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

Down here at the arse end of the world to exchange a cylinder you already own for a full one of argon is E sized, (4000 litres, 141 cf ) is $175 pacific Paso's.
I dream of $ 60.
Refer Ander's comment.

If you drill your bars into the box tube so that you're not relying on welds then you'll be fine.

^^^^^^^^^^^
That is excellent advice, eliminates the single point of failure of the weld.
Good luck and remember no photos, it didn't happen

Just be glad you are in Nth America.
Over here to buy what you have just bought they would be deciding if you could live with no kidneys or how much of your liver you need to live. Think 2 to 3 times whatever you just paid.

I'm so inadequate.
Thanks guys.
Very nice work the pair of you.

God alone knows what he's going to do if he ever gets divorced and decides to get back in the saddle again......

Well you've healed, had a large injection of retail therapy, now get back in the seat and weld.

Cheers

Good onya guys.
Now I have another first world problem to address.
Seems ignorance can be bliss

Some 1/2 inch plate on the bottom will help with c of g issues, it also acts as a shelf for "stuff" and unfortunately a swarf catcher.
Nice first project.

Nice job.
Any idea as to what caused the crack in the first place, that answer might be relevant to how long your repair will last.
Cheers

Grow up fast is right. Mine are now 19 and 6`2 and growing in uni for mechanical engineering And 15, 5`11 still growing, year 10 with zero mechanical amplitude or sympathy (takes after his mother).. Still trying to find out where the height comes from I'm 5`8 mums 5`6....... If you want to squeeze t...

Also round tubing is stronger with less stress raisers due to no corners.
Its a better weight to strength ratio.
Can be a bugger to weld if you're not good at constant radius welding. Like me.

Cheers

Boom, Boom......

Weld porn overload.
Nice work.

I have had issues with boss wire in the past and now try to avoid it like the plague.
Changed wire brand and the problem disappeared.
Crap quality at a premium price.

I am having this very issue.
But it has only started recently.
The helmet is still under warranty, new batteries, 4 sensors, works on mig, stick and test.
Its been gone 2 weeks and will be interested to see what the manufacturers answer.
Hopefully next week.

This bloke makes a whole lot of sense, and he likes welders. http://mikerowe.com/category/blog/mikeroweworks/ There's a bit to watch and his comments regarding the plans for a nuke power plant being shelved due to a lack of welders is interesting, its in one of the interviews he does. He puts his mo...

Nice work Anders. The rest of you blokes need to look up Boyles law (of sheds), roughly stated as; "The amount of equipment, tools,toys,crap will always expand to take up all available space" You're doomed and will never have enough room. I too am a victim of this evil, insidious physical ...

Free has a quality all its own

You should frame that.
A classic example of bad earth, wrong settings and on a few no gas.

Rhyno,
Are you having difficulty seeing the bead as you weld? Or is the rod not running smoothly.
Cleaning the mill scale off of the areas you want to weld and where it earths may help.
Other than that, seat time and practice.

You persist welding in 38 deg C 90% humidity heat dispite sweat pouring into your glasses and inside surface of your view screen totally blinding you. You eventually give up after grinding and attempting to redo welds you stuffed up with the same crappy results due to enviromental blindness. You go ...

Settings. ^^^^^^^ That's what happens when you get them right.

Facky, Practice and preparation are the answers. Clean back to shiny metal where the weld and earth clamp are going. On thicker material bevel the two edges of the joint before welding and leave a gap of a couple of mm. Weldingtipsandtricks.com has lots of videos on all types of processes and prepar...

If you're happy with that do it.
It will bleed to zero eventually anyway.
How long it holds pressure is a good indication of leaks as well.
You aren't wasting argon bleeding it down, its basically unusable whether you bleed it off or it bleeds itself off.

Cheers

Pam cooking spray is apparently a great anti spatter without the noxious fumes. This is pure here say on my part as we don't get Pam over here. Still it gets mentioned on most welding forums I visit, for a couple of bucks its worth a try. Then you can post your results, worse case, you have somethin...