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[smalltown]

stsmytherie looks pretty nice !

 

[shortykorte]

Very nice welder cart. What did you use for turning, Rolex disc? Also what size is your table and how do you like it?

 

[zmotorsports]

Finished a welding cart I've been working on for way too long.




Painted and ready to roll.

Nice job on the engine turning.

Mike.

 

[stsmytherie]

Very nice welder cart. What did you use for turning, Rolex disc? Also what size is your table and how do you like it?

@shortykorte Exactly, I used a 2" fine scotchbrite roloc disk in the cordless drill. About 6 seconds at each position.

The table is a 24x36 pro table top from weldtables.com. Very happy with it so far. Perfect size for my small shop.

 

[Griff93]

Been working on tig welding 18 ga stainless. It's definitely an exercise in heat control.

 

[koditten]

Welded up this for a buddy. Half of a drive gate.

 

[welder4956]

Welded up this for a buddy. Half of a drive gate.

Image link no good.

 

[koditten]

Thanks Welder 4956. Lets try this one. Google pictures is funny when using a work computer.

 

[koditten]

Here is a shot of the final product.

Looks pretty good. I did try to talk him into going full length on the angle brace, but his wife liked this better. We all know what the correct answer will be when that is the case.

 

[koditten]

double post.oops

 

[chrispyny]

Hey, that looks good! Lemme ask though, and please don't be offended, what is it? A gate for the garage doors of a home? I'm confused! Sorry!

 

[jimgood]

Hey, that looks good! Lemme ask though, and please don't be offended, what is it? A gate for the garage doors of a home? I'm confused! Sorry!

Driveway gate.

 

[smalltown]

koditten very nice. I imagine that being aluminum that it will hang very easily on the hinges.

 

[merc460]

Cart for my 211 I finished up tonight....

Speed holes....

Leather strap for the tank...

Brass rivets to secure...

Where are the pictures to this? I saw one from a google image search.

 

[stsmytherie]

DIY fab table clamps for my certiflat welding table.

Started by buying a six pack of cheap 12" bar clamps. Something like this, but a little cheaper via eBay: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OBTE9C/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Also a couple boxes of stainless 5/8" hex bolts from McMaster-Carr (https://www.mcmaster.com/#92240a798/) and matching nuts.

Cut the ends off the clamps at various lengths. Made a little jig to align the bolt heads and clamp bars. Commenced welding.

Less than $50 invested in all the components to make these six clamps, plus an hour of my time to cut and weld.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Picked up a little Lincoln tig machine for my business. Knocked out a cart. Not a lot of welding in it, only about a dozen or so 1 inch mig stitch welds. I wanted it to be a little showy so I did it in Grand Cherokee "Granite". Still learning painting the hard way. Might make it in to a product.

 

[larry4406]

Jeepinerdeep - nice cart but the foot print seems small compared to the height. Is it top heavy? I'd be concerned with it flipping over if the small wheels hit something or went into a concrete divot.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Jeepinerdeep - nice cart but the foot print seems small compared to the height. Is it top heavy? I'd be concerned with it flipping over if the small wheels hit something or went into a concrete divot.

Doesn't seem to be, it's only 40 pounds up there. The whole thing is bigger than you think. Those are 3.5" wheels and the OAL is close to 32" I will be shifting the axle back 1.5" on the next one though. I guessed at the balance, and came close, but that could use some improvement.

 

[shortykorte]

Doesn't seem to be, it's only 40 pounds up there. The whole thing is bigger than you think. Those are 3.5" wheels and the OAL is close to 32" I will be shifting the axle back 1.5" on the next one though. I guessed at the balance, and came close, but that could use some improvement.

I was going to ask if cnc cut then I see table. Nice. What are the two big holes for?


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[jeepinerdeep]

I was going to ask if cnc cut then I see table. Nice. What are the two big holes for?


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Just for looking at.

 

[thejimmy]

Picked up a little Lincoln tig machine for my business. Knocked out a cart. Not a lot of welding in it, only about a dozen or so 1 inch mig stitch welds. I wanted it to be a little showy so I did it in Grand Cherokee "Granite". Still learning painting the hard way. Might make it in to a product.

Nice cart, very unique design

 

[Griff93]

Grand Cherokee with a trac bar mount ripped out.


Started out by cutting out a couple of plates and welded them onto the unibody for reinforcement.






Cut out a couple of brackets for the trac bar itself out of 3/8" plate.



All welded up. I doubt this is going to tear out.

 

[zmotorsports]

Grand Cherokee with a trac bar mount ripped out.


Started out by cutting out a couple of plates and welded them onto the unibody for reinforcement.






Cut out a couple of brackets for the trac bar itself out of 3/8" plate.



All welded up. I doubt this is going to tear out.

Nice job on the trac bar repair.

Mike

 

[E12-535iTurbo]

Nice solid weld there. That ain't gonna move again.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Holy Plug-welds, Batman!! What is that, 1/4" plate or so? I think someone got carried away cutting holes for plug-welds! I think the rest of the truck will be gone around it before that mount goes anywhere.

 

[Griff93]

I cut those plates out on our CNC plasma cutter so the holes didn't take much time at all. That is 1/8" plate in the above picture. The ZJ 'frame' rails are made from 14ga or 16ga sheet metal. I was trying to tie into a large area to spread the load. Figured more plug welds wouldn't hurt in that respect. I don't want it to go anywhere. I know this jeep will be abused in the future.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Oh, it won't hurt at all. I guess I just think about this stuff too much in the form of my work where most of the stuff is very solid, but no extras 'cause that costs time and money. The factory doesn't engineer in any more welding than needed.

 

[smalltown]

Just for my own education. Are plug welds simply holes in the metal that gets you more area to weld to the frame and make it a stronger patch ?

 

[zmotorsports]

Just for my own education. Are plug welds simply holes in the metal that gets you more area to weld to the frame and make it a stronger patch ?

Plug welds, or Rosette welds, are holes drilled in the outer material allowing access to the base or parent material, trying to gain the same affect as resistence or spot welding sheet metal. Often times I have seen where the base or parent material was not fully fused and unfortunately the weld just sat on the base metal like a cold blob with no penetration. The key is to get the center molten and then in a slight circular motion introduce the top layer of material into the molten puddle resulting in a solid, unified structure or weldment. It is easier to demonstrate or show vs. explaining. I am sure there are some good youtube videos on proper Rosetter or plug welds.

Mike

 

[Provincial]

Oh, it won't hurt at all. I guess I just think about this stuff too much in the form of my work where most of the stuff is very solid, but no extras 'cause that costs time and money. The factory doesn't engineer in any more welding than needed.

I once dismantled a 1958 Ford Thunderbird, saving the body panels to repair another car. These were the first Ford unibody design, and were VERY overengineered. The inner fender panels are heavy gauge and structural, being spot welded to the frame and outer fender with spot welds about every half inch. It took forever to drill out all those spot welds!

The whole car was like that. I saved the rear quarter inner and outer panels, as well as the floorboards and rocker panels. I guess I was more stubborn than smart!

 

[smalltown]

Thanks Zmotorsports.

 

[zmotorsports]

Thanks Zmotorsports.

You're very welcome.

Mike

 

[Griff93]

Made a Dana 60 diff cover from scratch today. Even made the threaded bung for the fill plug.

 

[ADSR]

Made a Dana 60 diff cover from scratch today. Even made the threaded bung for the fill plug.

Looks good. I had to pay 100 bucks for mine.

 

[Zeeman]

Hey, I'm impress with those last two jobs. Nice work. I am not a welder, but hope to be able to come somewhere close to those welds one day. I just fix small stuff that breaks/just starting out really.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Made a Dana 60 diff cover from scratch today. Even made the threaded bung for the fill plug.

That is sweet. Do you have a hydraulic press or did you heat and bend that 1/4" plate to shape?

Nice work.

 

[mrolds88]

Nice job, Griff. I think you may be due for a new ground clamp.

 

[stioc]

Built the upper skid-plate to go with my DIY bumper. It was fun to build it.

Cleaning up the mess afterwards was back breaking for sure.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Fairy bell/gong for a 5 year olds birthday. I think it was 1 1/2 pipe, but I didn't measure.

 

[Griff93]

I used a swag off road press brake in our 20ton hydraulic shop press to bend the 1/4". It works, not nearly as well as a real press break, but it gets the job done. I do need to buy a new ground clamp for that MIG. I keep thinking I'm going to buy a larger machine as that one is only a 175 so I've been putting it off.

Here's the diff cover all finished up and installed.