It Begins

     Over the years I have collected some hand tools, not a mechanics set but good solid workable set of tools that have served me well.  I have had to stop what I was doing to go buy another tool to finish it, but with each project, the box got a little heavier.  After moving into a house from an apartment I started to buy tools to fabricate other tools and items for work and pleasure.  These are mostly what this blog will be about.  I have a few wood tools that I use very often, particularly a Ridgid miter saw (chop saw to some) and a Ridgid table saw used for house projects, and maybe some jigs in the shop.  Right now the Burnt Metal staff consists of a Jet horizontal band saw, a Protools 105 Tube bender with a Tube Bandit digital read out and the BendTech pro software, a Miller Millermatic 211 MIG welder and the first purchase that I learned to weld with, an HTP Invertig 160DC.  Along with various clamps, grinders safety equipment and a bunch of other equipment that isn't as sexy as a power tool.

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