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[jhn9840]

WAITS, nice work and welds.

jhn9840
John

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Waits nice job. I imagine this isn't your first crack at something like this.

 

[zmotorsports]

Small repair for a buddy tonight (half finished)

Nice looking welds and repair.

 

[PCustoms]

Got to arrange for some laser time and price out the steel a bit better, but this will be the next project.

60" Compact tractor grapple:

 

[stinkity stoink]

Made a long reach planishing hammer for a project.

 

[imbuggy]

Pontiac,

I took vocational Welding in school back in 1981, we were required to do a pad weld, the same thing your doing, its a great way to practice. Find the straightest weld on your pad and follow that, remember to watch your puddle and keep it consistent.

One thing to look at is can you actually see that good threw your current helmet, maybe your using to dark of a lens, its worth every penny to invest in a really good helmet, if your planning to keep on welding. You would be amazed at how well you can see with the new technology of today's helmets.

I use a Viking model 3350 from Lincoln. Great helmet!

KEEP ON PRACTICING!!!

And be aware of those swinging keys, lol

 

[f150skidoo]

My buddy has a 7 tonne Volvo excavator and he bought a few new attachments for it but they only have a flat plate on them. So he got me to cnc plasma cut some 5/8” plate to make the Volvo pin grabber quick attach.

 

[fordkid88]

I can't show what I'm actually welding at work but I had to learn through trial by fire how to walk the cup on expensive stainless steel industrial fixture feet with one of the owners a few feet away. But after work I practiced on 14g doing a fusion weld without a rotary table. It's all undercut since it's just a fusion weld but I didn't cook the carbon out or blow through.

 

[scout4bta]

Pieced together the sleeve hitch from used parts for my JD 112 so now I needed something to hang on it. Had this ripper laying around, think it came from a grader or other monster piece of equipment. It works, but need to add some weight to it.

The second piece is a scraper, not truly a box scraper but will do for leveling and taking care of the gravel driveway.

 

[Brandon_oma#692]

Made a gate and 3 new railing posts. I need to clean everything up and have the kids paint it. Square tubing is from plastic pipe spools. Need to figure out what to make from the 10' diameter circles.

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[Brandon_oma#692]

Welding cart for Synchrowave 250.

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saw was off a little bit.
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Very little mig welding so far. Need to get a feel for how to adjust the settings.
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Tacked casters on.
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This thing is AWESOME.
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plan was for bottle to sit on top but I changed my mind and put a plate in the bottom off to the side. Also angle iron on front to secure welder.
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Lift it off the wagon and on the new cart.
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Had to make some angle to secure the back. Helps to hook up the ground clamp.......
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Back in line. Need to add rod storage next to the bottle and something better for leads on the front.
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[InDaRed2]

My new 2'x4' 5/8" table top that I had water jetted. 5/8" holes on 4" centers. Originally had it drawn up for 2" centers but was going to take over 3.5 hours to cut so I knocked it down so my machinist didn't have to baby sit it so long.

Gonna be a bit before I can get the frame built but couldn't wait to show it off!

 

[Clemson13]

My new 2'x4' 5/8" table top that I had water jetted. 5/8" holes on 4" centers. Originally had it drawn up for 2" centers but was going to take over 3.5 hours to cut so I knocked it down so my machinist didn't have to baby sit it so long.

Gonna be a bit before I can get the frame built but couldn't wait to show it off!

That looks awesome! I am in the process of wanting to build/designing my first welding bench (kneeling on the floor is getting old). I have been thinking of either 2'x4', 3'x4', or something in between like 30". How do you like the 2'x4' size? Is wider much of an advantage? I figured you would use the 4' length often.

You have what i really want, fixture holes as well as 5/8. I keep thinking i will end up with regular 1/2" hot rolled with no layout grid though. If you dont mind my asking, what does a top like that run? if its not too much maybe i need to just **** it up and pay more. I havent been able to find any good plate on craigslist in the last few months.

 

[InDaRed2]

That looks awesome! I am in the process of wanting to build/designing my first welding bench (kneeling on the floor is getting old). I have been thinking of either 2'x4', 3'x4', or something in between like 30". How do you like the 2'x4' size? Is wider much of an advantage? I figured you would use the 4' length often.

You have what i really want, fixture holes as well as 5/8. I keep thinking i will end up with regular 1/2" hot rolled with no layout grid though. If you dont mind my asking, what does a top like that run? if its not too much maybe i need to just **** it up and pay more. I havent been able to find any good plate on craigslist in the last few months.

I think the size will be perfect for me. Don't do a whole lot of fab and what I will be doing will fit on the table fine.

Not sure on price as work was scrapping these (me and another guy ended up with 3 each) so we didn't pay anything for them. Plus the water jet work was free too (have it at work).

I'll be building 2 tables. One with the holes shown above and the other one with no holes which will be more of a work surface but could temporally position the 2 together if needed.

 

[sberry]

That gap is nothing, its why they invented wire feeds and it lets it penetrate which allows things to be ground flush. As a side note,,, fwiw,, since I / you are the designer. I see a LOT of fascination with miter cuts on the forum but I so rarely ever do one that I havnt changed the saw in years and if I absolutely have to nip it some other method. If its humanly possible I design with square cuts and limited welding on sides of tubes. . ( I understand that's the way you want it)
I do like the bottle plate on the underside, good idea. I like the little crane too.

 

[Brandon_oma#692]

That gap is nothing, its why they invented wire feeds and it lets it penetrate which allows things to be ground flush. As a side note,,, fwiw,, since I / you are the designer. I see a LOT of fascination with miter cuts on the forum but I so rarely ever do one that I havnt changed the saw in years and if I absolutely have to nip it some other method. If its humanly possible I design with square cuts and limited welding on sides of tubes. . ( I understand that's the way you want it)
I do like the bottle plate on the underside, good idea. I like the little crane too.

EDITING.........

I was going to cut square and cap the open ends. after digging thru my limited steel supply I had no flat stock the right size and thought mitering would be easier than cutting squares out of 2" wide 1/4" thick flat just to make caps. I wanted the ends closed on the front at least but should have left them open since the little angle iron pieces could have covered them up anyways. I thought about sketching this up first but just started cutting. Just need to pick the welder back up so I can sand/paint.

Really cutting square and welding 2 sides would have been plenty strong. I was also using this for practice.

I just returned the portaband I was borrowing and will be picking one up soon. I like it for cutting little pieces.

Crane is a harbor freight item. I made the riser that is is bolted to that goes in the truck receiver hitch. I am going to add another receiver tube about a foot above and have it mount in both to make it stronger and eliminate it wiggling around. ratchet strap was to keep the wiggle out of the sloppy fit of the receiver tube.

I added the plates at the pivot point with holes to adjust how it lifts. From the factory the boom will not go below horizontal, and lifts to almost vertical. It still had a little over 48" of lift at full extension but now you can actually use it. I am going to add a larger pulley at the end of the boom for the cable.

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[racer-john]

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What is the purpose of the cuts into the drilled holes?

 

[racer-john]

Pieced together the sleeve hitch from used parts for my JD 112 so now I needed something to hang on it.

Try attaching some used brake rotors to the rear wheels as added weight to the existing plates.

 

[joe49]

What is the purpose of the cuts into the drilled holes? [/QUOTE]

Slots are used to facilitate cutting the holes near a edge, with out doing a pierce cut when torch, plasma, and maybe water jet cutting. Doesn't hurt overall strength much.

 

[king nero]

but I didn't cook the carbon out or blow through.

What do you mean by "cook the carbon out" ?
BTW, doesn't look too shabby...
Adding filler will make for a cooler weld pool (but increases the overall complexity of GTAW welding), but if it isn't cosmetic or load bearing I guess this 'll do just fine.

 

[Siegel1719]

What do you mean by "cook the carbon out" ?
BTW, doesn't look too shabby...
Adding filler will make for a cooler weld pool (but increases the overall complexity of GTAW welding), but if it isn't cosmeticor load bearing I guess this 'll do just fine.

Believe he was referring to welding stainless w/ too high amperage/too long of an arc gap and you will burn out some Nickle & Chromium that give it it's "Stainless" properties.

 

[mbatarga]

Did this late fall but snapped a picture this past week. Added a trailer hitch extension to my JD riding mower. I can pull the garden trailer around and not have to remove the catcher assembly.

 

[Jayman17]

Ok guys, here is a garden trellis I recently made. I am new to welding and am still trying to get the hang of it. I try to think of projects to get some practice on.
I need to make a few tool stands next. I'm jealous of the large flat welding tables I see here, sure seems like it would help. I do this in my single car garage and just have the HF folding welding table. I did a fair amount of the trellis on the floor, it was too big for the table.
The spider web detail was inspired by BearsFan, he made a gusset for a workbench that looked like a web

Jay

 

[pb57]

Jay I like the trellis. Reminds of the mission stye furniture design. Paul

 

[Jayman17]

Thanks Paul.

Jay

 

[Farmall450]

My next project is probably a diesel transfer tank that has developed a leak...any thoughts? I hear cleaning (done) and purging w/ CO2 (exhaust) is the move...

 

[Farmall450]

My new 2'x4' 5/8" table top that I had water jetted. 5/8" holes on 4" centers. Originally had it drawn up for 2" centers but was going to take over 3.5 hours to cut so I knocked it down so my machinist didn't have to baby sit it so long.

Gonna be a bit before I can get the frame built but couldn't wait to show it off!

Very nice.

 

[f150skidoo]

My cousin had a extra 60" skid steer bucket sitting around and he asked me if I could convert it to a grapple bucket. I cut the original sides back and made them curved to give clearance for branches/log. I cut the grapples claw from 5/8" plate with 1/4" plate in between to protect the cylinder. The cylinder is 2.5" bore with 8" of stroke.

 

[sberry]

That's some real welding shat there.

 

[pb57]

F150 very nice job on the bucket. Its nice having a CNC Plasma isn't it. Paul

 

[zmotorsports]

My cousin had a extra 60" skid steer bucket sitting around and he asked me if I could convert it to a grapple bucket. I cut the original sides back and made them curved to give clearance for branches/log. I cut the grapples claw from 5/8" plate with 1/4" plate in between to protect the cylinder. The cylinder is 2.5" bore with 8" of stroke.

Very nice work.

 

[lilscorpion]

My cousin had a extra 60" skid steer bucket sitting around and he asked me if I could convert it to a grapple bucket. I cut the original sides back and made them curved to give clearance for branches/log. I cut the grapples claw from 5/8" plate with 1/4" plate in between to protect the cylinder. The cylinder is 2.5" bore with 8" of stroke.

This my friend is awesomely bad *** fabrication.

 

[Farmall450]

This my friend is awesomely bad *** fabrication.

I need a plasma cam

 

[4 FN 27]

My cousin had a extra 60" skid steer bucket sitting around and he asked me if I could convert it to a grapple bucket. I cut the original sides back and made them curved to give clearance for branches/log. I cut the grapples claw from 5/8" plate with 1/4" plate in between to protect the cylinder. The cylinder is 2.5" bore with 8" of stroke.

Nice!!!

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

My cousin had a extra 60" skid steer bucket sitting around......

That thing is badass......and kinda scary! For some reason I want to stuff a tree in there and watch it eat.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

I threw this together after work the other day. I got tired of having our bikes leaning on **** in the garage, getting knocked over, etc. I had the rubber feet and top cap leftover from another project, so I ran down to the metal supply and got a $17, 5' stick of 1.50", .095" DOM. Why DOM for a bike rack? Well, the supplier has DOM precuts, so it's cheaper than buying a full stick of welded or paying the cut fee to get a partial. The spuds are .750" .120" I think (scrap pieces). Had it powdercoated to match the blue HF service cart I use for my bike tools.

For those that aren't up to speed on the latest bike standards, most mountain bikes have a 20mm hollow bottom bracket spindle that the crank arms attach to. The spuds (slightly angled upwards) are inserted into the bottom bracket spindle, which lifts the back tire off the ground. It's super stable with zero worries of knocking the bikes off. Here is the commercial version that I got the idea from: https://www.etrailer.com/Bike-Repair-Stands/Feedback-Sports/301-17300.html

Not a masterpiece of fabrication, but it's brought organization and sanity to my life!

 

[pb57]

Thats pretty BigBlue. Looks like Ford engine blue.

 

[zmotorsports]

A few welds from a stand for my 24" DiAcro finger brake from last night.

More detailed pics can be found in my Shop Projects 2.0 thread.





Then the inside edges were welded, again, opposites to minimize distortion.

 

[Bighead38]

My cousin had a extra 60" skid steer bucket sitting around and he asked me if I could convert it to a grapple bucket. I cut the original sides back and made them curved to give clearance for branches/log. I cut the grapples claw from 5/8" plate with 1/4" plate in between to protect the cylinder. The cylinder is 2.5" bore with 8" of stroke.

This is the kind of stuff I love to see. Awesome work. I’m assuming you’ll tie it in to the auxiliary hydraulics on the machine?

Zmotorsports those are some pretty welds.

 

[bczygan]

It ain't much, but I fabbed up a couple trays to hang on my HF service cart.

It's part of my Welding Fabrication class at school.

Need some paint.

Bill