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[zmotorsports]

My first real project is basically complete, less paint ... but my leave it raw.

Replaced a wooden outboard test stand with one made from 1x2" and 1x1.5" tubing. More of a learning experience, to get back into the fabrication mind set. It was fun doing it, and learned a lot.

Took some advice on the casters and welded on mounting pads, then bolted the casters to them. Solid as a rock, way overbuilt, and pretty neat to boot.

Project topic is here.

Nice job. Looks very sturdy.

If I could just give one bit of advice, on your second picture where you joined the tube perpendicular to the other, if you put a chamfer on the mating tube it will create a little more of a channel(where it meets the rolled edge of the square tubing) for you to fill in with weld. This is especially helpful if you plan on grinding down the weld flush for asthetics like you did.

Mike.

 

[iajonesy]

Really nice job. Looks sturdy without looking too bulky. Where did you get your vice? I need one like that soon, for a project I'm starting. Thanks.

Mike

 

[bmxdad]

Nice job. Looks very sturdy.
If I could just give one bit of advice, on your second picture where you joined the tube perpendicular to the other, if you put a chamfer on the mating tube it will create a little more of a channel(where it meets the rolled edge of the square tubing) for you to fill in with weld. This is especially helpful if you plan on grinding down the weld flush for asthetics like you did.

Mike.

Put the chamfer on the cut piece? Will try that next time .... Thanks.

Really nice job. Looks sturdy without looking too bulky. Where did you get your vice? I need one like that soon, for a project I'm starting. Thanks.

Mike

It's a Harbor Freight one, not really a welding clamp, but works for me.

 

[Boost Creep]

It's a Harbor Freight one, not really a welding clamp, but works for me.

i have a couple of those clamps too. i think they work pretty good. you don't really get a bench vise type grip out of em but its firm enough to hold things still to get your welds on

 

[pushrods]

Hey guys haven't welded much recently at home since the new house doesn't have 220v ran in the garage yet. However here are a few of my last projects at home and a few from my old job as a sheet metal worker.

I used to have a hobart Handler 187 but that was sold last year. I'd like to get an inverter millermatic 211 next for the house. I still have my HTP invertig221 that I'll never part with. The stainless boxes and aluminum were at my last job using a Miller Dynasty 300.
















And a coffee table for a buddies wedding gift.







Once I finish the inside of my house and get the garage going I'll post up welding work from my engine build over the fall and winter.

Have a good day

 

[pushrods]

Bmxdad- i used those same clamps to mig up the coffee table frame. They worked better than I thought they would.

 

[stinkity stoink]

My truck fender repair. The fender had a hole in it and I kept saying I needed to fix it.
Finally got some free time today and made up a patch (quite happy about that). tig welded it in . Now who knows when I will get to finish

 

[Stooge]

^ the patch panel you made came out really nice, very clean looking!
venture a guess, 47-54 chevy?

 

[pushrods]

Awesome job on the patch. Are you going for a factory resto, period correct hot rod or just whatever you want?

 

[stinkity stoink]

Thanks guys.
The truck is a 52 pickup daily driver. Maybe not as daily as I like. It sits outside kids play on it and I make Home Depot runs with it. It's on an s10 chassis with a tune port engine and 700 r4 trans. Its a lot of fun.
I figured I would add some pics of it just about done. There is still a little hammer and dolly work left ,but I ran out of time.

 

[RK-REX]

Bitchin ride!!!! I have a 65 F250 I'm hopi g to have on the road by fall. Total survivor. Faded, rusty and rough, but it's pretty solid except for the floor boards from sitting in a field for 15 yrs. All original too.

 

[Bob Heine]

Thanks guys.
The truck is a 52 pickup daily driver.

Very nice -- brings back childhood memories. Try not to get carried away with the bodywork.

 

[stinkity stoink]

Very nice -- brings back childhood memories. Try not to get carried away with the bodywork.

Bob that thing is sick!!! I love it

 

[Bob Heine]

Very nice -- brings back childhood memories. Try not to get carried away with the bodywork.

Bob that thing is sick!!! I love it

Talk about a welding project. It's the 1950 Chevy pickup knows as the Rod & Custom Dream Truck. It was built as a project truck over several years with help from Valley Customs, Gene Winfield, Barris Customs, Bob Hirohata, Dean Jeffries and just about every other legendary master of the 1950s custom car world. It was chopped, channeled, sectioned and hammered over every square inch of the body. It was powered by one of the first small block Chevy engines.

Rod & Custom took the Dream Truck to shows all over, flat-towing it with another custom pickup. In 1958 a blowout on the towing truck put both trucks in a ditch upside down.

Barris offered to fix it for $1,200 but it wasn't insured so the stripped wreck was sold for $100 and disappeared for 20 years. They started restoration in 1979 and it's a survivor today.

The full story and links to all the Rod & Custom build articles is here:
http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Rod_&_Custom_Magazine’s_Dream_Truck

 

[Briggs]

Locost frame im in the process of building. Replica of a 1970's Lotus Super 7.

 

[Muggzy]

Locost frame im in the process of building. Replica of a 1970's Lotus Super 7.

You need to start a thread for this.

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[bmxdad]

Project two is in work. Going to be making a grinder stand, that is set to my height. I have a Craftsman stand for my 1/3 Hp grinder but it sits to low for my liking ... and isn't very sturdy. I have to step on one of the legs to keep it from moving around when sharpening a drill or something.

Started out with a Dually rim and a piece of flame cut 5" square tubing. After trimming it to a length of 27 1/2" long I ground a bevel and then welded it to the rim. There were a few places where the gap was over 1/8", and used a looping pattern when welding. Forgot to grind off the rust on the tubing, but worked well I think.

Tried rounding the corner this time ... not that hard.

 

[TauntDevil]

So no major project today. Decided to start practicing using my welder since last time I welded anything was a year and a half ago. Recently I was asked to do a cage and as I started welding the main hoop, realized that I lost the touch or knowledge. Wasnt perfect before but was able to pass an xray of the welds. Now, I dont think I can so thought I would practice and set a higher goal to do well by mid next year hopefully. This was about an hour of practice. Last piece I did.

Having a hard time getting color into the welds. Always come out either grey or shiny silver but never blue, yellow, etc. I know its a mixture of heat/gas but I have been playing with the gas and get no results of any kind whether 15cfm or 30cfm. Still trying to figure that part out.

 

[1949 caddyman]

^ that looks like a stack of dimes to me!

 

[Boost Creep]

just finished a stand for my tube roller. just needs paint.

and 3/4" tube to hold the dies. retained by linch pins

 

[vintagespeed1956]

...Having a hard time getting color into the welds. Always come out either grey or shiny silver..

looks like you're pumping alot of heat into that bead, and you might want to try a gas lens for color.

 

[TauntDevil]

just finished a stand for my tube roller. just needs paint.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/tehessej/tools/IMG_6049_zpsml9k5dh7.jpg

and 3/4" tube to hold the dies. retained by linch pins

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/tehessej/tools/IMG_6051_zpsfamvtwdw.jpg

Thats a big stand it looks like. What kind of roller do you have?

looks like you're pumping alot of heat into that bead, and you might want to try a gas lens for color.

I have a gas lens. Was using a size 8 cup as thats what we use at the shop I help at. I tried replicating the settings my buddy (Who owns the fab shop) uses where he gets a ton of color but cant replicate it. I believe maybe from speed as I am not as fast as him. Maybe more gas for hotter temps?

Color isnt important as far as I have been informed but we have often had customers who not only want good welds but for us to try and get colorful with them so they can clear coat the arms or part we are welding as they love the look. This is why I am trying to get some color as well while practicing. Or at least to learn how to get it if I need/want it.

 

[vintagespeed1956]

..I believe maybe from speed as I am not as fast as him. Maybe more gas for hotter temps?..

could also be torch angle, the closer to vertical the better. pump your heat in fast & move out. sitting in one spot cooking it could be your heat issue.

 

[bmxdad]

Whats the deal with color? In stainless it can show how hot it was, but not with non-stainless, unless its been coated.

 

[TauntDevil]

could also be torch angle, the closer to vertical the better. pump your heat in fast & move out. sitting in one spot cooking it could be your heat issue.

Ill keep practicing to try and get faster.

Whats the deal with color? In stainless it can show how hot it was, but not with non-stainless, unless its been coated.

This is with Mild steel. Like I said though, it is of not great importance but some people do want colorful welds as they like the look a lot and get the parts clear coated to keep them.

 

[Boost Creep]

Thats a big stand it looks like. What kind of roller do you have?

a hf with the swag offroad wings and the bottle jack kit. its not as big as it looks i don't think. pretty much made it the size of the welding table. i think it should give it decent stability if/when i roll longer pieces. if not my plan is to just add a couple mounts on the base that i can slide weight lifting type plates to

 

[ndr1968]

just finished a stand for my tube roller. just needs paint.

Did you use the multi bit chucked in the drill press for all those through holes?

That looks like a new shop. Some of the tools look new too. Give us a (photo) tour?

Oh, and MM140 or 211?

 

[Boost Creep]

Did you use the multi bit chucked in the drill press for all those through holes?

That looks like a new shop. Some of the tools look new too. Give us a (photo) tour?

Oh, and MM140 or 211?

nope. i used a 3/4" morse hole saw. it was long enough that i was able to do both sides of the holes at once. i just finished using that multibit to drill out the holes for the casters to mount to

its a lot of newer equipment in an old building that i rent from a friend for cheaps. i suppose i could do a garage thread sometime. didn't really consider posting one before since i don't really do much to the building itself and mostly just tinker on random projects whenever. i've bought a bunch of new equipment over the last year since i decided i didn't want to work anymore and this will give me options to make money if i feel like it in the future once i get better at using the stuff. its a 211

 

[ndr1968]

i've bought a bunch of new equipment over the last year since i decided i didn't want to work anymore and this will give me options to make money if i feel like it in the future once i get better at using the stuff.

Sounds kinda like me. I'm trying out a three day work week instead of full time 'tirement. Been buying all the tools I've always wanted and can sort of afford now. Can't just quit and sit in front of the TV all day/night. I need to be out there doing something. Making something!

I've got a 140 (with buyer's remorse). Instead of trading up I decided to just get the Thunderbolt ac/dc for the bigger stuff even though I **** at stick. Hope to change that over time.

 

[sanddan]

So no major project today. Decided to start practicing using my welder since last time I welded anything was a year and a half ago. Recently I was asked to do a cage and as I started welding the main hoop, realized that I lost the touch or knowledge. Wasnt perfect before but was able to pass an xray of the welds. Now, I dont think I can so thought I would practice and set a higher goal to do well by mid next year hopefully. This was about an hour of practice. Last piece I did.

Having a hard time getting color into the welds. Always come out either grey or shiny silver but never blue, yellow, etc. I know its a mixture of heat/gas but I have been playing with the gas and get no results of any kind whether 15cfm or 30cfm. Still trying to figure that part out.

Usually only see color with stainless steel. For a roll cage those welds look great.

 

[neonnblack]

Started the new bench at my parents house with my dad.

Some specs: All the steel i got for free from work from the tear down of our old production room. I should have taken all of it. Probably a few thousand pounds of steel tubing came out. We grabbed maybe 700 pounds of it.

All the tubing is 1/8th wall, legs are 3x3, edge is 2x3 and the skinny piece is 1x2. Long wall is 7 feet on the back side and short wall is 6 feet.

The short side will have a steel top while the long side will have a wood top. Plan on welding in receiver tubing for grinder/vice attachment. Will have a bottom shelf. Maybe we'll paint it.

It surprisingly came out level...

20150819_161528 by Trevor Patton, on Flickr
20150819_170941 by Trevor Patton, on Flickr

We brain farted the inside length measurements and the missing piece came out 6 inches short. forgot about only one inside leg so we cut it 6 inches short, instead of 3.
20150819_180238 by Trevor Patton, on Flickr

 

[4EyedTurd]

Hey guys haven't welded much recently at home since the new house doesn't have 220v ran in the garage yet. However here are a few of my last projects at home and a few from my old job as a sheet metal worker.

I used to have a hobart Handler 187 but that was sold last year. I'd like to get an inverter millermatic 211 next for the house. I still have my HTP invertig221 that I'll never part with. The stainless boxes and aluminum were at my last job using a Miller Dynasty 300.

I've welded up plenty of stainless but haven't figured out how to clean it up and make it look like it was never welded.

 

[bmxdad]

Painted the test stand ... better looking than raw metal.

 

[TauntDevil]

Still practicing of course.

Was allowed to weld up the boxes to try and make it look... "pretty" on the outside. The inside was already welded to be strong so the outside didnt matter as much which is why I was able to weld it. This was my second attempt for err... "Pretty". Best I can do at the moment. Before anyone starts telling me that it is not... I know... I get it, it is not pretty. Was practice for me with an attempt at pretty which failed.

Trying to figure out where my issues are. Sadly, I am not seeing them or seeing what I am doing wrong exactly. I know one is that my filler sticks a little so I am working on that but still no color in the welds and am too slow. When I try to go faster, just doesnt melt the metal enough and when I try with more amps, just melts through as I go instead of working how I would expect it -_-
Practice practice practice. Hoping for a break through here on what I am doing wrong. Hopefully soon.

Sorry for not quality part.

 

[bmxdad]

Added a little hoop to store the wheel dresser on my grinder stand.

 

[bmxdad]

Busy Bee today ...

I made a Floor Jack pad to prevent bending over the body seam on a uni-body car ... like my Spectra5. Nice way to get some welding in too.

There are hardened area, but sometimes they are not convenient to use, with the jack in the way. So I made a pad that will mount on the floor jacks pad, and straddle the seam. Pictures are worth a 1000 words so ....


Last picture is what happens if you lift in a non-hardened area ... little PO'd on the tire shop.

 

[bluebolt]

I like that BMXDAD!

 

[snowmansimon]

Plate bumper for 1st gen Tacoma. 1st attempt at a bumper. Might try and sell a few if I can get any interest.

 

[bmxdad]

Are you going to include a hitch receiver?

Looks nice. I'm going to be trying one like that on my sons Wrangler.

 

[snowmansimon]

Yup hitch is in the works. Might toss some 2" flush mount LED lights in as well.