Today I MADE

[Manpa]

7.62 are you really allowed to handle weaponry? :lol: :lol:

 

[7.62marksman]

Fire, Burnt Fingers Oh 7.62 you've done it again... Sounds like Mr Magoo.. ] Nice Job.. :Y:

LW....

only a tiny one this time

 

[7.62marksman]

7.62 are you really allowed to handle weaponry? :lol: :lol:

yes and explosives that was fun

 

[limpalot]

Explosives; you ate garlic while doing this too. :Y:

 

[Pirate pete]

Well today I made a new shop display stand for my handle.PP

 

[RM Outback]

Well today I made a new shop display stand for my handle.PP

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/5572/1527407226_publication1.jpg

So is the bus to be a mobile shop :Y: give us a look at that project :Y:.

 

[limpalot]

A good selling point would be to incorporate a cable cover, holder on the bottom of the handle. Just a thought, it's atill a great product. :Y:

 

[Pirate pete]

the Bus is a long tie project so far has a bathroom double bed 4 wardrobes full kitchen and a lounge room but still has a fair way to go

 

[Pirate pete]

A good selling point would be to incorporate a cable cover, holder on the bottom of the handle. Just a thought, it's atill a great product. :Y:

The handle takes the minelab cable guard straight on to it so really no need to play with it. Would be a nightmare to try to make the handle and incorporate a cable guard

 

[OzzieAu]

Yet another Pick...

Repurposed my Ducati bike stand tubing (sold the Duke ages ago), and a 9 piece of 8mm leaf spring.

Gotta love that old leaf spring steel.. I reckon this is the heaviest duty pick for its size (20 handle) I have made.

The hardest part was getting the rubber grip on around that curved end.
Wont be easy losing this colour one.. :Y:

 

[Mackka]

Very nice mate and as it is red, it goes faster.
Mackka

 

[The Scrounger]

Well engineered :Y:

 

[Jaros]

Good luck. What a weapon!! :Y:

 

[user 7268]

Harness Valet from an old alloy roof rack

 

[Mackka]

Very clever Bogger.
Mackka :Y: :Y: :Y:

 

[The Scrounger]

Harness Valet from an old alloy roof rack

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7268/1528591824_harness_valet_2.jpg

Harness Valet - I love it :Y:

Ready to bug out with your - - - and detector at a seconds notice.

What next

 

[Manpa]

Harness Valet from an old alloy roof rack

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7268/1528591824_harness_valet_2.jpg

Jeeves, my harness please. :lol: :lol:

Clever fellow, Bogger.

 

[user 7268]

Very clever Bogger.
Mackka :Y: :Y: :Y:

Mackka you can get away with a valet in the man cave ................. not to sure about a mannequin but, especially if it's a blow up one

 

[HeadsUp]

Hi RM... no cast, just old good quality forged steel, easy as to weld with my 40yr. old dinosaur arc.
I cant weld cast or galv for nuts... dont know about special rods either... I went to trade school a lo...oong time ago :lol:

Cast isnt hard to weld. Use cast rods. Heat the metal first then weld it but, Do Not let it cool very quickly at all. Wrap it in something like welding gloves and cover with a bag or put it in lime or sand and let it cool for at least 15 minutes. If it is a thick piece you should peen it, meaning tapping it with an engineers hammer on the welds using the rounded part and then very gradually cooling it.
But I could be wrong
Galv grind off the galv and weld it. Fumes are really nasty. Just ask me.

400 - 500 Celsius preheat , and maintain that heat during welding .

Guys who do cast iron professionally ( not many left ) will use ovens that run continuously , they will bring the items up to welding temp and keep putting it back in the oven to maintain it during welding before dropping it into clean lime for a 12 - 16 hour cool down phase.

Cast iron is the biggest Mongrel thing to weld because the quality and content varies enormously , some grades will never be weldable successfully and others can be with the right care.

AC TIG can be used on many grades where stick electrode might fail , I was taught to use around 130 Hz on AC as being more successful than the typical 50 Hz machines , and from memory a consumable with a little phosphor bronze content improves fusion , having said that , the filler wire I found most successful is no longer available 8.(

Regarding Galv , as you said to grind it off with a flapper disc or burn it off with Oxy torch first as zinc is a contaminant if mixed into a weld metal.
Satincraft electrodes handle galvanised environments better , or silicon bronze mig wire is better still , in fact thats the approved product for welding modern car chassis which have zinc plated chassis and body panels.

 

[RM Outback]

Well not me but my young bloke Charlie made these fishing lures from scratch. Everything apart from the treble hook's Charlie created and painted :Y:. These are his first two that will remain as ornaments but also served the purpose of a successful experiment of testing his skills, not to bad for a 14 year old :Y: Mum and Dad are proud .

Oops so proud I forgot to add the photos :lol:.