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- by karlevo8
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:52 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Where did get that table with the holes ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 634
Re: Where did get that table with the holes ?
sure there made by strong arm plenty on the web
- by karlevo8
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:48 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: bit more rust welding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1803
Re: bit more rust welding
since the orient express film the coaches have appeared and featured quite a lot in the film hugo not sure how big it was elsewhere but big film here ive not even seen it lol
the loco frame is a long term resto
the loco frame is a long term resto
- by karlevo8
- Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:37 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: bit more rust welding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1803
bit more rust welding
well heres a few more pics of stuff i get to do at work the carriage roof repair is only sheet metal and dates from 1936 ish the other pics are a locomotive frame witch is about 100 years old the frame is full of hairline cracks some all the way through 2" plate to say the welding of old stuff ...
- by karlevo8
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: What do you like most about welding, What do hate most?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8725
Re: What do you like most about welding, What do hate most?
i like most of the welding i do but there are times that we have to weld some real rusty pourus junk ,some of the cast stuff i do really drives me crazy somtimes very thin and useally at least 40 + years old ,overhead rust welding, arc is always fun .........
- by karlevo8
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:40 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Welding positioner- homemade
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11553
Re: Welding positioner- homemade
are you thinking of somthing motorised or just a turn table style i have plans for a turntable that could proberly be made motorised
- by karlevo8
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:46 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: nice little job
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3912
Re: nice little job
the coaches were in the recent poirot film murder on the orient express, 4 coachs were used 2 of the coaches had a full repanal ,window frames etc with some structual work before the film nothing was props all real deal took about year and a bit, apart from shots inside the coach witch were done in ...
- by karlevo8
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Aluminium finishing
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6113
Re: Aluminium finishing
been doing this for years personally hate polished ali i use a red scotch pad on a da for a semi sheen for brushed look i just hand draw a scotch pad up and down one direction
- by karlevo8
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: nice little job
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3912
Re: nice little job
the coach went away for a film job ,the haulage company took the coach under a bridge ,end of the original vents and 6 roof panels so the vents were copied from the existing vents
- by karlevo8
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:46 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: nice little job
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3912
Re: nice little job
i must admit i do get lazy and use machines to much ,but do enjoy oldskool methods
- by karlevo8
- Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:01 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: nice little job
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3912
nice little job
heres a pic of a vent ive been making had to make 6, there for 1936 wagon lit rail coaches same as the orient express train im really impressed with how they came out seemings as i only had mig with 1mm wire witch was interesting tig would have been ideal but wasnt available some times you just have...
- by karlevo8
- Tue May 17, 2011 3:22 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: stainless steel exhaust
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1463
Re: stainless steel exhaust
if the butt up is good one pass with filler works a treat
- by karlevo8
- Tue May 17, 2011 3:19 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: My first time attempting to Walk-Da-Cup (big photo)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1366
Re: My first time attempting to Walk-Da-Cup (big photo)
looks good for first attemp if ive not done it for a few weeks about a straight as mine ,it defo takes practice but when its right does look nice
- by karlevo8
- Tue May 17, 2011 3:07 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: my first table
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5546
Re: my first table
certainly not the worst ive seen and if it square your halfway there ,itll be alot easier getting practice now you have a table
- by karlevo8
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:14 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Wasting time on Titanium scrap (not 56k friendly)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 807
Re: Wasting time on Titanium scrap (not 56k friendly)
seemings you didnt clean it up first thats come out well
- by karlevo8
- Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:58 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: remembered camara for a change
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1866
remembered camara for a change
well for a change i remembered to take a camara to work heres a swinging walk way ive been building ,its not finished yet but i think its pretty good it will be used to repair/paint heritage coach roofs but has to be moved back for side repairs the original scaffold was taking to long to set up so t...
- by karlevo8
- Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:32 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Homemade Belt Sander
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8923
Re: Homemade Belt Sander
nice bit of fab work very clean
- by karlevo8
- Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:39 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: more pics of my progress @ 6 months welding
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2855
Re: more pics of my progress @ 6 months welding
looks good ,just keep the practice up takes ages to get good and only a short time to "suck"
- by karlevo8
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: messed up
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
messed up
all solved thanks for the ideas
- by karlevo8
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:33 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: messed up
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
Re: help needed, kinda forgot the basics
fair point ill go and check but think there right way round would be good if it was that simple thatjohnnywgk wrote:sounds like you got your torch pugged in the [+] positive, if you have, change it to the [-] negative. i think i a right here.
- by karlevo8
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:29 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: messed up
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
messed up
problem solved
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