Rookie wanna-be weldor starting to make some cool things!

[C-Stain]

Because of you Kirk, I'm scouring the roadsides for old water heaters, and when I find one, I'm headed to Dad's to fire up his electric arc welder and I'm hoping my beads look 1/10th as good as yours by the time I'm done!

[kirkster70]

Looking good, Joel! The red paint really makes it look nice!

Originally Posted by Zombie_Stomp

I'm watching and enjoying the grill project. Been grilling out quite a bit myself.

just a little update on the racks I built. I let them get a little rusty and then rustoleum bombed them red as planned. I either laid it on too heavy on the first coat, didn't shake it up enough on the second coat, or just got a bad batch of paint, but it's staying kind of soft and gummy. I don't care though, the next time I do anything will be to sandblast and powdercoat them in a hobbyist's home setup, and they're not going to rust very much in the mean time. I added a pair of Wolfman's large Rolie bags as panniers. As some of you remember, I started with pre-fab pannier loops by BR Moto, Wolfman Bags' exclusive sole rack maker. So I had to go for their products.

[kirkster70]

Originally Posted by C-Stain

Because of you Kirk, I'm scouring the roadsides for old water heaters, and when I find one, I'm headed to Dad's to fire up his electric arc welder and I'm hoping my beads look 1/10th as good as yours by the time I'm done!

I have been accused on numerous occasions of being good at spending other people's money.

[kirkster70]

Ok, I want to put a firebox down low on the back side. I don't have any scrap heavy enough to make anything respectable.







Let's make a trip to the local salvage yard. I'm thinking small pieces of 3/16" plate would do a nice job. Let's slip down there and see what goodies await....


What do I find?????


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wait for it.......


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HOLY CRAP, THIS IS PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So much for being a "no budget" or even "low budget" build!



I paid $150 for it. More than I wanted to shell out, but I got to adding up the plate, hinges, door handles, and dampers and thought it was a good deal considering everything. I'LL TAKE IT!



Plus, I get to play with my toy again! Life is grand.



Radioactive dampers.


What a good start to the day. Okay, I have other things to attend to, so maybe I'll have more BBQ progress in about a week. I can't wait! I love it when a project comes together!

[DirtyDog]

So now it makes sense to just use the firebox as the BBQ stand, right?

[kirkster70]

I will still use my framing and mount the stove low. My framing dimensions are almost perfect! The stove's legs are bent, so they will get sliced off. I will make a plate to choke the flue output down and then use some schedule 40 water pipe to provide smoke to the cooker.

Having the stovetop accessable will make a nice warming tray for baked beans, etc.


Having a root canal performed as I type.

[Rhyno]

If you are "Galvanized" and "Cramping", today, A large glass of milk and 800mg of IB will eliminate it. Of course, one liter or quart of water for every 50 lbs of body weight, too.

"Galvanization smoke" will make your whole body cramp, your joints hurt, and make you suspect that you got into some "Rat Poison."

I don't know why, but do know that it works.....Large glass of milk and an IB 800.....

The water suggestion is what should be done everyday......

[kirkster70]

Originally Posted by Rhyno

If you are "Galvanized" and "Cramping", today, A large glass of milk and 800mg of IB will eliminate it. Of course, one liter or quart of water for every 50 lbs of body weight, too.

"Galvanization smoke" will make your whole body cramp, your joints hurt, and make you suspect that you got into some "Rat Poison."

I don't know why, but do know that it works.....Large glass of milk and an IB 800.....

The water suggestion is what should be done everyday......

Thanks for the tip, Rhyno, but I did all my galv. welding outside for a change. I got to use my 50' 50A cord for the first time!

Even so, I always take a deep breath and hold it while doing a galv. bead. Then I take a break afterwards to let the air clear before proceeding.

[trasko]

I use a 3M mask and these filters.

I'm way more of a rookie than anyone here and don't have much time under the hood but I'm also paranoid. As far as I know this mask goes a long way to protecting you from fumes. I've been wearing one since I learned about what hitting chlorinated brake cleaner liquid with the arc does. Oof.

I still make the effort to avoid any puffs...

[slackmeyer]

Originally Posted by Rhyno

If you are "Galvanized" and "Cramping", today, A large glass of milk and 800mg of IB will eliminate it. Of course, one liter or quart of water for every 50 lbs of body weight, too.

"Galvanization smoke" will make your whole body cramp, your joints hurt, and make you suspect that you got into some "Rat Poison."

I don't know why, but do know that it works.....Large glass of milk and an IB 800.....

The water suggestion is what should be done everyday......

What I've heard is that the calcium in the milk binds to the zinc from the galvanization. . . . In any case, the best solution by far is to avoid breathing much of the fumes, use a fan (and flux core or stick electrode), or breathe from a fresh air source, or something. I use a similar 3m half mask and p100 filters a lot, and it is nice air to breathe, but I'd have to look to see if it works against zinc fumes.

Edit: it looks like a P100 will work for galvy fumes and most welding fumes. I really like my 3m 7502 respirator, and I like that it would tuck under a welding hood pretty easy. Way nicer to wear than paper masks.