Stuff you have made today

[jordhandson]

Not finished yet but I got the basic shape done on these Ford tractor wings done today. My folder wouldnt fold them in one length so Ive had to do it in 4 pieces then weld them together.

I chopped out what was left of one of the wings

to act as a template now hopefully the weather will hold as the tractors to big for the workshop door the things a bit of a monster that I am used to. Lovely sound on it though

 

[Memmeddu]

Survived the dentist .
Without getting into details 1000 euros .
But it's not as bad as I've initially thought .
Slowly slowly ,step by step .

 

[DAPPH]

Survived the dentist .
Without getting into details 1000 euros .
But it's not as bad as I've initially thought .
Slowly slowly ,step by step .

Only another 150 ,000 euros to go ?

 

[Memmeddu]

Survived the dentist .
Without getting into details 1000 euros .
But it's not as bad as I've initially thought .
Slowly slowly ,step by step

Only another 150 ,000 euros to go ?
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I'm only 8 out of 32 ,4 can be repaired the other 4 not .
I'll have 28 teeth instead of 32

 

[Arc Tourist]

Reading your post made me count mine.

 

[selectedgrub]

Is it still there?

 

[Arc Tourist]

Is it still there?

The ones left are still there, and so are the ones on the right.

 

[Munkul]

Decided to treat myself and TIG weld up the single easiest part of the platform fab job I've just got in.
Wish I had another 100 amps...! But it got plenty heat into it eventually and welded nicely at 40hz.

 

[Brad93]

Decided to treat myself and TIG weld up the single easiest part of the platform fab job I've just got in.
Wish I had another 100 amps...! But it got plenty heat into it eventually and welded nicely at 40hz.

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Get a bottle of 25% helium

 

[Munkul]

Get a bottle of 25% helium

Nah I'm migging everything else
I would like to try it, but not for the up front cost of a bottle... Wouldn't even know where to get it from tbh.
Thought about buying some cheap amps like Hoods 300 amp stealth, but ultimately I priced the job for MIG anyway.

 

[wyn]

Finished some more themed wall covering stuff.
They are 3m X 2m and a mirror of each other to go against an 8m wall.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

My two cents worth. have been preparing for the next big / er alli job, some pontoon for a 'localish' hire drive yourself bbq party pontoon sort of thing. Alli arrived yesterday and have had the drawings and dxf's for over a week now.

Onto the table it goes and press the button and it should cut, yes, well no, not quite. After a few years in service it broke a wire for the ohmic sensor and was giving an emergency stop. That fixed and all should be well, well no again. Started marking first, well again when it did the marking 'marking T's it tripped the drive controller on one of the 'X' axis motors, had to lower the accereration and then was fine. Cut 4 sheets of 1830mm by 6100mm by 6mm thick at 45amp setting, travel speed 1700mm / min.

Well almost cut the 4th sheet had to change the consumables just as this vid stopped. The tip was blocking up with alli bits and as a result torch height would finally tip the limit. Replaced the consumables and back to perfect cutting and no crap inside the nozzle shield.

 

[Hood]

Looking good @henry Kadzielski
Couple of questions though? Why are you using the lower amp consumables? I would have cut it at my max 80Amps and @ 5000mm/min.
Are you using G61, Exact Stop?

 

[Arc Tourist]

Get a bottle of 25% helium

Nah I'm migging everything else
I would like to try it, but not for the up front cost of a bottle... Wouldn't even know where to get it from tbh.
........................................

Take your Tig down to the greeting card shop, they fill balloons there.

 

[optima21]

the hydraulic tappets on my car are getting a bit noisy so I decided that I'd give cleaning them a go. getting the middle bit out seems to end up with you getting a sore hand from bashing the tappet down against something and hoping it falls out. I was struggling to get 3 out this way so made one of the worlds simplest tools........a wooden stick

cut a flat bottomed hole in a piece of wood a couple of ft long so that the tappet can held in it and the cut the piece of wood so that you can clamp the tappet in place with a couple of studs and some nuts.

and it worked first hit without getting a sore hand, and because the piece of wood give me more hitting force as the end will travel faster than my hand, it makes the job easier but also split the wood too by the studs......just wish I'd thought of this earlier today.

 

[Blue Chips]

Let there be light...

I've found that having adequate illumination on the work area makes it easier for me to see the intended path while welding. I have a large-ish LED work light that does the job in most cases, but it's kind of bulky and not as portable as I'd like, so I cobbled together a simple gadget to shed some extra light on shorter welds, or on welds in tight spaces. I bought a low-cost (about £22) magnetic-base stand with an adjustable arm (which would typically be used to hold a dial indicator) and used a pipe clamp to mount an LED torch to it. To protect the glass torch lens from spatters, I cut a bunch of round polycarbonate discs from an old welding helmet lens protector and made a simple holder for the discs, which I just slip on over the end of the torch. When a disc gets enough spatter on it, I would just replace it. This magnetic base/arm was cheap enough that I think it will remain dedicated to this purpose, saving my higher-end bases for dial indicator use.

This is NOT a new idea, of course. I've seen all kinds of auxiliary lighting approaches, off-the-shelf as well as DIY, but it was quick and easy, and it does seem to help quite a bit.

(Note: Some time ago, I tried clamping an LED torch directly onto a MIG torch, using a photographer's clamp and a ball swivel clamp, which actually worked fairly well, but it had its limitations. It was awkward for getting into tight spaces, and I couldn't always get the angle of light that I wanted on the weld path.)

To test my little LED torch lighting gadget, I cut several pieces of mild steel, cleaned them up, and beveled the edges as I might do to prepare for welding a butt joint.

The photos below show MIG welding the test joints, without and with the extra light from the LED torch. The joints in both photos had identical bevels.

My usual disclaimer: I do not guarantee the safety, efficacy, or applicability of the devices, designs, or ideas I have described here. Any use of these devices, designs, or ideas is entirely at your own risk.

Edit: I just wanted to add that for good visibility it's worth experimenting with lighting angles to produce the maximum visual contrast in the joint being welded.

 

[Cobbler]

@Blue Chips, there is a commercial made light that fits on the mig torch. I was given one, I don’t use it often, but now & again it’s handy. Expensive for what it is, I’m not sure if I could justify buying one.

 

[Blue Chips]

@Blue Chips, there is a commercial made light that fits on the mig torch. I was given one, I don’t use it often, but now & again it’s handy. Expensive for what it is, I’m not sure if I could justify buying one.

Thanks! I've seen that product, and I've often wondered if it would be bright enough to illuminate the weld path while welding, or if it's more useful for positioning the torch in dark areas prior to actually striking the arc. What has your experience been?

 

[Cobbler]

Thanks! I've seen that product, and I've often wondered if it would be bright enough to illuminate the weld path while welding, or if it's more useful for positioning the torch in dark areas prior to actually striking the arc. What has your experience been?

I replaced a couple of outriggers on my sons Land Rover & was working into a dark corner underneath. It was ideal for that, but the same result probably could have been achieved with a work light. It was nice, being fitted to the end of the torch it spotlighted just the work area. If I lost it, I would think twice about rushing out & buying one, but if one turned up at Christmas instead of a pair of socks I wouldn’t be disappointed. I hope that makes sense.

 

[Guzrik]

Would it be a good idea to attach LED strips to the welding helmet?
Or a headtorch? Did anybody try this? Would save me the time and disapointment maybe.

Edit, never mind this thread says it all:
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/welding-helmet-lamp.112061/