What welding projects are you working on? Are you proud of something you built?
How about posting some pics so other welders can get some ideas?
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LtBadd wrote:Looks good, do the tubes pull out?
Nope, the first part of the assembly was pvc cementing the lower cap in place. :)
So what do you do with a 1/2 or even 3/4 of a rod, if you put it back into the tube you won't be able to get it out??
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LtBadd wrote:
electrode wrote:
LtBadd wrote:Looks good, do the tubes pull out?
Nope, the first part of the assembly was pvc cementing the lower cap in place. :)
So what do you do with a 1/2 or even 3/4 of a rod, if you put it back into the tube you won't be able to get it out??
He sends them to me and I weld them back together and use'em :lol:
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Yes, getting old does suck...But here is what I do with the short pieces.
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Never mind the rust on the welding table as I have yet to clean it up again, but I made a little ground clamp attachment (not pictured) that works pretty well but is a work in progress. ;)
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I'm stealing your railroad spike third hand idea and claiming it as my own :lol:
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exnailpounder wrote:I'm stealing your railroad spike third hand idea and claiming it as my own :lol:
I am going to have to make a phone call. :lol:
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Now why would a welder use wood to make anything? :shock:
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Rudy Ray wrote:Now why would a welder use wood to make anything? :shock:
Maybe cause he's a goddamned machinist posing as a welder :lol:
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Rudy Ray wrote:Now why would a welder use wood to make anything? :shock:
Maybe cause he's a goddamned machinist posing as a welder :lol:
Now why would a machinist use wood to build anything? :D
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Rudy Ray wrote:Now why would a welder use wood to make anything? :shock:
I had a lot of wood left over from building some cabinets for my wife and I didn't have any steel laying around. :mrgreen:
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Rudy Ray wrote:
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Rudy Ray wrote:Now why would a welder use wood to make anything? :shock:
Maybe cause he's a goddamned machinist posing as a welder :lol:
Now why would a machinist use wood to build anything? :D
Because he used to be a woodworker. Actually being a jack of all trades gives you many options. I bought my first TIG welder in June of 2008 and that is when I built the first filler holder (out of wood). I may have done it before the machine was delivered or shortly after. I built the second one to match the first one. :) I do powder coating too but I don't powder coat everything. ;) :lol: And I built my own powder coat oven but not out of wood. I did build the spray booth out of wood though. :P
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Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.
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Rudy Ray wrote:Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.
I knew that. :D So you use filler rod for tooth picks? :lol:
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Rudy Ray wrote:Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.
I knew that. :D So you use filler rod for tooth picks? :lol:
I use a .040 pure tungsten, myself. One end is pointed, the other ground flat like a screwdriver. Works great! 8-)

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electrode wrote:
Rudy Ray wrote:Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.
I knew that. :D So you use filler rod for tooth picks? :lol:
I use a .040 pure tungsten, myself. One end is pointed, the other ground flat like a screwdriver. Works great! 8-)

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For my rod tubes, I made double removable end-caps to take the stubbies out. No stubbie is safe! :twisted:

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That will work. :) Jody has a dual cap setup for different length rods from what I remember in one of his videos. You improved on it. I use all my stubbies asap when I can for little insignificant welds or tacks before I grab a new rod.
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electrode wrote:That will work. :) Jody has a dual cap setup for different length rods from what I remember in one of his videos. You improved on it. I use all my stubbies asap when I can for little insignificant welds or tacks before I grab a new rod.
I could make a joke right here about you using your stubbie...but I won't :lol:
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exnailpounder wrote:
electrode wrote:That will work. :) Jody has a dual cap setup for different length rods from what I remember in one of his videos. You improved on it. I use all my stubbies asap when I can for little insignificant welds or tacks before I grab a new rod.
I could make a joke right here about you using your stubbie...but I won't :lol:
That's my other stubby. :P And I also use it asap when the occasion arises. :lol:
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electrode wrote:... when the occasion arises. :lol:
Was that an intentional choice of words?

:lol: :lol: :roll:

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Otto Nobedder wrote:
electrode wrote:... when the occasion arises. :lol:
Was that an intentional choice of words?

:lol: :lol: :roll:

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Yes. :o
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electrode wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:
electrode wrote:... when the occasion arises. :lol:
Was that an intentional choice of words?

:lol: :lol: :roll:

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Yes. :o
Brilliant. Well done, you!

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Here is the setup under my welding table.
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