I'm a long ways from that! Haha, I did practice a little on two leftover 1x1 pieces from the cuts. I was a bit rushed last night so I dove right in because I felt pretty good about it.

 

I'm taking a class right now, and there is a chart in the classroom with all the different weave techniques in chart form on the wall in there. Looked for something comparable in google, but didn't find it. I'll take a pic during my next class and post it up when I can. Early next week. Good thing to have, you can practice different weave techniques for various positions/materials. Look into taking a class at your local CC, fairly inexpensive, and great place to get answers to all the little questions you will come up with. And, it's a fantasy world in there, what with pretty much unlimited steel with no cost!!!LMAO

 

Thanks man! I appreciate it. Taking a class? Psshhhh...I don't have money for that! LOL, I got enough school loans! I'm a trial-and-error kind of guy anyways

 

LMFAO...understand completely. I started out just like you, but ended up taking classes because I just wanted to know more. Plus, I have a stick and a mig welder, but never used the stick and figured might as well take a class and learn to use it properly. Taking OAW now, yeah it's outdated and rarely used for anything other than cutting, but am taking tig next, and figured it was good practice for getting the feel of feeding rod. That's the other benefit of classes, you can learn different styles of welding if you don't have the equipment...haha, YET...LOL

 

the internet, YouTube, and the garage are my classrooms! haha, I try to remember as much as I can from 10th grade metals class, too...that's a bit fuzzy though!

 

I would actually like to take the welding course at my local CC but don't have time at the moment. Not to learn mig but for other stuff like tig, OA, brazing. crap like that.

 

It's an excellent resource for learning other types of welding you can't yet afford or don't have, plus you get to find out if you really like doing it before you purchase any equipment. The weld program near me is pretty cool about about letting you use their equipment for personal projects, too, as long as you aren't taking booth time from anyone in a class ATM. As long as you are enrolled in a class for the current semester, you can walk in anytime they're open and burn some rod. Pretty cool. I know some other programs nearby that don't let you do that. Not too shabby for a couple hundred bucks a semester.

 

sounds sweet. I just want access to all the equipment. maybe they have a tube bender...

 

Now, THAT one I have...

 

damn. If they told me I had to complete a project using whatever tools they had with a discount on steel then BY GOD i'd have a cage!

sorry for the thread clog pockets...

 

Update: I just got the OK at work to take one of these fire extinguishers, and this tray drawer thing. I was hoping for a drawer, but this could work well as a tool tray. It's about 24" across, which may interfere with my design/the tank...I'll take it home today and see.

 

cool deal. i'd build the cart around that thing if it was plenty sturdy.

 

Well, the tray itself is plastic, but it seems pretty sturdy enough for the things it could possibly hold. Welders pliers, small hammer/brush, etc. We'll see. I may or may not end up using it. I already got the base together, and I'm not sure this tray is worth cutting it apart again to build around it.

 

i'd atleast use the slides. mount them to the cart and make a shelf to attach 'em to...

 

GOOD IDEA! The slides are nice. That also reminds me that I have server rack slides laying around that I could use to build my own drawer as well.