Welding Tips and Tricks

Otto Nobedder wrote:

MosquitoMoto wrote:Some lovely work showing up here lately guys.

You people have skills to be truly proud of.

Moz

...Must be time for me to post some of my epic fails, again...

Steve

Come on Steve-your work is phenomenal and you know it. Your skill is amplified by the fact you do it all in weird places and posistions. So stop talking yourself down dang it!

Farmwelding wrote:

Otto Nobedder wrote:

MosquitoMoto wrote:Some lovely work showing up here lately guys.

You people have skills to be truly proud of.

Moz

...Must be time for me to post some of my epic fails, again...

Steve

Come on Steve-your work is phenomenal and you know it. Your skill is amplified by the fact you do it all in weird places and posistions. So stop talking yourself down dang it!

None of that prevents me from having epic fails. We all do, at least once in a while. Some days, you're the hammer. Some days, you're the nail.

Steve

Did I just tune into a "reality" channel?
Post away Steve.

Well of course that's true Steve. That's just a part of life. Gotta have a screw up every once in awhile. All I'm saying is you don't give yourself enough credit(seems to be a theme with people in the trades...)

Farmwelding wrote:Well of course that's true Steve. That's just a part of life. Gotta have a screw up every once in awhile. All I'm saying is you don't give yourself enough credit(seems to be a theme with people in the trades...)

Not all People in the trades only the ones that care what they do and strive to be better. I see laziness all the time in my trade guys don't even what to learn why things do what they do they just want to swap parts out instead of fix issues. Its sad to see finding people that apply themselves is getting harder and harder

Just Nick wrote:

Farmwelding wrote:Well of course that's true Steve. That's just a part of life. Gotta have a screw up every once in awhile. All I'm saying is you don't give yourself enough credit(seems to be a theme with people in the trades...)

Not all People in the trades only the ones that care what they do and strive to be better. I see laziness all the time in my trade guys don't even what to learn why things do what they do they just want to swap parts out instead of fix issues. Its sad to see finding people that apply themselves is getting harder and harder

I was going more on the side of that people in the trades who are really good, don't give themselves enough credit for their work. Very humble people. I am sure that it is the case in most work environments.

LtBadd wrote:A steel lifting fixture, a little bit of MIG and mostly TIG

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CNC plasma cut? This forum is going to cost me money, er I mean more money.

Coolidge wrote:

LtBadd wrote:A steel lifting fixture, a little bit of MIG and mostly TIG

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CNC plasma cut? This forum is going to cost me money, er I mean more money.

L.A.S.E.R. material is 1/4" HRPO

Just Nick wrote:
Not all People in the trades only the ones that care what they do and strive to be better. I see laziness all the time in my trade guys don't even what to learn why things do what they do they just want to swap parts out instead of fix issues. Its sad to see finding people that apply themselves is getting harder and harder

I run a service truck for a union mechanical contractor. I agree 100%. But armed with that simple knowledge, a person willing to act on it will be putting themselves in a position to excel well beyond average. By doing so they will make sure they are not only employed long term but they will be "in demand". Those same people will also be paid $$$$$$ a premium for the work they do.

I made a pedestal for a Forward/Reverse barrel switch!

Coolidge wrote:

LtBadd wrote:A steel lifting fixture, a little bit of MIG and mostly TIG

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CNC plasma cut? This forum is going to cost me money, er I mean more money.

Trust me you can live without a CNC plasma cutter for now. Don't need to get the wife to mad. If you wanted to get into custom signage or you need to cut a lot of similar parts and could make a decent check doing it-maybe then consider it.

Fishing platform and leaning stand for a bay boat. This is mostly anodized aluminum but the platform is 1/4 inch aluminum.

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Nice warren.

great fab work and welds.
how did you do the bullet ends?

craig

motox wrote:great fab work and welds.
how did you do the bullet ends?

craig

They are milled. I plug weld them under the brace.

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Worked on a bypass line for a big air compressor tank. 3 inch sch 40 carbon.

Here's where I cut it in and some finished pics

That's a big air compressor!

Nice work Josh.
That's kinda my ideal favourite job. 3", fab up on stands, bolt it up and weld it in, beer. Life's good.


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Coldman wrote:Nice work Josh.
That's kinda my ideal favourite job. 3", fab up on stands, bolt it up and weld it in, beer. Life's good.


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Made for a good Saturday. Work plus drive time. 8 hrs of time and a half and 1 of double.

Farmwelding wrote:That's a big air compressor!

It's actually a bank of 4 large screw compressors. But the tank it bypasses is about 6 ft diameter and 16 ft tall.

I'll bet that would fill a tire pretty quick

Clay pot holders from 1/4"
wire.
I made some weeks ago.

AndersK wrote:Clay pot holders from 1/4"
wire.
I made some weeks ago.

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Very nice. And the work flow pics made it even nicer,

Hey Anders...would you back up next time you take pics...I can't look around your shop too well with those closeups