Anything welding

Well shit...

What makes it even worse is I've stick welded down hill waay too many of times...


Pretty sure there's a special place in Hell for me...

 

At the rate your going many places just for you

 

I mean, by default I was going there anyways, this just puts me on a different floor

 

I almost fell off the chair laughing so hard

 

I keep expecting someone to hit me with "bro, do you even weld?". It's true, I've only MIG'ed once in the last 2 months. I'll take the hit like a man.

I think I have OCD, Obsessive Cutting Disorder. I can't resist this CNC table. I cut three of these and 8 "FBomb" bottle openers this afternoon.

 

Aaaand I bought one from Home depot.... I can't find many negatives on this machine, from YouTube, Amazon reviews, welding forums, this place. I even added an extra 3 year service plan on top for the blistering deal of $1100 total... Now to get to work and make it pay for its self within a few months...

 

Welded some TC spindle gussets, does that count?


Also made some RR mounting brackets because I didn’t want to pay $100 for new ones. Kind of a happy accident that the dimpled hole lined up with the access hole in the frame.

 

Why do you think I made myself a cart?

I keep cutting shit I don't need to!

 

Dope! Nice job man!

 

Thanks Ryan. Haven’t been welding a whole bunch lately but feels good to make things when I do.

 

Always feels good saving money too. “$100 for new resi brackets? Naw I’ll make them FO FREE!!”

 

If I had a new Toy !!! I would be doing the same thing I am sure!

 

I have that unit. I had no idea Home Depot was marketing PW now. I see the Cut60 plasma cutter is $699 on HD site. That's still a great deal because I paid $650 about 3 yrs ago.

225X comes std with 3 yr, so the extra 3 yrs brings your warranty total to 6yrs? If so, that's amazing because from what I've seen they are very liberal with replacing the machines with even a hint of a problem.

I haven't really got good at TIG. Not the machine's fault. I've probably used the stick more than the TIG. It's so smooth.

 

Little Project I been working on... A small heat Treating oven.

First version ended up, "going to live on the farm" after it broke and caused a cut eyeball from a fragment of brick.

the metal frame was a to get in place around the brick but it should be a very long time IF ever that it needs to come apart. the elements can be installed with the top on and they are the most likely to need replacement in a few years depending in how much it gets used.

7"x7"x18" and comes in right around 8200 watts. 34amps @240v an the brick is rated for 2700F

I still need to build the door, and wire the PID controller up

 

How much does that thing weigh, and are you going to build a stand for it?

 

Right now around 130lbs an yes a stand will be made for it

 

Bracket received and it fits like a glove -

 

I have a friend who loves Harleys. He has three. He bought my last one.

He and his super intelligent wife home school their 3 kids. Ages 5-14.

I cut these this evening to give to his wife and tell her this is for art class: bobber tanks 101. Their Dad will love the results!

 

It's alive...

Did the second firing today, took it up to 1500F. Previos was 800F. Working uo to 2100f in stages to cure the mortar.

 

I painted two of the bobber style tanks (for myself, not the kids) and got started making a sign for a friend who is about to retire. He and his wife like to drink beer and have a bar setup in their basement. I am going to 3D it and add LEDs. The basic design was someone else's but I added some things for them.