New Iron Worker is on the way

Well I really did it now, the monster is on the way.

I've been working with these peeps for several weeks and they finally got the iron worker and tooling I wanted at the price and shipping real close to where I wanted it to be. I ordered it this morning and it's shipping from Georgia truck freight so it shouldn't be too long.

This thing will expand the ability to make a lot of new parts and say goodbye to a lot of the band sawing, drilling, extra finishing, and clean up. It's bending capabilities will be endless for what is done around here. It will also do a lot of the parts we already make much much less time. It can cut a piece of steel or punch a hole in 3 seconds, faster than you can even put the steel in the band saw or a drill bit in a chuck.

It's a lot more than needed for most jobs but I needed something that would shear and punch the 5/8" steel that is used a lot around here. This one will shear 3/4" and punch up to a 1 1/16" hole in 5/8" stock, a little overkill but the lesser machines wouldn't touch 1/2" let alone the 5/8 I needed it to do.

Will put up more pics when it gets here.

All that new floor space is disappearing now. Nice looking unit!

Thanks GT.

Peeps have still been buying what few tractors I had ready to sell so I get another roughly 3' x 6' space here and there lol. Steve that I restored the last 312-8 for actually took my last one that was ready (414- so I dug out a 520HC and 416H that was behind the machine area (under the white truck on the rack) that I thought about keeping but decided to sell. I'm getting better about getting realistic on what I really need to keep. I guess you could say I'm getting more focused lol.

Just an update on the monster... Well, it's still not here yet.

Everyone was buying equipment like crazy like I did the end of last year to beat the price hikes and take advantage of the 100% tax write off. The basic machine alone went up $1,000 right after I bought the last one, and that wasn't including the tooling price hikes. The one I bought was the last one they had left in the USA and it's having some electrical issues that I've been trying to help them narrow down over the phone. Like most mechanical peeps, they don't make the electronics and no one there seems to know anything about them... The next batch should be ready soon so at least they will ship something out soon. For the delay they also gave me some extra free tooling so in hindsight it did work out pretty good lol.

Tomorrow will be a 6 week delay but everything is supposed to ship tomorrow.

On top of that they gave me some stuff below for patiently waiting and understanding. A Gauging table kit, and fabricators protector kit for free, a real deal on another shearing station, and free shipping on both of them. It pays to be nice to people and thank the Lord for yet another blessing, He is so good.

8.55 ton-9200 (It comes with a lot more than what's in the pic.) normally $350.00, now free woooooo lol.
Gauging table kit and fabricators protector kit.

8.55ton-5000 (a shearing station for round, square, angle, and flat stock) normally $550.00, now $200.00

:bliss :bliss

The extra shearing station and punching dies got here yesterday, well most of the dies, several are missing and they are getting that fixed. The Iron Worker, bending station, gauging table kit and fabricators protector kit are all supposed to be here next Tuesday.

Next week will be getting it on wheels, all set up and ready to go to work.

The Iron Worker is still on schedule for tomorrow and the bending station just showed up.

Oh well, now weather is in the way... It's stuck North of Cincinnati and we have some bad weather on the way here tonight so it will prob be several more days.