The_Yellow_Ardvark
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The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Its taken slightly more than a day (mainly because I keep getting side tracked by other stuff) but today I finally got rid of this rotten disaster.
And got my welding practice hung up in its place.
Hopfully that'll last a bit longer than the previous wood ones, of which 2 have fallen to bits in the 13 years we've lived here.
And got my welding practice hung up in its place.
Hopfully that'll last a bit longer than the previous wood ones, of which 2 have fallen to bits in the 13 years we've lived here.
Onoff
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Looks like he's found himself a niche.
Yesterday I made the world's ugliest, ropey-looking trolley/storage unit out of accumulated leftovers of scrap metal.
(My workshed is under 4m x 4m & so everything possible is on wheels so I can stuff things away - this is made to roll under the home-made workbench in the corner, so I can get at the stuff without having to crawl in & drag stuff out).
It's a fugly contraption made from a dead table saw leg framework, bit of old van racking, a pair of castors & an axle kept off something else found lying in the shed, and some strips of chequer plate & bits of box section.
Luckily the monstrosity will be hidden under the bench 99% of the time, hiding both it & my equally fugly welding.
(Part of the reason for doing it was to give me a bit of torch time, as I haven't welded much at all, & I have a jacking point repair to do on my Camper very soon - so some practice is very much needed!
I'm finding I'm using higher settings & much better (if fugly) penetrating; strong welds than I used to, & I have a grinder & powerful to dress my distressing-looking welds on the van
(My workshed is under 4m x 4m & so everything possible is on wheels so I can stuff things away - this is made to roll under the home-made workbench in the corner, so I can get at the stuff without having to crawl in & drag stuff out).
It's a fugly contraption made from a dead table saw leg framework, bit of old van racking, a pair of castors & an axle kept off something else found lying in the shed, and some strips of chequer plate & bits of box section.
Luckily the monstrosity will be hidden under the bench 99% of the time, hiding both it & my equally fugly welding.
(Part of the reason for doing it was to give me a bit of torch time, as I haven't welded much at all, & I have a jacking point repair to do on my Camper very soon - so some practice is very much needed!
I'm finding I'm using higher settings & much better (if fugly) penetrating; strong welds than I used to, & I have a grinder & powerful to dress my distressing-looking welds on the van
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Picture pleaseYesterday I made the world's ugliest, ropey-looking trolley/storage unit out of accumulated leftovers of scrap metal.
(My workshed is under 4m x 4m & so everything possible is on wheels so I can stuff things away - this is made to roll under the home-made workbench in the corner, so I can get at the stuff without having to crawl in & drag stuff out).
It's a fugly contraption made from a dead table saw leg framework, bit of old van racking, a pair of castors & an axle kept off something else found lying in the shed, and some strips of chequer plate & bits of box section.
Luckily the monstrosity will be hidden under the bench 99% of the time, hiding both it & my equally fugly welding.
(Part of the reason for doing it was to give me a bit of torch time, as I haven't welded much at all, & I have a jacking point repair to do on my Camper very soon - so some practice is very much needed!
I'm finding I'm using higher settings & much better (if fugly) penetrating; strong welds than I used to, & I have a grinder & powerful to dress my distressing-looking welds on the van
We are all learning everyday
Farside
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Did you make that today?
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selectedgrub
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After making the Welding table top last week this weeks job is to make something to put it on.
Simple box section frame knocked up and primed today. Tomorrow job will be a coat of black paint to finish the look then I can attach the wheels and the top and then plan how I want to use the space its created without filling it to the point I cant get to the underside of the table top for when I need to bolt the various jogs etc that work with it.
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I’m intrigued, please tell us more
BrokenBiker
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branding iron?
Well....I did say it was a monstrosity! Bits of scrap cobbled together - &I'm the first to admit that's exactly how it looks!
Idea is to make a lift-up handle on the front to make it easier to drag about if the need arises (though really it's just a storage unit under the bench where it's inate fuglyness is largely hidden away
).I could give it a lick of paint - but let's face it I'd only be trying to polish a turd!
BrokenBiker
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Looks better than the first one I made...I used about 17 6013 rod to complete 4 small welds, it came out twisted, out of square, out of plumb and the handle didn't fit...and that was after I'd been on a welding courseWell....I did say it was a monstrosity! Bits of scrap cobbled together - &I'm the first to admit that's exactly how it looks!
Idea is to make a lift-up handle on the front to make it easier to drag about if the need arises (though really it's just a storage unit under the bench where it's inate fuglyness is largely hidden away
I could give it a lick of paint - but let's face it I'd only be trying to polish a turd!
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Blue Chips
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Footrest?
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Nederlands
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Its functionalWell....I did say it was a monstrosity! Bits of scrap cobbled together - &I'm the first to admit that's exactly how it looks!
Idea is to make a lift-up handle on the front to make it easier to drag about if the need arises (though really it's just a storage unit under the bench where it's inate fuglyness is largely hidden away
I could give it a lick of paint - but let's face it I'd only be trying to polish a turd!
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And you got welding time
Nothing wrong with that.
