anything I can at my work. Their electricity , gas , no cleanup at home when done and best of all on their time. I actually like to weld. Prep work not so much but this is important. Kind of like painting a car where proper preparation can have big effects on the end result.
23 plastic pallets @ $5 each. Made the deal on Monday for 20 with the possibility of more when I returned to get them, (didn’t have room in the pickup at the time). Didn’t know when I was gonna be able to go back for them but they wanted it to be within a week. Stepson who is on vacation and visiting for a few days volunteered to go back and get them. (65 miles each way). 3 more than the 20 was all he could get in the pickup. Might send him back for another load tomorrow.
Haven’t put a tape on them but I assume they’re 42x48 Already had an addition planned, I think I’m just one short of the same ones I’ve been using. I’ll probably use a bunch of these to let a bunch of elm rounds sit for a year before splitting.
Stepson was willing so I sent him back yesterday for another load. He bought back 30 this time for a total of 53. I believe I can quit shopping for plastic pallets for a while
Those are some nice plastic pallets. Nice score. I will say tho the smooth tops can be a small problem. The cribbed ends can get slid right off the pallet or if you’re running them down an incline the stacks can slide while building. A small stick screwed on the end will stop the cribs from creeping.
I could see the slick/smooth surface being a little bit of a problem, but I don’t crib my ends. That’s what wood pallets and T posts are for!
Couple more sheets of Ondura roofing at Lowe's for $5 each. They went to work right away covering a couple stacks..
You're getting a heck of a deal at $5 Way better than tarps, I can assure you. What do you do with the holes, glob a little sealant on there?
I havent fixed any of the holes! I gently pushed the partly cracked ones back together. Most of the damage is on the ends so overlapping covers it. Being corrugated and the hole being on the crest minimal rain comes through. If at some point i get a really bad sheet ill cut patches from it and glue them using roofing cement as it is an asphalt sheet.
All of the ones ive bought seem to be from fork lift damage. No complaints here. I happen to time it just right when i find them. Wonder how many ive missed out on? Really have taken a liking to them as the size is perfect for my current stack arrangement.
