RocketSurgeon wrote:Nice touch to add the umbrella.

Otherwise his buddy behind wouldnt approve it, without the glass givin shelter

Nice job, its always good to build things for yourself

Thanks for the feed-back

Looks like you nailed it

Forgot to ask what grade you are welding the flanges against

By the looks of the texture and the sharp details I would assume it is a gravity die cast (kokill, if you know the Swedish word for it )
A very common Aluminum quality for that method is AlSi10Mg which is recomended to weld with 4043 as far as I can find.

I can't find anything about Argon being a skin irritant even though I heard it was when I was diving...some guys had to use C02 instead but I read that Ozone is an irritant but mostly to eyes and lungs. I dunno Got curious about the use of argon in the suits. Where they deep sea divers and used arg...

Yeah, 155 mm artillery. 1200m across a valley, 9 live shells, closest I've been and you can sure feel the beat. And you dont need to carry it, just your laser binoculars and the radio ;) Dont forget the 84 mm Bofors Carl Gustaf and AT4. Even the backfire of a CG will knock you out, seen that at clos...

Boys with toys...

Ever felt the mighty pounding in your chest from Bofors 155 mm shells?

Thats stopping power

Thanks gor the kind comments.

I mainly work cold but sometimes, like with the parts for the dragonfly, I need to anneal when it work hardens.
The size and degree of shaping would make them crack otherwise

Continued, 10 attachments maximum... Holder for stakes, fits the beater bag stand IMG197.jpg Some stakes, the smaller curved ones are coils from car springs IMG202.jpg Some tools, self made and modified DSC_0153.jpg pretty much everything used to make this http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/downl...

They are still in shock

I bet you have a pic of this gentleman in your home

I dug up some pictures of some simple tools I've made Body file holder, the file lies on a "stump" used to shrink metal on DSC_0015.jpg Some various templates for recesses or dimples. Some oak, jigsaw, holesaws and a wood router is everything needed DSC_0085.jpg DSC_0086.jpg DSC_0088.jpg T...

Welcome.
Dont worry about formal training.
I consider farmers to be highly creative and smart people so Im sure you'll pick it up fast. (I'm not a farmer )

Im not a professional welder but one advice I can give is to start learning on same material/thickness. When you "master" that its almost only about to learn focusing the heat on the thicker part. Not true always but it will get you a good bit forward on the learning path. Did a fun practi...

nathan wrote:
Andersk, what kind of sheet metal tools have you made?

Slappers, stakes, mallets, bead roller dies
Can dig up some pics if you're interested

I like tp make tools but they are mainly smaller hand tools for sheet metal.

Here is a good site for inspiration
www.homemadetools.net

Dont listen to the others.
Get into the denial phase and just let it flow

Long gone, never forgotten

Your countries took more than a fair share, which we others should appreciate, thank you.

Somebody is going to post on here one day that they tried that and show us a picture of them in the ER with aluminum chips stuck all over them. I have yet to watch you do this, and I definitely don't want to in the garage at home! Already done and posted earlier. No ER needed ;) Aluminum is low den...

If you file very carefully on the "crack" I believe you will see its just visible on the surface, right? I've been trying to beat that thing on thin sheet too. I think its the oxide layers from the both sides not blending together properly. You have nothing on the back side breaking up the...

When I measured the flow thru a standard WP20 torch it was roughly 0,3 gallon /minute at 75 psi ( 1 l/min at 5 bar).

Hook it to a water line with a pressure gauge at the inlet and the outlet in a jar. Measure the amount you collect during a minute.

You should be able to use pulse with pedal. I haven't seen a machine yet that had a pulse you couldn't use with pedal. Downloaded your manual just got to flip threw it quick didn't have much time to read thoroughly but hot start on yours is called initial current it is a % setting. Should be next s...

Thanks, quite the opposite then I'd like to hear from others what settings you would run on to see if I can dial it in. Hot start, I dont think I have that in tig mode I can adjust hot start and arc force in stick mode. When pedal is connected I can only adjust pre- and post flow, balance and AC-fre...

That looks identical to a machine I had here in oz called a cigweld weldskill 200acdc a couple of years ago. It had a weird arc and I could not wait to get rid of it. Copied this from the Rouges thread. Were your issues low amp AC? Im struggeling with mine to get a good arc butt welding 1,5 mm alum...

I've noticed your sense of details so I was expecting something like that

I just color mine with a marker that matches what I put on the lids of my containers. But then I dont have that exessive variety as you so it still works.

Do you color code the used rods as on the storage containers?

Anders, I know what you mean, Im only 4 miles from the epicentre of black country.. dudley lol Been in Dudley many times when BSF was still in business. Cant remember the pub's name where I used to stay, Ward Arms perhaps. 13 pubs in two days I think is my record :mrgreen: If you like Norway, cars ...