Author Topic: Metalworking Skills (Read 567 times)

HurricaneAndrew · « **on:** June 29, 2009, 07:25:36 PM »

What are some of everyones real-life metalworking skills?

I can:

Weld
Use a blow torch
Use a chop saw
Use various types of grinders
Rivet
Use a brake

And probably alot more that I'm just not thinking about.

roboman2444 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2009, 07:30:04 PM »

my skilz
dremel about almost anything
lathe(if I had one)
mill(if i had one)
drill
saw

frezal · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:25:15 PM »

My craft skills are more in the wood department. I've never really even attempted metal working. I've done some soldering here and there, but that's all.

ACAMS · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:30:50 PM »

I can bend a small welding rod with my bare hands!

Also I own a complete automotive machine shop, so google for what they do and that is what I can do....not to mention all the other stuff I do with a complete automotive repair shop. (but it is for personal use only right now untill obongo screws up the oilfield and I have to reopen it...actually everybody is begging me to reopen because they have to drive 75 miles one way to get their work done and then wait longer than it took me...then drive back to get their engine parts)

I also have a pretty nice wood working shop in one of my buildings.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:41:18 PM »

Yeah, I know what automotive machine shops do...

They do just about everything that requires machining in an engine, from grinding crankshafts to possibly machining a new engine block.

We use the services of one to do anything we need machined for our pulling tractors. Things like grinding crankshafts, boring cylinders, grinding camshafts, machining new rods, and even some machine work on the carrier in the rear end usually.

Madiaba · « **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:03:24 PM »

Quote from: ACAMS;47645

I can bend a small welding rod with my bare hands!

Show off!
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Try doing that WHILE your welding and the rod is stuck...

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kill343gs · « **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:41:42 PM »

THAT would hurt. My metal working skills are fairly limited. I can MIG and stick weld, although I prefer stick welding. I can also braze and I have done some lathe work. I also have a general knowledge of mechanics.

GameKing3 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:23:27 PM »

I can use Mill, Lathe, Grinders(but who cant), Drilling, Blow Torch, and Welding both Arc and stick welding. Although i hate arc welding.

ACAMS · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:55:17 PM »

Quote from: Madiaba;47648

Show off!
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Try doing that WHILE your welding and the rod is stuck...
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I'll have you know an 1/8" 1160 is pretty tough.....why I use 3/32" and .020 wire in my mig......I is a sissy.

Madiaba · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2009, 12:13:18 AM »

I usually use general purpose 1/8" 6013. Been branded a few times myself... Still have a scar on the top of my foot from a slab of molten metal that just fell perfectly into the top of my work boot while stick-welder cutting at high amps. By the time I got the boot off, the metal was cooled down a bit.:Confused: You only do that once....
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SpyGuy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:44:13 PM »

I do some MIG welding, grinders (bench and handheld), dremel, metal nibblers, and a 4" grinder with a cutting wheel.

Some of my stuff:

The rose I gave my g/f on Easter:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%20Metal%20Art/The%20Rose/Rose01.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%20Metal%20Art/The%20Rose/Rose03.jpg

New Mexico sun symbol, the Zia: (yes, I know I screwed up - the Zia has four bars, not three):
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%20Metal%20Art/My%20Welding%20Stuff/Picture098.jpg

Peace and Love:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%20Metal%20Art/My%20Welding%20Stuff/Picture093.jpg

Celtic Tri-knot:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%20Metal%20Art/My%20Welding%20Stuff/Picture099-1.jpg

Dual Purpose Tailgater Silverware:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/Welding%20And%20Metal%20Art/My%20Welding%20Stuff/Picture031.jpg

Current project (no pictures yet): working on an iPod nano belt buckle made from 2" square tubing.

Edit: here's the belt buckle.
Okay, so I was bored ...... Yes, I suppose I could have ordered one online (actually, I did

Fixed now ....). Hinge was from a cabinet door. Locking bar was from same thin-gauge section as end pieces. Nuts were welded inside the buckle for the screws, and also to even out the surface on which the iPod was going to rest. A hole was cut in the end for the headphone jack.

Whole project took about eight hours, a good half of which was shaping the pieces in the first place, grinding, and polishing. Still a little rough, needs some more cleanup work, but the iPod fits securely inside, and the locking bar makes sure it stays there. Now I have my tunes always at hand (literally)!

Edit: got the iPod buckle I ordered today ... get this: Buckle is 1/2" smaller in length than the one I built, 1/4" thinner, and the holes for the headphone jack and lock are drilled in the wrong places. I think I'll be sticking with mine .... (Yeah, this one's going back.)

TheRealHA · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2023, 12:19:52 PM »

Cringe.