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[Lippyp]

Looks like a trailer hitch to me! (or somehing a lady might keep in her bedside table!)

 

[NUTTSGT]

I like that gate, it looks like something you would see in a zoo.

 

[Sincitymetalworks]

Worked on my bug this weekend I ran all the tubes and connected the beam

And this is how it sits

 

[chris fresh]

the begining of my bio build

 

[slow50]

Got the front trans mount welded, bent, and mocked up in the car.

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are those all stitch welds? as in pull the trigger let off pull the triger let off pull the trigger let off and repeat? or one nonstop hold the trigger weld? looks amazing.

 

[t100]

that's 1 single continuous pass, not zap.zap.zap.....

 

[chris fresh]

that's 1 single continuous pass, not zap.zap.zap.....

gotta be tig,no?,if that's mig,holy **** that's pretty!

 

[R6 Racer]

It's ZTFab! His mad skills always seem to produce welds that look like that.
Musta sold his sole to da debil!

Steve

 

[gbsmithy08]

Here is a pic of my wknd project for the wife. A new mail box holder out of Stainless Steel and some cutouts of her favorite drink. VINO!
Also a hanging plant holder for the front of the house. Its made out of an old hay rake from a tractor. Its spring steel so it will hold up to about 35 lbs or so.

 

[glsmaverick]

the begining of my bio build

 

[metalhead212121]

Musta sold his sole to da debil!

"ZTFab didnt weld that I welded that." -Helen 'Mama' Boucher

 

[mrgm]

the begining of my bio build

mo info please.

 

[WakonTonka]

Here is my cart.

Nice Bottle restraints!

 

[racingtadpole]

mo info please.

Get a big heap of used cooking oil, heat, add a mix of methanol and either Potassium Hydroxide or Sodium Hydroxide. Mix to complete reaction. Allow to cool. Drain off the brown goop. Allow the nice looking golden stuff to sit for a bit. Filter and pour into the fuel tank of your diesel engine.

Google 'How to make Bio Diesel'

 

[Steve F]

Wow nice welds and attention to detail since prob done w a stick welder. I recognized the Sherco R converter and knew you had to be in the RP. Awesome design and assembly, and wow "armored plate top". Gonna be one heavy beast of a table but serve you well for many years. Keep up the good work. I'm down in Gen San.

Next step now is the assembly of the main frame or the receiver of the plate panels. For starters, tacked welded all corner joints, insides, top and the corners.

And after tacking each corner joints, started applying the welds :

 

[chris fresh]

mo info please.

i will starting a whole build thread shortly,heres not the place to discuss.

 

[NUTTSGT]

 

[monstergarage87]

Heres a couple I've done this past year...

First is a Model A chassis i did for one of my buddies without a garage or welder.

Next big one was fixing a bumper on a work van for a electrician friend. he got rear ended a few months before and the bumper was all bent up. Plus he wanted a hitch and catwalk across the roof rack so he could have access to his pipe rack. And his ladder got in the way of the one door opening so i made it swing away. He kept it off most of the time so he had to use one of his step ladders to get access to the roof rack.

And just some actions shots of me on a back rack for my buddies truck and welding on a hinged extension on his trailer ramp.

 

[WakonTonka]

Here are some railings I welded at two different houses I have modded. I also built the wooden pergola. On the ceiling in the garage shot with me using the angle grinder (just behind and slightly left of the stacked Bose 901 speakers) there is a weldment I created to use a wall mounted boat winch and pulleys to pull my utility trailer upright (unfortunately it is painted white and I have no closeups of it) to save much floor space. I lowered it very controllably too!
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[IONH]

Got my 5# bottle filled today with my usual 25% Argon / 75% CO2 mix for my mild steel welding.

I believe it is best to use straight Argon for stainless and aluminum welding. Will welding mild steel be any better or worse by also using straight Argon? I have a 20# tank which is waiting to be filled so that is why I am asking.

 

[Leevon]

I just finished this welding table, the main frame is 3x3x1/4 angle and the top is 24x48x3/8. The wheels are 400lbs capacity hard rubber from TSC, two fixed and two swivel/locking. The vise is an Woden machinist vise that needs a good cleaning but it in almost perfect condition. I will eventually add a drawer or a tool box to hold consumables, gloves, etc. I built it to be semi-mobile, so it's convenient to roll out of the garage to keep the grinding and cutting mess outside. I can turn it over and load it into the truck myself which I like, although it's got to be pushing 200lbs. Just like the welder, wondering how I lived without this tool! For some reason, my cleanest welds ended up on the bottom of the legs where nobody will ever see them but hey I know they're there.

 

[WakonTonka]

Hey Leevon, nice table! May I suggest that you make some kind of slip-on cover for the welder? Then when you are using that angle grinder.....

 

[Jim Stabe]

Although it may not look like it, there is a lot of TIG weld in the windshield frame. The bottom contour of the post where it meets the body is built up with aluminum and filed to shape. The vertical posts are part of MG Midget posts that have been reshaped considerably. The top and bottom rails are formed from 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/8" aluminum channel.

 

[IONH]

Just over 10 months later, finally getting back to working on a custom 2.5" turbo back exhaust on a 1990 Ford Probe GT. I had tried using the Solar 220V welder I have but couldn't get a good bead and currently have no spare pipe to test on. Used my 110V HF welder instead.



Grabbed an old amp wire and stripped a bit off to use for my ground clamp, I definitely think it helped.




Tucked nicely in the exhaust tunnel.




This is the last, and most complex, piece to make which goes up over the rear moving components to the muffler. Measured it and appears to be two 45* bends on each end with a 30* bend in the middle.

 

[ZTFab]

are those all stitch welds? as in pull the trigger let off pull the triger let off pull the trigger let off and repeat? or one nonstop hold the trigger weld? looks amazing.

that's 1 single continuous pass, not zap.zap.zap.....

Like t100 said...it's all continuous. Press the trigger at the start of the weld and don't let off until it's done.

gotta be tig,no?,if that's mig,holy **** that's pretty!

MIG...thanks.

It's ZTFab! His mad skills always seem to produce welds that look like that.
Musta sold his sole to da debil!

Steve

LOL...yep. Sold my soul and he made me into a robot.

"ZTFab didnt weld that I welded that." -Helen 'Mama' Boucher

LOL....foosball the debil's game!!

 

[rkevins]

Hum....wonder why my pic did not post? Lets try it again!!!

that backhoe looks great, did you have a plan or make it up yourself. I would like to have more info on it when you have time.

 

[IONH]

Got my 5# bottle filled today with my usual 25% Argon / 75% CO2 mix for my mild steel welding.

I believe it is best to use straight Argon for stainless and aluminum welding. Will welding mild steel be any better or worse by also using straight Argon? I have a 20# tank which is waiting to be filled so that is why I am asking.

Does anyone have feedback on the proper mixes and what result I will get if using a less desired mix (e.g. 100% argon with mild steel)?

 

[ZTFab]

Got my 5# bottle filled today with my usual 25% Argon / 75% CO2 mix for my mild steel welding.

I believe it is best to use straight Argon for stainless and aluminum welding. Will welding mild steel be any better or worse by also using straight Argon? I have a 20# tank which is waiting to be filled so that is why I am asking.

Does anyone have feedback on the proper mixes and what result I will get if using a less desired mix (e.g. 100% argon with mild steel)?

Hey IONH....are you sure you get 25% Argon and 75% CO2?

The most typical steel gas mix is "C25" which is 25% CO2 and 75% Argon.

You technically "can" use straight argon for GMAW welding of steel but the arc would be erratic and the weld would lack penetration. With argon being a completely inert gas it needs to have at least a small amount of oxidizing gas like CO2.

The Percentages of the gases will change with material thickness and joint type because you may be running a different transfer mode like spray transfer vs short circuit transfer.

You can, and should, use straight Argon for aluminum or you could run an Argon/helium mix but that depends on the thickness of the aluminum you are welding.

Stainless Steel will require a "Tr-mix" of gases that include Argon, Helium, and CO2 in varying percentages and, again, that will be dictated by the thickness of material and transfer mode needed.

Interesting side note...MIG welding was invented for welding Aluminum and that's where it got the acronym, MIG (Metal Inert Gas). As time went on and the process was developed further for use on carbon and SS steels, the AWS decided that the acronym GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) was more appropriate as the use of reactive gases was necessary for other metals.

Here is an article I've had saved for a while that explains different shielding gases and the different transfer modes.

Hope it helps.

 

[NASTYZEN]

It's ZTFab! His mad skills always seem to produce welds that look like that.
Musta sold his sole to da debil!
Steve

I think he mentioned mental ************ to describe his technique.

Although it may not look like it, there is a lot of TIG weld in the windshield frame.

Looks like your making progress on that MG Jim. Looking good.

 

[IONH]

Hey IONH....are you sure you get 25% Argon and 75% CO2?

The most typical steel gas mix is "C25" which is 25% CO2 and 75% Argon.

You technically "can" use straight argon for GMAW welding of steel but the arc would be erratic and the weld would lack penetration. With argon being a completely inert gas it needs to have at least a small amount of oxidizing gas like CO2.

The Percentages of the gases will change with material thickness and joint type because you may be running a different transfer mode like spray transfer vs short circuit transfer.

You can, and should, use straight Argon for aluminum or you could run an Argon/helium mix but that depends on the thickness of the aluminum you are welding.

Stainless Steel will require a "Tr-mix" of gases that include Argon, Helium, and CO2 in varying percentages and, again, that will be dictated by the thickness of material and transfer mode needed.

Interesting side note...MIG welding was invented for welding Aluminum and that's where it got the acronym, MIG (Metal Inert Gas). As time went on and the process was developed further for use on carbon and SS steels, the AWS decided that the acronym GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) was more appropriate as the use of reactive gases was necessary for other metals.

Here is an article I've had saved for a while that explains different shielding gases and the different transfer modes.

Hope it helps.

I believe it was 25% Argon/75% CO2, but I could definitely have had it backward.

Thank you for such detailed information! Once I finish this smaller bottle again, I'll get the larger bottle filled with the mild steel mix I have been using and get the smaller one filled with Argon for the rarity I weld stainless or aluminum.

 

[KMinAF]

Made this from some donated angle and $60.00 worth of 1/4" plate:

 

[WakonTonka]

Good size and nicely done. BTW, did you weld the top plate on to the angle?

 

[KMinAF]

It's on my to do list. I needed to let the paint cure before attaching the top.

 

[mrgm]

this finished?

 

[nonhog]

Here is one that will make you feel good about your welds. Mine not so good.
Made no attempt to make perfectly square, just functional.
Thread in F&T.

 

[bluebolt]

Made this from some donated angle and $60.00 worth of 1/4" plate:

I like it especially with the angle iron edge turned out to make it easier to clamp. That's how I have been planning on doing mine.

 

[Joe69]

Here's my latest project. My little 310 Bobcat doesn't weigh enough to dig in hard dirt, so I decided to build a ripper of sorts. The teeth are removeable, and reversible.

I've already used it, and it works great.

Joe

 

[IONH]

Amateur question. What is the purpose of a welding table made out of metal? Is it to avoid any other portable bench from catching fire or is it for grounding purposes or both?

 

[chris fresh]

Amateur question. What is the purpose of a welding table made out of metal? Is it to avoid any other portable bench from catching fire or is it for grounding purposes or both?

flatness
being able to weld to it (jig table)
no catching fire
being able to beat the living hell outta somethin on it with a BFH

 

[WakonTonka]

flatness
being able to weld to it (jig table)
no catching fire
being able to beat the living hell outta somethin on it with a BFH

Uh, what he said ,you can also clamp the ground lead to the table when welding "hard to ground clamp" stuff.