Almost wrapped it up today, kept getting called away for other crap...just need to fit the plastic protector on the bottom.

 

Looking great,, I bet you could start your own business making stuff like that and selling it to ppl with places that need stuff like that..

 

Nicely done!

 

Thanks! Overall it's 8' wide by 3' tall. 3/8" plate, all cut by me, beveled edges on all joints, welded with 3/16" 7018. It's a beast, when it's done I'll put it on the scale to see how much it weighs.

 

I used to do do more heavy duty stuff and even know how to stick weld, though I am a bit out of practice at this point. I did weld a bicycle fork yesterday and it was a hoot. Fork it by barnstormerbikes, on Flickr

 

Lookin' REAL nice...TIG?

Worked on the pusher some more today, got it almost done, but didn't take pics as I was continuously getting called off to other issues. Got the plastic protector on the bottom, with a cover plate to sandwich it, it came out pretty sweet...then I decided there were a couple areas that needed reinforcement, so I started that, but didn't finish, got one side cut, placed and tacked in, will do the other side tomorrow. Pics will follow. It is looking badass. My boss even came and told me it was killer!

 

Always nice to hear isn't it? My boss is a good guy over all, but doesn't really get that a "thank you" or "good job" can go a long way sometimes. He called me into the office yesterday, and I'm thinking 'great, what'd I do now?'

Joe, honestly I was a bit hesitant about that front end project. But I gotta tell you man, you knocked that out of the park. Came out really good.

Well hell, alright!


This pic aughta be a sticky, lol. "Stack of dimes 101"

That my friends is how it's done, very nice sir.

 

yup TIG on .065 wall 4130. Thanks..back in the late 70's I welded 130 Mongoose BMX forks a day for a couple of years straight. That was helpful.

 

I still can't figure out how to switch the polarity on this thing. I tried pushing and twisting but I couldn't get the wire to unplug. I've seen other welders where they unscrew and switch the two wires put my welder has multiple wires going to each pole? So what do I do?

 

Nevermind, got it figure out, just a little tuff to pull out but they just slide out.

 

Can anyone tell me why my welds look like pigeon ****. Im using flux cored gasless. I've already switched the polarity and tried several different wire speed and temperature adjustments. I also made sure I wasn't too close or too far from welding surface. I'm new to welding and I'm trying to get some practice in before I put new floor boards in. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?

 

Practice a couple straight lines on the clean rust free side of that metal and post them up for some pointers.

 

here ya go.

 

A good video, if the link works...
How To Weld With Flux Core (Beginners' Guide) Wit…: http://youtu.be/eYHb365tdjw