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The what I welded today (/whenever) thread (pics please)
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This is a scale model of turtle for a fountain project. The final product will be 7 feet long and made of bronze. ImageImage

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That looks great, my son would love the turtle! Cool Idea, will be fun out of Bronze.
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That's going to be cool. Are you going to braze it together or do the pieces attach to a frame?
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The small version is cool enough!
I have more questions than answers

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exnailpounder wrote:That's going to be cool. Are you going to braze it together or do the pieces attach to a frame?
Brazing and the plan is for the pieces to have u shaped brackets inside so the parts appear to be floating.

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It's going in a large fountain in town and will have water spraying on it.

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Warrenh wrote:It's going in a large fountain in town and will have water spraying on it.

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You're going to have to post a pictorial of that project ....I love that kind of stuff.
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exnailpounder wrote:
Warrenh wrote:It's going in a large fountain in town and will have water spraying on it.

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You're going to have to post a pictorial of that project ....I love that kind of stuff.
Ok. I will. I dont know the time frame yet but I will post pics of the stages.

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Its been a while since last post.... However here's a power combo from today. TIPTIG and TIGFINGER!
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Markus wrote:Its been a while since last post.... However here's a power combo from today. TIPTIG and TIGFINGER!
Very nice Markus, would like to give that TipTIG a try. Is this stainless or maybe duplex?
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LtBadd wrote:
Markus wrote:Its been a while since last post.... However here's a power combo from today. TIPTIG and TIGFINGER!
Very nice Markus, would like to give that TipTIG a try. Is this stainless or maybe duplex?
Plain carbon. You could contact TIPTIG USA and ask if they are doing any demos etc in your area.
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exnailpounder wrote:
jernigan78 wrote:Did these guys last night for a coworker. Hes using them as fishing bells. 2" Stainless pipe, turned on a lathe to .070T. The top is .020T. The thin top made it a little challenging to not blow through it.
Very nice! I have to ask though...what is a fishing bell? When I was a kid we had little bells we clipped on our rods at night so we could hear if we got a bite...same thing?

Yup. that's exactly what they are for. A lot of guys here in Hawaii are shore casters. And set the bells on the poles so they can hear when a fish hits. Welded 2 of these and 2 rock spikes for a guy at work. Nice guy so I didn't even charge him. Free practice time for me I guess. I just enjoy melting metal, and helping the guys out.
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For all you non Instagrammers out there!

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Very Nice Sam!

@Markus nice to see your still around I was wondering where you've been!
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GreinTime wrote:For all you non Instagrammers out there!

And for those who are, @greintime3592 is my IG name Image

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Now, unless it get's hot, you need J.D.s colored epoxy fill in that... If it does get hot, maybe a glass/ceramic? :mrgreen:

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Otto Nobedder wrote:
GreinTime wrote:For all you non Instagrammers out there!

And for those who are, @greintime3592 is my IG name Image

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Now, unless it get's hot, you need J.D.s colored epoxy fill in that... If it does get hot, maybe a glass/ceramic? :mrgreen:

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It's a turbo Downpipe, so it'll get pretty hot!

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GreinTime wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:
GreinTime wrote:For all you non Instagrammers out there!

And for those who are, @greintime3592 is my IG name

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Now, unless it get's hot, you need J.D.s colored epoxy fill in that... If it does get hot, maybe a glass/ceramic? :mrgreen:

Steve
It's a turbo Downpipe, so it'll get pretty hot!

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So, even filling it with SiBronze and buffing it off might not stay...

Oh, well. So much for that idea.

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A steel lifting fixture, a little bit of MIG and mostly TIG
laser cut components
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Nice Rich, whats it lift?
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Rick_H wrote:Nice Rich, whats it lift?
It's a part for a windmill, the stator. I may be able to have pics at a future date
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Some lovely work showing up here lately guys.

You people have skills to be truly proud of.




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Nothing particularly nice or even TIG but I wanted to post here to ask you guys: after learning, becoming comfortable with TIG and only doing that for a while, did anyone else find their MIG technique changed? I'm finding that on 1/8" and thinner sheet metal, I'm MIGing like TIG, in that I'm stacking hot tack welds. I find it lets me use a lot more heat without flooding in a pile of wire to keep from overheating the joint. Ends up giving me a nice flat bead profile with piles of penetration and low heatsoak. In the pic below, the two fresh pieces are joined with a few continuous runs but the rest is all this approach I described above.
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Trying a different way of mitering for the first time.
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3mm 6063 welded with 3/32 4043 filler and 125 amps torch switch only, 150 Hz and 35% EP

Little grainy but I just wiped off the Sharpie lines with acetone, no other cleaning.
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AndersK wrote:Trying a different way of mitering for the first time.
3mm 6063 welded with 3/32 4043 filler and 125 amps torch switch only, 150 Hz and 35% EP

Little grainy but I just wiped off the Sharpie lines with acetone, no other cleaning.
Nice fab work!
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Thx Richard

Here it is done with styro-foam cladding
Will be used for noise supression of a pump.
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