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Not the prettiest but definitely not bad IMHO. 6010 uphill

 

Sorry pic is upside down. Will fix.

 

Fixed it now

 

Practiced on some 16" pipe today. 7018 uphill. Got it peeling !

Downhill is even easier. Pretty sure I'll be able to be a full on pipeliner in 2-3 months !

 

Seems like most of Texas is up here working in the Gas fields and building new Gas fired power plants Talking about starting another one.

Don`t be afraid of admitting if you get in over your head.

To bad you didn`t look at your hood before leaving You just need to learn to weld with your left hand

 

Here is what I came up with, will bolt to the swingout I just built, all 3/16"

 

Decided to build me a "scrap iron" trailer. Not to haul scrap, its just made mostly out of excess iron that I had left over from previous trailer projects. I always buy just a little extra every time I buy the materials for a trailer. After a year of so, I build me a trailer to keep or sell.

Here is an hour and half of work. Took me some extra time because the axle was way too wide. I had to cut it down and weld in a sleeve.

 

This is this mornings progress. I only get an hour or so a day to work on the thing. Been working 12 hour night shifts for the last 5 nights.

 

The tube steel is 14 gauge, so burn thru is a pretty big possibility. To save time moving from thicker to thinner iron, I just do more of "spot" type weld.

 

Damn, that thing is coming up quickly. Looks like you have the right tools to make cutting easy/quick though.

 

Got a roughly 4 foot by 5 foot piece of 10 gauge steel leftover from all my work. Trying to come up with a project to use at least most of it on. Don't mind picking up a few other bits if needed. Ideas?

 

starting a collection lol!

 

If you say so !! A real collection does not start to you have at least 1/2 a dozen !!!

I still have my first Hood from a long time ago 40 plus years .

 

Well it's gonna be 30 years till I can say I've had a hood for 40 years lmao!

 

Looks good. Details?

 

No details really. 3" pipe. 6G position. 1/8" gap. Trying to get a job as a combo welder since it pays $5-$10/hr more than structural so just went back to school for a few days to practice. Getting used to welding with my left hand is tricky lol

 

Its tig also.

 

Well once the test coupons were cut out How did you do??

 

I came up with this idea for my swing out - a tapered pin that can reduce the stress on the hinge once it is clamped down.

Does anyone know where I can find something off the shelf like this? Otherwise, custom = $$$. I wish I could have a lathe...