Drifta-X wrote:Y not make it so the nut is on the inside??

Most of it is, once I get more of these I'll play around it

this is the last time I ask you bunch of jokers for advice

haha! I think I can think of a few more, maybe we should add to this list :lol: STICK WELDER: a device for testing your circuit breaker MIG WELDER: a tool for gluing metal together and honing your angle grinder skills TIG WELDER: an expensive tool for bending and blowing holes in metal and honing yo...

Pretty much Daniel. They have different designations. Just make sure its solid wire and not flux core! E-electrode R-rod 70-tensile strength in kpsi S#-silicone/additional metal content haha, I wonder what would happen if you used flux core wire? I'm kind of tempted to try it just to see what kind ...

You can straighten by putting in a drill and clamping the other end in a vise and twist it, or hold it with vise grips. Len I've done this with two strands and it works well but does it work with a single strand? if it works out and you get tired of straightening mig wire (I did), I got some .045 a...

Antorcha wrote:Just stand on your head and run a downhand.

that made my morning


Or I could go to outter space and weld any direction I feel like. Wouldn't even need to bring my shielding gas! Though I might need to bring some oxygen.

Don't know if this will help but I find using slightly smaller filler rod than the wall thickness helps with using less amps and less heat for a smaller and sometimes more aesthetic bead. Of course, you run into the possibility of undercutting. if fit up is perfect, I'd use .045. On my round tube s...

Pack of 25 I saw those, but I am concerned about the chamfered corners of the nut. With MIG, it would be no problem, I can squirt all the filler material I want all over the gap. But with TIG, I'm not so good at filling gaps, that's something I need to work on. If they had those with no chamfered c...

rick9345 wrote: VERY INFORMATIVE
Thanks

holy cow, yes, this is quite informative!

I've only been dabbling with aluminum, only running beads on flat metal, haven't tried joints yet. I will definitely remember this thread when it comes time to tack welding aluminum joints.

Thanks Jody! :) Your youtube videos have been a big help, lots of things to work on and think about as I learn this. As soon as my DVD player arrives (I don't own one.... :? ) I'm going to watch your DVD that arrived with the stubby lens kit :mrgreen: Yea, I'm pretty sure I need to get that tungsten...

I guess anti-seize is ok to get real hot? No bad fumes? I don't have a fume extractor, I just make sure there's no paint, zinc, or any other coatings on the metal.

I'll definitely keep that in mind if/when I ever put some nuts welded into thicker metal where the heat is alot higher.

Getting ready to make some more furniture, this time I want to TIG weld them instead of MIG. So, I'm practicing up to get my TIG welds looking nice and pretty! I really haven't had much time to TIG since I purchased it, almost everything I've done I just switched back to MIG to bang it out because I...

I'd suggest keeping a tap or two in the thread size handy. Sometimes the weld will distort the nuts enough to make them difficult to thread your feet into, so it's nice to be able to chase the threads after a test fit, if needed. Steve S Indeed, I do that! I'll have to get another tap for these squ...

Ok, so I did have some tubing and a square nut that were already the correct size (but not the size tubing I normally use). So, I did a test, and I think this will work out fine! I let the nut stick out from the tubing maybe 3/16", and just melted them together, no filler. Not sure if using fil...

http://www.mcmaster.com/#square-nuts/=t4e3zl good gravy for the price of those, I'd be welding hex nuts onto 1" flat stock, cutting to fit then welding in. MC has exactly what you want, but in plastic. http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-tube-end-adapters/=t4e509 yea, plastic ones are easy to fi...

rick9345 wrote:http://www.mcmaster.com/#square-nuts/=t4e3zl

mcmaster is the first place I looked. The only square nuts they sell that are 7/8" wide, are made out of fiberglass, not steel.

well the hardware store didn't have any square nuts that were 7/8" diameter, BUT I did find some online :) I'm gonna order some and see how they work. http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/details/0169931?searchMode=productSearch&zipcode=&filterByStore=&filterByVendingMachine= http:/...

that would work for round tubing, for sure

you know what, maybe I'm over thinking this. Maybe just a simple square nut would work, if I could find one that fits pretty well inside the tubing without to much play. I'm gonna head to the local ace hardeware and see if they have any square nuts that are 7/8" wide (I guess that would be a 1/...

Braehill wrote:Daniel,
You can check these out.
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/125 ... c_176.html
Len

Yea, I've seen ones like that, meant for suspension links. But they are usually to large, and solid (expensive). I've not found any that fit inside a 1" square tubing.

After making several pieces of furniture out of 1" square tubing, I told myself that next time I need to find a better looking and more efficient way to add leveling feet on the bottoms of the tubing. Well, it's that time! :lol: This is what I'm looking for, basically a bare steel version of th...

Guys: I was at Harbor Freight last night and saw a small horiz/vert bandsaw for around $269. I've stayed away from H/F in the past just because of the poor quality. I've also looked at Jet B/S's for around $600. While I have many projects currently that may not last so I'm trying to justify the cos...

just curious, when you want to cut one of these T joints open to look at the welds, what's the best way to go about it? cut it right down the middle (down the T) and then just keep cutting each piece in 1/2 until you're satisfied that it looks good?

oh right on! That would do nicely to keep in the top drawer

I'm starting to organize my garage a bit more, and one thing I'd like to do is have some useful charts and print outs that I can refer to. For example, like this one below, converts from fractions to decimals and millimeters. I wish this chart had gauges on it as well, but I'm sure I can find others...