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[fos373]

Nice TT Letmein. I guess its wheel change time everywhere. I was going to have my buddy and his kids over to do mine this weekend. Figured they are of the age to learn how to use and impact gun and torque wrench.

 

[4EyedTurd]

Threw together a receiver hitch for the belair. I might add some tabs to bolt it to the bumper closer to the center. It worked great towing a little trailer 140miles

 

[stsmytherie]

Very slick and nice welds, too.

Blue motorcycle lift was bought on Amazon for ~$50, I made everything else to help me change wheels on my car in very tight garage... Learning to Tig weld, so welds are not the greatest, but Im learning by building tools to make my life easier.

 

[aka Larry]

Blue motorcycle lift was bought on Amazon for ~$50, I made everything else to help me change wheels on my car in very tight garage... Learning to Tig weld, so welds are not the greatest, but Im learning by building tools to make my life easier.

I've been thinking about building something a LOT like this for a year now. The 20" wheels/tires on my wife's Charger are heavy as hell, and not being a strong guy, it's no fun lifting those bastards and getting them lined up.

My idea was a little more complex than yours, but I think what you came up would work just fine for me. The only thing I would add is a square drive to accept a cordless impact to raise and lower the wheel.

Got a link to the part you purchased?

Nice work man!

 

[letMeIn]

lift -> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCT4IKW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

rollers -> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XNQZN2C/?tag=atomicindus08-20

the wheel in picture is stock 19" with 305 tire. I recently purchased 19" BBS e88s with 325 in the rear, and since Im paranoid about damaging calipers and wheels, especially BBSs, I knew I had to find a solution.

 

[BlueBomber]

SWMBO opened a new office and asked me to figure out how to install some fancy acrylic shelves that hang from a pair of guy wires. First pic is the finished product to give you the idea. The ceiling is drop tile and the floor is concrete. After ruminating a while and noticing the aluminum window frame already had screw holes in it from other equipment, I decided to weld up a set of brackets to mount to the frame. The brackets had to project outward for the shelves to clear the glass and be strong enough to hold tension on the guy wires. I ended up using 1-1/2" angle iron and welding on 3/4" solid rod cut on two forty fives. I then cut a groove and a notch in the end of each rod to hold the screw and nut for each cable anchor. The angle iron is drilled for two butterfly anchor screws and sprayed with Rustoleum hammered brown. It worked out pretty slick, I think.

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[bsosborne1]

Looks pretty good for only the second class.

both welds look a tad on the cold side... Now, that could mean you are moving too fast. it could also be a tad too much wire speed for the heat. try bumping the amperage up to the next notch, or dropping the wire speed down to the next setting.

usually argon/co2 mix is 20 or 25%, 25% being the most common. I've never heard or even seen 5% mix. this could be part of the "problem" also.

looks good, I'd bump the amperage up a tad and let er rip', oh and definately grind that mill scale off. with coper wire and argon/co2 mix that is a must do thing. not so much with flux core wire

95/5 is a commonly avaible gas mix. I use that or 92/8 for GMAW-P with dual shield wire. My local Airgas stocks both. The more argon in the mix the less it strains the welder on the inductive load when starting the arc. No so important with .030 wire, but it becomes more necessary when you spray arc welding with a high frequency pulse with .045 wire.

I’ve seen other welders run the high argon blends just because the like the puddle dynamics.

 

[Krang]

Practicing some stainless welds on 3/4” tube I found at a recycler locally, made a clock!









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[AngryBeaver]

95/5 is a commonly avaible gas mix. I use that or 92/8 for GMAW-P with dual shield wire. My local Airgas stocks both. The more argon in the mix the less it strains the welder on the inductive load when starting the arc. No so important with .030 wire, but it becomes more necessary when you spray arc welding with a high frequency pulse with .045 wire.

I’ve seen other welders run the high argon blends just because the like the puddle dynamics.

I’m very familiar with dual shield and spray arc welding. Did it for a living for 10 years.

It’s still not a “common” gas at most weld shops. Let alone for a hobbiest.

Our praxairs do not have it. They can get it, but it’s special order. Very few airgas around central Ohio.

 

[Farmall450]

Good looking clock!

 

[c.sal44]

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[stsmytherie]

Fabbed up some material storage racks that are lagged into the studs.

 

[royce]

Practicing some stainless welds on 3/4” tube I found at a recycler locally, made a clock!



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That is a beautiful bit of design.
Well done

Royce

 

[SpaceDog5]

Sometimes I forget that the 90% of this forum is DIY

 

[A**holes Garage]

A buddy wanted a portable TV stand for his patio. He has a wireless connection to the TV.
Used a generic mount and made the vertical post adjustable for height.

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[Griff93]

Welded this plate on the bottom of a 10.5" sterling axle for a shave kit. The center section is cast iron. A 250 degree preheat, NI-55 0.045 wire in spray transfer using 90/10 shielding gas. Settings were 22.0 V 240 IPM. Needle scaled in between each pass to stress relieve. Brushed with a knotted wire wheel on a 4" grinder to knock all clean up between each pass. Once welding was finished, we stuff a waded up welding blanket inside the diff then wrapped another one around the outside.

2018-10-31_07-43-41 by Griffin93, on Flickr

2018-10-31_07-43-09 by Griffin93, on Flickr

2018-10-31_07-43-19 by Griffin93, on Flickr

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

That's cool, not very common on a Sterling! How much clearance did you pick up?

 

[Griff93]

I want to say it was 1.5" increase approximately so it's like having 3" larger tires as far as dragging the diff is concerned.

 

[sberry]

Wire speed IS the amperage.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

A little one.....

Cut out the center section of an AMD65 brake, Tig'd it back together and blended it smooth.

(Top brake is pinned and Tig'd to meet federal OAL requirements)

 

[mr_magicfingers]

welding class continues, I'm not sure we're being 'taught' as such, more that we try things and just get some comments and told to go try it again. At least I'm getting some time on the machine and some feedback.

Finally have a weld I'm happy with though

Also, had a go at tig. Basically was told, hold the arc at an angle and dab the rod on, then he walked away and left me to play. No idea what I'm doing really, going to have to watch some youtube but it looks pretty abstract

 

[shortykorte]

Magicfingers, sounds like the commercial, he’s not a welding instructor, he’s a welding room monitor.
Reminds of my high school drafting teacher, he give us the basics, the assignment then disappeared to his office to smoke.


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[LXCam]

A little one.....

Cut out the center section of an AMD65 brake, Tig'd it back together and blended it
(Top brake is pinned and Tig'd to meet federal OAL requirements)

Nice job BG. But what is the benefit of shortening that brake, higher velocity l?

 

[LXCam]

welding class continues, I'm not sure we're being 'taught' as such, more that we try things and just get some comments and told to go try it again.

Also, had a go at tig. Basically was told, hold the arc at an angle and dab the rod on, then he walked away and left me to play. No idea what I'm doing really, going to have to watch some youtube but it looks pretty abstract

Maybe I'm just a complete **** but when I'm paying to take a class and be taught I'm going to make sure you teach me. That doesn't mean I'd be rude about it, but I'd be certain to get my point across to either tell me or show me what needs to be corrected.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

Nice job BG. But what is the benefit of shortening that brake, higher velocity l?

Thanks! Nothing really. Had an extra one laying around that was kinda rough, so I figured I'd give it a shot. AK's are cool in that they are mostly steel, so they are easy to modify. The AMD brakes are rather long and heavy, so if anything it reduces the length/weight over the muzzle. Ideally, if I had access to a lathe I would've cleanly parted off the end and completely eliminated the big port, but this worked out ok.

 

[mr_magicfingers]

Last week I turned up for class a little early and had a chat with the teacher, saying that I found that 'trial and error' was not really a way I learn easily and I'd appreciate a little more hands on teaching and his observation when I was welding.

We went straight to the mig machine and he spent 10 mins showing me how he did it then watching me and making some comments and then left me to practice.

AC Tig is noisy and irritating but it turns out I enjoy welding aluminium, This was my first go at laying some beads

and this was my first go at getting some ali plates stuck together.

Sadly, I don't own a Tig and can't see me spending the money for a machine I won't use very often so I'm concentrating on getting my mig welding to a level that's useable.

Stitched some thinner plates together with the mig later in the class and was complimented on the welds by the teacher, particularly, he said, as I was mig'ing stainless. I had no idea the plates were stainless, they were scrap from the mild steel bin and the wire was regular mild steel mig wire, so apparently my mig skills are improving

 

[stsmytherie]

Good on you asking for more detailed instruction. Same technique worked for me.

I really enjoyed taking welding courses through a local votech school. Gave me the chance to try a bunch of different welding techniques and machines and see a lot of different approaches to student projects. Ended up taking two semesters and really digging into TIG the second semester.

Using the spool gun to MIG aluminum was eye opening.

 

[bczygan]

My first fabrication using welding!

Stopped in to the fabrication class today, and welded up a third hand. My first welding fabrication.

Ignore the copper tube. It will be replaced with a heavy hunk of steel at the nose of the device or maybe moveable.

 

[Farmall450]

My first fabrication using welding!

Stopped in to the fabrication class today, and welded up a third hand. My first welding fabrication.

Ignore the copper tube. It will be replaced with a heavy hunk of steel at the nose of the device or maybe moveable.

A useful tool to have!

 

[Old Man Roger]

My first fabrication using welding!

Stopped in to the fabrication class today, and welded up a third hand. My first welding fabrication.

Ignore the copper tube. It will be replaced with a heavy hunk of steel at the nose of the device or maybe moveable.

What exactly is this? How does it work?

 

[bimmer1980]

It's called a "third Hand" and is used for holding pieces of steel (or other material) in place until a tack weld can be placed...

Typically it has a heavy weight where the copper tube is. Some of them are adjustable so that you can slide the weight and adjust the down pressure.

Imagine two pieces of steel stacked on another. The middle pointer of the "third hand" would be placed on top of the steel to hold it in place. This frees up your hands for making the weld. It would be used for work holding where it needs some down pressure, but is awkward to clamp it with a vise grips or other type of clamp.

I personally don't have one, but there have been times where it would have been helpful. One of these days I might have to build on....

 

[Old Man Roger]

It's called a "third Hand" and is used for holding pieces of steel (or other material) in place until a tack weld can be placed...

Typically it has a heavy weight where the copper tube is. Some of them are adjustable so that you can slide the weight and adjust the down pressure.

Imagine two pieces of steel stacked on another. The middle pointer of the "third hand" would be placed on top of the steel to hold it in place. This frees up your hands for making the weld. It would be used for work holding where it needs some down pressure, but is awkward to clamp it with a vise grips or other type of clamp.

I personally don't have one, but there have been times where it would have been helpful. One of these days I might have to build on....

Never seen one before, thanks for the explanation.

 

[lilredex]

Yes a third hand is very useful when working alone. A couple more pictures that I have on file.

 

[steel 35]

Here is an old post with a really pretty one

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74213

 

[koditten]

Got cornered into building a grill for a customer. Actually enjoyed the project.

I can do a build thread if any interest. I have lots of pics.

Here is the final vid.

 

[bczygan]

Got cornered into building a grill for a customer. Actually enjoyed the project.

I can do a build thread if any interest. I have lots of pics.

Here is the final vid.

Yes!!!

 

[koditten]

Yes!!!

Ok, will do.

 

[z-edition 006]

Made a stand for my Makita portable bandsaw.

 

[WoodsTruck]

Built a set of bunks for my track carrier to haul fencing material.

 

[zmotorsports]

Built a set of bunks for my track carrier to haul fencing material.

That is awesome. Nice job.