General Fabrication

yea, i have a few tool's myself...

but i dont have a shop lol someday

 

How big of compressor are you running?


I've got the JD2 bender also... I've done a bit of work with it over the years all pulling on it by hand. Summer is the best when you have to wear welding gloves to use it cause it's 110+ degrees outside and I'm working in the sun.









Couple of small bumper to bumper builds...





One of the lesser known trucks I built... (not finished in this picture but you get the idea...)



Jeep stuff







Fugly bumper but I built it exactly as the kid wanted!!! I don't always like everything I've built but I try to build exactly what the friend or owner wants, not what I want...



Point being, manual benders work great, you just gotta earn it on occasion! Those 180 degree bends kinda suck! LOL

 

Nice work. I like the roll bar with light bar in the bed.

 

Now it's making me want to get one, I either have at home or at the shop pretty much all the tools I need for fabrication except a bender. Make as any mistakes as you want, we all do, at least I do...a lot...

 

Getting a tubing bender is being placed on the back burner....for now....

Me and a friend got an opportunity we couldn't pass up. A wrecked 1st gen ext cab 3.4 Pre-Runner for cheap! I have my eyes on yanking out that e-locker axle.....

 

^this

 

I've got one of these in good shape with a 1.75" and 1.25" dies for $300. It's very mobile and easy to use will bend .120 wall DOM all day.

http://www.affordablebender.com/col...roducts/affordable-bender-134-die-on-7-radius


Logan built his roll cage with this same bender. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-builds/233960-project-apocalypto.html

And I built all my stuff with it too

 

Nice. Won't be disappointed. I'm gonna get another die set here soon.

Might want to figure out what you want to do about a stand while you wait.

 

Wow, yeah, I will hopefully save up the money soon. I have a small MIG welder, but I am curious what you all would recommend as a minimum standard for things such as plate bumper welding, and tubing welding. Mine is on the low-current end, but I will have to post the specs later. I am curious what everyone uses. I have even looked at one welder that is a combo plasma cutter, TIG welder, and stick welder at 200 amps. I know it is a no-name brand and cheap, but since I am not doing mass production, it would be a nice alternative. And with a TIG I can weld aluminum! (with a respirator of course)

 

Its a multi process machine with an AC/DC TIG? You want AC for welding aluminum. I have 2 millermatic 252's migs in my shop. For plasma hypertherm all the way the power max 30 would be fine for light hand held use.

 

Yeah, I'm mostly going to be doing light welding. I think the thickest will be the plate bumper at I think 3/16 inch? I may be wrong.

 

I did

 

Well then you need at least a 180 to weld a bumper. The millermatic 211 would be a good welder. But welding 3/16th on that welder you will be taking a few brakes with the 30% duty cycle.

 

My rear bumper was 1/4" wall. Beveling, pre-heating, or a couple passes was more than enough with the hobart 140.

 

Not to go off topic, but I upgraded from the 140 to the 210MVP. I haven't wired the garage for 240v yet, but it seems like the 210 running 115v has better penetration than the 140. Doesn't make sense though.

The duty cycle seems way better too. Like I can practically weld all day with the 210 cranked all the way up, and has yet to trip the fuse in the basement. The 140 on the other hand tripped the fuse quite frequently when cranked all the way up.

 

I can get one of these new for about $300. I am sure it is a cheapo, but what do you all think?

http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Inverter-Welder-Plasma-Cutter/dp/B007NN8Z3Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

 

No would't but that's me.

 

I promise not trying to come off rude, but can you do better than "No I wouldn't" and give me some specific reasons WHY you wouldn't? Some reasons I tell people I wouldn't get something is based on opinion or factors that are not important to them. I need more info.

 

I think he's getting at the fact for another $100 and change you can get a descent Lincoln welder

Edit: Sorry, didn't realize it was TIG