Recent content by Shield Arc

Hi guys, thanks for all the concerns! :thumbsup: I just have not been feeling really well lately. As a lot of members here know I drove piling on the water. I worked from Alaska to Southern California. February of 1994 I was working on Bainbridge Island. Making a pick with the derrick, pad eye...

If you want to know how good your welds are? It is pretty easy to build a bender, to make sure your welds will hold.

Tig welding open root. 6G position. 6-inch sch. 80 pipe. 37 1/2 degree bevel, knife edge. 1/8-inch gap. 1/8-inch filler. 125-AMPS, walking the cup. Miller Dynasty 300. Never had much of an opportunity to Tig weld pipe. Union thing! Do you pipe welders think this Tig root would pass visual...

A guy ask me to help him put an extension on a wheel barrow tub. He is going to build a power wheel barrow. The tub is 17-GA, the extensions are 16-GA. The top rail is thin wall electrical conduit. He has a Everlast Power Mig 140E. Trust me I've never been good at welding this thin of...

Built this 3-point log splitter a few years ago for my brother-n-law. Everything came out of the scrap pile. Except the PTO hydraulic pump, and a few of the hoses. Used a piece of 16-inch pipe for the hydraulic reservoir. He has 20-acres of oak trees, so this log splitter beats using a splitting...

Seems a little slow around here:confused:. So I Thought I'd post some pictures of a gooseneck adapter I built a few years ago. This is the second one I've built. I built a lighter version for a friend a few years before this one. The base is 8-inch I-beams. The gooseneck is 12-inch I-beams. The...

There has been a discussion over on Welding Web about welding pipe with dual shield. I didn't realize this was done. So I did a little reading, and came across a video that Jody made. They used Lincoln 71M dual shield. I didn't know dual shield came in .035". So I ordered a spool. WOW! This...

I've seen quite a few threads on welding cast iron. I posted this question over on Welding Web. And watched a few videos on You Tube. And did a little reading on the subject. Got some 1/8" A2 Aluminum Bronze yesterday. I ordered 1/16", and 3/32". But the Post Office lost those rods.:mad: I did...

Got a new toy for father's day. Had to drive down to Vancouver Washington to the Lincoln distribution center to pick it up this morning. My wife thinks I have a fetish for welders and tools:confused:. I disagree, what do you guys think? :laughing: Vantage(R) 4 Engine Driven Welder (Perkins(R))

I have a 12-feet long PJ dump trailer. The factory powder coating is a joke:rolleyes:. It just flakes off in big sections:shocked:. Now this is on the outside of the box! Inside the box the powder coating lasted about 30-seconds:mad:. Couple years ago my brother-n-law who is a retired body and...

Went to California to help my brother-n-law build a hydraulic post driver. We incorporated the back of the fork lift attachment I built for him. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/welding/347241-fork-attachment-build.html?highlight= The weight is just under 300-pounds. He has 20-acres of shale...

Anyone here know how to make these?

A member over on Welding Web PMed me and ask if I would help him out. He built this frame for a guy here in Seattle, but he missed the measurement by 1-inch. I notched it a 1/2-inch on each end, and Tig welded it together. Took the frame to the Powder Coater. Took the table to the guy in Seattle...

Got all the downed trees taken care of, from the storm that blew through. So I thought I'd see how my brother-n-law's PowerArc 200 ST would do running some .045" NR-212 self shielded flux core wire. This little machine sure runs hot! 104-AMPS for flat welding. 80-AMPS for vertical up hill. I...

Building another fork attachment, this one is for my brother-n-law. I won't be going back to his place until next spring, so I have all the time in the world to finish it.:laughing: It's the same design as mine, just a little bigger. Tomorrow I'll weld up the taper to the tip of the forks. Then...