1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Really?

For a guy that's new to welding? Lol ok.

 

Your work looks good.

 

Thank you!

But I genuinely ask because I have nothing to really gauge off of.

You see tons of really nice welds posted online, custom fab shit, etc. In person, aside from what my co-worker does (production work only, like me) I'm not used to seeing anyone else work or see how well said work is.

 

The cost of labor is defiantly going up. this was just a quick google search. To me ( and just my opinion) you welding this bumper falls into this category (again just my $.02)

How much does a handyman charge in California?
The average handyman hourly rate in Bay Area, California is around $112.00 (range $83.00 to $140.00). The price to hire a handyman for 4 hours of work is around $446.00 (range $332 to $560) plus materials.

 

Can you make stuff appealing to the eye that sticks together?

$100/hr isnt too much to ask these days.

 

yep, pretty much sums it up. 80% golf courses, 15% retirement villages which have highest std rate per capita in the country. look it up! 5% everything else.

Wild anacondas, pythons and extremely venomous snakes too. There is no shortage of snake venom though.

There is 1 off road spot in the state. Everyone drives 12 sec diesels, does mud drags or street races.

 

I love having help around the house. My supervisors are making sure I'm replacing the boards on the deck correctly.

 

The coastal kit I did was pretty easy. Some plates fit together better than others. I ended up welding every seam, inside and out. Welding and clean up was more than a few hours (more like 10 total). I was afraid of warping so I took my sweet ass time and just doing 2"-3" stitches with plenty of waiting in between.

@koditten had mentioned something in the welding thread about welding the inside and only grinding the outside edges. Not sure if you are interested in that route, but it would definitely save some time.

 

$300 sounds pretty good to me lol

 

Damn.

I ran long ass 10" beads

I did opposing ends though and gave some time for cooling though I wouldn't count "allowing to cool" as welding time.

I didn't fully weld all the seams inside; based on the structure it didn't make sense to me. Just did stitch welds roughly 3-4 inch long with 7 inch centers.

Only did full welds on exterior seams.

 

New ac line, new grille showed up unharmed, still waiting on headlights and one marker, and a tailgate handle.

campers cleaned, lawyers met with

decent afternoon

 

"New grill, new me"

 

@Wulf you've probably got the parts laying around to make this dailyable:

 

Shiiiit

 

God I am so tempted. I really really don't need another project though lol

I'm only getting in a couple hours of garage time a week and I already have so much I want to do

 

interesting flex bro

 

Pull an @Empty_Lord



Dddddoooooooooo iiiiiittttttttt.. you may only get a few hours a week but "how many hours a week" of the rest of your life do you have, right?

 

Fuck....a single cab

 

That was back when men were men and babies were too!

 

Amazing looking setup! Cali life. (close to Cali life). Lol