welding

The lathe that I bought recently doesn't have a backsplash so I need to make one from mild steel. I by far would prefer to stick weld this project. Gas welding is my only other option at home and I don't want to gas weld this project. The AC welder is an old Lincoln, so old that it has copper...

Last year I bought a 5x8 utility trailer and upgraded the heck out of it while teaching myself how to weld. Well now I enjoyed that so much I want to try something bigger. I plan on building a pressure washing, hydroseeding, and fire fighting trailer unit, gonna have a skid mount hydroseeder, a...

This weekend I spent some time in the shop building a heavy duty mobile base. My welding results were PITIFUL!!! I cleaned the surfaces very well, spark sounded fine, etc. Basically I couldn't see ANYTHING through my 20 year old HF auto darkening helmet! I used to be able to weld just fine...

The clamp is 1 inch wide by 1/4 in thick by 14 inches in diameter. It is in two halves hinged together. The closing mechanism is tangs or fingers with a 1/4 x 20 thread closing mechanism. The break is half between the hinge and the closing mechansim where the telescope is intended to be mounted...

Me trying to make as much smoke as possible to test out my weld ventilation. Found a $5 blower motor on Craiglist, coupled it up to a plastic coated aluminum...

The title says it all.... ....it all started with the necessity to free up horizontal space on my costco-type steel garage racking unit. i was using the top shelf to store up to 48" pieces of differing alloys of mostly aluminum, but the is some odd pieces of steel, stainless steels and...

A research group found a way to weld 7075 aluminum alloy: rod contains titanium carbide nanoparticles. Press release below: https://samueli.ucla.edu/nanotechnology-enables-engineers-to-weld-previously-un-weldable-aluminum-alloy/ Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07989-y...

I had a new project at work to make a custom coms tower not big, just 15m. For my other towers I made a jig they range from 20 to 50m but for this tower I had to build the sections around an existing tower leaving the antennas on till we could move them back onto new tower thus not to disrupt...

Hi guys, So I am still in the process of selling woodworking equipment to make room for all my metalworking stuff in my 1 car garage. I picked up an Eastwood mg 135 welder (couldn't afford a Hobart or Miller). This welder supposedly can weld up to 3/16" mild steel, and it got good reviews. I...

Hi, Due to the high cost of a fume extractor, I was planing on using an 8" ventilatilator fan (with the ducting that attaches to it) to take the fumes outside of my garage when welding. I live in a city apartment townhouse where my garage is the only place I can weld. Anyways, I luckily came...

My latest project may be outside the scope of "machinist" but it has lots of plasma cutting and welding so perhaps some of you will enjoy watching. The Everlast PowerPro 205Si did a pretty good job with the plasma cutting, and the welding was all done with my basic Lincoln wire-feed welder using...

I just published a video of my new welding cart build: It's mostly a combination of ideas from others in order to suit my own preferences and equipment. The video shows all the steps of construction, including an unplanned lesson on fire safety. :-)

Hi, Just wanted to let everyone know Welding Supplies From IOC has really good prices on helmets. And, if you sign up for their mailing list you get $15 off anything over $150. I bought the Lincoln 3550 All American for $224.99 + Free Shipping. This helmet usually sells for around $261.00...

Hello, I am northeast GA. (North West Gwinnett county) and need to get a quote on the following; I have the following aluminum that needs to be turned and welded; 1 - Aluminum tube 5" I.D. x 24" Length x 3/8" wall. 2 - 5" O.D. Diameter x 1/4" thick round plates with 1" bore (already turned...

Hi, at my corner bench one seat broke down. This was the chance to use a lot of machines: Enjoy it, Jürgen

Moved to the PNW from the CA desert, and I had forgotten about welding rod absorbing moisture until I was starting to set up my welding table. I grew up in MO/IA and on the farm we used to store rod in old refrig with lightbulb inside ... not sure if that is "normal" or not, or if we just...

Been a long time since I posted anything - finally got out of CA and moved to Grays Harbor in Washington state - and really enjoying it ... got 10 acres, big house, 2500 sq foot shop ... trying to get that one organized ... still doing some wiring ... lathe sitting on trailer in shop (need to...

Hope everyone ate too much for Thanksgiving - now I'm back in my shop attempting to make a table support for my drill press. I am using 3/8' CRS plate for a bottom support for my drill press as the cast table that I had fractured and I discarded the original table. Here is my problem.... When...