The Welding/Fabrication Thread

[shumungus]

Apologies, they still qualify though, thats them clean

 

[startinghandle]

Been doing this since 1992 in a printed magazine Practical Farm Ideas. Each issue has sections called Made it Myself, which has the greatest proportion of the 48 pages (no advertising); Financial Focus; Soil and Cover Cropping (since 2013); FarmWorld; Farm Walk; Editor's Notebook Published every quarter www.farmideas.co.uk

Do you still sell adjustable drill cutters that make holes up to 2inch diameter??

 

[startinghandle]

Whats the best /nicest to use 7018 's anyone might be using atm? could do with some 4mm

and is there a good source for some good 5 mm rods (6013) , thyre a bit hard to find sometimes

What are you going to use 5mm rods for?
40 years ago when I worked at local shed maker a guy supplying welding consumables called every other Wednesday and he supplied a number of fabricators I remember him saying that he sold very few 5mm electrodes but lots of 4 and 3.25 mm
I bought some German made rods of him best rods i ever used no need remove rust or galvanise

 

[Cab-over Pete]

When we were kids a welding rod salesman used to call round the farm occasionally.

The one and only Nigel Mansell.

 

[Bury the Trash]

What are you going to use 5mm rods for?
40 years ago when I worked at local shed maker a guy supplying welding consumables called every other Wednesday and he supplied a number of fabricators I remember him saying that he sold very few 5mm electrodes but lots of 4 and 3.25 mm
I bought some German made rods of him best rods i ever used no need remove rust or galvanise

iircthe last ones were used up welding on a new trailer hitch eye , saves passes and gets plenty of heat up.

Going to try some 7024's next ................. i think i can feel an experiment coming on .........

 

[jack_c]

View attachment 1015476View attachment 1015477double bale lifter I made to use at home, already had a single bale lifter, used a neighbour's double lifter and fell in love so thought I'd crank the welder up

Nicely done! How did you bend the arms?

 

[Carl.seggons]

Nicely done! How did you bend the arms?

Flemming sell them pre bent with the caps welded on about £50 each, can't make them myself for that

 

[Kevtherev]

What are you going to use 5mm rods for?
40 years ago when I worked at local shed maker a guy supplying welding consumables called every other Wednesday and he supplied a number of fabricators I remember him saying that he sold very few 5mm electrodes but lots of 4 and 3.25 mm
I bought some German made rods of him best rods i ever used no need remove rust or galvanise

You are aware of the danger welding galvanise I hope??

 

[startinghandle]

You are aware of the danger welding galvanise I hope??

Yes I am.... very toxic fumes

 

[br jones]

them galv fumes make your brain go funny

 

[Lofty1984]

them galv fumes make your brain go funny

Smells nice though

 

[Nearly]

Plenty of ventilation and it's ok.
Plenty of ventilation and it's ok.

Plenty of ventilation and it's ok.

 

[shumungus]

Know a guy who was a full on welder at fruehauf, he said his heart used to sink if there was extra crates of milk delivered to the canteen as that meant there was Galvanised work in the pipeline.

 

[2wheels]

them galv fumes make your brain go funny

bloody hell, now i know.

 

[Dave W]

them galv fumes make your brain go funny

Isn't it loosely linked to mustard gas when it burns or is that an old wives tale?

 

[Lofty1984]

Plenty of ventilation and it's ok.
Plenty of ventilation and it's ok.
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Plenty of ventilation and it's ok.

Do you grind it off first

 

[Nearly]

Do you grind it off first

just a touch with the flap disk. As long as I'm welding it to bright steel it can find an arc and get a decent weld.

 

[Lofty1984]

I didn’t doing the stantions I posted at the beginning of the thread to start with so much better when I did skim it off

 

[startinghandle]

them galv fumes make your brain go funny

No effect on me... I am seriously thinking of applying to be on the chase or beat the chasers

 

[br jones]

No effect on me... I am seriously thinking of applying to be on the chase or beat the chasers

what about mastermind? specialist subject welding ?