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[pancholasvegas]

Finished painting my “butler” for my welding table today. Threw this together testing various settings on the welders, and out of necessity because there’s only so much room on the small fab table I have.

One side holds the tig torch, the other holds the mig gun.

There’s also a hat rack, and helmet holder. It’s telescopic with multiple settings, which are held with wire pins. Thinking about adding wood or expanded metal tops to the areas above the wheels to hold some smaller items.

I didn’t necessarily need it to be this tall, but I’ll find it handy for hanging my auxiliary fuel tank on when working on bikes and whatnot.

 

[kyrbz]

The time I had to come up with a way to hang 5' diameter acrylic spheres as close to a ceiling as possible. The least fun part of this gig was drilling 4" holes in the acrylic spheres to accommodate the hanger and a light source.

 

[pancholasvegas]

Ended up grabbing some spare material and adding a bottom to the welding butler. Worked out perfect for holding these two dollys / fixtures I frequently use.

 

[jblnut]

This 50yr old auger will live on as something else as soon as I get it home !!


Shove it in the shop to work on in the AC while it's 95f and terrible outside.


Some OSHA approved rigging to take it apart .....


It came apart without an issue !!


Now for the welding fun !! Doesn't that look like a swing set ? Kiddos have been asking for a bigger swing set for a while now so I figured I could build one for them. Mama Bear hasn't seen it yet. I'm sure she'll be oh so impressed with my ability to take junk and build it into something the kids will end up getting their tongues stuck to this winter


The far end will have a rope with a saucer seat deal to sit on while the close end will have a set of monkey bars and a fire pole somehow. I have a nice chunk of 3" 316SS I'll use for the pole but I'm not sure how I'm going to mount it yet. I'm leaning towards having it out past the monkey bars with it supported by the top of the auger but I'm not sure how yet.

 

[BlueBomber]

Nicely re-purposed, jdlnut!

I'm nearly finished with a firewood rack made from 14' diameter trampoline frames I've collected for free over the last five years. The top bars keep the main hoops from spreading and will get a curved shingle roof this weekend to protect the wood from rain.

 

[iagsxr]

This is not welding but part of my push bumper project. The actual push surface is two layers of 3/4" plywood glued and screwed together. It will also be covered with tread cut from one of our right rear tires.

Drilled and tapped the frame 1/4"-20. The finished bumper will have stainless buttonheads. Had these black socket heads laying around so I used them for mockup.



It's blasted. Thought I'd get it all in primer today, but I'm going to let the glue dry overnight.

 

[iagsxr]

The wood sticks past the frame a good 1/4" then the rubber cap will be 3/8" thick or so. We should never have any metal to metal contact with the frame.

 

[jblnut]

Main part of the swing set is done !!


Kiddos approve !!

 

[jblnut]

Nicely re-purposed, jdlnut!

I'm nearly finished with a firewood rack made from 14' diameter trampoline frames I've collected for free over the last five years. The top bars keep the main hoops from spreading and will get a curved shingle roof this weekend to protect the wood from rain.

Thanks !! When Mama Bear asked if I had time before harvest to build a swing set I doubt this is what she had in mind

That is an awesome wood rack !! It looks really nice and looks like it'll keep things nice and dry. How much wood will it hold when it's full ?

 

[Jayman17]

Very creative use of that and perfect for a farmer's family! Smart to build it tall enough that they can never do a loop up over the top. At least I think they won't.

Main part of the swing set is done !!


Kiddos approve !!

 

[jblnut]

Kiddos found one of my campfire wheelchairs and were watching while I was working on the monkey bars. I keep getting told we gotta have monkey bars Dad so monkey bars they get !!


Doesn't look too out of place


Need to do some landscaping now to make the yard look as nice as the swing set

 

[mookandairin]

Here’s my nightmare work done by my cousin. I get to weld a bunch of it together. Hope my welding is as good as his!

 

[jayz66ragtop]

This end where the chain and sprockets are is just begging for a way to dump water out of it.

 

[WoodsTruck]

This end where the chain and sprockets are is just begging for a way to dump water out of it.

Maybe with a chaff spinner off the back of an old combine to spin the water out for summer cooling effect.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Maybe some paint? Just sayin.lol

 

[kaymccampbell]

Maybe some paint? Just sayin.lol

Why? Kids should be dirty. I've had rusty hands for most of 3/4 of a century.

 

[BlueBomber]

Thanks !! When Mama Bear asked if I had time before harvest to build a swing set I doubt this is what she had in mind

That is an awesome wood rack !! It looks really nice and looks like it'll keep things nice and dry. How much wood will it hold when it's full ?

Thanks, jblnut. Here it is after getting the roof finished this week. The rack is 14 feet across at the top and holds two rows of firewood. I calculate it can hold about 1.5 cords. It's still not enough, so I'm going to dip back into the trampoline frame stash for more smaller racks to set up behind the main one.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Why? Kids should be dirty. I've had rusty hands for most of 3/4 of a century.

Just seems unfinished. Well I guess it is exactly that..lol

 

[jblnut]

This end where the chain and sprockets are is just begging for a way to dump water out of it.

That's a great idea !!!

Maybe with a chaff spinner off the back of an old combine to spin the water out for summer cooling effect.

Damn it .... I have a junk spinner as well lol. Just gotta figure out how to angle the fins the correct way so the water spins it !!

Maybe some paint? Just sayin.lol

Kiddos are talking about painting it. I said go for it !! It's worked itself down to rusty metal over the last 50yrs and will do so again without proper prep, which I was not about to do lol.

Why? Kids should be dirty. I've had rusty hands for most of 3/4 of a century.

I grew up dusty and dirty and so have they. Too many kids live in households that do not have proper access for the kids to get dirty. If you don't have to wash up after playing you haven't really have fun !!

Just seems unfinished. Well I guess it is exactly that. lol

I mentioned that GJ peeps thought it should be painted and that may have spurred them into painting it all kinds of colors. I said go for it if they want to !! Lily wants Purple, Alyssa wants pink and blue and Leo was just excited to get full of paint

I have an old grain leg with a caged ladder and nice platform on top that may get turned into the firepole holder. It's 25' tall so it'll require some sort of a concrete base ... hmmmm

 

[Old Man Roger]

Purple pink and blue, I’m sorry I said anything lol

 

[kyrbz]

Making a base for a 6' diameter table with a big hole in the middle. While it may look like it's in primer in the last 2 pics, it was actually powder coated "ruddy brown"

 

[Old Man Roger]

I understand the recess to hide the adjustable foot, but it seems the long way round to get there. Couldn’t you have just welded in the plate from the bottom?

 

[sqznby]

Made a transducer mount. All 316 stainless.
I'm no boat guy so bear with me with any questions about this. Got the drawings and that's that.

 

[sqznby]

A friend just got back from the Bahamas and his friend (a native Bohamian) had made a quick no frills burner for his fresh catches out of scrap aluminum.
He asked if I could make one, this is my rendition of what he sent me. The last picture was how he made it.
Funny the radius of the cylinder I had was the same radius as his pot, worked out perfectly.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Is the part to the left just to block the wind?

 

[sqznby]

Is the part to the left just to block the wind?

Yes

 

[MongoTA]

This end where the chain and sprockets are is just begging for a way to dump water out of it.

I thought the exact same thing!

 

[Jayman17]

Making a base for a 6' diameter table with a big hole in the middle. While it may look like it's in primer in the last 2 pics, it was actually powder coated "ruddy brown"

Great looking table, I love the top. What kind of wood did you use? Is this for a customer? Is this an outdoor table?

 

[kyrbz]

Great looking table, I love the top. What kind of wood did you use? Is this for a customer? Is this an outdoor table?

The top was Ash. It's an indoor table made for the "cocktail lounge" of a luxe hi-rise apartment.



Also built this shelving unit for the same space

 

[Garage Junkie]

Did a little forging/welding project today. This will be a Christmas present for my sister who’s a big fan of the Yellowstone/1883/1923 series-

 

[Jswain]

Some aluminum & mild steel tig practise. Feel free to critique or advise, I have pretty thick skin and am just starting.

Alum was 1/4" I had the machine set to ~160amps, 3/32" pure tungsten, 3/32" 4043 filler rod. Material was wiped with acetone & then stainless wire brushed before welding. Filler rod was wiped with scotchbrite pad then acetone. AC balance on auto, no pulse etc. CK slider for amperage control. Outside corner & the inside are the first I've ever attempted with the tig and the fitup was poor lol

Steel was 1/4" plate, machine was set to ~120amps(did the steel with a small inverter tig). 3/32" 2% lanthanated tungsten, 3/32" er70s-2 filler rod. Material cleaned with a resin fibre disc only. Used a foot pedal to get used to both, and started switching torch hands at the end bead for bead

 

[zmotorsports]

Some aluminum & mild steel tig practise. Feel free to critique or advise, I have pretty thick skin and am just starting.

Alum was 1/4" I had the machine set to ~160amps, 3/32" pure tungsten, 3/32" 4043 filler rod. Material was wiped with acetone & then stainless wire brushed before welding. Filler rod was wiped with scotchbrite pad then acetone. AC balance on auto, no pulse etc. CK slider for amperage control. Outside corner & the inside are the first I've ever attempted with the tig and the fitup was poor lol

Steel was 1/4" plate, machine was set to ~120amps(did the steel with a small inverter tig). 3/32" 2% lanthanated tungsten, 3/32" er70s-2 filler rod. Material cleaned with a resin fibre disc only. Used a foot pedal to get used to both, and started switching torch hands at the end bead for bead

For just starting out with TIG I think they look good. Nice and consistent which is where most struggle.

One tip on the aluminum joints. At the far end place a tack where you'll finish then as you approach the end and taper off the tack acts like a dam to prevent the heat from getting away from you. Then you can weld right up to the tack and actually use some of the tack as the last bit of filler for the weld. This will help with the end getting too hot and the weld width near the end.

Hope that makes sense.

Also, if you are using an inverter machine you can just use 2% Lanathanated for everything and no need to use pure for aluminum. Personally, I think the 2% Lanthanated holds a tip better for more detailed work.

 

[Jswain]

For just starting out with TIG I think they look good. Nice and consistent which is where most struggle.

One tip on the aluminum joints. At the far end place a tack where you'll finish then as you approach the end and taper off the tack acts like a dam to prevent the heat from getting away from you. Then you can weld right up to the tack and actually use some of the tack as the last bit of filler for the weld. This will help with the end getting too hot and the weld width near the end.

Hope that makes sense.

Also, if you are using an inverter machine you can just use 2% Lanathanated for everything and no need to use pure for aluminum. Personally, I think the 2% Lanthanated holds a tip better for more detailed work.

I was using an inverter machine for the steel, but the machine I am keeping is a precision tig 225. I found it better with the pure tungsten but haven't tried the lanthanated again on aluminum after my first few sessions.

Thanks for the tip on the tack @ the end that makes total sense!

 

[Terra Nova]

Simple little project. Roller fairlead mount on a brush skid for the local fire department.

 

[kaymccampbell]

The latest product from Halfassed.
A 5 gallon bucket for the Dingo, to load the cement mixer.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

Also, if you are using an inverter machine you can just use 2% Lanathanated for everything and no need to use pure for aluminum. Personally, I think the 2% Lanthanated holds a tip better for more detailed work.

When I started with TIG several years ago I tried multiple tungstens. I finally settled on 2% lanth for everything and that's all I've used since. Works great for everything I've ever needed to do.

 

[harley jim]

Dog washing station, going to be installed in a grooming shop!

 

[LXCam]

Nice job Jim . What did you use to roll the (I assume) conduit.

 

[harley jim]

LX thank you, just a conduit bender, standard emt conduit!

 

[royce]

Dog washing station, going to be installed in a grooming shop!

Clean and graceful.
Well done Jim