Welding Tips and Tricks

has anyone been contacted by GQ magazine yet?
craig

motox wrote:has anyone been contacted by GQ magazine yet?
craig

I was hoping for Hollywood to call and ask me to be the new Brad Pitt but I'm glad they haven't called yet, I don't have time to be famous

Not by GQ yet, anyday now I'd imagine, but I did once get my picture taken by Popular Mechanics magazine. We were doing a museum install and they just happened to be doing an article about museum work. I don't know if it made it in there or not, I never saw the article.

motox wrote:has anyone been contacted by GQ magazine yet?
craig

I turned them down...the photographer wasn't female...and having a dude tell me to "make love to the camera" strikes me wrong

Otto Nobedder wrote:

RocketSurgeon wrote:My ugly mug at work.

We probably pass each other every morning.

I get on I-12 east about 6:15-6:20 every morning at exit 57 (Hwy 1077).

Steve S

I'm already at work. lol

Braehill wrote:RocketSurgeon,
I'd say next time you take a selfie for us that you turn off the zero gravity machine that has you all sideways and stuff.

Welcome to the forum.

I'll be here making the fuel when you're ready for it. (Hydrogen plant operator/repairman)

Len

Yeah, I fixed that. lol

As far as the fuel:
I'm ready for it. Can't say the same for the rocket it's self though.

Shot of a welder wannabee

Anders...your shop is too clean All those tools on the board should be all over your welding table so you can't find them

AndersK wrote:Shot of a welder wannabee

Anders, I'm certainly impressed. What make/model is the machine? is it a Parweld?
Trevor

Yeah, its a Parweld
http://www.parweld.co.uk/product/xti-20 ... ith-mma-2/

exnailpounder wrote:Anders...your shop is too clean

If I did a 360 sweep you wouldnt say that

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.

Coldman wrote: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.

Let's face it, they all look similar, but it's not the same. I think the WeldSkill was an entry level machine. According to Victor Technologies:
"The CIGWELD WeldSkill 200 AC/DC is a 240V, full digital control, AC/DC Lift TIG, HF TIG, Stick inverter power source specifically designed for the budget conscious user."

I've never used the WeldSkill, but I do have a Transtig 300 AC/DC 3 phase machine which has lots of features, and is pretty nice to use.

exnailpounder wrote:Anders...your shop is too clean All those tools on the board should be all over your welding table so you can't find them

Better now ?
You can barely see the piece being worked on.

Gosh Anders...now my opinion of you has changed I am slow right now so I did a major spring cleaning yesterday. I am always amazed at how much dust gets all over everything. I think they should rate flap discs by how many inches of dust they will leave behind. I see you are from Stockholm...I have relatives there...Do you know any Lundblads or Hallingstams? Anyway...CLEAN THAT MESSY SHOP!!

anders
is that blue thing with the crank handle some
sort of slip roller?
craig
(bench looks ok to me)

Its a bead roller/jenny

How come you think I'm from Stockholm?

how think is the material limit
craig

This is 1,5 mm stainless
Limit depends how deep into the throat you need to be and what kind of bead.

AndersK wrote:Its a bead roller/jenny

How come you think I'm from Stockholm?

I don't actually know somehow I thought you were...nevermind

No worries, I just wondered if you found a geo tag or something. I used a new app on the phone to resize the latest photos instead of the laptop.
I'm a "woodman" about 70 km east of Gothenburg. About 500 km sw of Sthlm.

AndersK wrote:No worries, I just wondered if you found a geo tag or something. I used a new app on the phone to resize the latest photos instead of the laptop.
I'm a "woodman" about 70 km east of Gothenburg. About 500 km sw of Sthlm.

I think I got you confused with someone on another forum that I visit. Getting confused is nothing new for me....I need to quit drinking but I'm too old to stop now At least I'm not into the denatured alcohol....yet

Part from the less life expectancy those who drink it smell like cat piss...

AndersK wrote:Part from the less life expectancy those who drink it smell like cat piss...

OMG!!!

AndersK wrote:Part from the less life expectancy those who drink it smell like cat piss...

Maybe the piss isn't cat.

This of course is how we do it in the city. No Steve, that's not "Kola Bar"
No Steve, that's not my neighbor Spiros, its what an Irishman looks like after being let loose in Oz.
Yes Steve, he is drinking Guinness.