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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: canuck750 on July 31, 2016, 10:03:20 PM

Title: Cheap Welding & Grinding Curtain
Post by: canuck750 on July 31, 2016, 10:03:20 PM
I am often too lazy in the winter to move the car out of the garage when I need to grind or weld something and too many times the grinding lands on the car, not good.
So long before winter returns and now that I bought a new welder I splurged the $70 bucks for a welding curtain and from Home Depot a cheap curtain rod for $10 bucks and some shelf brackets and I have a curtain I can quickly slide into place and save the paint on the car.

I screwed the shelf bracket to the ceiling and then bolted the curtain rod bracket to the shelf bracket. I used a chain link, bulk box from Home Depot for about $16 bucks, double up the little rollers that glide on the curtain track to each eyelet on the curtain.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/canuck750/1974%20Guzzi%20750S/DSC05601_zps0ryvlsp1.jpg) (http://s249.photobucket.com/user/canuck750/media/1974%20Guzzi%20750S/DSC05601_zps0ryvlsp1.jpg.html)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/canuck750/1974%20Guzzi%20750S/DSC05602_zpsvfcg8ryh.jpg) (http://s249.photobucket.com/user/canuck750/media/1974%20Guzzi%20750S/DSC05602_zpsvfcg8ryh.jpg.html)

For well under $100 I have a flame and UV retardant curtain and no more excuses to isolate my welding and grinding from the rest of the shop.
Title: Re: Cheap Welding & Grinding Curtain
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on August 01, 2016, 02:09:06 AM
  I like the lathe, where is the milling machine?
Title: Re: Cheap Welding & Grinding Curtain
Post by: Groover on August 01, 2016, 07:52:28 AM
That's a dreamy garage, nicely done! You should see mine.. actually you don't want to see mine  :grin:
Title: Re: Cheap Welding & Grinding Curtain
Post by: canuck750 on August 01, 2016, 11:36:22 AM
  I like the lathe, where is the milling machine?

My off shore (China or Taiwan??) milling machine has crapped out for the third time, never blows a fuse, just burns out motors cutting aluminum, POS!! It's back at the repair depot where it sits for weeks on end before I get a call that it needs parts that takes weeks and weeks to get. I wish I had not been so cheap (Guzzi content) and bought a machine of decent quality rather than sinking $2K into this money pit. :Beating_A_Dead_Hors e_by_liviu

If only I had a another 100 square feet of shop space a Bridgeport would be sitting on the floor.
Title: Re: Cheap Welding & Grinding Curtain
Post by: John A on August 01, 2016, 11:49:40 AM
I got welding curtains from a welders supply but they are heavy white things, makes them hard to use, 25 bones . I like yours, I'll get some like it, easier to use. I'm in a constant battle against grinding and welding dust, air circulation filters and all that but it still gets all over.