Damn you didn't give that bandsaw any time to rest in the shop huh ? haha

the fab is looking good

I just finished welding up my collector myself. 1st one i ever made and I'm pretty happy with it.

Quick question. Should i move up to a 14 cup like the fupa one you have? I use a 8 gas lens.

It worked great for the 16 gauge tube i was doing. Tonight doing my collector it seemed i couldn't get any good color out of it with out stoping after an inch. if i welded more than that it got real hot and barely got any purple but mostly dark.

Ill post some pics in the other thread

 

It came in at the perfect time. Wouldn't have turned out near this good using a chop saw

The FUPA is a 12. The BBW the 14. With stainless, you almost have to go to a 12 to get the right has coverage. You can do it with an 8 but it comes from years of experience which I don't have yet lol.

Are you beveling the edges of the pipe? I bevel pipe and tubing alike. It keeps the amount of amps down to get penetration and keeps the material cooler which gives you good color....as well as proper gas coverage. What is your post flow set to? I run a minimum of 8 seconds

 

I never beveled the edges on thin stuff but noticed you do so ill be doing that on the next part i make

I am beveling the sch 10

Post flow at 6 seconds i think

Man i was watching a toxic fab vid and idk what the hell hes doing but when he finishes a weld the weld isnt red at all and is a perfect gold almost polished stainless color

 

I do a light bevel in tubing just to give a channel to fill and decrease amps. I used 30-40 amps on the stuff this weekend. Sch I bevel to a sharp point but it's really narrow. That way a 1/16 rod will fill it completely and still get full penetration in one pass.

How you hold the torch matters too as well as your gas flow. Back purging can also help fix the weld getting really hot as i learned this weekend. It was being really temperamental. Still turned out great but I go take breaks and allow the surface temp to go under 80° before firing up again. Which i think was my fault in not running a high enough flow. There were so many places for the gas to escape through the pies, I should have ran much higher. I usually run around 15 CFH back purge

 

What are you using to clean off the pipe/welds afterwards?

 

Nice, the progression you made from the first post till now is awesoeme! I'm just starting out but I need to get my own welder so I can practice everyday like you

 

Why are you using stainless for the intercooler piping?

 

I use stainless

Whats the beef?

I hat when aluminum bends after putting on t bolt clamps

 

No beef just a question. Use better aluminum and it won't bend. lol. How tight are you making your t-bolts? We've boost leak tested up to 40psi on your every day stuff.

 

Because he wanted stainless. I think it looks better than aluminum would have

 

I think the stainless turned out great man!

 

so i have been absent for some time now. been very busy. but i wanted to give an update for those who were following me and dont follow me on Instagram or Facebook:

these are in no particular order but these are jobs i have done, tools and equipment i have purchased.




































I've gotten much bigger and expanded much faster than i thought i would but i guess i cant complain. things have been going very well and im planning to go full time next year

 

Aww yisss you bought one of dem weld together welding tables.

How do you like it? Worth the money?

 

All looks amazing Blake, of course I seent it on insta already lol.

Finally got around to messing with my tig. Started with aluminum sheet because it's the material I have right now. Starting to get the hang maybe but hard to keep from warping it (of course being a newb I'm positive I simply put too much heat into it). I'm wondering if anyone uses the FUPA on aluminum, seems like I've only seen it used on stainless

Edit: probably because alum cools too fast lol never mind

 

Just added you on IG lol - good stuff dude

 

Nice work from the beginning to the present. I ended up burning out on automechanics and went into welding as a profession. I learned a lot in production/manufacturing. Now I'm back into mechanics/building Jeeps, all I do is itch to run a CNC Plasma or weld. Both are very therapeutic for me. It's my meditation/cool down period. Now, i've moved, and live in an inner city condo, I have no place to weld for ***** a giggles, only during lunch at work.

 

So I wanted to come back and update this with some pictures of work from the last month. I also wanted to add that i've started a YouTube channel where ill be sharing information on little tidbits which have helped me along the way. nothing too too indepth as far as tricks of the trade that ive learned but hopefully enough info to make you dangerous if you are motivated!

www.youtube.com/850fab

 

glad your still boomin man. Fab life take over full time now or still on the side. I been thinkin bout pickin up a tig welder myself just for repairs and aluminum mostly.

 

i just finished my first year out on my own in September. It’s been tough and awesome all at the same time

 

 

 

Yeah it's really dead now.

I follow you on IG though!