I would have never thought of adding bolts to help leveling the table. I'll keep that in mind when I upgrade to a weld / cutting table. Thanks! First of all; THANK YOU EVERYONE! The leveling bolts are really helpful.. You can't tell by the pictures but i have welded a nut on the other side and i us...

Hello! After spending some time on youtube watching people build nice tables with lots of storage, tool holders and stuff, i decided to make a really basic one:) Maybe i'll add just one or two holders for vicegrips;) I'm going to add a detachable part that will be used as cutting-area but i will pos...

Otto Nobedder wrote:Let's put the brake-parts cleaner story in it's place
Steve S

Perfect answer! Thank you!

Why, they call that one of them things, that goes around another one of them things. Real simple. A few years back, I had to build a custom guard like that out of stainless. Piece of cake job with loads of profit. Gary I bet that was a nice cove.. I would have liked to use stainless to,but i was to...

USE LOTS OF WD-40 TO GET A CLEAN CUT. ...and even more acetone to clean that mess off :mrgreen: . Am I the only one that uses non-chlorinated brake cleaner instead of acetone? Just curious... But yes, the WD-40 will make a huge mess! I use brake cleaner, it works great but some people say that it s...

AndersK wrote:
Yes, standard wood bits.
If you use a guide carbide grinding bits can be used, and then also for steel.

I totally missread and did not understand the router part..
you are talking about a överhandsfräs right?

that makes more sense:)

Another tip regarding fabricating parts like this when you have such good template if you have a decent wood router.Rough cut the piece down to 1-2 mm excess then put a trim flush bit in the router. Bolt the plates together (or tack flush) then run the router along. Will leave perfect shape and the...

Not too bad, have done a lot worse myself :roll: I have found that it will be easier to weld different thickness together if I bevel the thicker part. The thinner piece will melt down a bot and then the filler build it up again. Can then be ground flush if a clean finnish is required. Your plates l...

I forgot theese..

I did theese for a buddy of mine and afterwards i saw a couple of things i should have done differently.. For example it would have been better tracing the outlines of the piece and then shape it, i didn't see that untill i was done with the first one. The first one i tacked to the reenforcement pie...

LtBadd wrote:Good job, it does what its supposed to. Nice to have a heated garage

Thank you!

yeah, it needs to be heated when temperatures outside drop below -35C

AndersK wrote:Most I've seen os from MDF but steel is a good choice in the shop. Dont want to hit those this winter for sure.

It has been a really cold winter :p

I had no idea what to call this project, hope i didn't confuse you to much.. The pipes has been open like that since i built the garage last year and i felt like i had to do something about it. I cut the sheets at work and i had forgotten to calculate the difference between the wall and the "co...

EXACTLY! Perfectly said! I would have expected to see the oil boiling out! Maybe the part is relatively new?
Gary[/quote]


It's a -78 original part:)


Owner called me after he put the part in.. He was really satisfied with fitment and there was no leakage:)

Yes you are right ! I did not even think about that...

It's my own rim and i'm going to try it out to see how it goes:) it's a beat up old thing and i want to try and weld something that needs preheat..


But thank you for the advice!!

Thank you! It is really nice to get all of this feedback..

I have a 19" aluminum rim with a crack in it coming up..
it's been welded once before with a aluminumstick and it also needs a lot of pre-weld work..
Let's see how that goes

Thank you guys!
you are right about the housing beeing old it's a -78 mercedes:)
and if i remeber correctly the owner said it's a ~380USD part..

Hi! So this is my first ever repair/build up job and i'm also pretty new at tig welding.. The piece is probably not even cold as i write this im so exited about posting something :p I should have taken my time to clean it better but i'm kind of happy with the end result.. I'll try to get the picture...

Peltsu69 wrote:Hälsningar från Finland! Only -16C here

Hyvä Päivä!

It´s getting colder every day, -35,5C and i have to go to work later today:P

[quote="AndersK"]Welcome fellow viking 8-) Kemppi do good machines and I've only heard good about the Stahlwerk. Interested to hear your opunion about the Pela cutter. Even though I live 15 mins from their shop I've never, nor know anyone, used "their brand" of welding gear. Hej!...

Welcome to the forum Jocke. I hear when it reaches -28C you Swedes start wearing long sleeved shirts. :) ;) Seriously though I for one would like to hear about the problems and tricks encountered when welding in very cold temperatures. So I will be watching with interest for your posts as you progr...

Hi! My name is Jocke, i live in the north of Sweden. Today it´s really cold outside, -28 celsius. I´ve been welding stick and MIG for a while and i´m now learning how to use TIG machines. I think i have seen all of Jodys TIG welding videos on youtube, and i feel that i have learned a lot from them. ...