My work shop build in progress

[Frank Surber]

Frank, your brick aspirations sound interesting. If you get around to going that please start a thread!!!!

Your beam is a beast!!!! Tremendous amount of strength in the triangulation!!!

As far as the brick goes that will depend entirely on my ability to strike a deal with the person who owns the buildings. You've no doubt heard the term stronger than a brick outhouse well these buildings were built back in the early 1900's made entirely out of brick the walls were a foot thick and 15 feet tall. The wood beamed roof gave way on one many years ago bringing 2 of the walls down with it but the other one is still largely intact and is even used as storage but is has some shoring columns on the inside to support the aging wood beams
As far as the triangulation of my column goes this was mostly done to counter any twisting and cantilevered forces that I might task it with later on.
Once it is erected in place I will most likely do the same thing to it as I have done to the 2 large pipe columns on the opposite end of the building which is to say I filled and packed them with very dry powdered sand using my plate packer to vibrate the sand to a compacted state in side of the columns This stiffens them as well as strengthens them against vertical loading and twisting forces almost making them like a solid column the only thing better would have been if I could have pumped concrete in them.

 

[ovrszd]

Frank, I know nothing about different grades of solid core MIG wire. I just buy what's on the shelf at the local Farm and Home Store. My latest wire is .035 E70S6 with 75/25 gas mix. Sounds like that's what I should be using for common mild steel welding in my shop? I'm running it on a Miller 250.

Should I stock a roll of the E71T1 for welds where I might need more strength? Can I run it with my 75/25 gas?

Thanks for the welding tutorial Frank!!!

 

[pmsmechanic]

I don't mind long explanations as I'm here to learn something. Long winded explanations are a different story!

 

[ovrszd]

As far as the brick goes that will depend entirely on my ability to strike a deal with the person who owns the buildings. You've no doubt heard the term stronger than a brick outhouse well these buildings were built back in the early 1900's made entirely out of brick the walls were a foot thick and 15 feet tall. The wood beamed roof gave way on one many years ago bringing 2 of the walls down with it but the other one is still largely intact and is even used as storage but is has some shoring columns on the inside to support the aging wood beams
As far as the triangulation of my column goes this was mostly done to counter any twisting and cantilevered forces that I might task it with later on.
Once it is erected in place I will most likely do the same thing to it as I have done to the 2 large pipe columns on the opposite end of the building which is to say I filled and packed them with very dry powdered sand using my plate packer to vibrate the sand to a compacted state in side of the columns This stiffens them as well as strengthens them against vertical loading and twisting forces almost making them like a solid column the only thing better would have been if I could have pumped concrete in them.

Good stuff Frank. And I must add, I actually understand what you are saying. You explain things in an understandable way. You'd make a great Vo-Tech teacher!!!

 

[ovrszd]

I don't mind long explanations as I'm here to learn something. Long winded explanations are a different story!

And there's a huge difference!!!! There's a member here on TBN that is very, very good at the latter.

 

[pmsmechanic]

And there's a huge difference!!!! There's a member here on TBN that is very, very good at the latter.

And I'm going to add that every paragraph had good information in it. It wasn't just a bunch of words strung together for the fun of typing!

 

[Frank Surber]

Frank, I know nothing about different grades of solid core MIG wire. I just buy what's on the shelf at the local Farm and Home Store. My latest wire is .035 E70S6 with 75/25 gas mix. Sounds like that's what I should be using for common mild steel welding in my shop? I'm running it on a Miller 250.

Should I stock a roll of the E71T1 for welds where I might need more strength? Can I run it with my 75/25 gas?

Thanks for the welding tutorial Frank!!!

If you ever buy a roll of the duel shield wire you will wonder how or you got along without it
However it is very hard to find in .035 only a couple of MFG make in that diameter .045 is the most common so you will need the rollers and contact tips but nothing else needs to be changed over the Miller 250 will run it like a champ. and you can get it that will run with 75/25 actually I have never had an issue running 75/25 with any brand of the duel shield wire an added plus is the overall tensile can be increased with 75/25 in some applications.
I only use the E70S6 on materials 3/16' and thinner because I like the deeper penetration and fluidity of the puddle with the duel shield

 

[Frank Surber]

I had just a tad more welding to the top of the column this morning then I did this.
I swear I could lift the limit of the hoist on this rig with the gin pole laying flat .It has proven to be one of my most valuable builds in a long time

 

[ovrszd]

If you ever buy a roll of the duel shield wire you will wonder how or you got along without it
However it is very hard to find in .035 only a couple of MFG make in that diameter .045 is the most common so you will need the rollers and contact tips but nothing else needs to be changed over the Miller 250 will run it like a champ. and you can get it that will run with 75/25 actually I have never had an issue running 75/25 with any brand of the duel shield wire an added plus is the overall tensile can be increased with 75/25 in some applications.
I only use the E70S6 on materials 3/16' and thinner because I like the deeper penetration and fluidity of the puddle with the duel shield

You've convinced me. I'll snag a roll next time I'm in the City. Thanks Frank!!!

 

[Frank Surber]

Well the column is all plumbed to vertical in all directions welded in at the top and welded in at the bottom.
I hit pretty close to my length measurement I was hoping to have it around 1/2inch too long then use a 8 tone hydraulic toe jack to lift the truss above to add preloading but it was only about 1/4" to 3/8" over length and as it turned out that was about all my jack could stand and I had to really sledge hammer it in place.
the next thing was to come up with something suitable to put under the brace piping as a base so what better use than an old RV bumper
I back filled to the top of the horizontal beam the column is welded to then packed it briefly then after placing the bumper in position I used the plate packer to force it into the already firm soil it took nearly an hour of running the packer back and forth on top of the bumper to settle it in then I scabbed some junk materials to the bottoms of the pipes to weld them to the bumper and welded the bumper to the column as well



the jib crane mounting bosses for the inside

the same thing for the outside

back filled and packed to about the half way point I need to fill and pack about another 1 1/2 feet then I have some more bracing to weld in