Welding Tips and Tricks

Warrenh wrote:

These are some anodized legs for cable rails. They fit on the outside of stairs on a deck overlooking the beach. 1/8th stainless cable ran horizontally is used for pickets (for lack of a better term). Any suggestions for improving the weld appearance is apreciated.

Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

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Sure looks good to me. I know what a pain in the ass welding anodized is. Great job!

exnailpounder wrote:

Warrenh wrote:

These are some anodized legs for cable rails. They fit on the outside of stairs on a deck overlooking the beach. 1/8th stainless cable ran horizontally is used for pickets (for lack of a better term). Any suggestions for improving the weld appearance is apreciated.

Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

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Sure looks good to me. I know what a pain in the ass welding anodized is. Great job!

Thanks.

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BBQ build from old propane tank.
30" O.D.
Work in progress. Used Mig,Tig,and Stick
Using Everlasting 164SI & Lincoln 140

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Here's what I welded today. This is the third of four identical welds. The pipe was worn halfway through from rattling in loose mounts for years, so I cut 3 1/4" off each end, and replaced the 3003 with 5052. It will get new Stauff clamps, and be secure and tight for many years.

now thats what I'm talking about, beautiful field welds on shit material.
great stuff steve.
craig

Just a few things

Intake reducer .082 aluminum
Not sure what grade he ordered parts from China and it he couldn't get a reply. Welded it with 4043

This is a 40 year old 2inch steam line that runs about 200 psi steam. It got a pin hole eroded in the side. But they need to run stem for a week or two yet. So patched over it till they shut it down for the summer then I'll cut out the tee. Going to replace it with a proper 90 and demo out a bunch of unused main line.

Not real pretty but it was wedged in a rack up about 30 ft in a ceiling. As soon as I lit up on it the hole opened up enough I could have thrown a quarter through it. Standard steam erosion from being a tight radius turn.

Poland308 wrote:This is a 40 year old 2inch steam line that runs about 200 psi steam. It got a pin hole eroded in the side. But they need to run stem for a week or two yet. So patched over it till they shut it down for the summer then I'll cut out the tee. Going to replace it with a proper 90 and demo out a bunch of unused main line.

Not real pretty but it was wedged in a rack up about 30 ft in a ceiling. As soon as I lit up on it the hole opened up enough I could have thrown a quarter through it. Standard steam erosion from being a tight radius turn.

Well done, you were lucky enough to be able to patch it up given the condition of the material

5th Street Fab wrote:Stuff from this week

Hi mate, just came in to ask, if it is not hard, can you show us the accessories and tricks you use to get all those tubes straight and lined up, before you apply your 50$ welds on `em?

Yeah I was worried about not being enough metal left to work with. But they said try so I tried.

Made me an adjustable rest to prop my hands on when tig welding. It quickly attaches or detaches from my bench and so far I'm very happy with it. Made entirely from stuff out of my scrap bin except the bolt and nut. I would apologize about the mess, but just like desks a clean workbench is a sign of a sick mind
Really I just haven't taken the time to cleanup yet in this shot. Not a particularly difficult or original idea but it definitely makes my work easier.
Cheers
-EB

cherwolf wrote:

5th Street Fab wrote:Stuff from this week

Hi mate, just came in to ask, if it is not hard, can you show us the accessories and tricks you use to get all those tubes straight and lined up, before you apply your 50$ welds on `em?

Sure everything here is tacked together with a spool gun or pulsed mig. To keep all the pipes aligned I'll use a straight piece of c channel that I notch for all the perpendicular pipes to pass through.that way you know they're in line. Once everything is tacked strong I'll cut spacers to fit in between each pipe. Then I'll clamp everything down to the table with big pipe clamps and weld it all out in position.

Basically it comes down to securing it down and sequencing your welds so the shrinkage will oppose each other. Then let it cool before unclamping it.

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Sorry Josh but your tractor plans just got stolen. I've seen very tough designs to make and this looks fairly simple so when I get around to it-I'll make it.

It's got more detail. It's a work in progress.

Poland308 wrote:It's got more detail. It's a work in progress.

I'm just gonna assume you live or used to live in a farm. Whereabouts at in Iowa?

Around Cedar Rapids. Small town a few miles out. My brother in law is a farmer up in northeast Iowa it's going to be for him.

TamJeff wrote:A helicopter water rescue trainer for the local PD.



Some other odds and ends.

This is for HELO DUNKER school , this is for the first stage of the water training .this picture brought me memories .REALLY NICE WORK there .

Duplicate

Just a weld bench jockey

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Poland308 wrote:Yeah I was worried about not being enough metal left to work with. But they said try so I tried.

I've had to do that here in a pinch to keep running or order materials. I blew through at 30 amps! Luckily I was able to make a patch and find some better material, but had to work fast and be ready to feed the filler.

Nice work, I know how frustrating that can be, especially in the ceiling!

@GreinTime Looking good Sam, lots of progress from the beginning!! Nice work! How's your dad, don't see him post much?

Rick_H wrote:@GreinTime Looking good Sam, lots of progress from the beginning!! Nice work! How's your dad, don't see him post much?

He's good, just busy with work. And thanks man!

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new to the forum and to welding in general(about 180lit of argon so far).. this is my practice 40mm aluminum pipe 2.5 mm wall thickes , basically a test post to see how to upload photos, hope it works

Hi, Bisdremis. Welcome to the forum. Your welds looks like theyre coming along nicely. Keep practicing.
Cheers
-E