TV wall mount

This is a great fix! I bet there's at least a 50% chance you'll be making a better ladder too when those two vertical attachment points break. Post a picture of that when it happens.

(1)Cheapest- scrap bin at a local fab shop (2)Easier- search ebay for "aluminum block" (3)Get the exact size you need- order at www.onlinemetals.com or any other online metal supplier. You can specify exactly what size you need before ordering. It will cost more, but will likely be worth i...

Nice work. Another 15 grand in tools and a lot more tig practice and I'm there........ Seriously impressive build and video, great skills. Cheers Thanks for all the positive feedback While the $15k in tools does make it a LOT more pleasant to build, It can be built with about $150 worth of tools (e...

To me, it looks like the parts may be a bit too cold while welding. Preheating thick material before welding can help the beads shine more (and/or use a bit more amperage when welding) .The thick material may be sucking too much heat out of the weld puddle immediately after you move forward, allowin...

Over the past few days, I made this video showing how to build a flask from start to finish. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Click here to watch ---->>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYAk29t ... e=youtu.be

Another throttle body elbow (replaces the one in the background)

GM LS valve covers

melsdad wrote:

Aaron@6061.com wrote:I chuck my tungsten in a handheld drill and spin it as slow as possible while grinding it to shape on a bench grinder with a 6" wheel.

Aaron do you use a standard Aluminum Oxide wheel or a diamond wheel? If a Diamond wheel what grit is it?

Thanks
Brian

100 grit 6" aluminum oxide

Let's put the brake-parts cleaner story in it's place. For many years, brake cleaner contained methylene chloride (a possible carcinogen and nerve agent on it's own, by the way), with chloroflourocarbons as propellant. These two items BOTH make toxic nerve agents when heated above their flash-point...

Aaron or one of my new friends out there please explain to me what 200A EN , 150A EP , 80% balance means as I'm learning on a 210 EXT 2015 model this is not really making sense . I'm guessing its some settings on that miller 350. Thanks Troy On the higher end TIG welders, the EN (electrode negative...

Sir Aaron and rest of forum , definitely there is something more than the usual , me too I want to know please all details possible to the Technic used , like the rod diameter if it is gas lens , what size tungsten ,type , alumina diameter everything . If is acetone cleaned before welding . Many ca...

dunkster wrote: Care to elaborate on the gas your using...straight argon or a custom blend?

Straight argon unless I'm welding 1/2" or thicker aluminum. Then I use a 75Argon/25Helium mix.

If you dont mind me asking whos cores do you like on the A/W units? Beautiful work! I never got too serious about selling A/W intercoolers, so I just told my customers to send me whatever cores they liked. If I remember correctly, Bell intercooler cores were the best to work with (but sometimes pre...

AKweldshop wrote:Get whatever process you want and start burning.

It truly is this simple if you let it be.

No. You have to learn how to weld first. If you can't weld with an O/A torch you're not a welder.Period. From there you go stick, then TIG(while O/A work is fresh in the brain---both hands working). THEN . You don't even need to "learn" MIG. Just pull the trigger and, because you can alre...

Should I buy a dedicated MIG machine and stick with that for say 2 years before getting a TIG or get both and learn both? Any questions and feedback welcome. Cheers, Mick My personal experience: The very first day I got a TIG welder (which was many, many years after the MIG), I immediately wished t...

Troy Boy 72 wrote:G'day Aaron , welcome to the forum , now thats some really awesome neat work !!! Any chance of letting us know some approximate settings so i can practise to try and get to this level ? Cheers

I posted the settings I use on page 150 of the "what I welded today" thread.

Thanks,
Aaron

AndersK wrote:

Aaron@6061.com wrote: USE LOTS OF WD-40 TO GET A CLEAN CUT.

...and even more acetone to clean that mess off
.

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!

motox wrote:Aaron
hats off.
would love to see some pics of your shop.
(if they are not classified,lol)
craig

Top secret, sorry.


Just kidding, I haven't taken any good photos of the shop. If I do, I'll post them.

Aaron do you fab all these beauties as well? craig Yeah, everything you see on the website is my fabrication work. I cut and fit all the parts myself. But about 2 years ago, I had a friend start machining all the 3/8" thick flanges. He has a much more accurate mill that leaves a cleaner cut (a...

Nice work indeed....hope to finally make one of those later this summer after I finish my sheet metal intake for my 4.6 with a 100mm Accufab. I've done a lot of testing with TBs over the years Accufab is right at the top, the Wilson Manifolds pieces did well also. Beautiful work I'm assuming those ...

Mr.Aaron congratulations very impressive , I don't think welding can be better than this , could you please tell me how you do it a, all of your settings and if you manually grind the tungsten tip or you grind it by hand please . This sample is the best I have ever seen I chuck my tungsten in a han...

big gear head wrote:Yes Aaron, that is beautiful. Are you using a pulse setting for that?

No, the only time I ever use the pulser is on stainless tubing (exhaust headers) when no filler rod is used.

Here are my thoughts on post flow time: The way I know I'm getting enough post flow is that the tungsten remains any color (blue, gold, etc...) other than dark gray or black after the gas stops flowing. Yours is a pretty blue. So in my opinion, there is enough post flow gas shielding the tungsten un...

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...