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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
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 :D
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 :D
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

johnnywgk 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.
fair point ill go and check but think there right way round would be good if it was that simple that
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 :D