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[PhantomEB]

Sweet I am up in the back 40 of Coventry!

 

[Ike Carlson]

Here is a 4 way wedge I made for my wood splitter. The body is 3/8" and the wings are 1/2". All welding was done with a hobart 140 mig. It slips over the existing wedge. I have had over 20 tons on it with no problems.

 

[csp]

Excuse my ignorance, what keeps the clamps from pulling up? Looks like something I want to do for my welding table.

The pin fits snugly into the holes when you insert them. As you clamp down on a project the force is not perfectly parallel with the hole, so the pins get wedged into the holes. Friction keeps them in place.

 

[harley jim]

Started building a gazebo

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[Posi]

Here is a 4 way wedge I made for my wood splitter. The body is 3/8" and the wings are 1/2". All welding was done with a hobart 140 mig. It slips over the existing wedge. I have had over 20 tons on it with no problems.

I like it! Is the bottom open or does it attach to the shoe somehow?

 

[Ike Carlson]

The bottom is open. It slips right over the single wedge.
It was made to be a snug fit and it has lossened up just a bit after about 6 or 7 cord.
I used to have to hit it to get it to pop off but now it just lifts right off.
I'm thinking of making a 6 or 8 way next.

 

[HoosierBuddy]

Sort of a welding project. I call this one "The Lincoln Project".

I spent Saturday swapping out my old Lincoln ProMig 135 for a spankin new Lincoln Power MIG 210 MP in preparation for a project I have with some heavier steel (1/4"). The little 120 volt machine was my first MIG welder and we went though a lot together. I bought it to replace a rusty frame rail and convertible brace on my '65 Mustang....but it did pretty much everything I ever needed it to do for 12 years or so.

Sad to see it go Sunday after sitting on Facebook Marketplace for an hour. I had two buyers that offered my $300 ask. The first one there put it in her SUV and left with it. Maybe I should have asked more....but that was enough to buy me a 50 foot extension cord for the new machine and the parts to add a 50 amp circuit to my garage for it.

The new 210 will run on 120 or 240....but in testing it on 120 volts over the weekend....it really doesn't like it. Blew my 20 amp breaker at least a dozen times. Oh well...got the 50 amp circuit up yesterday....so now I'm golden.

Phil

 

[larry4406]

Here is a 4 way wedge I made for my wood splitter. The body is 3/8" and the wings are 1/2". All welding was done with a hobart 140 mig. It slips over the existing wedge. I have had over 20 tons on it with no problems.

Pictures from the back side and bottom?

 

[Posi]

The bottom is open. It slips right over the single wedge.
It was made to be a snug fit and it has lossened up just a bit after about 6 or 7 cord.
I used to have to hit it to get it to pop off but now it just lifts right off.
I'm thinking of making a 6 or 8 way next.

Nice. Thanks Ike!

Now where did I put that 3/8" & .5" plate.

 

[harley jim]

I have the three sections of rail welded up. Got to watch the weather so I can get it out and finish the roof sections.
Will be 11'6" x 11'6" gazebo when done.

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[ez-duzit]

Aluminum air intake plenum on superyacht. Rectangular portion measures 4" x 12" x 33".

 

[harley jim]

Got one side together

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[shortykorte]

Looking good. What model welder are you using?


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[harley jim]

It's a Miller 140 just a little guy.

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[sweetk30]

Doing a material storage rack pair today for all my stuff .

Got 2/3 of this stuff super cheap new cut scraps or good cuts .

Using 2 11ft 9in long 10" wide c-channel for legs and uprights . Then 4" c-channel for arms . Played the uprights back around 25* from square and the bottom is in 2ft from the end .

You can see I cut them to fit each other real good. Then I burned them with the LINCOLN power mig 216.

The arms are spaced out to around 13.25" apart spacing . I left the bottom open to act as it's own shelf . So this way I am getting 5 of them in just over 5ft 6in total height .

Hardest part will be getting this sucker out side and along the shop wall. Otherwise she will be a good tool to have and let me free up the driveway / parking lot .

Took break from prepping all the stuff for #2. figure write this up as I take a break in the shop recliner chair . . . . .

 

[f150skidoo]

My cousin has a 6 tonne mini excavator and he wanted a ditching bucket. So he bought a bucket of a auction and torched off the original mounting ears. I then turned it into a rotating grading bucket with a pin grabber quick attach. The bucket will rotate 45 degrees of center.





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[ez-duzit]

f--nice project.

 

[banjopete]

I have this fairly big drill press that I actually had on my bench for some time but it's too big for that. I'm re-doing my workbench now and figured enough with the bench top silliness.

Pretty happy with it, up off the ground, out of the way. A fun welding project as always.

The bench is done too for the welding side of things. Just waiting on a skin of metal from a local fab shop.



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[smalltown]

Nice looking vise there Pete !

 

[banjopete]

Thanks but I no longer have it. Waaay to big for my space and use but it was great for the past few years.

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[sweetk30]

All done . . And WHOOPED !

 

[harley jim]

I made a basket for my welding supplies

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[eriksalo]

Horse Loafing Shed:

I wanted a new loafing shed for my horses this winter. I looked around at what I could buy in Colorado and didn't find anything I liked so I decided to build one. I'll post a separate thread called "Welding Project: Loafing Shed.

It cost me about $1,200 for the 2x2" square tubing steel and $1,500 for the steel sheeting and trim. Maybe $3,000 total.

I built the frame in my barn and then removed it to install the sheet metal and finish it up.

 

[eriksalo]

Here's the finished product

 

[ez-duzit]

e--well done.

 

[Duker]

e--well done.

^^^^^ What he said.... [emoji106]


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[sweetk30]

Made a flat metal rack today after loving the tubing rack I made yesterday .

 

[stinkity stoink]

I had to route an exhaust in a tight space ( not that tight , but gave me a chance to practice). I used 9 degree pie cuts.

 

[harley jim]

I had to route an exhaust in a tight space ( not that tight , but gave me a chance to practice). I used 9 degree pie cuts.

That's a lot of welding, good job[emoji106]

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[strength_and_power]

Been prepping the past few days for today’s project. 45* back extension. Buddy wanted one and I decided it would be a good time to build myself one as well.



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[sberry]

I had to route an exhaust in a tight space ( not that tight , but gave me a chance to practice). I used 9 degree pie cuts.

I was tempted to get a pic of one yesterday to see how well it aged. I do these on occasion and can cut them by eye with a sawzall really fast.. . .

 

[TTA89]

I bought some new guns and paper targets get boring. I ordered some CNC cut 3/8 AR500 plates and brackets and then built a stand. I ended up buying some "receiver hitch" square tube so the angle iron fits snug and won't require tools to assemble and take apart.

Hopefully I can get to the range next week and try it out.

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[shedfullatools]

I bought some new guns and paper targets get boring. I ordered some CNC cut 3/8 AR500 plates and brackets and then built a stand. I ended up buying some "receiver hitch" square tube so the angle iron fits snug and won't require tools to assemble and take apart.

Hopefully I can get to the range next week and try it out.

Nice Target, and some damn nice toys

 

[quadrcr87]

I’ve been having a lot of fun welding up a couple projects recently.

I just finished this wood storage rack for my wife yesterday. First time trying the Shou Sugi Ban technique on wood. Also my first time working with 1x2” tubing and I really like it. I can see a lot of places I can use it on future projects mixed in with 1” and 2” tubing.










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[stinkity stoink]

Thanks! It was good practice

 

[ez-duzit]

Building a modification to an outboard bracket for my 25' Mako. Re-using the old cast aluminum bracket has been a real PITA! Should have just started from scratch. But it is beginning to take shape. It will support a 250 hp Yamaha 4-stroke plus a small kicker. Additionally it will serve as a swim step and provide a place to secure and stow a telescoping stainless boarding ladder.

Construction is mostly 1/4" 6061 alloy with some 1-1/2" x 1/4" wall tube for the perimeter of the swim step, some 3/4" rod to provide radiused vertical corners on the buoyancy tub, and some 3/8" x 2-1/2" flat bar where it mounts. Attachment is by 5/8-18 stainless allthread through the 2"plus thick transom.

Bottom of tub has been welded. The rest is just tacked together so far.

 

[iagsxr]

I’ve been having a lot of fun welding up a couple projects recently.

I just finished this wood storage rack for my wife yesterday. First time trying the Shou Sugi Ban technique on wood. Also my first time working with 1x2” tubing and I really like it. I can see a lot of places I can use it on future projects mixed in with 1” and 2" tubing

That's really nice.

 

[racer-john]

Nicely done.

 

[strength_and_power]

Made good progress on my gym equipment build. One main frame is about 90% complete, just need to cap the ends of the tubing and wire wheel the welds in prep for powdercoat. Second frame is complete but in two pieces. All the sub assemblies for both are complete. Spent some extra time on fixturing since I was making two of everything and it’s just fun.








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[lis2323]

Made good progress on my gym equipment build. One main frame is about 90% complete, just need to cap the ends of the tubing and wire wheel the welds in prep for powdercoat. Second frame is complete but in two pieces. All the sub assemblies for both are complete. Spent some extra time on fixturing since I was making two of everything and it’s just fun.








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Looks awesome! I agree about the fixturing. There’s something extremely satisfying about taking the time to create a workable setup.


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