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

["Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>]

Thanks Carsten !

That's great...I'm going to start a list and workup for an
ideal workshop.  Hopefully, there will be more input
from others along the way.
Did you or have you been keeping a journal since you began
this project[s]?

[ you are a "submadman"  !   :-)  ]

--Steve


>From: Carsten Standfuss <MerlinSub@t-online.de>
>
> > 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?
> 
> 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
>