Anything welding

just got a new angle grinder to help me along the way with my new welding venture...

Need to get some pads and wheels. What are some recommended must haves I should buy?

 

Just like Clamps one can never have enough grinders .

It is a Royal pain to keep changing between all the different things you might want to use .

It all depends just what type of things you find yourself getting into In Maine I do think rust might be a given.

I like the discs that remove rust but not any metal some things are thin enough already

Another thing if the grinder does not fit my hand it gets pawned off to the helpers

 

I love my cheap Porter Cable grinder. I need to pickup another one!

https://www.lowes.com/pd/PORTER-CABLE-4-1-2-in-7-Amp-Trigger-Switch-Corded-Angle-Grinder/1208961

 

Going to get the smaller one next time though!


https://www.lowes.com/pd/PORTER-CABLE-4-1-2-in-7-Amps-Paddle-Switch-Corded-Angle-Grinder/50016936

 

Benchmark abrasives on Amazon is great for grinder consumables. I have a slew of their flap discs, 4.5” and 6” cutting wheels

 

Nothing worse than a fat grinder that makes your hand hurt.

 

Mounted my intercooler today. Welded some 2" 3/16 thick angle iron between the frame rails. Also had to make a new brace for the hood latch support that I bolted to the top of the intercooler. Super simple setup but I'm happy with the results.

 

Not my jacket, again???? I just can’t have nice things.

The original hole was about 2 years ago about a month after I bought it. I got to remember to wear my leather apron.

 

hahhaha you’re on fire and the first thought is “lemme grab my phone to take a picture of myself on fire” instead of “holy crap I’m on fire gotta put this out!!!”

 

Hahahah, yeah, the first 10 times I set my clothes on fire my first thought was let me put it out, after a while you get used to it

 

Last time it was my pants while using the plasma cutter, they were only a few weeks old

 

You know FRs exist right?

 

looking good, what program do you use?

 

I really have to ask what are you doing you catch on fire that often??

In all my years in doing all kinds of out of position welding and burning Air arcing you have me beat catching on fire over my 40 plus years

Do you enjoy it ??

 

Says the person welding in FlipFlops !!

 

It's been over a span of 34 years, mostly it's being in a hurry and not wearing PPE thinking "it won't happen to me.....again"

 

I was making a special wrench thingy for a customer today. Don’t ask cause I don’t know either. All I had were pictures to go by, not a drawing.

 

I hope it works Interesting!!

 

Me too, here's the picture they sent us.

 

weird...looks like a cranks for an old model A or some kind of speed handle but the unthreaded rod sticking out is weird.