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[Beerhippie]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it


They're for air dryers for large compressor systems. I should've also said hydrostatic testing.

Yes

Water-cooling for compressed air?

 

[sqznby]

Water-cooling for compressed air?

The water is for testing purposes only.
They have refrigerant running through them for temp control for compressed air.
I wish I got pictures of them fully assembled without the bodies on them, pretty neat.

 

[mattthemuppet]

It's not pretty at all, but it's so much better than the previous attempt. This totally reinforced to me that there's no replacement for practice.

https://imgur.com/TovXAXm

Is that so you can drink beer both standing up and hanging upside down?

 

[sqznby]

More components of some of the vessels I used to make, this is dirty work haha.
The shorter ones were set in a jig and tacked with a 1/16 gap. The taller ones had machined bottom flange and top plate. Both full pen.
I tried to download a video of welding them but it's not workin for me.

 

[kaymccampbell]

More components of some of the vessels I used to make, this is dirty work haha.
The shorter ones were set in a jig and tacked with a 1/16 gap. The taller ones had machined bottom flange and top plate. Both full pen.
I tried to download a video of welding them but it's not workin for me.

I find you need to put it on TooYube or some other video service, then link to it here.

 

[sqznby]

I find you need to put it on TooYube or some other video service, then link to it here.

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I'll have to look into that.

 

[Beerhippie]

The water is for testing purposes only.
They have refrigerant running through them for temp control for compressed air.
I wish I got pictures of them fully assembled without the bodies on them, pretty neat.

Ah, just a great big refrigerated air dryer--or temp control for some process?

 

[jblnut]

A grinder and paint make a welder what he ain’t

 

[sqznby]

Ah, just a great big refrigerated air dryer--or temp control for some process?

They varied in size but, that's it in a nutshell.

 

[Beerhippie]

A grinder and paint make a welder what he ain’t

Hear, hear!



I could've masked off all the SS parts. I didn't. I'm lazy.

 

[budo55]

It's not pretty at all, but it's so much better than the previous attempt. This totally reinforced to me that there's no replacement for practice.

https://imgur.com/TovXAXm

Nice! I assume TIG? What were your settings?

 

[ER70S-2]

Nice! I assume TIG? What were your settings?

- Starting amps: 5
- Main amps: 25, but not using all of it
- 0.035" and 3/32 4043 filler. Both work, but 0.035" is difficult because you have to feed so much during each dab to maintain a puddle.
- Somewhere around 120hz. I don't think it matters much
- Balance: 80%
- 3/32" 2% lanth. tungsten sharpened to a point
- Lightly scuffing the cans with scotch-brite makes a huge difference.

 

[mattthemuppet]

Made a riser extension for my engine hoist. It's a struggle to get high enough sometimes, especially when you add in straps, so I made this out of some tube and angle. Might make a carrier to allow the hook to swing vertically, but that’s a job for the future. This will be used on either the 2t or 1.5t setting so that the end of the riser is still inside the main arm/ boom. Welds are slowly getting better.
What it looks like without the riser extension

 

[Beerhippie]

Made a riser extension for my engine hoist. It's a struggle to get high enough sometimes, especially when you add in straps, so I made this out of some tube and angle. Might make a carrier to allow the hook to swing vertically, but that’s a job for the future. This will be used on either the 2t or 1.5t setting so that the end of the riser is still inside the main arm/ boom. Welds are slowly getting better.
What it looks like without the riser extension

Your metal welds are looking better than most of mine--but that spray-foam... gotta cut the feed speed!

I bought one of these (like it but different brand) years ago and never looked back:



You can adjust the feed rate and make a nicer job of it. You can also shut the feed off entirely and be able to use the gun and can months later without clogs or waste! Saves me a LOT of money around here.

 

[mattthemuppet]

Yeah, I did think about the background for that picture Believe it or not, that’s the good part!

This was some spray insulation that someone gave me with a basic gun. Nowhere nice to use as the expanding foam stuff, but I figure it was free and it helps keep the garage warm so I can live with the ugly

 

[PugetDude]

Yeah, I did think about the background for that picture Believe it or not, that’s the good part!

This was some spray insulation that someone gave me with a basic gun. Nowhere nice to use as the expanding foam stuff, but I figure it was free and it helps keep the garage warm so I can live with the ugly

Easy job to trim it flush with a handheld hacksaw blade...

 

[KwikFab]

DEL

 

[Beerhippie]

Easy job to trim it flush with a handheld hacksaw blade...

Old cross-cut saw is even better.

 

[mattthemuppet]

Yahbut I’d be trading R-value for prettiness!

Besides, it’s a daily reminder not to buy spray insulation in a can

 

[Beerhippie]

Yahbut I’d be trading R-value for prettiness!

Besides, it’s a daily reminder not to buy spray insulation in a can

The kind of gun I show above uses 24 oz cans that screw onto the basket-looking fitting on top.

The great thing is not just the flow control--the knob to the right in the picture, but, if you screw that knob in all the way, it seals the tube. You can, quite literally, put it away for months, clean off the hardened foam on the nozzle, crack the knob open and be spraying foam--from the same can. No more trying to line up every job you can think of before starting a single-use can.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled welding conversation.

 

[TheDuckBuster]

Here are some various welds since that's what the topic is... but what I'm actually proud of is this tool box I built from scratch. Here are some pics of the beginning and then the finished product with a few various tools to give an idea of what goes where. What makes this build even more impressive is it's 100% made from scrap material i obtained out of the scrap/recycle aluminum bin at my work.

 

[jblnut]

Every time I purge and get rid of stuff I need something I no longer have anymore so I vowed never to get rid of anything again a while back and sometimes I stumble upon a forgotten treasure. Like this bucket of used harrow teeth I found again in my lean-to today.


I’ve been watching for a decent shape landscape rake for a while now and decided to build one myself. Cut them in half and weld them to a piece of pipe.


Trim them to the same length and Bobs your Uncle. Since I left it in this state I’ll probably be finishing it in a few days, or weeks, or it’ll get lost in the lean-to again. Hopefully tomorrow me finishes it !! We’ll see

 

[Bob Heine]

Mike, back in 1952 my parents moved into a new home, which had a yard! When I turned eight in the fall, Dad had four truckloads of "Topsoil" dumped in piles around the 1/4-acre lot. After helping to wheelbarrow the dirt and reducing the piles into high spots, Dad handed me a garden rake and told me to remove all the rocks in our 1/4-acre lot. Sure glad he didn't have your welding skill 'cause that looks to be a bit heavier than the one I used. Oh wait, you have machines!

 

[jblnut]

Landscape rake is done !! I weldered lever deals onto the bolts so I can loosen them easily to angle it without getting out wrenches and such.


Decided to make it fit in a 2” receiver so I can use it on the lawnmower as well as the skiddy.


Time to torture test it !! I angled it as aggressively as I could and went all the way fast to see if I could make things fall off. In and out of the snow, banged one edge in a round bale and pulled until the tractor spun out, backed up and made it bounce and shake and rattle and it held together. Sweet deal. It worked surprisingly well to scar up the hard packed snow and ice in the driveway.

 

[sqznby]

Landscape rake is done !! I weldered lever deals onto the bolts so I can loosen them easily to angle it without getting out wrenches and such.


Decided to make it fit in a 2” receiver so I can use it on the lawnmower as well as the skiddy.


Time to torture test it !! I angled it as aggressively as I could and went all the way fast to see if I could make things fall off. In and out of the snow, banged one edge in a round bale and pulled until the tractor spun out, backed up and made it bounce and shake and rattle and it held together. Sweet deal. It worked surprisingly well to scar up the hard packed snow and ice in the driveway.

Heck yeah, looks like it past the torture test with flying colors. Nicely done

 

[senlow]

I weldered lever deals onto the bolts

Weldered! I love it You just invented a new word!

 

[mattthemuppet]

Finished my rolling drill press stand. The drill press is too heavy to move without a hoist and I can see there’ll be times when I need to move it out to work on longer stuff. Plus it was too low.

Used a dolly I got in an auction lot (for $5!), added some wheel supports and a couple of new fixed casters, whole load of bracing using some c channel from another lot ($5!!), three welded on 1/2-13 nuts, some siding and it was done!
Before
Hoist extension came in VERY handy

Done!

Turned out a little bit too high, but doable. Rolls pretty well but takes some effort to get going which is ideal

 

[Beerhippie]

^You're going to want to swap out those two pivoting casters for lockers. Tensioning the belt when the DP wants to run away in no fun.

Can't you just adjust the head height?

Sweet DP!

 

[mattthemuppet]

Thanks! No worries on belt changes, it doesn’t have any 2spd gear box and three speed motor plus vfd. It take some effort to get it rolling but it moves smoothly once it starts moving.

 

[Beerhippie]

I got to use my most recent welding project for my next welding project:



I needed to make up a stainless fitting for adapting a beer keg valve and stem to a 2" Tri-Clover flange. I haven't been doing any TIG welding for a while, and no need for back-gassing for a few years, so this was a re-awakening. I only shot through the 16 ga. tubing on the TC flange once and was able to fill it without too much ugliness.

 

[Beerhippie]

Here's what I was making:



We use those to clean things like party pump taps--the ones that sit on top of a keg and have a built-in pump. We have 2 kegs that have the matching TC flanges welded into them, filled with cleaning solution and rinse water. The TC flanges and clamps make it easy to refill the kegs.

Not too bad for an old dog who's badly out of practice:



All fusion weld--except for the fill where I burned through--after a little clean-up and passivation. It may be ugly, but it don't leak and I saved about $60 by making one from scrap. I didn't achieve 100% penetration all the way around, so it wouldn't pass for a sanitary weld but it's fine for what it is. No sugaring, so I got the back-gas right.

TIG is a nice change after doing a fair amount of MIG lately. So quiet and peaceful with no spatter or noise.

The vise-mounted table for the vise stand is just about the perfect height for sitting in an office chair--with the little turntable on top--and there's plenty of room to rest my arms while welding. It means I can bring a small project to the welder--stuffed in a tight corner--instead of moving a bunch of **** to bring the welder to the project.

 

[Beerhippie]

Somehow, I just assumed these were available commercially and probably cheaper than I could make one. Not as far as I can find!

I'm guessing others use a different set-up for cleaning party pump taps. In fact, I have the parts to use a continuous-flow pump.

 

[PugetDude]

I was just reading that something like 15% of the US population suffers from tinnitus.

Does that mean the other 85% enjoys it?

 

[senlow]

Does that mean the other 85% enjoys it?

It's music to my ears.

 

[chickenfarmer]

Not much welding here but I made this neat... ah, thing for my sister and brother in law (who's names are Dan and Emily of course) out of some stainless drops

 

[NUTTSGT]

Was working on the drill press again.

 

[PugetDude]

Was working on the drill press again.

So, are you extending the column?

 

[NUTTSGT]

So, are you extending the column?

After buying it earlier this year, I was taking it apart to clean, repaint and broke the cast base. This is my attempt to repair.

There's more pictures in my Refurb thread.

 

[mattthemuppet]

Made my wife a bench for her birthday (tomorrow). Almost all reclaimed steel of one sort or another. Legs first, plus my welding lean to/ hovel while it was snowing last week

 

[mattthemuppet]

Stuck the uprights on, then a bunch of slats