What is a reasonable number of contact tips to go through while using a spool gun to weld aluminum? I just started doing this job using a Magnum SG spool gun with 3/64" (.045") 4043 wire to weld 6061 1/4" plate. I used 3-4 contact tips per 1lb roll of wire. I have hear that you use a...

What is a reasonable number of contact tips to go through while using a spool gun to weld aluminum? I just started doing this job using a Magnum SG spool gun with 3/64" (.045") 4043 wire to weld 6061 1/4" plate. I used 3-4 contact tips per 1lb roll of wire. I have hear that you use a ...

The shop up the street was working on a 69 Firebird and blew a hole in the exhaust manifold. They asked if I could fix it and although I had never done anything with cast iron I said I would give it a shot. The following video link details what I did to patch up the manifold. Thanks for watching. ht...

The intent of the video series titled "Have You Seen My Tool" is to provide a review for new tools and also expose tools traditionally used in one field and reveal how they may be used by others. This week’s tool is the G52 Gap Shear manufactured in the USA by Pexto. Thanks for watching. h...

Otto Nobedder wrote:I happen to like the double entendre' of the title of the series, as well. I smile every time I see it.

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Sweet, I am having a logo made up that is a play on the ESPN logo. Might even make up some stickers.

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I have a fab shop where I do mostly racing related fabrication but my father wanted a blade put on his John Deere GT 235 so I got the project. The blade and yoke were original JD parts but the pieces to make it work on his tractor were not available. The video and pictures below detail the process I...

Standoffs supplied with new dragster ramps did not match bolt pattern on trailer door. In this video I make new mounting plates and weld them to the standoff.

https://youtu.be/MUyfruHNF00

I'm diggin' the collector box for the chain. It has me thinking.

The intent of the video series titled "Have You Seen My Tool" is to provide a review for new tools and also expose tools traditionally used in one field and reveal how they may be used by others. This week’s tool is the Model 38 throatless shear manufactured in the USA by Roper Whitney. Th...

The intent of the video series titled "Have You Seen My Tool" is to provide a review for new tools and also expose tools traditionally used in one field and reveal how they may be used by others. This week’s tool is chassis punches, a better way to put large holes in thin material. https:/...

The intent of the video series titled "Have You Seen My Tool" is to provide a review for new tools and also expose tools traditionally used in one field and reveal how they may be used by others. This week’s tool is body shop stands. Kind of like saw horses but better. https://youtu.be/Ckf...

This video details a repair to an aluminum transmission case that had a miss-drilled bolt hole and a crack close to that bolt hole. Both were repaired by welding up the defect and re-machining.

https://youtu.be/iNFgRkZf1MM

In this video I demonstrate a “rivet fan spacing tool.” Typically used in the aviation industry, this tool is handy for anyone that needs to evenly space any fasteners. Thanks for watching.

https://youtu.be/zEUQz_KxGUw

This video in the link below details the construction of a storage cart I made for excess material that is too short/small to fit in my tubing rack. This solution should centralize and keep all excess material close at hand. https://youtu.be/tHgszZn9gr0 Drawing: http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u...

Below is the link to the second video in my series called “Have You Seen My Tool”. The intent of the series is to not only provide a product review of new tools but also to show old iron that I am using. This week’s video is about the Di Acro No.1 Press Brake. I bought this piece of equipment used a...

This is the first in a series I am kicking off called "Have You Seen My Tool". It is a product review of a couple Lincoln Electric welding magnets. More details in the video description.

https://youtu.be/__3fTO2vMYI

Nice clean work but l do have a question. What changes were made to the car to allow undented headers to fit? To the best of my understanding, the original builder did not have the engine in the correct location. This has supposedly been corrected. In addition, when it goes back together this time ...

Part 2

https://youtu.be/d9CccgA0RBg

I got a set of headers in for repair and shot a video of how I tackle this kind of work.

https://youtu.be/C88e_i9tN2U

My apologies, I posted the wrong link to the first video. It should have been as follows:
https://youtu.be/JgSz1HmZ1ks

I did a few modifications to my old welding table recently and thought you all might want to see what I did. These are not original ideas but are my interpretation of them. The first is a tray mounted just under the table on two sides to hold small items like a Sharpie or a center punch. I am always...

What do you do with the left over TIG filler stubs after you are done with a project? I always lay them on the front of my welder to wait for their next opportunity to stick something together. The problem with that is they inevitably end up on the floor somewhere behind the welder. The link below i...

Hello, my name is Scott. I have a side business called Defender Chassis. I do racing related fabrication including roll bars/cages, tinwork, headers, back halves, front halves and of course complete chassis fabrication. Thanks for having me. I look forward to contributing to this community.