Welding Tips and Tricks

If you have a handy/time/work saving tool, lets hear about them....

here's my best friend. Makes up for a cheap mig ground clamp.

~John

Yeah chip board is notoriously hard to get a ground on

Clamps are my best friend. Magnetic, vise grips, bar clamps, c clamps....it doesn't matter. And like friends, you can never have enough clamps.

Other Steve

Yep, sure is, that is why I never do woodworking....

~John

Just joined recently, but I stumbled across a "magnetic welding block" at HF that I have been using a lot.



Sometimes it's actually too strong, but love the fact that I can put a clamping point for my ground just about anywhere on my project.

Bill

@Other Steve,
I'm with you on the clamps, but I'm quite sure that you can have too many friends.

Len

I am having a small love affair with clamps lately lol. I could spend a fortune on more clamps and I don't think I would have enough even then.

Here's a good pic of my ground helper.
Really nice.

Ah. That makes more sense. Clever and simple!

Jody's showed a related trick using a short length of stripped welding cable to wrap around odd shapes like pipes where you can't clamp (and aluminum or stainless where magnet isn't an option). He ties a knot in each end to keep it from unravelling.

Way too funny...

Love that!!

I have the same pic, but the one kid says to the other one, "you been farming long?"

~John

Here's my best friend. 140 pounds of meathead named Spartacus.

Well i cant get the image to attach sorry.

Two of my friends.

Man, Jody should have a warranty on them, one of mine is looking tough.

~John

My helper.I call him steady hand.

Of course....how could i forget the booze. Mine was Bundaberg Rum, but im now leaning towards Woodstock 6% w/cola.

Mick

AKweldshop wrote:Man, Jody should have a warranty on them, one of mine is looking tough.

~John

I wish mine had a warranty on it. I had it for about a month and I have been rough on it because it is nearly unusable. I still manage though, too cheap to buy another one right now. I really do love that thing. Especially when free handing a large sign with the plasma it slides so easily making it easier to free hand steadily.

mcoe wrote:Two of my friends.

That little finger flashlight looks like a cool item! Of course the TIG finger is also!
Where did you come across that flashlight?

I got it from Tractor Supply, it was on a display at the end of the aisle. The website is: http://www.griponlights.com/default.asp