Anything welding

Beautiful. You have to get your stuff NDT'd?
Zim

 

I was thinking the same thing.


That exposed chain gives me the willies. #meatgrinder

 

sooooo cool!!!

 

One of my favorite parts of welding is being able to make little bullshit tools that make your life easier. Downside is having to sacrifice some other tools and eventually you run low.

 

I did the same with my drill press Chuck key.

 

Tools are probably my favorite thing to make.

 

that’s an option that’s definetly being considered

It’s supposed to get a chain cover and clutch cover, but currently we’re living dangerously

thanks Ryan

 

Somethings are x-rayed some PT’d some ultrasound but yeah anything on pressure vessels or high pressure lines my code guy is there with AI and ATS. Just one weld on a pressure Vessel or line could be an all day affair.

 

Agreed, but that one seems a little weird.
They sell hex key sockets. . Or am I missing something?

 

probably needed it in a pinch to finish something. I’ve done it before haha so I didn’t have to run to the store

 

I saw you all talking the other day about what you use to try to cut straight. I thought I'd share what was my 2nd ever welding project (1st was cart, of course) over 20 yrs ago. I had seen the upright tables for porta bandsaws, but could justify (or afford) the cost since I am hobbyist only. So,.... I thought I would give it a shot since I had just got my welder.

It works pretty well for the money invested. I only have the vise anchors for 90 and 45 cuts, but I free hand others using the vise as a brace.

BTW, the vise was my high school metal shop project. Someone on here probably made the same thing!

 

Yep exactly. I had already trimmed down the Allen key to fit where I needed it. I could’ve done it that way but would’ve taken forever. So I took the trimmed piece and a little tiny extension I never use and stuck them together.

 

Pain in the ass but safe. I retired on a Submarine Base, and did half my career in Sub repair. The insane amount of procedures, NDT, supervision, safety, procedures......ah.....supervision, lol is just crazy. !7 people to run a bead 3" long and takes 2 days.
Zim

 

Subsafe is a ballbuster.

 

I worked in R0 and we got a package on a 17" discharge valve. CDO came by (supply guy) and asked what we were working on. I told him "It's a 17" fucking hole in a Submarine Chief!" He left.
Zim

 

Made a little more progress on the rear bumper. I just need to Fab some tabs for lights and weld the license plate bracket on.

 

It’s finally happening

 

What a shame to spend all that money to turn half of it into metal shavings.

Part of me is dying.

 

I’m not drilling holes

 

Queue "thus spoke zarathustra"...