Welding Tips and Tricks

Onenastycummins wrote:

5th Street Fab wrote:Last month or so I have ore pics of each if anyone wants more

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this looks sick, what kind of machine you use?


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Thanks everyone.

I run syncrowave 250dx's

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5th st
what do you use to cutout the aluminum parts?
craig

motox wrote:5th st
what do you use to cutout the aluminum parts?
craig

We have a router table for the main parts. Then we just use a shear or band saw for everything else.


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Some 9th Gen Civic Turbo manifolds getting done after hours.

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I haven't been around much lately due to some health reasons havent done any welding. Only did one project in months and it was my daughters new launch pad. Amazing how out of practice I was, felt like a beginner again and was shaky as hell. I got it done except blast deflector we designed not made yet. I'm not happy with my welding looks like crap but she likes it and its works.

Good to see you back again midget

Looks like a nice project, I like anything that will include smoke, fire and the possibility to explode

Fire mission danger close

Thanks Andersk, it has been too long. There is a lot to catch up on.
Since you like things that explode you might like this one. Has nothing to do with welding though. These are some six inch shells from a New Years shoot.

Hell yeah
Looks more like the powder charges they used on
pirate ship cannons.

Riding the gravy train on a Saturday night! 3/32 tungsten, #8 cup w/gas lens since I couldn't make it happen with a straight collet and #6 cup, and 4943 filler. Roughly 1-1.25rpm on the positioner with the welder set at 175, probably only using 100-125 as it gets to the end of the weld.

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looks real good Sam, are you just tacking and welding or doing the cutting of the pipe also?

LtBadd wrote:looks real good Sam, are you just tacking and welding or doing the cutting of the pipe also?

I cut the tubes on a lathe and then used a miter gage on a belt sander to sand the angle. This was all done before I left on Friday, I just took everything home to weld it.

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I love seeing all the great looking weld posted here. Myself, I wanted to learn tig welding to do small fabrication and repair of stainless steel parts for boats. Today I was able to help a friend by welding a mount back onto a porthole frame. Not a lot of welding just 4 tacks from 16 gauge to .025. While it was not the best looking weld it made him smile.

also 2 other small boat projects

This last month or so

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Some more

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5th St.,
not only do you do outstanding welds but your shop fabs the neatest
projects!!
craig

motox wrote:5th St.,
not only do you do outstanding welds but your shop fabs the neatest
projects!!
craig

Thanks bud I really appreciate it!

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motox wrote:5th St.,
not only do you do outstanding welds but your shop fabs the neatest
projects!!
craig

Thanks bud I really appreciate it!

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Seems perfect well done.Very nice bright welding I wonder what is the flow of argon gas protection isi perfect and how you can achieve this king of shine weld apart the skill that it is obvious that is outstanding...Bravo.. Some how o pro must show
quality of welding that is ahead of the average welder .

Started working last night on a 16 inch 300# steam main under ground. There still digging up pipe trying to find the leak. It has an insulation case and a welded 24inch jacket. If they can't find the leak visually then there going to bring in a smart pig. It's a robot that can ultrasound the pipe from the inside. Either way we will be cutting off the jacket and repairing the pipe, or cutting out some holes big enough to get the robot in. We only have a one week window so it may not all happen this week. I'll post more pics as I can.

This week

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5th st
i see you do numerous shapes and fixtures.
do you have several customers or do you build for one source?
craig

motox wrote:5th st
i see you do numerous shapes and fixtures.
do you have several customers or do you build for one source?
craig

I work for North River boats so most of the things you see are for them.

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5th st
awesome array of projects.
craig

@5th Street Fab

Just out of curiosity, are the long runs that you do done with mig? Do you use both processes?

Jakedaawg wrote:@5th Street Fab

Just out of curiosity, are the long runs that you do done with mig? Do you use both processes?

It depends. I try to tig anything that will be seen or anything that's critical. Everything else is migged.

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