Alex`s shop projects

[Firestorm]

Hello,

in this thread, I like to share some of my work. I don't like to start for every project a new thread, so I hope it is okay, when I collect all of my shop work here.


This was my last little project for my garage:

It is a stainless steel rack, to storage four benches on the wall.



Cheers
Alex

 

[Firestorm]

Here is another project, which I was done some weeks ago.

It is a Downpipe and a exhaust pipe for a Volkswagen Golf IV GTI.


But a picture says more than thousand words...

 

[Firestorm]

Part 2:

 

[iajonesy]

Nice job on those projects. Very nice welds,too. Do you weld professionally? If not,you could have fooled me.

Mike

 

[Firestorm]

hey Mike, thank you! I appreciate it.

No I'm not a professional welder. I started welding, when I was 14 years old and now, 10 years later, that is the result...haha. But I think my skills are okay, but a professional welder is ten times better....


The setup and clean material is very important on stainless steel. So I use a big gas nozzle , a lots of Argon gas, grind and clean all my material before welding and use acetone to remove the grinding dust.

A friend of mine, he is a professional welder, use a special gas on stainless steel. He use 98% argon with 2% hydrogen. So the arc is hotter and you can use far less ampere.
One day I will give this special gas a try, but you can't use this on "normal" steel....

You can weld faster and you have a nice gold TIG weld.



Cheers

Alex




You can see the big gas nozzle at one of my videos on youtube. A link to my channel is in my public profile. This one is made by weldcraft.

 

[KMinAF]

Very nice! Looking forward to your next project

 

[twowheels]

Cool rack and nice welds! I'm just learning TIG and am looking forward to trying some stainless. I have a ways to go before my welds look like yours;-) Is that 304? I do a lot of boat repair and am interested to try 316.

Tim

 

[Firestorm]

Thank you!


Yes it is SS 304, but I think 316 isn't very different to weld. For me is TIG welding on stainless steel or aluminium much easier than TIG welding on steel. For steel I use my MIG welder.

More project pictures coming soon!


Cheers!
Alex

 

[nine4gmc]

Nice welds, looking forward to more projects!

 

[sberry]

Not all "professionals" are better let alone 10 times.

 

[Ohmthis]

Alex, nice projects and I'll agree with everybody that your welds look excellent. I love the racks you built. I can tell a lot of thought and work went into those.

 

[Firestorm]

Hey, here is my last project. It is a little stainless steel fence for my garden. So that my dog can not dig between the flowers.


Hope you like it.


Cheers Alex

 

[Firestorm]

Hey everybody,

here is a link to one of my videos from last weekend. I was at the " Brazzeltag". This is a big event in Germany with a lot of oldtimer, race cars and jeeps. And all machines are running!

I know it isn't a shop project, but I think a lot of you guys like these things.

Enjoy it!

Cheers Alex

 

[Iron-Iceberg]

The Technik Musem is on my list when I get to go to Germany. Getting to see some of the cars running looks like a lot of fun.

 

[Firestorm]

@Iron-Iceberg

yes this place is very interesting! Every year in May is this event and that the cars and the big ship are running is again another level.
Can I only recommended.

 

[Firestorm]

Hello everybody,

another quick video about some job shop work with the CNC mill today

I need more than one of this workpieces, so drilling with the drillpress is not an option!

Cheers Alex