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danielbuck wrote:motor mount for my old willys jeep. Figured I'd get some TIG practice in. Not as even looking as I'd like it to be in some areas, and I definitely need to work on making the puddle consistent when I resume an existing weld run.
That's more than adequate for what it is. If you did it too much better, the factory welds on the frames would look worse. I personally think it's a great job.
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The only Willy's I'll have. It's got Twin Turbos and is hella fun to drive around in the game!
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My willys only has one turbo, but it's plenty enough to move this old dog around town :D

It ain't no show stopper, but it's my baby :)


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TamJeff wrote:That's more than adequate for what it is. If you did it too much better, the factory welds on the frames would look worse. I personally think it's a great job.
Oh man, the look of some of the old welds on this jeep make me mighty proud of my welding abilities, haha! The motor mounts, battery mount, and alot of other things were both welded, AND riveted in place with large 1/2" solid rivets (I didn't measure them, but they looked about 1/2" diameter at the smallest) Apparently they weren't to confident in their welds back then, 70 years ago :D

But dispite the look and age of the old welds, it took a good bit of cutting, grinding and hammering to break them, and same with the rivets. I had to grind the rivet heads down and pound the mess out of them with a 3 or 4 pound hammer and a large punch. You don't tap them out, you pound them out. After 70 years, those welds and rivets weren't going anywhere. I was surprised.
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Phones man... What a bunch of shit boxes. Double posting and what not.
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Just messing about on some carbon plate using 309 wire and BBW FurickCup.
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Since @GreinTime posted a pic I had to too. #weldporn :lol:
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Superiorwelding wrote:Since @GreinTime posted a pic I had to too. #weldporn :lol:
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Isn't that the picture I sent you today where I was playing around?!?! :o
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My turn I was playing with pulse and stainless for the first time ever today so don't rip it apart. :D
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I need to go down to the local metal shop and get some 304 scraps and actually play around tomorrow with some stainless. I guess if I don't fall asleep in psychology I will head over there after class lol
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I never played with stainless much so I tried it today and played with pulse for the first time.
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Oops. Silly phone posted twice
it also cut off the saw player. technology. ya gotta love it :lol:

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Dry fit. Cleaned and tacked. Welded out.

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do you rotate as welding or start and stop?
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Thanks, Craig! I weld out on the bench. When I'm on a good day, I can do each joint in 4 segments. There were more on those :? :oops:
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Xwrench you need to post those in projects...those are cool as hell! I can't come here and look at zanks beautiful welds anymore 8-)
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Had a job to relocate security alarm monitoring and CCTV data from one floor of a bank to another. Everything needed to be encased in steel conduit, and all inspection points were fitted with micro-switches to raise an alarm if anything was tampered with.

The dry wall seen in one of the photos consisted of 2 layers of dry wall and still plate laminated in between them.

No cutting, welding or grinding was allowed on site, so everything had to be pre-fabricated and assembled in the roof cavity - "Giant Meccano Set" style, and once assembled, everything needed to start and end at exact locations.
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Nice work. Sounds like the conditions were a bit of a pita though.
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I don't think in my lifetime I have ever heard of anyone ever trying to break into a bank by circumventing the security system. Banks sure do go overboard. Where I'm from they walk in a yell "stick em up". Interesting work though.
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xwrench wrote:Nice work. Sounds like the conditions were a bit of a pita though.
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Thanks Eldon, yep it was tough. They wouldn't supply any drawings of anything. We just dry measured everything and that's all we had to start with. Anyway the job worked out well, but it sure was a pita.
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Some pics from my job today. AISI 316L / En 1.4404.


Sweet little tack :)
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Nice work as always.
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