Welding porn
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stevieturbo
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But back on the topic of welding porn.....
Not quite porn...some hot welding here !! The cars still go bloody quickly though ! lol
https://sites.google.com/site/sloppywiki/sloppy-builds/fairmont-3-0
Not quite porn...some hot welding here !! The cars still go bloody quickly though ! lol
https://sites.google.com/site/sloppywiki/sloppy-builds/fairmont-3-0
Would you not do more damage to your own two fingers wearing one of those after accidentally striking another object? (originally posted when this was a discussion item ...)
Anyway, perhaps a daft question ... but when going for smart tig welding like that, how are you getting a nice consistent rotation around the metal? Are these guys using holders/jigs than can be easily rotated or is it just total skill from plenty of experience?
Anyway, perhaps a daft question ... but when going for smart tig welding like that, how are you getting a nice consistent rotation around the metal? Are these guys using holders/jigs than can be easily rotated or is it just total skill from plenty of experience?
some are using positioners which rotate using a footpedal to control the speed, but those doing manifolds and stuff are almost all freehand.
@stevieturbo some beautiful welds in that link
stevieturbo
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Would you not be embarrassed to post those pictures online? Nice welding
It's the flip side of porn...
But they're just proving a point, and doing it spending virtually no money. Building the cars with bits they have around, from parts from a junkyard, chinese tubos etc etc. Then going bloody fast at the same time.
Which lets face it...would be good fun ! Dirt cheap racing.
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Haven't done much tig recently but doing my manifold eventually so starting to practice again. I tried 'weaving' probably not in the same way the pros do it but here is mine... Bottom of a mild steel bar
And just some simple straight line stuff. Grade of stainless I'll be using is 316S for my mani so hoping the welds come out like below (mild steel again)
I did a long strip of about 10 inches but never got a photo.
And just some simple straight line stuff. Grade of stainless I'll be using is 316S for my mani so hoping the welds come out like below (mild steel again)
I did a long strip of about 10 inches but never got a photo.
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Would you consider 321 stainless? I had mine made in it and it seems a lot better than my old one that I knocked up from bits of 316. Seems to be more widely used in high temp environments too.
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Would like to learn to walk the cup on big heavy stuff but haven't had the opportunity, also some unobtanium/toxicfab porn
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Anyone I'd asked mentioned the 316S material. The flange is 316 but don't see why I couldn't use 321 for tubing etc?
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If possible use 321 as it is titanium stabilised and has very consistent properties when welded.
316 and 304 can give precipitation corrosion issues when welded unless you can get hold of the low carbon versions (316L or 304L). Found that out the hard way a few years back..
All the 300 series stainless start to have a fairly big drop off in material properties at around 1000F / 540C so depending on what is being held by the manifold eg turbo, you can get cracking issues.
I've found this table useful in the past..
316 and 304 can give precipitation corrosion issues when welded unless you can get hold of the low carbon versions (316L or 304L). Found that out the hard way a few years back..
All the 300 series stainless start to have a fairly big drop off in material properties at around 1000F / 540C so depending on what is being held by the manifold eg turbo, you can get cracking issues.
I've found this table useful in the past..
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Nice @PeteMoore
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Some ugly cracked porn
Big Pimp
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Simply amazing Pete.
You should take up doing a bit of exhaust welding maybe
You should take up doing a bit of exhaust welding maybe
When I get a bit more room around me I will be.
