I love the smoker. Do you have any ideas on where to source the pipe? I'm on the east coast - and can't seem to find it anywhere. Looks like a great build! Thanks! Are you asking about the barrels or the stack? The barrels are 5/16” plate rolled and welded seam. The stack was just 6” x 1/4” pipe. A...

Very nice! I hear Reno is booming lately... it is... unfortunately lol. Too many people, not enough room. I hear that. Friend of mine says housing prices have doubled over the past couple of years. yup, cost of living went through the roof, but wages haven’t. Can’t find a 1 bedroom apartment for le...

ironshepherdforge wrote:Very nice! I hear Reno is booming lately...

it is... unfortunately lol. Too many people, not enough room.


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Built a custom smoker for a buddy. He’s planning on opening up a BBQ joint soon. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191227/0c0db8d0ababf5e6b76a2f51bcef4e12.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191227/e1f4fecd363087532d4d3d43616e6d05.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191227/23fe1e1f39a9c49da2a...

Federal Supply System... it’s not cheap lol


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Thanks for the info. I will stick with 5356. I am going to try out some 4943 though on some coupons to see how it looks and runs.

cj737 wrote:I use it exclusively except when I have to use 5356. The nice thing about 4943 is that it will anodize if you need that. 4043 does not take anodizing well.

That's good to hear. It's going on an alumaweld boat, small hole/crack. Do you think that 4943 is a better filler for a marine application?

Hey all,

I was wondering if 4943 would be a decent filler for 5052. I have used only 5356 filler for 5052, so i wanted to get your opinions as 4943 is new to me.

Thanks!

True, but having the info in one place would be great, granted there is a LOT of information out there but it could be added in over time. I agree with both of you guys, there is so much info out there readily available, but it takes time to search and sift through info to find what you need. Espec...

Hello Everybody, My name is Drew and I am a machinist/welder for the USAF. I used to be an IT director for a medical billing company and decided I didn't like what I was doing so I moved on and followed my passion of building and crafting things by hand. I am still pretty new to this world but I am ...

BTW that mil-r filler costs over $400 a 10lb box haha

Thanks CJ. I will just continue using the 70s2. I don’t know why Poland is saying it’s not a chromoly filler... I’m still chugging along. I’m the only guy in the shop who loves to weld but I have the least experience, so I’m trying to learn all I can.

Im a machinist / welder in the military. I am required to maintain my 6g certs in 4130, 347, 6061, and 718. I have passed my stainless 347 already. I’m surprised you say 70s2 isn’t a proper filler. From what I’ve read and seen 70s2 is very common for welding 4130. Our 6g cert requires no preheat and...

I’m trying to get a hold of some ER80S-D2 or some MIL-R-5632, that stuff is expensive though. The only other rod I have is B50T41A (Turbaloy 1212) which I don’t know anything about

The only chromoly filler we have is 1/16" ER70-S2. I wish I could order .045 but shop sup says no, just figure it out. I will try letting it cool between sections. Patience is a virtue I wish I had more of

The only chromoly filler we have is 1/16" ER70-S2. I wish I could order .045 but shop sup says no, just figure it out. I will try letting it cool between sections. Patience is a virtue I wish I had more of

Welding from 11 back down helped a little at first, but as soon as i got about half way down it started again. These tubes are so small, I can't find a way to stop or slow the heat saturation. arggghhh... getting better though.

Thanks for the tips, I will try these today and let you know the outcome. Here are some pictures of my current setup and last weld. https://i.lensdump.com/i/Ai7mLr.png https://i.lensdump.com/i/Ai7B97.png https://i.lensdump.com/i/Ai7qWb.png https://i.lensdump.com/i/Ai79NT.png https://i.lensdump.com/i...

I will try welding faster on Tuesday. I can post pics Tuesday as well. I have been starting at the 11 o’clock and welding downhill to 6 o’clock passing through 1,2,3... ect. It starts to wander around 5 o’clock all the way through back to 11.

I'm wondering what I can do to fix the puddle wander on 4130 when it starts to get hot. I try to back off the heat and it still wanders. I have tried starting to manually pulse and it helps, but can't seem to recover fully. Any tricks...?

6G
4130 / .050 wall / 1" dia.


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