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[Archer Fabrications]

Just a fmic mounting point

Tou can use the fog light holes you know

 

[akdov823]

Tou can use the fog light holes you know

No I don't, explain please

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Well first what fmic do you have? If it's a vrsf or punishment style you can make a bracket that bolts into the holes that the fog lights used to be in. Or tap new holes, no need to weld somethig like that though...

 

[akdov823]

Its a punishment. Are we talking about the bumper brackets, that's how the po had it mounted up.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

There are holes belownwhat you welded, tap a bigger hole. Done

 

[YZFR1]

Ran out of argon the other day and went to nexair. Get there about 30 min before they close and the guy tells me that they are all out of the 80cf tanks and that he would just give me a 125cf tank instead and charge the same price he would've for the smaller tank, which is $15 (he cuts me a deal on it usually anyways). So, fifteen dollars for a 125cf tank, i'm in love with nexair

Oh yeah, latest practice piece..

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Installed on the parts car to immitate what it would look like on a running car

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[Archer Fabrications]

Lucky bastard! Rad pie looks good! Any reason you chose not to use thin guage tube?

 

[YZFR1]

Lol, thanks buddy. Yeah, it's nice not getting ripped off sometimes. Reminds me there are still some decent people left in the world.

As for pipe, just did it mostly for practice and i wanted it to outlive the car. See, a thousand years from now the car would parish but the pipe would still be floating around in space somewhere.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

This is true. If you purged which i assume you did

 

[CODE4]

Is that sch40 pipe for a coolant pipe? If so, I think sch10 would have been more than adequate

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Is that sch40 pipe for a coolant pipe? If so, I think sch10 would have been more than adequate

He wants it to last a thiusand years a silicone hose would have sufficed too.

Any tips for these? Besides the usual common knowlege

 

[Archer Fabrications]

The last pic pissed me off, was doin good and didna stop and start only to notice that my chair leg was half squashing my lead, these are only root passes anyway.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Little more work tonight

 

[YZFR1]

Nah you guys, that was a schedule 10 pipe, i wouldn't be crazy enough to use sch 40 for that Lol. I guess the picture makes it look bigger.

I used solar flux on it and it works great, the only thing is that it has a tendancy to come to the surface sometimes (little black specs if you notice). Other than that, it's awesome...full pen, no sugar.

UrbanSmoker, that is great man! Me too would love to build a manifold someday, i think it's a great challenge. It's hard as heck first time, i'm sure.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Yes it absolutely sucks the first time i have too many hours in mine and i have 45 total weldments going into it.

This thread is dead lately wheres all the fab work this spring?

 

[CODE4]

This thread is dead lately wheres all the fab work this spring?

At work

 

[Archer Fabrications]

This one is probably my best to date

And then some others

 

[Archer Fabrications]

And i have 3 runners down and thinking i yet again may need to rework number 1, oh #1 you little bastard

But here is #2 and #3

 

[spyderdrifter]

So I'm finally going through welding in college and here's my first attempts at SMAW since 13 years ago when I was in high school. I know it looks crappy as all hell, but finally getting started again. Will be moving on to Mig once I'm done with stick.

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Anyone have any helpful criticism or suggestions for improvement?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Keep your travel speed and electrode angle and distance consistsnt, they dont look too bad at all, you know they are good when the slag peels right off.

 

[spyderdrifter]

Thanks for the tips. Even my instructor said they didn't look bad. I still think they do though. Will keep those suggestions in mind while working.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

No one is more critical then yourself, i think the ones i posted could be much better. But it's good because then you will always strive for perfection.

 

[wishihadatalon]

What electrode? Getting a really pretty bead with SMAW is certainly very difficult and almost impossible with some electrodes (6010 comes to mind).

I think the welds look great, especially for someone out of practice for 13yrs.

 

[spyderdrifter]

Thanks for the compliments it is 6010 electrodes.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Try 7018