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Kill 2 birds with one stone hereI finished the chop saw table, and finally got around to making the plate for the saw to sit on.  It's shimmed, and bottom shims ground to make for a perfect fit between saw and infeed table.  Taking the time to custom fit the plate to match the runout/imperfections of the saw makes for very accurate cuts.After patting myself on the back, I put up some pics of the results.  AND IN THE BACKGROUND OF ONE OF THE PICS WAS A WELD FROM ANOTHER PLANET (Most likely Uranus)It was embarrassingWith all the rain lately, I've been working between showers.  While the visible surfaces of the metal are dry, the tubing can have water inside it for quite a while.  The capillary action sucks it in.  Weld over the water inside the tubing and it turns to steam, and blows the puddle to bubblegum.  With approximately 150+ short welds on the table, I probably kept passing over the blown weld and finally forgot about it.  It never got redone.  OH THE SHAME!!!!!!!!!So now, I've found that it's a good idea to blow the joints out with compressed air if there's any suspicion that there might be water still inside.Last pic is the amount of water that came out of a "dry" joint when blown out with air Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Maybe you should pick up some underwater welding rod http://www.specialwelds.com/products...cuda/index.htmSeriously, couldn't you hit the joints with the torch to dry them?Last edited by forhire; 03-29-2010 at 11:41 AM.
Reply:the chop saw table looks good. i always like to see what the Ole FarmerSam is going to work on next. Keep up the good work.If you like my stuff you can find me on Facebook.  https://www.facebook.com/theangryanv...ngryanvilforge
Reply:why not just remove the base from the saw and mount motor/blade assemble to the new saw frame? same think for the clamp.i need to make something like this for my dry saw really bad.