There are going to be some places in the jig for this mount that I don't have enough elbows to get in there. And I don't have a flexlock torch....yet. Some tubes will have to be finish welded before it comes out of the jig....so the question remains if there are at least 4 good tacks on the remainin...

I picked up a 1948 model Craftsman 109 lathe at an auction for $40 ! Took and old tread mill apart for the motor and speed control....added a mini Aloris quick change tool post. Now it is a nice tool to have and is handy for those fiddly bits I seem to like to work with. Keep a look out on CL as wel...

Went out to the shop and practiced a bit today. I found myself in some bad habits now that I have learned from looking at really nice welds. Big hat's off to Jody and all here who have helped prod me in the right direction. I know there are a few buggers in these but I am just trying to get seat tim...

Yes...post flow is a habit as well as tapering off slow...I try to weave the torch a small bit like in Jody's vids tapering off. I think I need to slow down and try to take some time when welding this...always afraid of getting the metal too hot or heated too long and ruining the project. If it wind...

If I made a weld like that .... I would probably crap my pants ! That is simply beautiful and exactly what I am trying to get myself to be able to do in the future. So a 3/32" to 1/8" wide weld bead is OK on this thin , small stuff? Now I think I may be able to try and make some good pract...

I am trying to get some progress towards welding tube junctions together without a giant weld area. I was told that a weld that was much larger than the thickness of the material being joined was too much heat involved. So I am trying to get my welds down and small. Then I will try some "T"...

OK I went out into the shop today and ran beads on a piece of .065" tube to gain a bit of confidence. Then went for some scrap tubing in 1/4" molly and some 050" molly plate. The best welds I could get were with 60 PPS. Had some good beads with no pulse and cooled between passes. Trie...

I am still having trouble getting the weld that looks right. I was just wanting to see if anyone has a welded piece or a scrap tube they could show me what a decent weld on this small stuff should look like. I have been using 1/16" Ceriated tungsten, gas lens and .035" ER70-s2 with always ...

Hey, What wire are you using? I have seen that on ss tig when the gas gets disturbed by a draft. Mick I usually have .035" ER70-s2.....and some .045 somewhere. 1/16 ceriated tungsten and gas lens. May very wel have been a draft issue as the shop door was propped open about 2 inches. I also hav...

I have not noticed me pulling away...I always try to tail off slowly and wait until post gas is timed out. Guess I will have to note what I am doing more closely. This has shown up in a few other welds...it is a new machine as I took it out of the box and all. But you never know...maybe I will call ...

Here are the joints I am gearing up to weld in sequence......more than one of these.....I'll clean everything inside and out right before I start in on this. Might seem silly but I chemical clean the inside of the tubing too. Acetone after flap wheel outside...then light up.....I am just not ready y...

I mentioned in my intro post that I now and then get a splintered looking puddle. Kind of think it is getting too hot...not sure though. So suggestions from here are good. Pic 1 is flat plate/tube .090" pic 2 is splinters on a tube of 5/8 .035" pic 3 is just some more practice....pic 4 is ...

Yep. That's the plan. Mig welded for years.....22 ga all the way up to 3/8 for jobs I have. No I have tried my hand at TIG off and on for a few years and just don't give up easy. So after reading a couple of books and watching Jody for over a year on the tube....well I finally have my own rig at hom...