Welding Tips and Tricks

Rudy Ray wrote:

exnailpounder wrote:

Rudy Ray wrote:Now why would a welder use wood to make anything?

Maybe cause he's a goddamned machinist posing as a welder

Now why would a machinist use wood to build anything?

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. And I built my own powder coat oven but not out of wood. I did build the spray booth out of wood though.

Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.

Rudy Ray wrote:Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.

I knew that. So you use filler rod for tooth picks?

electrode wrote:

Rudy Ray wrote:Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.

I knew that. So you use filler rod for tooth picks?

I use a .040 pure tungsten, myself. One end is pointed, the other ground flat like a screwdriver. Works great!

Steve S

Otto Nobedder wrote:

electrode wrote:

Rudy Ray wrote:Just giving a hard time. As a welder, you should expect no less out of me.

I knew that. So you use filler rod for tooth picks?

I use a .040 pure tungsten, myself. One end is pointed, the other ground flat like a screwdriver. Works great!

Steve S

I figured somebody was gonna say that... This guy used thoriated:

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

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.

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

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

That's my other stubby. And I also use it asap when the occasion arises.

electrode wrote:... when the occasion arises.

Was that an intentional choice of words?



Steve S

Otto Nobedder wrote:

electrode wrote:... when the occasion arises.

Was that an intentional choice of words?



Steve S

Yes.

electrode wrote:

Otto Nobedder wrote:

electrode wrote:... when the occasion arises.

Was that an intentional choice of words?



Steve S

Yes.

Brilliant. Well done, you!

Steve S

Sweeeeet!

Here is the setup under my welding table.

Wolfgang wrote:Here is the setup under my welding table.

Looks good

LtBadd wrote:

Wolfgang wrote:Here is the setup under my welding table.

Looks good

Machinist! Gotta be. Welders just aren't that organized

Looks great. You must be a machinist.

I need to build something to hold all the different rods that I have ordered that will be laying around for now.

bigfabdaddy wrote:I need to build something to hold all the different rods that I have ordered that will be laying around for now.

Make many more tubes than you think you will need. I need to add some to the outside of my carts already.

Typical non machinist setup

Your's is in tubes? Mine is in the recycled tubes that Radnor puts their junk in. My new LWS sells rod by the pound and puts it in bags...sometimes I take it out...sometimes I don't take it out. I just opened a 30 year old box of 4043 rods I got from a retired welder and they work better than the 4043 I just bought new a month ago. Must be the China syndrome.

exnailpounder wrote:Your's is in tubes? Mine is in the recycled tubes that Radnor puts their junk in. My new LWS sells rod by the pound and puts it in bags...sometimes I take it out...sometimes I don't take it out. I just opened a 30 year old box of 4043 rods I got from a retired welder and they work better than the 4043 I just bought new a month ago. Must be the China syndrome.

ya gotta have tubes!! come on Jeff get with the program...

Here's how I made my rod holder. I used old rectangular tube I saved for such a job. I Blasted the paint off with my HF Blasting cabinet, it did a great job even though the media I was using was medium/fine glass bead.

NIce!