Shelter in place to long....
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It is possible to tig weld on the balcony with my 110v inverter and a 20cf argon bottle but I didn't, I am lucky to have a part time job here in Miami with keys to the shop.
How does it compare to a 240v gas mig for bike applications?
The Tig inverter weighs 13 lbs, has dual voltage 110v =130amps , 220v=160amps, able to control how much filler is added and focus the heat on a small area with no splatter or sparks. I could weld in a three piece suit without incident. The down side is you need to weld everyday for six months before you really master it , coordination of both hands is required, one hand maintain arc length of the tungsten and travel and the other hand dipping the rod in the puddle without touching the tungsten and control how much is added. After doing it more than 35 years I can day dream while welding. Tig is far better but Mig does a good job without all the practice
I miss my square wave, pulse Miller.
Rick C.
Rick C.
This build needs a new thread title so more folks don't skip past it.
Made a toolbox today took about 4 hours , got a key flush mount lock coming for the door. Keep getting knocks on the door ( parts coming in )
Got A gold chain to represent the golden years, but what strange times don't know if they are going to be golden !
Got A gold chain to represent the golden years, but what strange times don't know if they are going to be golden !
This is my balcony spray booth , my mom is long gone but what a great mom, she let me build a garden tractor in my bedroom in the winter months as a kid in Indiana.
Tony, your mother knew what she was doing, and you are demonstrating what that kind of encouragement develops into. Carry on Sir.
Tom
Tom
Went to Home Depot at 6am this morning so I don't have to stand in line and got some rod and made a rear rack, zip ties were my best friend here.
Oh just made my self a Freakin Nice rack today...that’s it all. ...Nice work all the way around!
Woke up feeling cranky this morning, what better than work on the extended one of a kind one piece crank that will still go threw the bottom bracket. I knew I wanted to learn welding when I was 8 years old when the neck broke off my minibike, I used the neighbors buss box and put about 2lbs of lumpy, look like a meteorite weld and said I need to learn this.
I am happy with the clearance but forgot this bike is a 1954 , the pedals I bought don't fit. ( don't make me cut the ends off and weld a threaded piece like a acorn nut that will fit ) voices in my head Maybe I will find some I like. Left room for chain guard , I like to see the moving parts but I don't want to be a part of them !
Being one with the universe is very Zen though it's good form to be quite cautious just where, when & at what velocity you select to insert yourself.
Rick C.
Rick C.
That is some deep stuff, I am always looking for that other dimension, its there I just can't see it yet, to much fluoride I guess
Tacked together the truss fork today still thinking, did it on the balcony in stealth mode , everybody is in a cage some peoples cages are bigger than others !
Ya good book it’s like a road trip by itself
Had to make a deep dish pedal sprocket , the drive chain side is good, after 2 days of trying spacers, taking cranks in & out, saying some words on the balcony, finely got it to work as should. The pleasure of prevailing is mine
