Show us your welding projects

[kyrbz]

That's really nice...
My mig holder on my welding table is starting to mark up my mig nozzle/handle so might be time to figure something better out

I've always used u-bolts attached to my welding table below the work surface so that if I'm sliding big objects around that I'm working on they don't hit the torch.


A few pics of a mobile motorcycle work table I'm working on. Still need to make tops and the various accessories that will bolt on/off during various stages of restoration.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

I've always used u-bolts attached to my welding table below the work surface so that if I'm sliding big objects around that I'm working on they don't hit the torch.

Those two welding tables are awesome...

 

[kyrbz]

Those two welding tables are awesome...

Thanks! here's a little better pics of my welding area. Pics are from shortly after I built my welding/spay booth. It's not quite so clean looking now.

 

[readhead]

I bend my filler rod so I don't pick up the hot end.

 

[Grinder Bill]

Quick question why is some of the filler rod in the holder bent or in a "z" shape and some curved?
I'm trying to learn to TIG so never seen that before... Always looking to pick up a tip.
Thanks!

Nothing exotic... The z-shaped rod is the template I used to make the muffler support on the table, and the wavy wire is the ground from a piece of 14-2 electrical wire; I was tig welding copper and using it as filler.

 

[Guster]

Had this idea for a bottle opener. Chunky, clean and simple. With a few minutes spare in the workshop I decided to make one using some 1" stainless tubing and solid stock from the scraps bin.

May have to make a few for stocking fillers.

 

[alpinewhite]

Had this idea for a bottle opener. Chunky, clean and simple. With a few minutes spare in the workshop I decided to make one using some 1" stainless tubing and solid stock from the scraps bin.

May have to make a few for stocking fillers.

Try selling this on ebay. You may have something viable here. Of course, as soon as people notice that you're successful, all the copycats will surface.

 

[wagzilla]

Need to ask you guys something. I have a tig welder Dynasty 200 DX . When do you switch to water cooled? Mine is getting hot never to the point that it turns off. Some times I weld a hour at a time.

thanks

James

 

[kazlx]

When it gets uncomfortable for you and/or cooking air cooled torches. Won't really hurt the machine. I just like water cooler because the torches are smaller and more comfortable.

 

[Lu-Max]

^And I can wear a thin glove on my torch hand without it getting too hot to hold the torch. With the water cooler I could probably go glove-less but wouldn't due to the UV.

 

[wagzilla]

When it gets uncomfortable for you and/or cooking air cooled torches. Won't really hurt the machine. I just like water cooler because the torches are smaller and more comfortable.

Thanks guys for your input!! looks like about a grand for the upgrade and leather cover for the hose. Maybe in a few months

 

[kazlx]

Thanks guys for your input!! looks like about a grand for the upgrade and leather cover for the hose. Maybe in a few months

You can find used Coolmate 3s for a couple hundred bucks. Just as good, if not better than the coolers they sell 'for' the Dynasty. That and your choice in torch and ready to go. Check out arc zone for torches. Don't forget you need all new parts, ie, cups, collets, gas lens, etc. They don't fit.

 

[Robert Hall]

Or you could make one of your own!

 

[Duker]

Or you could make one of your own!

Ok Robert, you can't just drop,those pictures on us and leave us hanging.... Let's hear some details of that build!!

 

[Robert Hall]

Ok, you asked for it.

Tank is stainless 304. 6" deep, 12" x12".

850 watt power supply. Completely over kill.

12 volt circulating pump with self attached heat sinks. 12v computer fan for keeping it cool.

6x12 radiator w/a 120cfm fan. Again, overkill, but it's what I had.

I used a saw to score the aluminum for the bendy pieces. You might get two bends out of the score but it's best to get it right the first time.

The three power switches are for the main, the fan, and the pump.

Here is a link to a vid ob the sound signature.

 

[Robert Hall]

Aaaand, I finally found the build thread for the torch cooler.

Apologies...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256454

 

[Duker]

Aaaand, I finally found the build thread for the torch cooler.

Apologies...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256454

Robert, that is great. One more project to add to my ever growing list!

 

[TheEquineFencer]

A mold i recently repaired

That looks like a pellet mill mold.

 

[Robert Hall]

Robert, that is great. One more project to add to my ever growing list!

Thanks!

It got moved up the list because of the weld table. The steel was so heavy I had to have the torch cooler to manage enough amperage to weld the table.

That's one of the reasons the table was delayed.

I have to say that torch cooler has worked extremely well and with the heat sinks on the pump has stayed cool even when it's 90 degrees in the garage. Now that it's cooler it has no problem to run constantly.

 

[Robert Hall]

And paint is now done and drying.

 

[kazlx]

 

[Hot Chop shop]

And paint is now done and drying.

Duuuuude I think it's a transformer!

 

[saceone]

Or a Dewalt table!

 

[Robert Hall]

While I'm ok with either of those, it will resemble the German flag more than anything when I set the red tool boxes in to it.

I have class tonight but by Wed I should have some decent images of the mostly finished project.

And @kazlx, nice stand. It's a good thing you don't live closer, I would be a good friend to you and your bender.

 

[Robert Hall]

Done. ( almost )

 

[F-117HWK]

Looks awesome.

How are you attaching the plates to the table?

Any consideration for putting holes in them to use clamps like THESE?

 

[Robert Hall]

I will counterbore the holes for mounting 1/2 cap screws to the table as well as 5/8ths smooth and 7/8 threaded holes for setups.

Need to take a plate up to a friend with a mill for a template and pilot holes.

 

[jhn9840]

That is one very nice table. Slick way of incorperating storage cabinets and receiving tubes into it.

jhn9840
John

 

[Robert Hall]

Thanks John. The tubes are setup so the receiver can slide through it's mate on the other end. That allows for long extensions and all sorts of bench tool holders.

 

[Lu-Max]

+1 for great job on the table.

 

[wagzilla]

How Much does that weight? very nice indeed

 

[Robert Hall]

Thanks guys,

Right now its about 1000#

84# per plate, 100# per toolchest (empty), about 300# on the table frame.

 

[Seiler]

I had a buddy contact me asking if I could help him narrow his Rockwell axle. I already did the front, and now he wants to do the rear. Building axles is something I want to do in the future, so I was really excited to take this project on.

He did all the cutting beforehand and he simply wanted me to weld the tube back together. Unfortunately, he started cutting on the wrong tube before he realized it.


DSC_4396 by The Color Orange, on Flickr

I know you can only see one side in that picture, but he cut 50% of the way through the tube. It took me awhile to come up with a method to weld what he had mistakenly cut away without warping the axle. I think I've finally found a solution.

First, I had to pickup an I-beam so I could fabricate a jig. I found it on craigslist and it was the only cheap candidate I could locate without buying a brand new 20' stick from a steel yard for serious coin.


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I made two supports using some square tube I had leftover from my table build (which is still in the works).


DSC_4347 by The Color Orange, on Flickr


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I then prepped the beam and welded the supports on using the last bit of square tube as an alignment bar.


DSC_4367 by The Color Orange, on Flickr


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Now the axle is situated on the supports and ready to burn in. I have two extremely heavy duty ratchet straps on both sides to apply downward pressure when I weld the openings which should keep it from warping.


DSC_4391 by The Color Orange, on Flickr


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As of right now, that's how it sits. I should have some time next week to complete the actual welding portion. The other side (short side) is about halfway done. I forgot to take pictures of that but you can see the weld in a few images. I'll keep y'all posted.

 

[BD1]

Made some horseshoe Christmas snowmen .

 

[MN4x4]

Hey, your table looks great! Mad skills!



I read your weight estimate and was wondering how those casters are gonna handle that? I'm sure that you already dealt with that in your design phase, but I can't see them well enough to understand what you used.

Are they steel casters? If so, what brand and model? Thanks in advance for sharing!

 

[wagzilla]

Seiler nice job, are you tig welding everything? look forward to the updates

James

 

[wagzilla]

Seiler is that a 280dx with water cooler?

 

[Robert Hall]

Hey, your table looks great! Mad skills!



I read your weight estimate and was wondering how those casters are gonna handle that? I'm sure that you already dealt with that in your design phase, but I can't see them well enough to understand what you used.

Are they steel casters? If so, what brand and model? Thanks in advance for sharing!

The casters are rated at 1100# each. The roll very well on a flat floor. I wouldn't try to push it down a Gravel Road

Yes, steel with a neoprene outer. I'm using the levelers to keep the wheels from flattening. That would happen if i left it for any period of time.

This is the page from whence i purchased said casters. ..

http://www.castercity.com/cm14.htm#Table - Casters

Thanks for the kind words.

 

[ENGAGE]

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DSC_4394 by The Color Orange, on Flickr

Hey Bud, how do you get these colors in your beads?

I'm getting a dull grey color using a #7 gas lens @ 12cfm and a #14 @ 20cfm.

I'm using the shop's HTP. I was trained on a miller and had no problems coming up with gold/blue colored welds.

Any help would be greatly' appreciated!

 

[t100]

keep everything clean of oil and grind off the mill scale.

a lot times the dull grey color indicates excessive heat. dial down the amp and/or travel faster.