Cado II Ideas...

[clemson55]

Don't listen to Chuck the only welds I've ever seen of his were blobby and probably wouldnt hold under any real stress. Actually knowing what your doing is crucial if you want to rely on your welds to hold weight or if you are trusting your life with them in a cage like your talking about.

 

[Carp]

In the immortal words of Rob Schneider, "you can do it". It just takes practice, and a little guidance never hurt anyone. The best way to practice is to get some small pieces of metal (preferably the same thickness you're going to use on the project), weld them together, and then use a BFH to break them apart. It will give you a good idea of how strong your welds are, plus you can look at the penetration of the weld. At least that's the way I did it in my Farm Mech class in Clemson.

But if you've ever seen a professional weld, you know that a good weld is a thing of beauty and great peace of mind when you're heading up that hill thinking "Oh please God, don't let me roll this ***** over!"

 

[BMThiker]

Forgot to mention that Kitty has two welders sitting in our workshop area. 220v big boy/girl welder and 120v mini welder. We just don't have the right setup to use them here, and I still don't know how to weld. But I'm sure they could have a foster home for a while, Dan/Heather. Remind me at the GC meeting Tuesday night. She should be there too.

 

[GXO]

I have the supply to my house to support a 220V circuit...hmmm