Was: "New Welder...." Now: PICS!

[vanagon nut]

As promised. Pics of my first attempts. Plus bonus pic of temporary set up in the basement.

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/weldingpics

Note the creative use of 2 steel shelves for table, and awesome ventilation system!

Cheers,

Neil.

 

[Barking Mat]

Yep, looks alright to me (?) my first efforts were ten times worse, I particuarly like the upside down fan, I have two like that, I was thinking about housing them in a big tube, with the door open it all just blows back in I find.

 

[vanagon nut]

Hi.

i found that with the piece of wood there (really should be some other material.... sparks) much less air blew back in. The fan worked fine. But then I was doing short beads. This was just a test of sorts.

In my case, I may look into welding "blankets" to create a temporary wall to make a "room". I'll be curious to find out if these blankets are acceptable in this application. Regardless, I'll just cut a hole in the door and install a fan there. (door is old and in poor shape anyways). I'll put a latchable door over fan.

The blankets may be cheaper than wood/drywall. For sure less work than framing up a wall/door to create a room.

Thanks for your comments!