Show us your welding projects

[Deerediesel]

I almost had to make one of those last week for a boat I've been doing the metal work on for a buddy. The exhaust tip was only a few inches lower than the turbo. There's no room above the turbo to make a riser, so he ended up dropping the exhaust tip quite a bit and fiberglassing it back in.

The rule is 12” drop from where water can enter turbo to loaded water line.


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[Bodj Built]

The rule is 12” drop from where water can enter turbo to loaded water line.


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Yup. Not my boat, so I'm not sure what the measurement came out to be, but I believe he's there. Kind of hard to judge, also, since he's never seen the boat in the water, and it's currently on a trailer.

 

[Dust2dust02]

I tried welding and my bus bar melted...

 

[Farmall450]

I tried welding and my bus bar melted...

Sounds like you needed an upgrade anyhow.

 

[acer66]

View media item 98054
I have not done any metal work in a long time.
Always liked the combination of wood and metal.
Frame is made out of 1” square black painted tubing
and the wood is some pine ply finished with oil modified poly.

 

[Dragoonmc]

I have not done any metal work in a long time.

Always liked the combination of wood and metal.

Frame is made out of 1” square black painted tubing

and the wood is some pine ply finished with oil modified poly.

This looks amazing,
How did you attach the wood to the frame? Did you leave a gap between the wood and steel?



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[acer66]

This looks amazing,
How did you attach the wood to the frame? Did you leave a gap between the wood and steel?



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you very much.
I tried to have no gap between ply and frame
and I just welded some spring washers flush at the back of the frame
and secured the ply with screws so the ply was recessed about an 1/8”.

 

[Bears Fan]

Top job acer66 on the bed

 

[zmotorsports]

View media item 98054
I have not done any metal work in a long time.
Always liked the combination of wood and metal.
Frame is made out of 1” square black painted tubing
and the wood is some pine ply finished with oil modified poly.

Very nicely done.

 

[mxdev]

Offset smoker I put together last winter out of a couple 100lb (25 gallon) propane tanks I picked up on the cheap.

Winged most of the design, and just started putting lines and cutting where it seemed to make sense based on other smokers I have seen.

Added a 1/4" flat cooktop to the firebox for some cast iron cooking, base of cook chamber is sealed to be a full water pan with drain. Damper between firebox and cook chamber had to be added for to be able to manage heat.

Had to fabricate a box in the cook chamber was well to push the smoke down lower so it could hit some tuning plates so I could get the heat where I needed it.

If I were doing it again, I would of started with a 60 gallon or bigger tank. Have to keep the fire a bit small to keep heat down, but that means I have to poke the fire every hour or so.

Still makes the best bbq I have ever done, and planning on building a charcoal/wood grill in the future.

 

[mxdev]

Picked up an import floor standing drill press with a custom table for cheap at an auction, and the table in a separate lot.

After bringing it home, I realized that the custom table wasn't flat in any direction. It was sloped down and twisted. I screwed a piece of wood with wedges to manage for a bit, but decided to fab up a new knuckle.

Took a piece of pipe and cut out the middle. Made some tabs to clamp onto the existing table mount. Turned down a piece of pine on my wood lathe and drilled a hole to be a solid jig to make it square to the chuck.

Made some arms, and a piece of angle to mount to the pillar, and tacked it up and welded it out.

Amazingly, it was as square as I need it once I mounted the table and locked it all down.

 

[LeeG]

View media item 98054

Very nice. I am 100% stealing this general idea for my lift bed project.

 

[acer66]

Very nice. I am 100% stealing this general idea for my lift bed project.

Thanks for all the kind words and I will post a pic of my second version soon
and LeeG, Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

 

[TTMotorsports]

9inch truss and tab.

Video here.

Will be posting videos every week. Please subscribe to help support the channel. Thanks guys.

 

[acer66]

This is the second or more the first one I build for myself.
I used scrap ply I had laying around
and while I wish I more different types it turned out nice.

View media item 98109

View media item 98110

 

[LeeG]

Air Nozzle holder

This was inspired by an earlier post on here for air tool storage. My hose reel is near the garage door, and I have a variety of different nozzles I use, so I wanted a convenient place to store them. Tractor Supply had their cheap female couplings on clearance, so I grabbed a few. I finally got to use some of the tools I had bought from SWAG Offroad.

First I notched some 1x1x1/8" angle. I just used my portaband in a table to do the cuts (2 of these).
View media item 98119
Next, I used my finger brake to bend the angle.
View media item 98120
Angle all bent. I had never been able to do this prior to getting the brake. It will be a nice capability to have for future projects.
View media item 98121
Next I took a piece of 1" x 1/8" flat bar and drilled and tapped it for 3/8" NPT and screwed in the couplers.
View media item 98122
Here it is all welded up, painted, and installed below my air reel. It is mounted to the wall and sits right behind the door track.
View media item 98123
I've had this finished for a few weeks now and it has been nice having the various nozzles all in one place. I'd like to do something similar for my pneumatic tools, but I really don't use them that much any more, and I don't have the space.

Lee

 

[OCD]

Little project for my Dad's neighbor. He was helping them hang two gates, but couldn't find hinges that would work the way he wanted. I came up with these,

 

[Fire&Steel]

Not the best photo, but you get the idea.

 

[txvwnut]

Not the best photo, but you get the idea.

Female bust?

 

[welder4956]

Just a quick project to hang my welding helmets and face shields on. I used a 4 ft. length of 1/4" x 1-1/2" steel flat bar and drilled 3/16" countersunk holes on 16" centers to mount to the wall studs. I made 5 pegs 3" long from 1/4" diameter steel rod salvaged from an old garden trellis. Lined up all 5 in the bench vise with 1" sticking out above the jaws and hammered them over to about 45 degrees with a ball peen hammer. Stuck each peg in a 5/16" hole drilled on 10" centers and tack welded from the back side. After they were all tack welded, I squared them up and welded front and back solid. Still need to prime and paint, then hang it on the wall.

 

[tarmy]

Just a quick project to hang my welding helmets and face shields on. I used a 4 ft. length of 1/4" x 1-1/2" steel flat bar and drilled 3/16" countersunk holes on 16" centers to mount to the wall studs. I made 5 pegs 3" long from 1/4" diameter steel rod salvaged from an old garden trellis. Lined up all 5 in the bench vise with 1" sticking out above the jaws and hammered them over to about 45 degrees with a ball peen hammer. Stuck each peg in a 5/16" hole drilled on 10" centers and tack welded from the back side. After they were all tack welded, I squared them up and welded front and back solid. Still need to prime and paint, then hang it on the wall.

What is that metabo used for...what is the head on it?

 

[sqznby]

What is that metabo used for...what is the head on it?

I was curious about that myself. Looks like the compact die grinder but, I'm unsure about the attachment on it.
Maybe a router attachment?

 

[WhoWhatNow]

What is that metabo used for...what is the head on it?

Probably a Metabo grinder with a tungsten sharpener attachment.

 

[sqznby]

Probably a Metabo grinder with a tungsten sharpener attachment.

That's it, pretty slick set up.

 

[welder4956]

What is that metabo used for...what is the head on it?

Tungsten grinder.

 

[tarmy]

Well...I need that...

Hell, until you guys told me what it was...I didn’t even know I needed it...

Ummm....what is it used for?

 

[sqznby]

Well...I need that...

Hell, until you guys told me what it was...I didn’t even know I needed it...

Ummm....what is it used for?

Not sure if you're serious or joking.
Simple answer = It grinds your tungsten for tig welding. I'm sure someone else will chime in with a more elaborate answer.

 

[welder4956]

Well...I need that...

Hell, until you guys told me what it was...I didn’t even know I needed it...

Ummm....what is it used for?

 

[sqznby]

That's pretty slick. Dudes putting some pressure on that tunk haha.
May have to pick that bad boy up. Nice addition to my Metabo die grinder.

 

[checkthisout]

Shipping container cabin.

View media item 98211
At least 500' feet of weld bead thus far.

Started out with a 120V lincoln and quickly upgraded to an engine-driven Trailblazer. All flux core .045 and now 5/64ths wire.

 

[fordkid88]

Maybe if he used it right lol.

 

[Lu-Max]

Shipping container cabin.

More photos or a build thread when you finish it please. Thanks.

 

[sqznby]

A little work from today.

 

[welder4956]

Maybe if he used it right lol.

I think he is showing how it does not bog down like the Dremel style tungsten sharpeners. Mine will easily chew through a piece of tungsten without slowing down a bit. Not that I want to waste money on tungsten demonstrating it. It does a great job of sharpening though and I am pleased with it.

 

[acer66]

A little work from today.

 

[bczygan]

My first sculpture.


Bill

 

[TTMotorsports]

 

[thejimmy]

A little work from today.

Very nice, what rotator do you use? Or DIY built.

 

[Old Man Roger]

My first sculpture.


Bill

That's creepy Bill. I like it

 

[sqznby]

Very nice, what rotator do you use? Or DIY built.

Thanks guys

Jimmy, that positioner is older than time haha. I'll snap a few shots of it tomorrow.