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[ScubaSteve]

EGR system for a lawnmower?

There's clearly a muffler there....not sure about the manifold and stack?

 

[counterweight]

I'm thinking skeeter fogger. Pretty good idea as long as the EPA doesn't see it.

 

[tractordude]

It's called a "lawn mower".

It was a lawn mower.

Seems late in the season for a mosquito fogger so maybe a smoke machine for Halloween?

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EGR system for a lawnmower?

There's clearly a muffler there....not sure about the manifold and stack?

It is a gopher eradication machine, The manifold has three ports, the customer will thread short hydraulic lines. After that will be longer black plastic irrigation lines, 1/2 inch. The bell, welded to the muffler is for oil, it's a small drip method to fog the gopher runs.
Apparently the customer purchased a new hay-bind, and wants to keep it that way.

 

[MarkG]

I believe that's a homemade lawnmower hook-up/adapter for a nuclear reactor. Nice to see this technology has become so commonplace finally! All thanks to the clean air acts. :S

 

[RivennHewn]

Installing a railing system for my mother.

Using sched. 40 gas pipe.

I'm no welder, and it shows.

Structurally they'll do the job, but too much time in cleaning them up.

As always, pointers are welcome.

 

[steel 35]

As always, pointers are welcome.

needle scaler.

 

[RivennHewn]

Grinder has to work to remove the welds, don't think a scaler would even touch it.

The sched. 40 pipe is much softer than the welds so I have to be careful not to touch the pipe with the grinder.

 

[cwh]

It is a gopher eradication machine, The manifold has three ports, the customer will thread short hydraulic lines. After that will be longer black plastic irrigation lines, 1/2 inch. The bell, welded to the muffler is for oil, it's a small drip method to fog the gopher runs.
Apparently the customer purchased a new hay-bind, and wants to keep it that way.

Replace oil with gas, and it will make a killer weed burner!

 

[Zeke]

Installing a railing system for my mother.

Using sched. 40 gas pipe.

I'm no welder, and it shows.

Structurally they'll do the job, but too much time in cleaning them up.

As always, pointers are welcome.

Turn the current down or the wire up. Slow down. Get some gas if you want nicer. FCAW is messy but it can be managed.

PS, I wonder if you have the leads hooked up right. DCEN.

 

[steel 35]

Grinder has to work to remove the welds, don't think a scaler would even touch it.

The sched. 40 pipe is much softer than the welds so I have to be careful not to touch the pipe with the grinder.

Looking at your middle pic, dimples; your knock the slag off? (Scaler)

Have you tried 60 grit disks for cleaning up? Move diagonal instead of horizontal that leaves flat spots that are noticeable.

Nice finished results, as well as the PIC of the PU

 

[RivennHewn]

Turn the current down or the wire up. Slow down. Get some gas if you want nicer. FCAW is messy but it can be managed.

PS, I wonder if you have the leads hooked up right. DCEN.

Welding outside and out of my shop I usually go FC. Leads are attached correctly.

Biggest problem was that I was in direct sunlight, and my hood kept going dark!

 

[RivennHewn]

Looking at your middle pic, dimples; your knock the slag off? (Scaler)

Have you tried 60 grit disks for cleaning up? Move diagonal instead of horizontal that leaves flat spots that are noticeable.

Nice finished results, as well as the PIC of the PU

I was welding about 1", then knocking slag off and wire brushing before continuing.

Grinding, then using an 80 grit flap wheel to finish.

That is my grandpa's old truck, my "One day" truck.

 

[Bobhdus]

pedestal made with wheel & driveshaft.

Snake made from Chain and scrap.

Butterfly made from Spoons and knife handle.



Praying Mantis's made with Pick Axe's

 

[Grinder Bill]

Mobile grinder stand, built from a truck tire rim and a piece of 8" pipe.

 

[RivennHewn]

Another variation of the Chevy/Miller theme:

Yes, it's been 'shopped.

 

[RPFletcher2]

finished my welding bench so naturally i needed to put it to use. Needed to make some jetski dolleys for storage and service. My double ski trailer was taking up way too much room in my single bay so i wanted two dolleys on casters that way i can move the skis and maximize my space. Constructed out of 1.5" tubing. 4" locking casters and PT 2X4" bunks wrapped in outdoor carpet.

 

[that-guy]

Rob, how does the RaceDeck hold up to your welding and grinding?

 

[RPFletcher2]

Rob, how does the RaceDeck hold up to your welding and grinding?

There are defiantly some pros and cons to racedeck. I've had mine for about 7 months now and plan to write a review for those considering installing the product that actually work in there garage and not just use it for parking.

grinding is no problem. Running the mig welder is another story. The spatter will actually melt small holes in the tiles. it's not too noticeable, as i didn't even see it until i finished my project, but i guess you need to expect it considering the tiles are made of some form of plastic. i have a couple larger melted spots as well. If your TIG welding your going to be fine obviously. but don't even think about stick welding on the stuff. if your considering installing and you work in your garage PM me and i'll give you a list of problems I've incountered with RD.

 

[A**holes Garage]

I have an epoxy floor and weld a lot in my garage. I spread out a few Tillman welding blankets on the floor prior to welding.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Day 1 of learning to Tig weld.... After watching hours of tig videos from Jody at weldingtipsandtricks and reading welding for dummies, I thought it would be easy....
Whole new respect for you Tig guys. Long way to go before posting a completed project here.

 

[Rawlins87]

How did you drill the holes?

By hand on a Drill press. Took forever. Our shop now has a tube laser.

 

[welder4956]

Day 1 of learning to Tig weld.... After watching hours of tig videos from Jody at weldingtipsandtricks and reading welding for dummies, I thought it would be easy....
Whole new respect for you Tig guys. Long way to go before posting a completed project here.

Congrats on getting started! Keep at it and you will get better. Just looking at the photo, you have a shielding gas coverage or contamination issue with all the brown soot. Use 100% argon shielding gas and set the flow rate at 10-15 CFH. Make sure you grind all the mill scale off to bright shiny metal. Keep the distance between the tungsten and the work down to about 1/4". One of the tendencies I see in new students is to pull the torch away from the work or angle it too much to see the puddle better. Keep the torch angle at 90 degrees to the work or no more than about 15 degrees away from the direction of travel. Also, slow down the travel speed and keep the puddle as round as you can. Keep watching Jody and check out the Youtube videos for weld.com.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Congrats on getting started! Keep at it and you will get better. Just looking at the photo, you have a shielding gas coverage or contamination issue with all the brown soot. Use 100% argon shielding gas and set the flow rate at 10-15 CFH. Make sure you grind all the mill scale off to bright shiny metal. Keep the distance between the tungsten and the work down to about 1/4". One of the tendencies I see in new students is to pull the torch away from the work or angle it too much to see the puddle better. Keep the torch angle at 90 degrees to the work or no more than about 15 degrees away from the direction of travel. Also, slow down the travel speed and keep the puddle as round as you can. Keep watching Jody and check out the Youtube videos for weld.com.

You called it... Airgas gave me an argon/co2 blend instead of 100% pure argon I asked for. The stringers looked much better after I switch out the bottles. Thanks for the tips.


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[silentpoet]

No pics, but I was making a cup holder for my fancy new 600 dollar truck out of some scrap I had on hand. Angle iron and rebar. The rebar melted pretty easy, had the heat up a bit high at first. The second setting on my hobart 140, with .030 flux core wire(don't have gas), wire speed may have been a bit low too. By roughly the time I figure this out and turn it down I ran out of wire. Gonna get or order some this weekend. May just grind off that rebar and use some small square tubing I have. But I think the rebar would look better.

 

[MN4x4]

No pics, but I was making a cup holder for my fancy new 600 dollar truck out of some scrap I had on hand. Angle iron and rebar. The rebar melted pretty easy, had the heat up a bit high at first. The second setting on my hobart 140, with .030 flux core wire(don't have gas), wire speed may have been a bit low too. By roughly the time I figure this out and turn it down I ran out of wire. Gonna get or order some this weekend. May just grind off that rebar and use some small square tubing I have. But I think the rebar would look better.

Gotta have pictures or you have to turn in your 'man' card...

 

[cbacres]

Here's my current welding project. I'm building a roof over concrete I placed a few months ago in front of my shop. I set 6"X6" post in concrete, building a beam/ truss out of 2" X 4" tubing and will weld a 4" pipe to the bottom of the tubing. There will be a 1" plate for a gusset at the peak of the truss, this will also serve as a connection for a small lift.
I've posted on my thread in the garage section ( cbacres converted horse barn)
Once the truss is in place, I'll run 4" aluminum channel for roof purlins and will attach galvalume PBR panels to this.

 

[steel 35]

That is one crazy thick gusset and a really good ******** cutting it

 

[Grinder Bill]

2 into 1 Harley exhaust pipes and hanger. Headers assembled from used pipes, 1.75/2" collector and hanger built from scratch.

edit: the finished product.

 

[cbacres]

It's a little oversize, it's just what I had on hand. Thanks for the comment, been a while since I've cut 1".

 

[DarkMonohue]

2 into 1 Harley exhaust pipes and hanger. Headers assembled from used pipes, 1.75/2" collector and hanger built from scratch.

Looks good! Nice looking shovel, too.

 

[MN4x4]

That is one crazy thick gusset and a really good ******** cutting it

No kidding! I'd think you'd use up all your lift capacity just holding that monster up in the air?

Then again, on the basis of just being overbuilt...

 

[bad_idea]

a really good ********

umm...

 

[that-guy]

There are defiantly some pros and cons to racedeck. I've had mine for about 7 months now and plan to write a review for those considering installing the product that actually work in there garage and not just use it for parking.

grinding is no problem. Running the mig welder is another story. The spatter will actually melt small holes in the tiles. it's not too noticeable, as i didn't even see it until i finished my project, but i guess you need to expect it considering the tiles are made of some form of plastic. i have a couple larger melted spots as well. If your TIG welding your going to be fine obviously. but don't even think about stick welding on the stuff. if your considering installing and you work in your garage PM me and i'll give you a list of problems I've incountered with RD.

that's what I figured would be the case. I only use my garages for working instead of just parking, but you are one of the few that I have seen who have it and still weld and grind on it. I'm just going to stain mine because there seems to be no epoxy or otherwise coating that will withstand the harsh environment made by a MIG welder

 

[cbacres]

umm...

If there was a ******** involved, my cut would not be anywhere near straight.

 

[BLUE72CAMARO]

Heres my project from last week.

Started out with two bar joists that had been setting behind my dads garage for 3-4 years.


Everything set in place and squared up getting ready to weld the horizontals in. All the bracing is 1 1/4 x 1/8 angle except for the two peices of 3x3x1/4 that are welded on the very ends in later pictures.


All the cross bracing in and welded except for the end supports.


Painted and ready to be installed


Set in place and resident inspector checking everything over for me.



Decking on and passing the load test.

 

[DarkMonohue]

That bridge looks great. Nice work!

 

[Fyrme]

I thought I had production pics of these gates I built on this computer, but this is all I found. I'll have to see if they are on my external tomorrow. If so I 'll update.
iron gate by Fyrme, on Flickr
Iron and Wood Gate by Fyrme, on Flickr
Iron and Wood Gate Front Side by Fyrme, on Flickr
Iron and Wood Gate Back Side by Fyrme, on Flickr
Iron And Wood Gate Short by Fyrme, on Flickr
Iron And Wood Gate Short by Fyrme, on Flickr

 

[zkling]

Great job on the gate, what did you use to roll the top arch out of square tubing?

 

[PatStroud]

Really nice job on the gate.

 

[ADSR]

looks great, fyrme