Today I MADE

[brendomac]

Called Durafix. smile
Use a map pro torch and keep your joins clean.
Heat the job, Not the rod and flow it on.
You will break the aluminum but not the join if done properly.
Good idea to have a very good look at the site.
I use it myself. smile smile

That Durafix looks great! I haven't heard of it before, but looks like most people could use it OK. I could not see any mention of stainless steel on their website, but I'd guess it would work. Have you tried it on Stainless?

 

[Tathradj]

No I have not.
Did you know you can weld stainless with a standard welder. ?
The stainless just converts back to regular steel.
And rust's. LOL

 

[Nightjar]

No I have not.
Did you know you can weld stainless with a standard welder. ?
The stainless just converts back to regular steel.
And rust's. LOL

You're jesting of course???

 

[Tathradj]

Didn't want to go right into it but
low grade and a gasless mig.
I have built a few stainless exhaust's and a few other things
doing this.
Stainless did not rust excepting the welds.
And the one on my old Hilux has lasted 4 odd years.

 

[B5MECH]

I have seen a guy soldier steel square tube to a flat plate but not sure if they were the same rods, but the soldering idea has been done with most metals, most welding co's sell the stuff, I usually tig stainless as I had to hand my bottle of argon back to BOC the ripoffs, so lately I been stick welding stainless and it is one of the most fun arc welding steels ever welds so smooth, I would advise anyone with a good arc welder to give it a try, Try electrodes E308L for 304/308 staino or E316L for 316/318 staino , I've been using E308L's and actually weld 304 to 316 staino and doesn't rust, theres also a 400 series rod used for uncommen steels or staino to steel.
When I finish my next small digger blade ill try to put up some pics in the today I made.
If any ont has a BOC account cancel it, speedy gas now does swap and go bottles, argon and others.

 

[BigWave]

B5M. Thanks for the tip on cancelling my BOC account. I hated paying their rip-off rental prices for infrequent use with my MIG.

 

[brendomac]

Thanks tathradj. Sounds like durafix might be worth a go, I haven't got a welder, I usually rely on family helping me out. Or maybe I'll invest in one oneday, but that will be a while. ..

 

[B5MECH]

This year I've been making some digging tools from stainless 304 and 316 all arc welded with E308L electrodes, this is my deep plug tool. I hope the images worked, if they did I have finally worked out how to do it easily. yeah it worked I'll start getting more pics up from now on.

 

[B5MECH]

Some others

The top was the first I made was all about making it look cool, the middle one was made 3rd small plug/sliter, the bottom one is heavy duty crevice digger, currently making the blade for a small digger tool.

 

[B5MECH]

 

[B5MECH]

Today I finished a dome penny key ring made from some toasted finds, I should have chosen a better head side but the tail side was a bent mower specimen
Not bad for a first one considering. Will use stainless chain and 1 more ring to finish it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Drop to much soldier.
Looking for things to make the toasties into.

 

[Colmaca]

Today I made a toaster .

 

[Wishfull]

Yep just put coals down and turn seiv upside down

 

[tally ho]

made this today a coil plug and vaccuming forming box

 

[Jaros]

Is it a new mouse trap??

 

[Wishfull]

Smokin, Mmmm toilet seat for kids ?

I need input, is it for a new coil ? how did you do it.

 

[tally ho]

its to make a coil housing. just used a jigsaw, drill, sandpaper ,hammer ,compas, pencil ,glue and nail to make it enough input :lol: :lol: :lol:
the coil plug has 3 layers of wood laminated together
cost $2.53 in wood from bunnings and scrap pine
here is a youtube vid not me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFyLbnayaGo

 

[tally ho]

this is the last underwater waterproof project i made

 

[AtomRat]

Nice work tally ho, collect enough hdpe and make some sheets to throw on it.. wheely bin works a treat too.

Lol @ Colmaca :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[tally ho]

ATOMRAT bunning have 20L black buckets going to try out