The what I welded today (/whenever) thread (pics please) - Page 83

Dave · Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:14 pm

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This is a project that I spent all last winter and spring on. If I only had the boat in the back yard. This was my first go at 316 stainless. That stuff is alive when you heat it up. I'm just a backyard hack and every louse thing I touch is a learning experience. I think I got it and the next project will go easier.

MosquitoMoto · Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:15 pm

Gotta say that looks pretty sweet to me Dave - well done!

Kym

Dave · Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:34 pm

MosquitoMoto wrote:Gotta say that looks pretty sweet to me Dave - well done!

Kym

Thank you Kym!
For my next trick I need to make an Arch for a 41 foot cigarette boat, I have a friend that wants a double arch with a ladder in it. now I have to go practice my aluminum skills or lack of LOL.
I need to get helium going I have a small tank and another regulator I just need to get the backpressure valves and the hoses, I saw the vid Jody did and it looks trick.

MosquitoMoto · Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:07 pm

Your own boat, yes Dave?

If you want to take a look at some awesome aluminium fabrication for boating applications, just search out some of TamJeff's posts. The guy is a genius.

Kym

Rick_H · Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:56 pm

Yay finally complete and installed.

Poland308 · Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:23 pm

Man who lives in glass house shouldn't throw stones.

good thing it wasn't glass. Nice finished product

Fe3c · Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:03 pm

44 inches of tig welding 1/2 at a time across the bottom of the panel. 45 inches to go across the top.
Would be a better project for a mig but I'm a glutton for punishment.

VooDoo · Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:21 pm

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dirty cast to weld, needed 3 passes to "clean" up.

Coldman · Wed Sep 14, 2016 3:16 pm

Hey Rick, nice job. Bet you're glad to have that one finished in that awkward location.
Still lookin for the roll holder

Rick_H · Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:03 pm

Coldman wrote:Hey Rick, nice job. Bet you're glad to have that one finished in that awkward location.
Still lookin for the roll holder

Yeah, glad it is done and installed, no one will appreciate the amount of work that went into that thing, the welding and frame was easy, those doors, latches, locks and hardware all took longer. I have about 30-33 hours in it and less then $1000 in material, hoist and latches, handles in the entire thing, outside contractor quoted $7700 with us suppling the lexan and hardware...I say I saved the company a a$$ load of money.

....we actually have a electrician that is "vertically challenged" we kept telling people it was his new office.

Rick_H · Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:27 pm

Little alum machine part repair...

It was nice to weld something other then stainless...lol even if it was some dirty, coated aluminum.

MosquitoMoto · Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:52 pm

Nice job Rick.

How thick, and how many amps? Looks fairly meaty.

Kym

motox · Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:37 am

rick
did you have to do any welding on the back side?
craig

Rick_H · Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:04 am

motox wrote:rick
did you have to do any welding on the back side?
craig

It's 5/16" plate, I grooved out both sides...once I welded the front I grooved down until I hit my weld, then welded the other side up...she's solid now.

Not sure on amps, I had machine set to 250 and was using the pedal, when it puddled I dabbled 3/32" filler

motox · Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:46 am

rick
figured as much but had to ask,,,,,
i know you are a master at repairs
and was curious if you had a trick
or reason for maybe only welding
one side...
craig

Rick_H · Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:01 pm

motox wrote:rick
figured as much but had to ask,,,,,
i know you are a master at repairs
and was curious if you had a trick
or reason for maybe only welding
one side...
craig

Your too kind far from a master but I can get stuff done.

Probably could have gotten away with just once side, but figured what the hell..lol The part never had a gusset and we use to snap the 3/4" wide legs off about every 3 months. I welded the original gusset about 4 years ago, and we haven't broken an arm since. They mangled the one that was on there so I finally repaired this spare to replace the assembly, hope it lasts another 4 years.

nortical · Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:47 pm

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Couple of brackets for some fence infills gate and auto sliding gate I'm doing at the moment. All stainless steel!

On the phone at the moment so just rotate your head for the last one!

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Rick_H · Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:03 pm

Surprise stainless...lol

Coldman · Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:43 pm

Beautiful work as usual.

Rick_H · Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:10 pm

Coldman wrote:Beautiful work as usual.

Thanks buddy...

Here's some 303 (un weldable stainless, used 309l wire)

exnailpounder · Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:21 pm

Pretty welds there Rick. Looks like it behaved itself for you too. Never welded 303...any different from 304 or 316? Why the hell does your plant have that laying around anyway? Do you guys machine parts there?

LtBadd · Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:19 pm

Rick_H wrote: Here's some 303 (un weldable stainless, used 309l wire)

Rick, could have fooled me, looks like 304, I typically use 312 filler for 303. Below is an experiment I did some years back, the tube is 304 and the hex is 303, don't remember the filler but you can see the exaggerated undercut on the 303, it's as if the filler is trying to get away from the 303.

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Rick_H · Tue Sep 20, 2016 5:35 pm

exnailpounder wrote:Pretty welds there Rick. Looks like it behaved itself for you too. Never welded 303...any different from 304 or 316? Why the hell does your plant have that laying around anyway? Do you guys machine parts there?

Yes we do machine parts here as well, put we had one of our MRO suppliers that brought in 303 instead of 304 by mistake, so we have a few pieces of it in flat bar left around.

Rich-This actually behaved much better then it has in the past. It is not as bright as the 304 we typically stock, I've had it wear it barely welds at all...pisses you off a good bit. I was always told 309L with 303 to another metal...yeah that is pretty bad for sure, it does look like it doesn't want to mesh.

maker of things · Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:25 am

Made a little cold smoke generator from the idea on home brew forum http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=320916

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Rick_H · Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:00 am

Just a repair on a shelf they toss some bags and small drums of ingredients on before mixing/blending. The shelves only have one small piece of flat bar underneath and they keep flexing and breaking. So I decided to add some 1" x 1" square tube across the shelf to add some rigidity to it....works perfect. Also allowed me to straighten the shelves out.