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[Firebrick43]

Couldn't remember the last time I had my machine set to AC, had to burn a rod of al-yoo-minnie-um to knock the rust off.

I’m the service? Looks like the graffiti in every base in the Middle East.

 

[colindoyle]

I’m the service? Looks like the graffiti in every base in the Middle East.

Literally me

 

[rockinacummins]

Yesterday’s project was a DOT bumper with a receiver hitch for my 2006 GMC C5500. It didn’t have a hitch when I got it, the previous owner removed the bolt-on receiver hitch. I didn't mind cuz I wanted a heavier hitch that functioned as a bumper anyway.

Started with some 2x5x1/4 tubing:



Burn some rods - 6010 root and hot, 7018 cap:



A little test fit:



Square it all up and glue it together. Add some corner gussets, end caps, and the receiver tube:






All that’s left to do is a recessed license plate bracket (because I’m confident it will get torn off where it’s at now), some safety chain attachment points, and a rattle can paint job. Everything was ground to a sharp bevel and 100% welded. I kept the receiver tube tucked in as far as I could to reduce the leverage from the trailer tongue and keep the overall length as short as possible. For the height of the hitch I used the average height of the hitches on the 3 pickups in my driveway.

Yesterday’s project was a DOT bumper with a receiver hitch for my 2006 GMC C5500. It didn’t have a hitch when I got it, the previous owner removed the bolt-on receiver hitch. I didn't mind cuz I wanted a heavier hitch that functioned as a bumper anyway.

Started with some 2x5x1/4 tubing:



Burn some rods - 6010 root and hot, 7018 cap:



A little test fit:



Square it all up and glue it together. Add some corner gussets, end caps, and the receiver tube:






All that’s left to do is a recessed license plate bracket (because I’m confident it will get torn off where it’s at now), some safety chain attachment points, and a rattle can paint job. Everything was ground to a sharp bevel and 100% welded. I kept the receiver tube tucked in as far as I could to reduce the leverage from the trailer tongue and keep the overall length as short as possible. For the height of the hitch I used the average height of the hitches on the 3 pickups in my driveway.

Finished product minus the “D” rings for the safety chains.

 

[kyrbz]

Revamped my delivery situation at a property I'm renovating. The steel frame is to support an awning over my delivery boxes. The chain link fence and delivery boxes are a temporary thing until I finish construction, but they could easily be up for another 2-3 years. When construction is done, the chain link fence is coming out and I'll be doing a masonry breeze block wall with custom gates across the front of the property.

 

[GeoBruin]

I found an old discontinued Harbor Freight motorcycle lift on Craigslist and decided to modify it to make a little lift cart/skid lift. I've got a phase 2 planned to modify the "forks" but this is how she sits right now.

 

[WoodsTruck]

Welding related question:
What user air filteration system has anyone found to work well?
Seems I end up over the top of my MIG welding and end up inhaling more smoke than I probably should.

 

[Firebrick43]

Welding related question:
What user air filteration system has anyone found to work well?
Seems I end up over the top of my MIG welding and end up inhaling more smoke than I probably should.

A you welding over a welding table or repair work on vehicles and such? If over a bench there are smoke extractors that can be positioned. On vehicles and equipment well positioned fans on low can help but you may want to use a helmet with a PAPR on it

 

[Firstram]

Welding related question:
What user air filteration system has anyone found to work well?
Seems I end up over the top of my MIG welding and end up inhaling more smoke than I probably should.

I use a 4” squirrel cage blower mounted on a magnet. I position it so the fumes are gently sucked into the fan and blown away, it’s subtle enough to not mess with MIG welding.

 

[tarmy]

Welding related question:
What user air filteration system has anyone found to work well?
Seems I end up over the top of my MIG welding and end up inhaling more smoke than I probably should.

I bought this and my headaches went away! I am a believer in protecting things. I got 2 eyes, two lungs and only 1 brain

 

[GaryM909]

I wanted a hitch mount vice that was easy to pack around so I came up with this last year. It works well either with the trailer hitch or the receiver mounted und my bench. I searched a bit and never found this setup. The square tube for the mount is about 2' long and I just slide it in and out as needed. I can rotate the vice and just lift it off when its in the way. The 2" stub on the bottom of the 4"- vise is 4" long.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Welding related question:
What user air filteration system has anyone found to work well?
Seems I end up over the top of my MIG welding and end up inhaling more smoke than I probably should.

I crack the garage door and turn on the exhaust blower. The nice little draft across the shop takes bad things away without affecting my shield gas envelope. I rarely inhale any smoke.

 

[v8nutz]

This was a fun little project. I love swamp coolers so I made one for our travel trailer. We camp off grid quite a bit so running the AC is not an option. This pulls very little power, can easily run off the solar panel. I use an aquarium pump for the water and have a PWM controller on the fan and pump so I can dial them in.

 

[v8nutz]

This was a fun little project. I love swamp coolers so I made one for our travel trailer. We camp off grid quite a bit so running the AC is not an option. This pulls very little power, can easily run off the solar panel. I use an aquarium pump for the water and have a PWM controller on the fan and pump so I can dial them in.

 

[Old Man Roger]

How well does something like that cool? Say it’s 95 outside?

 

[PCustoms]

How well does something like that cool? Say it’s 95 outside?

And high humidity?

 

[v8nutz]

If the humidity is low it works fine at 95. Swamp coolers do not work in high humidity though. I'm northern CA and almost always works well here. Great for Nevada, Utah, Arizona. We don't go camping in super hot or super cold weather. If I did I would try to get a spot to plug in and use the AC. I have one in my shop and it is too cold for me in the 90's with low humidity. I have AC and a huge Mastercool on my house, can usually run the swamper. Costs almost nothing to run.

 

[Old Man Roger]

If the humidity is low it works fine at 95. Swamp coolers do not work in high humidity though. I'm northern CA and almost always works well here. Great for Nevada, Utah, Arizona. We don't go camping in super hot or super cold weather. If I did I would try to get a spot to plug in and use the AC. I have one in my shop and it is too cold for me in the 90's with low humidity. I have AC and a huge Mastercool on my house, can usually run the swamper. Costs almost nothing to run.

That’s pretty cool, pun intended.lol Probably of no use in a place like south Florida, it’s always humid there.

 

[v8nutz]

This is an aluminum airbox I made for my 5.0 Miata, it has a flat K&N inside.

 

[v8nutz]

This is my home made brake. It bolts to the 1/2 inch steel workbench extension. I only put it on there when I need to bend something. It's been very handy for a multitude of projects.

 

[PugetDude]

12' long steel bridge over the drainage swales between our house and the neighbors. It's 1-1/2" x 3" rectangular steel tubing, with 1/8" diamond plate gussets. Lumber is all 2x4-6-8-10 shorts scavenged out of another neighbors construction dumpster. Ran them through my 30+year old 10" Ryobi planer to clean them up.
Baskets are going to be filled with rocks, they are 3/4 and 5/8 rebar with 2x4 welded wire mesh. Still have to figure out how to cap them.

Fun project.

 

[sqznby]

This is an aluminum airbox I made for my 5.0 Miata, it has a flat K&N inside.

Very cool and nicely done. Do you have any more info on your V8 Miata build?

 

[v8nutz]

Unfortunately my old Cardomain build disappeared years ago, It's a 92 mustang 5.0, Ford racing aluminum heads, high lift roller rockers but stock cam, had to pass CA smog. T-5 manual gearbox, Thunderbird 7.5 independent diff. Did my own paint. I built it around 2001, took a couple years. It's been a dependable super fun car but I don't drive it much anymore.

 

[sqznby]

Unfortunately my old Cardomain build disappeared years ago, It's a 92 mustang 5.0, Ford racing aluminum heads, high lift roller rockers but stock cam, had to pass CA smog. T-5 manual gearbox, Thunderbird 7.5 independent diff. Did my own paint. I built it around 2001, took a couple years. It's been a dependable super fun car but I don't drive it much anymore.

Very cool, sharp lookin car. Can't go wrong with that motor/trans combo, good power and smooth shifting.
I'd have a hard time not driving it haha, looks like it would be a fun car.

 

[v8nutz]

This is some stainless headers I made for my 47' Studebaker truck project, it's a 5.3 Chevy in a 95 Explorer frame so had to make them.

 

[mike528]

This is some stainless headers I made for my 47' Studebaker truck project, it's a 5.3 Chevy in a 95 Explorer frame so had to make them.

I REALLY need to get started on my '51 2R16

 

[v8nutz]

This is a fan shroud I made from some old stainless I had laying around, used the homemade brake for it. The flange goes all the way around, made it with 2 pieces. This is on the old Stude project.

 

[sqznby]

This is some stainless headers I made for my 47' Studebaker truck project, it's a 5.3 Chevy in a 95 Explorer frame so had to make them.

This is a fan shroud I made from some old stainless I had laying around, used the homemade brake for it. The flange goes all the way around, made it with 2 pieces. This is on the old Stude project.

Both VERY nice
I love me some tube work, they look great nicely done

 

[colindoyle]

Got that swim platform all wrapped up. I made a quick and dirty passivation brush using my TIG machine as a power source, which worked great to erase all the pretty rainbows. Getting this thing caulked and mounted to the hull was almost more work than building it.

 

[v8nutz]

Nice work!

 

[NBraun]

Here's the *mostly* finished project. I've used it for about an hour so far and it seems to work well. I'm adjusting the chain and sprockets a bit, and refining the tensioner. I also need to redo the gauge wheels, they are not heavy duty enough.

 

[Ultradog MN]

Just a teaser...
I used to be a fair stick man but am older now, eyesight not as good as it was, out of practice and have a few other excuses I could list.
But I realized today that stick welding is a little like riding a bicycle and you never really forget how.
I glued some heavy metal together today.
5/32 7018 rod. DCEP, about 205 amps.
Not as pretty as they once were but I'm confident they'll hold.

 

[jblnut]

6-5/8x0.188 used natural gas line. Going to make 12 of these spans to use as bridges to cross ditches for my new irrigator. Mostly bolting them together so they don’t break and crack over time. I set 3,000lbs in the center and they deflected around 2” so I think they’re plenty heavy to span 40’. Shouldn’t rust out ever either !!

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

This is an aluminum airbox I made for my 5.0 Miata, it has a flat K&N inside.

That's awesome...both the airbox and the 5.0 in the Miata. Plus you kept the AC and heater intact. Any pics of the rest of the car?

 

[TRLKC]

Outside of practicing and the welding cart I made as my first project and posted to this thread. This is my second real welding project. I purchased an Ameribrade 2x48 belt grinder and wanted a portable stand. But the $500 they were asking was outside my budget. with some patience I was able to purchase some scrap steel and fabricate my own version of their stand. Pretty happy with the results. It was a fun project to figure out.

 

[countryss]

Nice! I did the same

 

[PugetDude]

Frame for an 8'x12' flag on the neighbors trailer for our local 4th of July parade.

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Couple of aluminum EDM concert speaker carts welded up and ready to go.

 

[phred]

Nothing fancy. Headstone for my dog.

 

[steves_001]

That’s a fitting headstone for your pup with that name. Sorry for your loss.

 

[phred]

That’s a fitting headstone for your pup with that name. Sorry for your loss.

Thanks Steves