stick booths... the second area noobs are thrown..

TIG practice.... the leftmost bead passed.

neat forklift mechanism.

badass roller chain.

My TIG booth is about 6ft from the plasma table... it's perfect.

Hydraulic metalworker. Shears up to 1/2" steel plate.

Tracktorch. Motorized oxyfuel torch, it's a really, really primitive way of cuting straight lines.

Hard Working Welder, in the hot humid day. Taken in Baku Azerbaijan.

overall CNC plasma location.

oxyfuel area... this is where noobs are thrown.

BBQ trailer in construction.

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Our tungsten grinder... note the groove in the right wheel for sharpening electrodes.

kill switches for the three LeBlond lathes, the Bridgeport, and the floor grinder.

MIG booths. The funky yellow curtains block UV.

My TIG unit.. speakers are classical and classic rock in the morning, Gorgoroth and Ozzy's old band in the evening.

brush guard for a jeep.

2nd row of MIG booths.

This thing is evil... I've almost dislocated my arms using it in the past.

Giant compressor. Makes awesome sounds when cranking up and down.

Our Welding Pro, Mike, Stick Welding for the video shoot.

cutoff saw. Doesn't see much use now... wait until the mill and lathes are ready to rock.

Stick Welding in the backstreets of the old Dutch Quarter of Jakarta. © Karl von Moller 2009

Glory on highest.

My first test T-joint. Failed. I have a passing one to show Scully in the morning.

Ventilation controls- each booth has a fume hood.

My favorite drink at the shop- a 1:1 mix of machine-made coffee and hot chocolate.

It's almost palatable.

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stick electrode storage- the air inside is heated so they stay dry.

Lathey goodness.

plasma'd out plates for TIG practice.

A generic TIG unit.

My TIG booth. Quite simple.

TIG practice.

Our huge drill press. Dwarfs god at about 7-8' tall.

CNC controller, a Burny 1250.

Hydraulic shop press/bend tester.

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The base CNC table, an Aviator XL.

I had to have some welding done on our photo trailer, so I figured, I might as well shoot some pictures. 1/20th@f16.

Power Feed.

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