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Leaping Deer said:
If you are going to do body work, do yourself a favor and pick up a bottle of shielding gas. You will not like how that thing welds without it. Funny, I called around today to get some pricing. For $125 you can pick up a 75cf cylinder (filled) from Corp Brothers in Providence.

Another thing to watch out with that machine is the low duty cycle. Looks like its 20% whcih means you can weld 2 minutes out of 10. If you go over the duty cycle ofen you it will weld chitty and will also damage the machine.
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I do need to get a gas bottle. Need to read me some instructions too! I'm going to be doing small things with it. Once I take a class and get a bit more experienced I'm sure I'll trade up. Will be good for tack welding and doing small patch panels on the 55.

Always wanted to buy another 1979 Z28 like I had in high school/college. Would like to get a rusty one and do some floors and quarters. A good car to screw up on as well
 
Sporin said:
Can I just say what a roller coaster owning your own business is? Things are progressing nicely, but I'm glad that I'm working these long hours for MYSELF instead of someone else. :)
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Agreed. I started my new job today. While working for yourself is very rewarding and gratifying, I will NOT miss the added stress and worry over smaller details that get in the way of doing the basics of the job. Now someone else has to worry about that part. Eventually I'll be my own boss again but not soon and not in the wine biz.

Good luck!
 
Sporin said:
Can I just say what a roller coaster owning your own business is? Things are progressing nicely, but I'm glad that I'm working these long hours for MYSELF instead of someone else. :)
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When people ask me how I like working for myself I always tell them
"Its either the best thing I ever did or the biggest pain in the ass, depends on when you ask me"
 
Thankfully, I'm to the point where money is finally coming in for work I've done. The lag time between doing work and getting paid for work was expected, but still stressful. Now the trick is to keep the work flowing and keep getting paid. Believe me, I'm glad I did it, and have no regrets, but there have been a few sleepless nights that's for sure.
 
jsaltlick said:
Always wanted to buy another 1979 Z28 like I had in high school/college. Would like to get a rusty one and do some floors and quarters. A good car to screw up on as well
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If you do, It will be the LAST one you ever do. Youll be calling your buddies in OZ looking for a rust free body faster than Wally on the last cold Ultra in the 12er.

Welding rusty sheet metal is the most frustrating thing EVER. I helped a buddy (I did most of the work) put a set of lower rear quarters on one of those toilets, too many angles and the rust never STOPS!

Wanna practice on a mid 90's chevy pickup? I got one with pannels just waiting for YOU to show up.
 
Sporin said:
Thankfully, I'm to the point where money is finally coming in for work I've done. The lag time between doing work and getting paid for work was expected, but still stressful. Now the trick is to keep the work flowing and keep getting paid. Believe me, I'm glad I did it, and have no regrets, but there have been a few sleepless nights that's for sure.
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Best part about your set up is you have no overhead as far as supplies, warehousing, staff, product inventory, etc. That will make life much easier.

Hopefully you're on LinkedIn.com at least 20 minutes per day for networking purposes. You'd be amazed what business comes out of that site from people you've never met
 
I do a lot of online networking, and it's paid off well. I get a lot of referral business from other designers and a large network of past clients and former coworkers who have moved on to other companies. So far so good.

So true on overhead. I basically have none. I shelled out a couple grand for my computer equipment and that's about it.
 
Mike gets a call from his girl friend that his buddy is stuck while off roading. I see him grab his keys to go get him out.

Well I intervene and we grab my keys and go get him out.

Well it's been raining like no tomorrow and the trail is about a foot deep of real loose top soil and the locked 80 is struggling to keep moving.

What I find is a 2003 Explorer who managed to make it to the bottom of the hill, turn around and high center on the front IFS cross member.

He's been stuck there for about 2 hours and is completely soaked through.

Anyone try and strap up an Explorer, not much to work with on the front. I warned him he could expect some body damage. He said since AAA turned his request for assistance down he figured I was his best hope.

So Mike backed the 80 up, strapped to the front lower A arm and drag his ass up the hill.
 
HA HA HA I remember those days wheeling alone and getting stuck....No fun.
 
jsaltlick said:
Bought a welder today off of craigslist. It's a Firepower FP120. Got it and a helmet for $200. Had been used only 3 times. Looks brand new. Will be good to learn with

Similar to this one.

Firepower 14440304 - MIG Welder - 110 Amp 115V - FP120

Looking forward to burning myself and losing my vision. Gonna attempt to do the rusty sheet metal work on the 55 myself. Kina is going to do the rockers and the body mounts.

Eventually I'd like to buy a rusty 40 and re-do it completely. That'll be a few years from now once the 55 is done.
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Please tell me you bought that compressor too?
 
slimebag homowner

As some of you guys know I am a self employed finish carpenter. I have been working for contractors for a long time,as a sub contractor. Since the housing market tanked I have started to work for Homeowners which I never liked to do. I did a large house in stonington,ct. I finished with the job and the homeowner files bankrupcy,of course he didn't tell me,he owes me just under 10k. I got a letter in the mail.So I go to the house and pack up my tools and equipment and the homeowner came in. I asked him what was he doing, you had to know that you were going to do this.He looked at me and snickered! I lost my temper and walked right over to him at full bull,and got right in his face. He freaked out and called the police.I did not touch him or threaten him.
I stayed outside at the house until the police showed up, and I went right over to talk to them.Explained everything even that I approached him rather quicky after he snickered at me for asking about the filing,but did not lay a hand on him. The cop laughed out loud.He said I was to 3rd guy that they had come here about.
They told me to finish taking anything out of the house that belonged to me and they would stay to be sure everything would go ok. So I asked the police if I could take the doors inside the house that were not on the hinges since they were mine and not paid for.(the painter had taken all of them off to paint them)
He asked me if I had a receipt for them. Of course I did. He looked it over and said "there yours take them". So I took all the doors out and put them in the neighbors garage,friends now. (I trimmed there house a year ago) meanwhile the homeowner is freaking out telling the cops I'm stealing the doors,knobs hinge hardware.The police told him they belonged to me and since they were not attached to the house they were my property.
Of course I went back after I emptied my truck and picked up the doors and brought them back to the wharehouse.

I got a letter in the mail from his lawyer offering me half the amount owed and reinstalling the doors. I sent the letter back.

Ok, Now the question did I do the wrong thing?
This is very distressing and has put me in a world of financial hurt.
 
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You are 100% in the right. Legally and ethically. F that guy. It's called karma.


Start posting ads with his address on Craigslist and Freecycle offering as many items as you can think of at his house for free. Hundreds of crazy hoarders will be there grabbing all his stuff for a fast, karmic re-alignment
 
While I wouldn't use Karma as a legal defense as long as this guy owed you money and the items you took out of the house was legally yours then they are yours. It's tough right now with everyone low balling jobs but you still need to guard against this sort of thing.

Is it possible to get financial statements from people hiring you?
 
You are right. Bankruptcy protects your primary residence. is he living in another house? I would load up his doors and back into his driveway, Take the $5000 in cash, then launch all the doors into a pile (and make sure they get damaged). It seems like his lawyer may be doing something illegal, as he is negoitiating with you after he has filed for bankruptcy. I think that the courts have to decide how to pay off creditors. It really sucks that the laws protect the scumbags.
 
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