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[Seiler]

Seiler is that a 280dx with water cooler?

I won't be TIG welding the roots on the half cut side. The inside of the tube is covered in axle grease and dirt. I plan to root it with 6010, and either TIG or 7018 the rest.

It's only the 200DX with a water cooler. About a week and a half after I received my 200DX they announced the 280. I was pissed because the peak amperage on the 280 was exactly what I was looking for.

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!

I think it comes down to technique with heat input and travel speed. I'm using a #7 cup with a gas lens as well, but my flow rate is around 20-25. You could try bumping up your flow rate a bit. I really focus on the information the puddle is telling me, whether I have too much heat/not enough, I'm traveling too fast/too slow or my angles are all jacked up and I adjust on the fly.

t100 brought up a good point, metal prep. I hit everything that has mill scale with a flapper wheel and wipe it down with isopropyl alcohol before I weld.

I do a slight up/down oscillation to help spread the puddle while I progress forward and I also "feed" the rod with my thumb. I don't dip. Next time I run a bead, I'll try to record a little bit of video. It's hard to explain but easy to show.

When I'm finished with a weld I also like to let the cup sit right where I stopped while the post flow runs out over the weld. Doing this is essential with stainless, but I find that it really helps with color on carbon steel as well.

Scott

 

[nine4gmc]

Good info and great welding!

 

[1/2 Cup]

I have to agree, great info and a great weld as well.

That's going in the data base for sure..

 

[Nortonscustom]

Quick project last night. After tipping over my tig rod tubes for the millionth time, decided there needed to be a better way of holding them than the stand I was using. Figured might as well stick them on the side of the welder.


Scrap piece of angle and some 1" tube. Poked some holes and put an offset in the tubes.

Test fit.

Little Miller Blue touch up paint and I'm good to go.

 

[saceone]

Awesome setup, I like it

 

[spent21]

I had a problem with my new exhaust and the subframe connector under the camaro.

I had stuffed it up in there, but with this cam, the engine and the exhaust move around too much for it to stay up in there. It spit the exhaust out of its spot I had it wedged in, and since the car is lowered, I was dragging this section on EVERYTHING.

I cut out the cross brace

Relocated it to where it needed to be and scribed a line along the bottom

Cleaned up the weld points, beveled the edges, and burned it in. Don't laugh at my welding table.

I was working on the car in between laying coats of Polyurethane on some shelves I'm building for the wife, so I was running out of daylight. I got in a hurry repainting/installing and forgot to snap any more pix. I'll get some more of the finished product when I'm installing the wideband later.

 

[Whiskeymike]

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

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

I think you need a PHD to understand that Castercity site. I tried looking at their wheels for about 10 minutes and couldn't get to a final product that was the complete caster. Kudos to deciphering that.

 

[Robert Hall]

I think you need a PHD to understand that Castercity site. I tried looking at their wheels for about 10 minutes and couldn't get to a final product that was the complete caster. Kudos to deciphering that.

I admit it is not the easiest to understand. If I can be of any assistance in helping you pick out a caster please let me know.

 

[C-man405]

Hey guys this is my welding project of the day, it is 2 inch lowering blocks for my dad 55 chevy. It was TIG welded by me and I am 16 years old.

 

[C-man405]

Sorry I have not figured out multiple picture posts yet.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Hey guys this is my welding project of the day, it is 2 inch lowering blocks for my dad 55 chevy. It was TIG welded by me and I am 16 years old.

Sorry I have not figured out multiple picture posts yet.

No one likes a show off kid.... Now where's your lunch money!?

J/k that looks great to me! I'm sure the pros here can give better feedback like speed and heat and the coloring of the weld etc... But I will say the beads look consistent and they flow. I wish I would have learned to TIG when I was 16 then maybe by now I could lay a decent bead.

 

[56rpm]

16? Very nice, C-man405. Keep on welding.

 

[nine4gmc]

No one likes a show off kid.... Now where's your lunch money!?

J/k that looks great to me! I'm sure the pros here can give better feedback like speed and heat and the coloring of the weld etc... But I will say the beads look consistent and they flow. I wish I would have learned to TIG when I was 16 then maybe by now I could lay a decent bead.

This^

 

[big_dan]

OK - Newbie to the GJ - just "discovered" it a few days ago and it feels like home! My favorite "projects" (or obsessions) are the old Falcons and Comets (64-65's) so a lot of my stuff revolves around them, but figured I would post a few pics to sort of introduce myself. Hello to all.

First 2 pics are examples of a few sheetmetal storage lockers / toolboxes I've built for local guys. I've built a bunch now but these are just a sample. 3rd pic is a hand-built 64 Comet lower quarter (originally stamped from "unobtanium") that I'm fairly pleased with. Last pic is handbuilt 2" long tube headers for a 65 Falcon with factory V8 front suspension and a 351C - super proud of these.

Enjoy, critique, comment away. Loving the site so far.

Dan

 

[Duker]

OK - Newbie to the GJ - just "discovered" it a few days ago and it feels like home! My favorite "projects" (or obsessions) are the old Falcons and Comets (64-65's) so a lot of my stuff revolves around them, but figured I would post a few pics to sort of introduce myself. Hello to all.



First 2 pics are examples of a few sheetmetal storage lockers / toolboxes I've built for local guys. I've built a bunch now but these are just a sample. 3rd pic is a hand-built 64 Comet lower quarter (originally stamped from "unobtanium") that I'm fairly pleased with. Last pic is handbuilt 2" long tube headers for a 65 Falcon with factory V8 front suspension and a 351C - super proud of these.



Enjoy, critique, comment away. Loving the site so far.



Dan

Dan.... Love the sheet metal work.... However... You just can't drop in here with those pics of the cabinets and not give us any details on how you fabricated these!!

When you start up another set of cabinets you will need to begin a build thread so that we can all check out how you did your embossing of the metal.

Welcome to the GJ looking forward to seeing more of your work....

 

[Mike.ASC]

Nice work sir .

 

[big_dan]

Duke; Mike -

Thanks for the comments. I'll be sure to post build pics from now on.

Dan

 

[xyster101]

Wife and I love Christmas and wanted some big statment decorations at the end of our 550' driveway. First I rented a vibratory trencher to run the wire from the house to the end of the driveway. Had a friend help me.




Then I planned out some decortions that you would see on poles in villages. I have 30 pine trees that are over 50' tall and nothing short by the road, so the plan was to screw these to the trees.

Idea Sketches



Testing the layout to ensure I matched the length of the runs to the lights I bought.



I got some hexagonal stock for free from my father in law. Cut that up to weld.



A simple Jig on the my HF welding table.



A whole bunch of parts welded up.



I don't have a nice big welding table, so I used a 4'x4' piece of 3/4" OSB I had laying around and a bucket of water to weld the main parts together.



Keeping it all cool.



I added some 1.25" flat bar on two of the ends to use a mounting plates and painted it all white.



Longest part was putting the lights on it. Took almost 2 hours to wire and tape the lights on.



The first 2 are hung up about 8' in the air. I plan to have 3 more up by next weekend.

 

[Fyrme]

Nice! That looks good.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

I wish I had a drive way like that
Oh yeah and awesome lights! I have often thought about making a Xmas tree out of scrap metal for the front yard that is just rock here in the desert... But I always draw it out and it turns into a lot of metal used up and where do I store a 20 foot metal creation for the other 11 months of the year situation.

 

[saceone]

So glad my gf doesn't browse the site, that Xmas decoration is SWEET! She'd probably have me build one

 

[KMinAF]

Got tired of of rolling load straps that were cold, wet and sometimes a bit frozen, heck even when its warm they are still a pain to roll up so I made my own simple strap roller upper.

 

[Robert Hall]

Nicely done, neighbor.

 

[metalhead212121]

I wish I had a drive way like that

You can only say that because you live in Las Vegas. Keep in mind if you lived where he lives in the next couple months you'd have a different opinion.

Lights look good.

 

[xyster101]

I do get a lot of snow. We had over 90" last winter, BUT when you have a large driveway and places to park 6 cars indoors, it is no big deal. I use the ATV to plow, takes 45 minutes and maybe 10 minutes to snow rake the roof.
People who live in towns and cities have to shovel that plow snow, that blows.
First snow this year was about an inch.

 

[roofster]

My HF Bandsaw stand

Copied some others and made this last month. Still need to get a foot pedal.
1x1 tubing either 1/8 or 090 wall, don't remember. Table is about 12x13 7ga.

And a weld pic

 

[ndr1968]

Re: My HF Bandsaw stand

Copied some others and made this last month. Still need to get a foot pedal.
1x1 tubing either 1/8 or 090 wall, don't remember. Table is about 12x13 7ga.

Looks more like 14 gauge. Did you leave the hang over on there for strength? Or because it was easier to weld? Just now learning to weld square tubing myself. The overhang actually looks kinda cool imo.

 

[ndr1968]

xyster: Now you get to wrestle some more stuff back up into the attic at the end of the season! heh heh. Really looks good though and I bet the perks make it all well worth it!

 

[ndr1968]

I just posted this over on WW and thought you guys might like to see it too.

I got "re involved" in welding back in 2012. Here in Oklahoma that was a really hot summer!

I found that putting on my welding jacket and taking it back off again was not too much trouble but I couldn't conveniently don and doff my pants without eventually upsetting the neighbors!

I went to Tandy leather and picked up a nice piece of leather off their seconds table. I think it was less than $40.00.
Then I got out the Stitch Awl, rooted around and came up with an unused nylon battery strap and proceeded to make myself an apron to protect my legs. Later, I noticed that in certain grinding positions that I was burning holes in my nice BSX welding jacket so I used the remaining leather to sew on some guard patches.

Except for the occasional hot one that nips at my ankles I'm now a cool and happy camper!

 

[BD1]

With all that pretty new stuff it looks like you jumped out of a Sears catalog.
Now all you need is socks and boots! .

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'm going to swap out some new carbon fiber scba bottles for a neighboring FD. I need a larger than normal crowfoot wrench. It looks like only Snap On ($68)will have it so I did what anybody else would do, made my own.

 

[keith5064]

Been reading forum for awhile now, lots of great ideas.( This is my first post.)I built this airbag jack out of a spare bag I had laying around. Haven't really tested it on anything very heavy, but I suspect it will come in handy one day.. Forgot to mention: 1/4" steel base welded together and bolted to bottom of bag.

 

[keith5064]

Another pic:

 

[roofster]

Re: My HF Bandsaw stand

Did you leave the hang over on there for strength? Or because it was easier to weld? Just now learning to weld square tubing myself. The overhang actually looks kinda cool imo.

ndr1968, Mostly I left the overhang for ease of welding. I was able use fillets and I felt less chance of burn through compared to no overhang and a stronger joint. Glad you like.

 

[600SL]

Lots of nice welding **** on this sight. So I thought I would add my own. Although I didn't do the welding, I did design the parts and tack weld the parts for the welder.

These are parts required to install a MB V12 engine into a 1986 MB 560SL

 

[Ackattack]

Custom radius arm front suspension for a solid axle in my 97 chevy crew cab truck. The arms are tied into the transmission crossmember. Its also running a 12valve cummins engine.

 

[brawls43]

Lots of nice welding **** on this sight. So I thought I would add my own. Although I didn't do the welding, I did design the parts and tack weld the parts for the welder.

These are parts required to install a MB V12 engine into a 1986 MB 560SL

Got any pictures of the shoehorn you used to shove that V12 in there? Awesome work!

 

[600SL]

Got any pictures of the shoehorn you used to shove that V12 in there? Awesome work!

Thanks

Here's a few pictures of it going in, A pic at Lebanon Valley Dragway and one going through the turns at Deals Gap.

 

[AussieDan]

Here's a few pictures of it going in, A pic at Lebanon Valley Dragway and one going through the turns at Deals Gap.

Very nice work!

 

[Wrench 2201]

I love flipping through this thread! Lots of cool projects every one,thanks for the reading material.

Here is a project I finished just before graduation. My school was donated this 12 L Cummins ISX and we needed a frame to hold it. It will eventually be in running condition and used by students in the lab for the diesel engine management class.
All welds were done using a Hobart*, .035 wire. All the material was reclaimed tubing from a no-longer-used platform for a Mustang Dyno (it is now mounted in the floor).
The last pic shows my "signature" done by spot welding dots together and then grinding them down with a flapdisc on an angle grinder.

Since I'm moving to Indiana and starting a new job soon it might be a while before I get to do any more welding. This project was my attempt to go out with a bang! It is also the largest thing I have ever built.

*edit* Hobart Beta MIG 200