Maggie’s The Welding and Metalworking Thread
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Just finished this up for a microbrew for their display. 
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Utter boredom, empty helium tank, and a plasma torch. New porch lantern for halloween. Ugly and scary like it should be 
Love it, have a torch and some expired tanks, going to steal your idea for holloween
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Thank you, not my ideer. Seen them at a flea market in Ohio a few weeks ago. Figured I could make them over spending what they wanted for one.
Make sure you soak any tanks that had flammable gas in them!
Another one for the microbrew.
Nothing but the finest rebar from Spain.
Nothing but the finest rebar from Spain.
I weld for a living, but this is what i do for fun.... its not complete yet, but this is it coming together
Sweet! Tried a few and figured out I could make $$ selling tools I made; anvils, forges/foundries, various jigs, tongs...
Advice requested!
Lincoln Electric WELD-PAK 180i MP DV
Not a pro welder, amateur hobby welder, just a bit past booger welds. I have an AHP 220 to cover TIG/Stick but need to run MIG too. Material size 3/8" is the biggest I'll be tackling with MIG. Is this Lincoln an acceptable value when I factor in it will be a MIG welder 99% of the time? I really like the simple-stupid setup and most of what I read said the settings just work. Is there a more suitable MIG only inverter machine I should look at?
TIA all y'all...
Lincoln Electric WELD-PAK 180i MP DV
Not a pro welder, amateur hobby welder, just a bit past booger welds. I have an AHP 220 to cover TIG/Stick but need to run MIG too. Material size 3/8" is the biggest I'll be tackling with MIG. Is this Lincoln an acceptable value when I factor in it will be a MIG welder 99% of the time? I really like the simple-stupid setup and most of what I read said the settings just work. Is there a more suitable MIG only inverter machine I should look at?
TIA all y'all...
It's going to be a little light for welding 3/8". Duty cycle is only 30%.
The old "Millermatic's" have been around a long time and have a, somewhat, higher duty cycle.
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Noted and thanks for the input...
Annnnnnnd down the rabbit hole I go........
Found the Primeweld 285. That could replace the AHP on the welding cart and be the one and only. I'm not sure how simple/stupid that one will be but learning new tricks doesn't hurt the brain that much...
Thoughts?
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Almost no one actually needs to weld 3/8" as a hobbiest.
And if you do... take your time, learn to multipass, and use what you have.
Welding 3/8" material, does not equate to a 3/8" weld...which should be multipass with ANY machine.
I have passed bend tests with 17v and 140 amps...annually.... you dont need a shit load of power to make good welds
The little lincoln is a good machine.
I love tools and use a 480v, 3 phase machine all day at work, but i come home to a 120v machine with a 40% duty cycle and it does 99% of what i need it to.
So.... dont spend money that you dont need to spend...especially in this shitty economy.
Shred
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If i had only one machine, it would be a 220v miller.... mig only.
I do stick weld from time to time at home, but its usually once a year on something really dirty...like a trailer or a tractor... that i dont feel like cleaning or pulling into the shop.
Tig welding sucks.... its like a high maintenance blonde... everything has to be just right, clean, perfect, and then you screw it all up and start over at your own cost. Its not worth my time.
I have the ahp 200 alpha-tig.... and can say nothing good about it but it does work....if it works.
Shred
When my kid lived at home he hit a tree with the brush hog and busted the top link mount. Not mine but where I put the circle
It just snapped in two.
I can't weld, but I can stick metal together and it will stay stuck together. It will never be pretty unless a grinder comes out.
I grinded both sides to an angle, then filled that angle with weld. Then I took another bit of flat stock and welded that over the joint going about 2" up and down.
That has to have been 10 years ago and it is still going fine. I only have a very small 120v welder. I bought it to do car body stuff, and you just don't need more. You can also run it off of a gas generator if need be.
Point is you can "make" it work. I don't know if what I did is "right" or not, all I know is it is still holding.
Built one for a friend and now getting requests from others for the same thing. Firewood rack built with 1.5" .095 DOM tubing. TIG welded and probably be a lot quicker to use MIG but its good practice for welding tubing.
Nice. Are the center feet touching or did the horizontal warp up ?
Good eye. The horizontal warped up about a 1/4" but thinking the weight of the wood will take the camber out.
Great job
I've been cogitating on a wedge style camper for my Ram for a while now.
Have thoughts of making it out of something like 1/4" AL sheet with c-channels for upright supports since I don't have a bender and don't know how to weld.
Anyone know where to look to see how much sheet AL will support in compression? IOW: can I get away with lighter gauge sheet than 1/4"?
I sorta have it worked out in my head using CAD (cardboard aided design) but don't particularly want to be the beta tester without at least some knowledge of what the thing will support
Thanks
M
Have thoughts of making it out of something like 1/4" AL sheet with c-channels for upright supports since I don't have a bender and don't know how to weld.
Anyone know where to look to see how much sheet AL will support in compression? IOW: can I get away with lighter gauge sheet than 1/4"?
I sorta have it worked out in my head using CAD (cardboard aided design) but don't particularly want to be the beta tester without at least some knowledge of what the thing will support
Thanks
M
Take your torch and heat up a "diamond" area on the opposite side you welded the leg on. lay a wet rag on the area and pour a bit of water on it.
Takes a bit of practice to get it the first try.
This is how it's done in the large bore piping world.
Just thought of a good fools errand for machinists. Dial in the OD of the mag chuck.
Last one for 11 Worth.
Well because you can never have too much ammunition and you should keep it locked up from unauthorized personnel.
Well because you can never have too much ammunition and you should keep it locked up from unauthorized personnel.
I'll take it!
(y'all know I would, but, the Border Gestapo wouldn't let it cross....)
(y'all know I would, but, the Border Gestapo wouldn't let it cross....)
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