In this forum we will discuss, trade thoughts/techniques on all metalworking issues.
From simple torch welding to Mig, Tig production jig.
Bending, Hammering , annealing, finishing metal
Machine finishing, Lathe, milling machine, CNC, NC code.
Enjoy
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Man, this thread's gonna be a real chick magnet!
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lol obg....
we've got some guys here who do quite a bit of their own fab work. if you might have either wanted to try something, or have bought a welder and haven't had any previous experience- you can post here and we can toss it around....
j
Very cool! I keep gettin' edumakated around here! B)
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TFB, here's yer first lesson: Wide and Jr. have about 50 thousand dollars worth of welding equipment each! Smart money is on paying one of them to do it for you! :P
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lol obg-
hardly that much for me- but that's the beauty of it. for the past 30 years i've been doing things with a minimum of expensive equipment. i have a bender or two, some hammers and dollys, a smoke wrench (oxy/ace), stick welder (which i use for all metals- inclusing stainless and aluminum), and a mig (for small work and sheet). wide and guys like relic have better equipped shops than i, and can be of help on the more technical things. but for sticking metal together, i might pitch in......
j
O hell dont me me sound like I know what I'm doing, I just fake it
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"parts left out cost nothing and create no service problems" Boss Kettering
Cool deal Wide.
I have been in the metal trades up to about 8 years back. I now own and operate a Marble and Granite fabrication company. We happen to have the largest counter top 3 axis CNC on the west coast. 13'x8' working surface. See photo. This machine has the ability to do full on three dimensional carving, but the 35K for the software has not been a priority for us because we have no need in our industry.
In regards to the metal experience. I was a Commercial diver for 8 years, and welding and burning (Both topside and under water) is what got me started in the metal trades.
My post diving experience in the metal trades included custom furniture, chandeliers, and custom one off light fixtures. (If you have ever been into a Nordstroms you would have seen the type of lights we made. That industry required light metal fabrication of Brass, Bronze, S steel, Mild carbon, Aluminum, and even some gold. Tig, mig and silver solder were the main ways of welding. We had to design our own tools when we couldn't buy them. We used tools for reasons other than their original intent, and were basically required to be able to problem solve/ think outside of the box in order to get the job done.
I left this industry to pursue being a shop mechanic in the Boiler Makers Union. In this trade I was required to be ASME (X RAY Inspected) certified
in all positions Wire feed and stick welding. The layout skills required the use of Trigonometry for spherical and conical shapes, and for tangential penetrations through large boilers/pressure vessels. the type of equipment that we used was large industrial sheers, rolls, and breaks. This industry was somewhat more straight forward than the previous, but still required some ability to come up with custom tools to assist in the day to day new problem.
The metal trades were the most rewarding thing I had ever done in my life. That is, until the Union took a big ole crap on me. This was the point that I got started in the stone business.
I look forward to helping with this thread that you have started, and hopefully I can give assistance to the people that come here with questions. B)
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GREAT! can't believe how much talent there is out there in this group...i truly look forward to your contributions, 05....i'm no expert by any means, i've just been stumbling through it a while....
j
I know there's a vast difference in trains and motorcycles. But I,ve been in the metal trades, welding fitting and fabrication since I got out of the military in the late 70's. Have been an AWS Certified Welding Inspector since 1986. All that a couple of buck might get me a cup of joe in a few places (Starbucks excluded).
But I may chime in from time to time. I love working with metal and wish I had the facilities and equipment to practice my trade on my own.
Maybe when I grow up.
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