Screwdriver
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Chap on another forum asked if someone could make a missing bit for his fruit press. Something like this.
Easy I said, even though I had to guess at the part above. Just need a bit of 4-6mm steel plate. Could I find any? No! Drove me nuts so...
Found an odd chunk of 10mm (!)
Chopped and beveled.
Eventually got the hang of Mig again. I ran out of Tig gas and can't afford any more yet.
Then suddenly.
I'm guessing I went through to the rusty nasty old plate below. Out with the grinder.
Fill'er up
It's sort of ok but there are definite signs where the weld edges are/were. Is there a trick to getting "perfect" welds that you can grind to invisible? or do I just need to be a better welder?
Eventually it will get a centre boss and I can turn it round and flush on the lathe but I am worried there will be little divots everywhere along the welds.
S.
Easy I said, even though I had to guess at the part above. Just need a bit of 4-6mm steel plate. Could I find any? No! Drove me nuts so...
Found an odd chunk of 10mm (!)
Chopped and beveled.
Eventually got the hang of Mig again. I ran out of Tig gas and can't afford any more yet.
Then suddenly.
I'm guessing I went through to the rusty nasty old plate below. Out with the grinder.
Fill'er up
It's sort of ok but there are definite signs where the weld edges are/were. Is there a trick to getting "perfect" welds that you can grind to invisible? or do I just need to be a better welder?
Eventually it will get a centre boss and I can turn it round and flush on the lathe but I am worried there will be little divots everywhere along the welds.
S.