Show us your welding projects

[Muggzy]

Re: Show us your welding projects/ need advice on holding

I've been working on a stand for my bench grinder. I am modeling mine after one I saw on "Docs shop projects". It's a fabricated stand that will look like it could be a factory cast stand. The main fab is done, the base is made using tubing, quartered, to form the rounded edge. I will add a couple of layers of bondo to blend the welded corners and smooth the rest. I will also make a bracket for a water cup.

You might try a flat bar along one side and use binder clips to hold them while you tack the open side. How well that works will depend on the type of welder you use and how lightly you can approach the tack.
Really curious what that's for
?

I could use some advice on holding these number stamps for welding purposes.

I'm wondering if I should deal with each one individually or try and clamp all of them at once with a flat bar and clamp or something ? Thanks

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[mikes02ls1]

Here is another one of my custom pieces. Intake for my rx7

That pie cut intake is ****!! Bet it took some time to get all the right angles and cuts.

 

[Hephaestus29]

I'm wanting to build a cradle for my DoAll 16-2 vertical band saw. The machine weight is 1400 lbs and has a footprint of approx. 3'x3'

Any ideas of the thickness of angle I might want to use for the framework ? I'm also going
to want it fairly low to the floor so I figure on welding on angle to the sides for the castors.

 

[Dugan]

I'm wanting to build a cradle for my DoAll 16-2 vertical band saw. The machine weight is 1400 lbs and has a footprint of approx. 3'x3'

Any ideas of the thickness of angle I might want to use for the framework ? I'm also going
to want it fairly low to the floor so I figure on welding on angle to the sides for the castors.

If you welded the angle at 45* at the corners then ground it flat and welded a cap plate at the corners then put your casters under it 1/8th" would suffice

 

[Hephaestus29]

Using scrap or unused stuff laying around the shop to make this table top press
for my dads canjo manufacturing. It's for the number stamp jig I made up so he can press all the numbers in at once instead of hammering each one in by hand.

 

[toelesswelder]

Custom intake i built for a friends 2012 ram

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[Muggzy]

Using scrap or unused stuff laying around the shop to make this table top press
for my dads canjo manufacturing. It's for the number stamp jig I made up so he can press all the numbers in at once instead of hammering each one in by hand.

Looks great. Be sure to post more picks as you finish it.

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[PhantomEB]

I miss my welder!

 

[cspcrx]

Custom intake i built for a friends 2012 ram

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Nicely done. I need to build one for my race toy. Right now its a combination of plastic, aluminum and rubber fittings.

 

[nine4gmc]

Looks great. Be sure to post more picks as you finish it.

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[bmxdad]

Using scrap or unused stuff laying around the shop to make this table top press
for my dads canjo manufacturing. It's for the number stamp jig I made up so he can press all the numbers in at once instead of hammering each one in by hand.

Canjo .... as in a banjo made from a can?

 

[GTA Matt]

Decided to build some longer ramps for my trailer. The originals were pretty short and had gotten bent up over the years. I don't have any pictures of them completed, but I spray bombed them in crinkle coat black. I plan on adding traction tape to them, but all the local stuff was crazy expensive so I'm going to search around for a deal.

 

[mtechgunman]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312386

 

[Train]

Matt, how is that Evolution for cutting steel?

 

[GTA Matt]

It cuts great. Virtually no cleanup after and very fast, even on the heavy angle iron. I have a specific metal blade for it but I haven't put it on yet. I did try cutting some 3/4" 4130 tube and it didn't like that at all however.

 

[Thumper68]

Video of the bumper for my 2001 chevy 2500hd

 

[ilovevocs]

Matt, how is that Evolution for cutting steel?

I too have one and for the price point I don't think you can beat it. I use the steel cutting blade in mine.

 

[Hephaestus29]

Canjo .... as in a banjo made from a can?

Well it's only a single string instrument,
and yes, they use a spam can for the
resonator. You can go to henryhoovercanjos.com
to see pics and videos.

 

[duanesz]

Getting ready to stretch this cart out. Little small for a 11 year old.


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[IRQVET]

Mini bike build for my daughter

 

[duanesz]

Frame extended engine plate moved over to work with new new engine. Work in floor and steering shaft next.


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[Brunow]

Custom fuel tank for my triumph spitfire IV

 

[pepi]

Built some parts for a new machine I just received for the garage.

To be continued

 

[jimdevlinjr]

Few projects I've done

Tire cheetah for seating beads






Landing gear for my trailer. So much better than a single wheel


Miniature Bilco door for crawl access


Swing set for my girls





Upgraded moms clothes line poles to steel






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[BD1]

Material support tables for my Ellis 1600. Used a recycled refrigerator tray for a sliding drawer.

 

[TauntDevil]

Quite some awesome work guys. Jim, looks like you keep yourself busy with some fun stuff. Nice job.

 

[alpinewhite]

Few projects I've done

Tire cheetah for seating beads

Not sure if this compromised the integrity of the cylinder.

 

[jimdevlinjr]

Alpinewhite believe me I considered that, check out the other pic you will see a string tied to the pressure relief. I pressure tested it remotely then blew off the pressure before going back to it.


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[pepi]

Some more parts for the machine stand, fits like a clove. Need to do the corners of the upper edges. Add caters and levelers, paint to match then crown the stand.

 

[zmotorsports]

Some more parts for the machine stand, fits like a clove. Need to do the corners of the upper edges. Add caters and levelers, paint to match then crown the stand.

Nice job. What size mill did you get? Brand? Looks like colors of Precision Mathews.

Mike.

 

[ryolse]

Here's a couple of my novelty projects. First up was a bench after having a large collection of trashed snowboards from a Ski shop I use to work at.






Next is the result of making room from having a spare seat and EMT laying around.

 

[steel 35]

I don't think I could refrain from sticking a potato in that

That is one of a few things I can think of that I won't use, because I cover my ears with both hands.

 

[devoalan]

Best advice I ever was given came from my old instructor. Use gas with fc, I think pure co2 was the ticket. Welds come out perfect. spatter free, wets real good, and flux just falls off. makes a cheap wire feeder work like a miller. for about 100 bucks you can get setup at the chinese place just to try it, then spend bigger money for real gear. it makes a huge difference.

 

[devoalan]

smart with the string trick. SO you have a bit of self preservation in you, and that's a good thing. If you ever do this again, to maintain the integrity of the cylinder, go in the head. mathematically much stronger area, and the shell will not be compromised. If I could remember the formula I would share it, but alas retirement is kicking in. does it work?

 

[ryolse]

Only my second post, but this thread caught my eye. Absolute armature welder. This is a smoker I built, and my brewing stand.

Looks great, my co-worker has had a really great setup the last few years that we even brewed my wedding beer with. He and a few friends have an amazing operation going that cooks up 20 gallon batch in 6 hours. They've recently automated it with the Building Automation controls we sell/install that has taken it to a whole new level. Only thing they haven't figured out is fast painless cleaning.

 

[alpinewhite]

Alpinewhite believe me I considered that, check out the other pic you will see a string tied to the pressure relief. I pressure tested it remotely then blew off the pressure before going back to it.

There's a reason these tanks are machine-welded. Too much at stake to rely on humans. Would you buy a tank that was human-welded knowing that your safety is at stake? Food for thought. I'm just concerned about your safety. It's one thing for a weld to fail on a machine stand. It's another thing if it blows up on your face when it has 100psi in it.

 

[jimdevlinjr]

I'll have to find the pics of the bumper I built for my jeep. I had a 10,000 lb winch on it and a friend wanted to straighten the frame on his totaled f150. I reluctantly agreed because I didn't trust my welds. Friend of mine who used to build Forrest fire trucks was there and I expressed my concern to him. He said "I've seen your welds you have nothing to worry about" hmm well that's one of us. We chained the jeep to a tree and the truck to another tree. The winch was doubled and had restraints on it if the cable broke. The tension bottomed out the front suspension on my jeep that was lifted 5 inches, and the power steering pump was whining. So if my math is right we had 20,000 lbs of pulling power at our disposal. The winch was definitely over 80 percent capacity you could hear it. Shocking the steel with a sledge that frame moved back out and was within a 1/16th in from spec when finished. That was the day I started trusting my welds. I would never let anybody else use the fake cheetah, I'm the one who built it and if it fails I'll be the one it does it to. It was a case of I'm poor and I needed tractor tires seated. Built it out of stuff I had and it cost me nothing.


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[jimdevlinjr]

smart with the string trick. SO you have a bit of self preservation in you, and that's a good thing. If you ever do this again, to maintain the integrity of the cylinder, go in the head. mathematically much stronger area, and the shell will not be compromised. If I could remember the formula I would share it, but alas retirement is kicking in. does it work?

Yes it works quite well actually, and I was originally going to come out of the head but the ones they sell online they come out of the shell so I didn't try to reinvent the wheel.




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[jimdevlinjr]

I don't think I could refrain from sticking a potato in that

That is one of a few things I can think of that I won't use, because I cover my ears with both hands.

Thought of it then didn't want to be responsible for the damaged window LOL


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[MarkG]

Looks good Jim. I'm curious though as to why a lot of guys here seems to build such simple structures using members that would support a whole car?

I think it falls into the same line of reasoning as the quote 'you can never be too rich!'

Seriously, I think for me anyway, it has to do with the look and depending on the project, maybe it's what you have available, mostly though, I'd say it's the looks of a heavy-duty project. Obviously, mass production of a commercial product is different!