Welders, Welding Accessories, Projects - everything about welding

[PlayingWithTBI]

When working on building/modifying our trucks, some folks have to heat, cut, and/or weld stuff. I thought some of you would want to show off your work and/or tools used.

It's was probably 20 years ago I bought this Curv-O-Mark (Sticker says $65), I used it mostly for welding 4" - 12" steel manifolds and connections for sand filters to buried PVC pipelines for drip systems in our orchards we managed or owned.

Here is an idea of how it works, the articulating arm can reach all the way around a pipe so you can get accurate cuts using the miter gauge on it. I have the structural adapter on it too.

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Comes with instructions so even I could get it right

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Does stuff like this

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[Hipster]

So you could give me a courtesy reach around with that?? You sick bast*d!

LMAO! just kidding man.

 

[Hipster]

I'm no pro, just been welding as it relates to collision work and auto for 30+ years. Have built some stuff, modified tools along the way, cut up some motorcycles frames and parts along the way. Narrowing or widening fenders, stretched tanks. Minor fabrication,hand formed or hammered stuff

I have a Snap-On MM250 mig that been a rock solid and workhorse of a machine for over 2 decades and bought a Miller 211 about a year ago that that's a pretty badass little machine that pushes .024 nicely which the Snap-on even with a liner change doesn't like to do.

Only real formal training/certification was I-Car.


This could be interesting with some of the tooling or fixturing that shows up

 

[Hipster]

lets see if these post right. A car I'm working on presently

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cut apart

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all welded back up

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[PlayingWithTBI]

That's a 69 right?

 

[Hipster]

That's a 69 right?

68, it has the little button style side markers. 68 GTS 383 big block car

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Yeah, forgot about the side marker - I had a 69 GTX 440, wish I still had it!

 

[tahoe.mkIII]

I picked up an old miller matic 70S a few years ago and it has been a great machine. My only qualm is having to move the cable to adjust the power output, but I don't do high volume/production work, so it's not too big of a hindrance.

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[Treble]

Sometimes I Weld...

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9/16 deep well socket cut in half and fused to a piece of half inch gaspipe

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

9/16 deep well socket cut in half and fused to a piece of half inch gaspipe

I think you need shorter bolts, lol.