Barking Mat
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Hopefuldave
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He's oop North, not Welsh....
Another project to use up my collection of scrap galvanized angle iron and cheapo buzz box welder.
I'm making a frame to sit on top of a trailer tent chassis to convert it into a flat bed. It will be fixed down to the chassis (haven't yet decided how) and boarded out using more scrap timber. I could either bolt straight through (and down) to join the two parts or weld some metal straps onto the bed and bolt into the chassis sides. The latter has the advantage of not having any bolt heads to interfere with the boards, and the two parts could easily be separated without removing the boards. What do you think?
Another question:
I've mitred the corner joints. The mitres are beveled and welded from both sides with full penetration. The outside corner has been knocked off with a grinder and welded closed. Would a professional welder also weld on the inside angle? I've not done so (yet) and wonder if it looks amateur.
Cheers.
I'm making a frame to sit on top of a trailer tent chassis to convert it into a flat bed. It will be fixed down to the chassis (haven't yet decided how) and boarded out using more scrap timber. I could either bolt straight through (and down) to join the two parts or weld some metal straps onto the bed and bolt into the chassis sides. The latter has the advantage of not having any bolt heads to interfere with the boards, and the two parts could easily be separated without removing the boards. What do you think?
Another question:
I've mitred the corner joints. The mitres are beveled and welded from both sides with full penetration. The outside corner has been knocked off with a grinder and welded closed. Would a professional welder also weld on the inside angle? I've not done so (yet) and wonder if it looks amateur.
Cheers.
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What do ewe think
Screwdriver
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If I could weld like that then , yes, I'd weld up the inside. Avoids a water trap and looks good too.**
**Obviously, not if I weld it myself!
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Wedg1e
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What I always found when welding an inside corner like that, was that whatever I then wanted to slot into it wouldn't drop in because of the weld cap.
Usually it was made of either plywood or lead, though, so a quick tickle with a rasp would usually fix it.
In my experience of trailer tents, their max. carrying capacity was woeful.
Usually it was made of either plywood or lead, though, so a quick tickle with a rasp would usually fix it.
In my experience of trailer tents, their max. carrying capacity was woeful.
Hood
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Another keyring for my big sister, wasn't as easy getting this one done as the spaniel was, took quite a bit of fiddling about with brightness and contrast and tracing before it looked ok. Waiting for some more leather to arrive so just did a test as it is slightly smaller than I want plus the bottom of the oval is a wee bit clipped.
Could probably do with getting some sort of image programme for picture editing but not sure what and certainly not fancying the learning curve no matter what I end up with.
Anyway the keyring.
Could probably do with getting some sort of image programme for picture editing but not sure what and certainly not fancying the learning curve no matter what I end up with.
Anyway the keyring.
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Poor lonely woolly tatty sheep
Still eating green Welsh grass
Pining her bleating heart away
Awaiting for Taff's staff
DAPPH
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I'd weld both sides not only for strength but to keep water out .
Thanks.
I happened to meet a welder earlier today and I asked for his opinion. He said he'd weld it closed. Also said I hadn't ground the galvanized back far enough.
So, how am I going to remove that galvanised in the inside corner? Can't get in there with a grinding disc. I don't have a die grinder - do I need one?
Nice idea, but I don't have one of those either!
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Always better to have tools you don't need, than need tools you don't have
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Always better to have tools you don't need, than need tools you don't have
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DAPPH
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Paint it in acid paste then power wash it away and once dry , weld pick off the slag when stone cold then cold galv spray it ?
My Old Landy
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Looks good my friend
