Build It or Buy It
Welcome to Build It or Buy It! Mike here; my goal is to share my knowledge and skills with you regarding fabrication of various items vs. what the cost would be to purchasing them.
Over the years I've designed, and fabricated a number of various projects. Sometime in steel and aluminum, sometimes in wood, and even composites.
My content will include detailed step by step builds of a multitude of items which will be compared to the same items if I had purchased them. If this peaks your interest, hit that SUBSCRIBE button and share your comments and questions.
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My background both professionally and as a hobby has varied over the years, and includes heavy and light equipment repair, steel fabrication, hydraulics, electrical and construction.
Scratch Built Gantry, What Was I Thinking Trying to Lift This
Fabrication of the I beam uprights
The Casters aren't what i thought
Scratch Built Gantry Crane, Ep. 2
Scratch Built Gantry Crane
Christmas Reindeer Gift
"Beverage" dispenser
Custom Trolling Motor Mount
Welding table, will mother nature cooperate?
Welding table assembly
Welding Table Episode 1
Gantry Crane and Welding Table Update
Now that's a sexy cornhole board
What does UHMW and a lathe, have to do with my corn hole boards
Gluing up the corn hole box joints, and a unusual use for the table saw
Completing the box joints, and some router work
Episode 1 of a new project, what's it going to be?
Completing the 20 ton scratch built press, and some special guests
Final fabrication, and then the 20 ton press is ready for paint
Only a couple episodes left, first lets finish up the winch
Episode 5, Scratch built 20 ton press. Is that a saw blade or?
Scratch built 20 ton press, some machining and more welding
Starting the assembly of the 20 ton press
20 Ton hydraulic press, episode 2
Makita 2030 planer drive roller refurbish
Planer Drive Roll Restoration
Lets get started on the next build
Fabrication of tie downs for the Kubota
Final cost analysis. Should I have bought it ????