Homemade Rr-track anvil

[Tuomas]

Once that's painted, wondering percentage of people would not believe this is hand made, or produced by a private shop.
I'd feel sorry for them, but it'd be a lost cause.

Thanks. Its still missing some parts. I will integrate leg vise to it too. Video comes when its ready.

Btw. While welding it, i got an idea about simple aid that makes easier to learn " walking the cup " with tig.

Simple octagon shaped cup.
Its easier to " walk " with the edged, than round shape.

Short clip shows the use:
https://www.facebook.com/45637460180...3932313711744/

Note that camera is on the way, so i need to feed additive over it.
It would be better to feed it in lower angle.

Results:







I haven't used that method earlier, just the " traditional " way.
Actual cup is a shaped copper pipe on top of the size 6 ceramic cup.



Octagon shape is made by pressing pipe around suitable sized nut head.

Helped me to learn the method.

[Ralphxyz]

Those are some really pretty welds, one of these days I am going to learn tig welding.

I'd like to see some pictures of the weld being cut sorta like picture 5 but cut through the weld with a close up of the weld.

Ralph

[DIYer]

Thanks Thomas! We've added your TIG Welding Aid to our Welding category,
as well as to your builder page: Thomas's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

TIG Welding Aid by Thomas

tags: TIG, welding

[thehomeengineer]

To nice to use! if I made it I would have it as an ornament on a shelf. Great work Tuomas

[remidgett]

Clever idea, nice work & beautiful TIG welds.
Minor correction...it's a hexagon shape...6 sides....octagon would be 8 sides, and I'm not aware of any 8 sided nuts or bolts, but I've not seen it all yet.

[Wildwilly]

That looks like a great idea. I tig weld quite a bit & find that my "distance moved" varies too much with the round & can see this helping me to make better looking welds. Will give it a try.

[oldmachinist]

Sir, you are an artist with an angle grinder. Far better than I when I used those 22 pound monsters when I worked in metal building fabrication. Of course I was 36 years younger!