Anything welding

jealous

 

finished my welding table today (for the most part, going to add some stuff to it)

 

Maybe add some protection on those corners

 

I grinded them down after I took this pic. So they are rounded. Might make a cover of some sort

 

A while back, I fab'd up a couple of brackets for a skid plate. I didn't account for the drop when I built them--it's a small error but one I wanted to fix anyway--I mean why not try again?

I grabbed some 2" stock, measured, cut and welded. I wish I had a punch to make the slots--that was a PITA.



And the weld. I used argon/co2 mix. There was a bit of a breeze--gas probably wasn't the best idea

 

what does it look like on the truck? Looks pretty clean!

 

You wouldn't notice them. They mount on a cross member and are somewhat obscured by the skid plate. I'm going to replace them today or tomorrow. I'll see if I can remember to take some pix.

 

Reading this thread makes me wanna buy a welder.

Question: Do I really NEED a 220V vs 120V. Installing a 220V outlet is really no big deal for me as I have done plenty of home electrical work. But do I really NEED it?

I highly doubt I will be welding anything more than sheet metal and tubing. Just general car type stuff. I will probably also incorporate some metal into the furniture I build.

 

its like having a V6 compared to a 4 cyl. Do you really NEED it? Probably not, but its good to have the reassurance and if the time comes that you do need it your not out looking for a new one. just my 2 cents

 

heres my first attempt at tig welding ever. I am doing a project in aluminum so my teacher thought it was best if i started with aluminum, that crap is hard, i burned so much tungsten

 

Here's the bracket installed.


The brackets support the engine skid plate. It's the black one.


HTH.

 

ended up getting a little better.... aluminum is hard

 

I have a Miller 140 Autoset. I really, really wish I'd gotten the 211 which works the same on 110V as the 140 but plug it into 220V, and it's capable of additional thickness. Do I need it? No. But the additional cost would have been worth it for the few times I would want it.

 

its not hard more of a pain in the ass . but once you get the hang of it and how to set it all up its cake

 

Just scored 45lbs of misc tig rod for free!

 

nice

 

is $750 a good price for a used 211?

 

How used.. if you're talking about the miller 211, I can pick one up for a little over 900 here.

 

sounds fair to me. However for another $250 you could get it new with warrenty.