From Nils to Skills Uber Challenge - Compact Workshop Press

[Canobi]

Hi guys

It stopped raining long enough to make a little headway today. First up was to cut two 100mm lengths of some 2.3/4" bar stock to make the spacers with:


While my saw diligently worked it's way through the bars, I ground back the welds on the bracket feet and lower frame joints:


Other side


Once that was done I risked it for a biscuit and broke out the buzz box to weld the brackets in place. As had been suggested, I knocked up the ampage a bit and after tacking the brackets in place, I opted to have a crack at vertical up using the E6011 rods:

Attempt #1 front left


Attempt #2 back left


Attempt #3 front right


Attempt #4 back right


1,2 and 3 are a bit lumpy as the electrode holder cable kept catching on the lip of the table, 4 looks great as I lifted a good length of the cable onto the table top so it didn't pull while I was trying to manipulate the rod. The result speaks for itself and I'm very happy with how well that one turned out

I want to fire up the lathe tomorrow and make the spacers, it's been a while since I've turned anything, what with welding hogging all my time

Catch you all again soon...