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[BluCllrPlt]

Here’s the 2nd side. There will be many more to come to get dialed in on Attachment 1723995

Nice work Moto. Looks like your shop does some quality work...unlike the clowns who built my trailer. I think it was welded by a squad of pigeons flying overhead!

[txpitdog]

Nothing as heavy duty as what y’all are working on, but the kids and I are building a drift trike. Our welds are 50/50 good vs. “well I suppose we’ll grind that and try it again”, lol.

I think our frame is overbuilt, but that might help with some rigidity. We’re using 1 1/4” tubing with a 1/8” wall. The frame is flat and square. Weird tacking in the bearing hangers tonight and will start on the front end as soon as the back wheels come in. We’re going to try and use the height of the back wheels to set the neck angle on the front end so that the frame is flat.

Then it will just be paint, and bolt the engine and everything on. Hope to be riding by spring break!




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[motolife313]

These sides are 10 gauge and the inside is 3/16 hardox. It’s kinda a though weld to make look really good it’s a over head weld. Did some straight up overhead to that I like to do besides the the really acute ones, about wasted half my brand new glove doing it and really had to block myself with it. The straight up weld was lap Joint and I didn’t have a big problem with sparks and molten metal falling like the really acute angle weld overhead. Did some one hand welding too that came out good that were overhead since the box is about 3’ off the ground the ground And isn’t level. So it’s even tighter on one sidethe welders get left at the same settings for all the welding. Putting on the gate tomorrow, gota be there 5 hours but it will be fun

[albrightree]

I find these very useful, especially with flux core welds, really long mig welds, and on overhead welds. I just get the ones at tractor supply. Not really expensive either.

[ronsii]

I find these very useful, especially with flux core welds, really long mig welds, and on overhead welds. I just get the ones at tractor supply. Not really expensive either.

Oh!!!, I was at TS just the other day getting a battery for the neighbors gate... didn't see those... guess I'll have to look harder they did have a respectable supply of regular rod.


And some mufflers and other bits.


Got a project to make a property more theft 'resistant'... so be getting some panels soon, wish they had heavier ones...

[albrightree]

I have a TS next to where my day job is. Often I stop in to grab something at lunch time. I've been lucky, they've had one on the rack the last 2 times I needed one. I've never seen more than one on the rack at one time. A lot of their inventory is like that, I guess it depends on the store manager.

[Lis2323]

Nice display of muffler hangers




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[ronsii]

Nice display of muffler hangers




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Yeah, they got some grid overhead to hang wires off of

[Lis2323]

Oh!!!, I was at TS just the other day getting a battery for the neighbors gate... didn't see those... guess I'll have to look harder they did have a respectable supply of regular rod.


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They have more rolls of welding wire than me but not much more rod inventory.

And I don’t even weld much!!!


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[ronsii]

They have more rolls of welding wire than me but not much more rod inventory.

And I don’t even weld much!!!


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LOL!!!! I only keep a dozen or two rolls of fluxcore 30,35 on hand I do have 50-60 pounds of assorted rods though... mainly 6011,6013,7018 Oh! and a couple rolls of 045,068 and 1/16 wire

[Munkul]

Munkul



Great photo of the floor inlay . . .


Opus



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There's always one... It was a customer photo, not mine.

[Joegreen02]

Working on an art project with the daughter



She does the drawing and I do the burning. She’s a little hesitant to get on the torch.



She’s a happy camper




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[ArcTan]

Nice flip flops. How do those handle the slag?

Pretty cool artwork!

[jwmelvin]

That’s great; we did the same sort of thing with our house number sign.

[Joegreen02]

That’s great; we did the same sort of thing with our house number sign.

Very cool font design! Love it


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[Joegreen02]

Nice flip flops. How do those handle the slag?

Pretty cool artwork!

They’re all booted up. Gonna make great supervisors one day.




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[BD1]

[QUOTE=Joegreen02;8799436]Working on an art project with the daughter.

She does the drawing and I do the burning. She’s a little hesitant to get on the torch.



She’s a happy camper.

Awesome job and great Father daughter time . A Dynabrade 1/2x18 belt sander would be perfect for cleaning that up. I bought one years ago for my artwork and it is always used. They have a 1/4x18 belt and a matching contact arm/wheel. Once you use it you'll be hooked. the 1/2'' belts work on the narrow contact arm.
Amazon for example https://www.amazon.com/Dynabrade-406...2750854&sr=8-4

[Joegreen02]

[QUOTE=BD1;8799447]

Working on an art project with the daughter.

She does the drawing and I do the burning. She’s a little hesitant to get on the torch.



She’s a happy camper.

Awesome job and great Father daughter time . A Dynabrade 1/2x18 belt sander would be perfect for cleaning that up. I bought one years ago for my artwork and it is always used. They have a 1/4x18 belt and a matching contact arm/wheel. Once you use it you'll be hooked. the 1/2'' belts work on the narrow contact arm.

I think I have one of those. Makita brand. Somewhere in the shop. That’s a great idea! Thank you!


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[12V71]

It wasn't much, but I re-fangled my forklift trailer hitch to fit the heavier new forks I got for it. They were narrower than the plywood forks it had, so I added some centering guides and some extra top straps.

[Lis2323]

It wasn't much, but I re-fangled my forklift trailer hitch to fit the heavier new forks I got for it. They were narrower than the plywood forks it had, so I added some centering guides and some extra top straps.

NICE!! I'm big on installing centering guides also. It's the little things that make life easier







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[acourtjester]

Oh Yes Joegreen the look on her face, she's bored, I would say you may have a second that wants to pick up a torch too.

[12V71]

Dis one more project today for the farm next door, put a 5" air vent riser on a 10" sleeve. The moron that marked and cut the hole (me) bumped his compass and didnt check the mark before cutting the hole. Hey I'm perfect, right? So I got to do a little open root uphill to fill the goof. Didnt take long with the wire feed. I lost the pic of the uphill weld. Then ran 2 downhill passes to fill it out. Been a lot of talk about both positions lately so I thought what the heck and ran it that way.

[motolife313]

got the gate on today and will probably be done with it tomorrow. I’m hoping to weld the actual gate on the next one. I did weld the hinges on today for it

[12V71]

That 3rd pic down shows some undercut on the bracket, you might try using a J pattern that pushes some of the weld up to the bracket. Just a suggestion.

[motolife313]

There was a big gap and we run 23.3 volts 350 wire. I’ll look into that movement. I think I do that movement actually and did it here