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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Debs. on 18 February 2010, 18:20:54
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I`ve been to the scrapyard again! 8-)
Fed up with regularly setting fire to my steel-topped wooden workbench when welding; I have decided to construct myself a 'proper' welding table.
Found a nice flat pc. of boiler-plate: 2` x 4` x 3/8" and some lengths of 5" x 2" rectangular tubing......all fitted easily in the Miggy (even with the dogs in there too!).....I did struggle a bit getting the 90 Kg. pc. of plate out of the car and into the workshop, though.
Where are all the blokes when you need one! ;D
Pic below is today`s progress: squaring up the plate and cutting/welding the frame sections together (shown inverted).....BTW: the 'overhang' is to allow easy-clamping of work to the top of the table`s edge.
Tomorow, I`ll cut and weld on the caps for the open ends of the tubes and then tack the plate to the frame....knock up some adjustable-legs and if I have the strength, I`ll turn it `right side up and try it out! :y
Spent just £5. on all the metal. ::)
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/WeldingTable.jpg)
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I`ve been to the scrapyard again! 8-)
Fed up with regularly setting fire to my steel-topped wooden workbench when welding; I have decided to construct myself a 'proper' welding table.
Found a nice flat pc. of boiler-plate: 2` x 4` x 3/8" and some lengths of 5" x 2" rectangular tubing......all fitted easily in the Miggy (even with the dogs in there too!).....I did struggle a bit getting the 90 Kg. pc. of plate out of the car and into the workshop, though.
Where are all the blokes when you need one! ;D
Pic below is today`s progress: squaring up the plate and cutting/welding the frame sections together (shown inverted).....BTW: the 'overhang' is to allow easy-clamping of work to the top of the table`s edge.
Tomorow, I`ll cut and weld on the caps for the open ends of the tubes and then tack the plate to the frame....knock up some adjustable-legs and if I have the strength, I`ll turn it `right side up and try it out! :y
Spent just £5. on all the metal. ::)
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/WeldingTable.jpg)
good result there then debs
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Should be making a snow plough. More to come.
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I need to make a trip to your scrappy.
Can't see you burning a hole in that in a hurry. :y
Kevin
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Should be making a snow plough. More to come.
:o Awww, Steve....please don`t wish that on me! :'(
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looking good Debs, £5 is a bargin! Beats my work bench, an old internal door on a frame ::) ;D
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Looking good, I might have to come up and get some welding lessons off you ready for my next boat project. Every dinghy needs a trailer :y
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Take it that one will be on the welding forum debs. :)
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Looks a bit flimsy. ::) :D ;D ;D
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At least you now have a ladder for the shorter OOFers to borrow when they want to wash the top of their car! On a more serious note that looks really tidy and for only £5 an absolute bargain,well done you :y
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I`ve been to the scrapyard again! 8-)
Fed up with regularly setting fire to my steel-topped wooden workbench when welding; I have decided to construct myself a 'proper' welding table.
Found a nice flat pc. of boiler-plate: 2` x 4` x 3/8" and some lengths of 5" x 2" rectangular tubing......all fitted easily in the Miggy (even with the dogs in there too!).....I did struggle a bit getting the 90 Kg. pc. of plate out of the car and into the workshop, though.
Where are all the blokes when you need one! ;D
Pic below is today`s progress: squaring up the plate and cutting/welding the frame sections together (shown inverted).....BTW: the 'overhang' is to allow easy-clamping of work to the top of the table`s edge.
Tomorow, I`ll cut and weld on the caps for the open ends of the tubes and then tack the plate to the frame....knock up some adjustable-legs and if I have the strength, I`ll turn it `right side up and try it out! :y
Spent just £5. on all the metal. ::)
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/WeldingTable.jpg)[/quote
heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::)
well debs i dont think that,ll warp in a hurry :y
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Bargain Debs :y It's looking good
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
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I'm very impressed Debs!!! :y :y :y
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Well done Debs!!! :y
Looks a great bit of welding!
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
Won't work for pubs, instead of, "lets go down the pub for a pint' we will have, 'lets go down the pub for a litre'
Does not have quite the same ring to it ;D
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
As an aerospace structures engineer trained in the U.S, (and of 1959 vintage) I always have and still do, work in Imperial decimal-inches: 10ths., 100ths and 1000ths.......your 1000mm. would equal: 39.4" in real money. ;)
My decimal-inch scales, verniers, tapes and micrometers are not going to be replaced on a Europhilic whim...this Metric nonsense will never catch on you know! ;D
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
Won't work for pubs, instead of, "lets go down the pub for a pint' we will have, 'lets go down the pub for 568ml'
Does not have quite the same ring to it ;D
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forget i said owt...yes yer cant replace a pint and yes yer waist size is in inches and we do 30mph not kilometre but when i was fabricateing the norm was metric
you ole timers stick to yer 1 inch and 5600/234ths give or take 5980 thou :y ;D
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
Won't work for pubs, instead of, "lets go down the pub for a pint' we will have, 'lets go down the pub for 568ml'
Does not have quite the same ring to it ;D
No not 568ml, 1 litre of beer. Thats what you get in Europe :)
They come in huge glasses! 8-)
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
Won't work for pubs, instead of, "lets go down the pub for a pint' we will have, 'lets go down the pub for 568ml'
Does not have quite the same ring to it ;D
No not 568ml, 1 litre of beer. Thats what you get in Europe :)
They come in huge glasses! 8-)
Yes they do along with there smaller half litre drinks as well,I think I must have caught STMO123 disease with being pedantic and replacing your original with 568ml ;D
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
Won't work for pubs, instead of, "lets go down the pub for a pint' we will have, 'lets go down the pub for a litre'
Does not have quite the same ring to it ;D
38DD :o :o
965.2 DD 0r 96.52 DD :-/
I know what you mean Tunnie. ::)
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I got some wood cut in B&Q the other day, gave the measurements in inches, he said nothing and the wood is the right size......... :D :D
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Very well done Ms Debs....a fine job..... :y :y :-*
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
yer can never take away some things but in the fabrication world yer dont work to 3ft 3inch and a 1/4...its 1000mm thats what i meant
As an aerospace structures engineer trained in the U.S, (and of 1959 vintage) I always have and still do, work in Imperial decimal-inches: 10ths., 100ths and 1000ths.......your 1000mm. would equal: 39.4" in real money. ;)
My decimal-inch scales, verniers, tapes and micrometers are not going to be replaced on a Europhilic whim...this Metric nonsense will never catch on you know! ;D
Well spoken Debs!! :y
this Metric nonsense will never catch on you know!
not sure about this bit though..... :-/
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I'd be proud to do some fabricating on the bench. It'll stand up to some heat & bangs without warping :y :y :y
May i commend you on your welding to, it looks quite fine. I've seen so called qualified welder's dribbles & they're not as good as that.
It looks like you use Spatter Spray? Keep your self away from the fumes, it's nasty stuff :(
What do you cut your sections on? I presume a Band Saw :-?
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I'd be proud to do some fabricating on the bench. It'll stand up to some heat & bangs without warping :y :y :y
May i commend you on your welding to, it looks quite fine. I've seen so called qualified welder's dribbles & they're not as good as that.
It looks like you use Spatter Spray? Keep your self away from the fumes, it's nasty stuff :(
What do you cut your sections on? I presume a Band Saw :-?
Thankyou for the kind words Pete. :y
I do love metalworking; so very satisfying to take metal that has been 'chucked' and make something useful.
I cut the sections using a 1mm. thick 'slitting disc' in a 2.8Kw. angle grinder.....I have a steady hand and can follow a scribed-line quite tidily.
I don`t use anti-spatter spray; I have some, but I find that at the 'sweet-spot' setting on the MIG and with 95%/5% (02/Argon); I can do spray transfer and spatter isn`t too much of an issue.
I find that projects like this, are ideal skill-refining practice for me; using multi-process` and differing material gauges/types.
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heres me thinking we,d gone metric ::) ......
Metric? WTF is that! :-?
We still live in a world where we use Imperial units all the time, speed limits, pints in the pub, waist size, people give their height & weight in 'English' units ........ etc etc :y :y
Which world is that then? I showed a Spanish neighbour an Imperial and Metric tape measure. He thought it was quite quaint. I have the last laugh though as all pipework here is in Imperial!
The MOT station hadn't a clue how to convert miles into Km for the MOT certificate.
Nice bench, when you have finished it come and make us one please?
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The only country still using imperial in everyday buisness is the US and I see that congress are concerned as its putting them at a disadvantage.
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The only country still using imperial in everyday buisness is the US and I see that congress are concerned as its putting them at a disadvantage.
And America being America bastardise that too. There was a bloke on the telly the other day taliking about 4/32" & 6/32" :-? :-? :-? ;D
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The only country still using imperial in everyday buisness is the US and I see that congress are concerned as its putting them at a disadvantage.
And America being America bastardise that too. There was a bloke on the telly the other day taliking about 4/32" & 6/32" :-? :-? :-? ;D
....he must`ve gone off 6/12ths. cocked! ;D
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The only country still using imperial in everyday buisness is the US and I see that congress are concerned as its putting them at a disadvantage.
And America being America bastardise that too. There was a bloke on the telly the other day taliking about 4/32" & 6/32" :-? :-? :-? ;D
As they like things big in America I am surprised he didn't say 80/640" & 120/640" ;D
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Job done! :y
Ready for work; c/w with torch holder/stand:
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/ReadyForUse.jpg)
Built like the Forth Bridge; so, I painted the 'underpinnings' the appropriate colour. ;D
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/WeldingBenchRedOxide.jpg)
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You're a game girl, Deb's, I take my hat off to you :y
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At least you now have a ladder for the shorter OOFers to borrow when they want to wash the top of their car! On a more serious note that looks really tidy and for only £5 an absolute bargain,well done you :y
ere , just coz i need a ladder to wash my miggy an a cherry picker to wash my mrs barge , theres nowt wrong with us shartorses :y
provided i dont look down , im not too scared of heights ;D