Random Welding Projects (non-bicycle)

[Ulu]

I’ve done a few, but I will start out with a small one. Welding my welding pants.

This is my finest weld to date! Look at that tiny sucker! 0.094”

I could have bent a new piece of wire, but it would’ve been less fun.

 

[Da Gas Man]

I’ve done a few, but I will start out with a small one. Welding my welding pants.

This is my finest weld to date! Look at that tiny sucker! 0.094”
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I could have bent a new piece of wire, but it would’ve been less fun.

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That's fine work. Nice and clean.

 

[Da Gas Man]

For twenty years I struggled with the floor jack my father-in-law
gave me. You know, the typical deal when the bolt that holds the
handle in place falls out and your father-in-law says, "Yeah. It fell
out. I don't know where it went. Do you want the jack or not?"
And for the life of me I could never find one that threaded right,
let alone one that I could taper the end to fit the groove. Well,
that's no longer an issue. In a fit of welding rage I beautifully and
quite permanently affixed a nice new nut and bolt. And man, it's
UGLY. And I'm proud of it. I have issues with my father-in-law.
It represents our relationship. It ain't pretty, but it works.

 

[Ulu]

I did that weld with an 0.094” electrode, sharpened to a needle point and polished.

I set the pedal for 33 amps max, but I never used it all.

This welder has a high frequency low amp start that really allows you to start the arc and focus, without immediately burning things up.

 

[Ulu]

1973: the opposite side of the coin.

I designed and built this hoist for my father. He helped with drilling and sawing. I did the torch cutting and arc welding.

I used some relic Lincoln 400 amp welder from WW2 the size of a 1940s refrigerator. (Set my pants on fire too.)

Some of the welding went well, but some was poor. Fortunately it was all enough.

I have lifted car bodies, truck engines, and even half the toolshed, when I drypacked the foundation.

I took welding and got maybe 2 hours actual stick time, in highschool in 1971. I built the frame of a recumbent bike.

This hoist was my first big welding project, and the heaviest steel (1/2”) I have ever worked with, except a couple trailer hitches with a 3/4”x3” drawbar.

 

[Da Gas Man]

1973: the opposite side of the coin.

I designed and built this hoist for my father. He helped with drilling and sawing. I did the torch cutting and arc welding.
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I used some relic Lincoln 400 amp welder from WW2 the size of a 1940s refrigerator. (Set my pants on fire too.)

Some of the welding went well, but some was poor. Fortunately it was all enough.

I have lifted car bodies, truck engines, and even half the toolshed, when I drypacked the foundation.



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I took welding and got maybe 2 hours actual stick time, in highschool in 1971. I built the frame of a recumbent bike.

This hoist was my first big welding project, and the heaviest steel (1/2”) I have ever worked with, except a couple trailer hitches with a 3/4”x3” drawbar.

Are you kidding? That's gorgeous welding. Stands the test of time too.

 

[Ulu]

Are you kidding? That's gorgeous welding. Stands the test of time too.

Oh, I didn’t show the crappy welds. They got gouged out and repaired.

 

[Ulu]

I already showed the rocket stoves, in detail, but they are certainly non-bicycle.

This was from 2 old boat seat pedestals.

That’s my BBQ grill. Here’s the fire grill I made.

For the this stove:

This was a shock absorber and a small freon compressor.