Anything welding

Mine does the same thing and I’ve just been working around it since I got my bender.

It’s not as bad though. Just off enough where I lift it with the tube when I’m loading a new piece.

 

Do you guys use any type of bending oil?

 

I usually don’t unless bending DOM. Then I’ll spray a little white lithium grease or something of that nature

 

The thick WD40 (yellow top). I forget what it’s called. I only use it sometimes. You’ll want to at least have a small film of something on the followers because they’ll be the first thing to get damaged before your workpiece.

 

This guy told me today DOM would break while bending. How true is that?

 

So no one has ever bent DOM without breaking it?




I say he’s full of shit.

 

hmmmm.....that’s stupid

bent plenty of DOM and haven’t broken anything. Not sure what that person meant by that

 

Yeah I didn't wanna get into it, this was at the metal supply store. I went to pick up a couple of pieces of 1.75 DOM. I was like, let me tell this everybody in the off road industry who uses DOM. LMAO

 

He was saying something about DOM being stronger thus breaking easily while bending.

 

I don’t really understand the logic behind that. My only guess is that he is likening DOM to something like a drill bit. Drill bits are very hard but also very brittle

 

Maybe he thinks DOM means Diamond Over Mandrel.

 

Hahahaha maybe!

 

Practice!
get the pressure set correct!

the correct tip

use a guide .

Make sure you have full range of movement that things don`t get hung up.

When you lose the cut stop and preheat till things are hot enough again .

When I used a torch every day you get really good.

The torch is still my go to for cutting steel even though the Hypertherm is at hand as well

 

I just use WD40, smells good ( but don't listen to me, I haven't bent much

could he have been referring to the bender?
mine's a woodward Fab bender, and while it does not specify that it can bend DOM, reviews on Summit Racing convinced me it was fine

 

I forgot how much fun spool gun welding 1/2” to 3/8” aluminum really is

 

Applied as a firewatch since I can’t get a weld test massive pay cut but y’all told too many kids to be welders when they grow up and now it’s hard to get a test lol

 

Here We can`t get enough Welders

Signs in yards out side of places.

To the point my Customers no longer ask if I know anyone .

So many places got burnt they now only hire through temp agencies

I hear the Ship Yards are more who you know then how good you might be

 

Ship yards are exactly what I’m trying to get into and I can’t even LIE and say I’m a badass tig welder of 10 years and get a test lol. It’s crazy.

 

I applied for one job and was like “yea I can tig *insert crazy alloy I’ve never heard of* when can I test?” And can’t even get a test lnao

 

You should say 20 years.