Anything welding

Had some time for some edge welding practice. 1/8" angle. Thought it looked decent and didn't melt off the edge.
Bend test however showed lack of fusion. So back to practicing I go.

Edit:. 3/32" 2% Lanthalated electrode, 3/32 5356 filler, 105 amps but didn't go full pedal.

 

Limit strap mounts done today

 

TIG on Aluminum is one of my least favorite things.

 

MIG with a spool gun is awesome! Once dialed in, you can haul ass. 100 percent duty cycle. No stops needed.

 

Our work welder doesn't require a spool gun for aluminum. My world is stainless though.

 

Fun and potentially aggravating as hell.

 

Nice new shiny Aluminum is not bad !!

Most often the stuff that shows up is broken trailers with years of road dirt

 

going to be starting this soon. What do you guys think? Its my first big project. 1x1 14ga square tubing. I havent gotten too far as to figuring out the weight, but anyone have any ideas?

 

extruded aluminum tubing? thats what i would be using

 

I am below a beginner welder.. got a Hobart 140 for my small projects. This is the most extensive thing I will be doing. So just starting out with mig.

 

im talking this stuff. bolt it together and its lightweight

https://www.tnutz.com/product-category/45-series-10mm-slot/

 

that what I originally was thinking. But its significantly more than steel, and Id like to practice my welding.

I also thought of this stuff:

 

You got this!

 

Ya!

We got some pretty good guys in this thread.

We All remember when we couldn't weld for shit.

Post up pics and you will get some great suggestions.

 

Well I didn't end up welding in the patch. I chose to use rivets instead. Worked well I think. And the raptor liner over it filled in the seams nicely (don't have a close up of that though)

 

And it is one of my favorites!!

 

New light bar tabs done today

 

Ordered up a couple welding tables from “Weldingtables.com” made by Tab and Slot LLC

Should be here by Wednesday on my birthday, pretty excited about them. They’re weld it yourself JIG tables. I ordered their 2x3 and 3x4 tables so I could make one big 3x6 table.

Here is what they look like




And a couple welds just for fun

 

Again, it's a shame you have to paint those welds.