Tools used - was [PSUBS-MAILIST] Bill Gifford's Project

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuss)]

Steven Mills schrieb:
>
> Some of you veteran builders ; what tools did you end up buying
> initially that you didn't have at the start. What tools did you add on
> along the way during the building process?
> 
> --Steve

Hi Steve..

I purchase new and additional to my home-tools : 
A new small stick welder, a new commercial MIG welder, 
two electric grinder one for fine cut, and one for grinding, 
a table drilling machine, some half douzend work lights.
I change the house electric in the basement one one port to 
3 phase 380V AC for the welder. All tools designed as
commercial units. 

I build :
Two heavy trailers to move the sections, some bigger and smaller
rollers to turn the sections during the welding process. 
One open shelter-hangar.

I use additional rent or get temporaly for free: 
One shipbuilding hangar about 65 x 200 feet together
with the two hangarcranes each 5 tons. One heavy lorry. 
One forklift. One car-trailer to carry heavy goods. 

I finished (in 3 years) with grinder plates for some hunder bucks, 
3-4 overalls, one set of saftey shoes, two douzend handgloves, 
welding wire for some hundert bucks for steel, steel+stainless steel, 
stainless steel, one grinder, two driling machines, some 
douzend protection glases for the welding harthead etc..etc, etc, 
ohh.. and one CAD computer.. 

For the first two years I have the figures here : 
For material : 26000 Dollar 
For tools    :  4300 Dollar
For others   :  2700 Dollar 

Other items are: sound insulation of the garage, cables, eletric, gas,  
fax unit and fax paper, pictures, bier during work etc..

50-60 % is done - regards Carsten