Welding Tips and Tricks

cj737 wrote:

Farmwelding wrote:...and I'm sure it is sweltering hot in Aussie.

Time for a Geography lesson, FarmBoy. Oz is in the Southern Hemisphere and its currently the dead of winter there. Depending upon where in Oz he is, I suspect its rather chilly. In fact, his beautiful bride, Suzy is bundled up in a knit cap and fleece. Probably not welding gear

You are dead right, it's bloody freezing. The great plan of building during the Summer and Autumn just didnt work due to council and permit issues. Now it's up early, brave the sub zero Yarra Valley Wintry mornings and get working. Generally thaw out by around ten and then you can feel your hands and do straight welds.

cj737 wrote:

Farmwelding wrote:...and I'm sure it is sweltering hot in Aussie.

Time for a Geography lesson, FarmBoy. Oz is in the Southern Hemisphere and its currently the dead of winter there. Depending upon where in Oz he is, I suspect its rather chilly. In fact, his beautiful bride, Suzy is bundled up in a knit cap and fleece. Probably not welding gear

Just how exactly cold does it get in Aussie? As I'm sure you know they don't cover the climate in Australia anymore, in fact the only thing we were taught is that it was an island for British prisoners. I also started watching Outback truckers a little so that doesn't help when the whole show is filmed during the summer months.

Outback truckers is exactly where it says in the "outback", much like a desert 99.9% of the year is 40°c +(up to 50°c) during the day and about 0°c at night when the sky is cloud free... the .1% its possibly raining!

So yeah hot all year round pretty much, this would be 2/3 of Australia(WA/SA/NT and upper Queensland) the mid to lower eastern states(NSW/Victoria/Tassie) are cooler to freezing at times.

Farmwelding wrote:

MinnesotaDave wrote:Excellent - love big buildings to work in....now if only a had a big building....

Oh well, I make do with about 30' x 32'

That's how i feel in my high school shop. It's about 300 sq ft. bigger than yours but that is split between woods and metals and with various people. Come up to the farm and have a 80'x60' and 20' tall shop I think to work in with an office and bathroom. Except most of that room is filled with machinery and junk.

80'x60' would be perfect for me

This summer I've split my time between shop welding, mobile welding, construction, dump truck driving - so my "work space" changes often.

Love watching stuff like this come together and LOVE big sheds.

I built my own shed, too, but I've outgrown it. The goal is to move to the foothills in the next few years and build a monster shed so that I can fill it up with tools and motorbikes.

Keep posting those pics!



Moz

MosquitoMoto wrote:Love watching stuff like this come together and LOVE big sheds.

I built my own shed, too, but I've outgrown it. The goal is to move to the foothills in the next few years and build a monster shed so that I can fill it up with tools and motorbikes.

Keep posting those pics!



Moz

Which foothills?

uzz32soarer wrote:

MosquitoMoto wrote:Love watching stuff like this come together and LOVE big sheds.

I built my own shed, too, but I've outgrown it. The goal is to move to the foothills in the next few years and build a monster shed so that I can fill it up with tools and motorbikes.

Keep posting those pics!



Moz

Which foothills?

Mount Lofty Ranges, South Oz.



Moz

Just for giggles whilst I'm working on one of the big 250UB32 columns for the shed, he's what I got up to on the weekend. Drove to a country property outside Ballarat and picked up this monster. 3800 long, 400 deep and over 1650 high. Probably close to 450 kgs. Now suspended on welded brackets and chains.

Nice find!



Moz

What do you have to lift something like that in your shed

Farmwelding wrote:What do you have to lift something like that in your shed

Small overheaad crane to lift it off the trailer and then I used the wife's forklift to get it into place.
We put the overhead beam and chain in last year. Best thing ever to save our backs.

So when can i come and use your shop...

Farmwelding wrote:So when can i come and use your shop...

Door is open. BYO Helmet.

Flight from Chicago to AUS. $ 2500. Shop use under experienced supervision. Priceless!

Poland308 wrote:Flight from Chicago to AUS. $ 2500. Shop use under experienced supervision. Priceless!

Yes indeedy.

Love the pics. That shed is just about spot-on for the size I'd like. As I always say, "big enough for the bikes, the tools to build them, and a test ride when I'm finished!"


Moz

The cost of using an Aussies shed is putting a slab/s of their preferred brand in the fridge.

MosquitoMoto wrote:

Poland308 wrote:Flight from Chicago to AUS. $ 2500. Shop use under experienced supervision. Priceless!

Yes indeedy.

Love the pics. That shed is just about spot-on for the size I'd like. As I always say, "big enough for the bikes, the tools to build them, and a test ride when I'm finished!"


Moz

Got a couple of bikes in the shed too.

Okay then uzz, stop being such a big tease and tell me about the bikes!



Moz

MosquitoMoto wrote:Okay then uzz, stop being such a big tease and tell me about the bikes!



Moz

We have a heap of cars in the shed, but love our two bikes. Ducati ST2 and a Suzuki M109R.

Just throwing it out there. But that doesn't look like a scrap car. nice bikes the kind you can enjoy.

Poland308 wrote:Just throwing it out there. But that doesn't look like a scrap car. nice bikes the kind you can enjoy.

You are right Josh, that's a '74 DeTomaso Pantera. My baby.

uzz32soarer wrote: You are right Josh, that's a '74 DeTomaso Pantera. My baby.

It looks to be in immaculate condition from the limited photo. But the deck spoiler, isn't that aftermarket? Would be worth a King's Ransom if it were a RH driver!!!!

cj737 wrote:

uzz32soarer wrote: You are right Josh, that's a '74 DeTomaso Pantera. My baby.

It looks to be in immaculate condition from the limited photo. But the deck spoiler, isn't that aftermarket? Would be worth a King's Ransom if it were a RH driver!!!!

Yes a RHD model would be nice, but rarer than golden rocking horse shit as only 17 came to Australia, although quite a few made it to the UK. Mine is a Euro spec LHD as it came from the factory.

uzz32soarer wrote:

cj737 wrote:

uzz32soarer wrote: You are right Josh, that's a '74 DeTomaso Pantera. My baby.

It looks to be in immaculate condition from the limited photo. But the deck spoiler, isn't that aftermarket? Would be worth a King's Ransom if it were a RH driver!!!!

Yes a RHD model would be nice, but rarer than golden rocking horse shit as only 17 came to Australia, although quite a few made it to the UK. Mine is a Euro spec LHD as it came from the factory.

Mmmm....Phillip Island!

I rode that track for 2 perfect days last year. Hard work but such a beautiful track to ride, perfect surface and amazing corners. I could knee-surf across Southern Loop for a week and not get tired of it.



Moz

Well I've managed to complete the first three columns, painted and erected. One more is completed but in the paint bay waiting for the wife, and this morning I'm prepping number five. Scale and surface rust removal ready to weld.

They look bloody big standing up like that and took a bit of handling to erect on my own, But it's a start.