My Fabrication Tips And Projects

[SS#eater]

hi to all!

well i am an apprentice sheet metal worker im 23 and doing an adult apprenticeship i have been mucking about with metal since i was about 14...here are some of my projects i am making and planning to make

ok first up i made this air filter adapter out of 1.6mm thickness stainless steel sheet and 75 mm 3" tube...

preperation is the key to tig welding something of this nature can bu "fused " together this is when you apply heat to a concentrated area and the join simply melts together you move on at a steady rate keeping an eye on the moulten pool this is fusing....to have a successful fuse you must have the two edges of material clean and as close as possible if you you try to fuse 2 peices with a small gap it will simply burn away leaving a hole or even bigger gap to fill! and it suxs been down that road.. this is an un pollished part at the moment stainless can be pollished to a number 4 finish using scotch brite scouring pad...this is food grade finish! not that i will be eating off this..high pollishing is possible with the right buff wheels..i found this finish is enuf.

ok second here is the first oil catch can i made ...it was originally made for my buggy (turbo suburu single seat buggy full custom) but i am using it to mock up the hose arrangement as my car is off the road turbo is at Slides....

ok once again stainless steel used 4 inch tube, 2 end caps, small pipe to fit air filter,

i will add step by step pictures when available monday or tuesday...

but basically this was all fused together bar the inlet pipes where the metal was not touching some filler rod was used (filler rod is stainless steel in a rod form usually 1.5 to 2mm thick sizes vary) you start by "tacking' the end cap on place a tack every 1 cm or so to hold in place securely then lightly dolly /tap with a small hammer to close the gap around the join no gap it what you want.. then proceed to fuse it on you may want to do about a 4 cm long strip then using a wet rag cool the metal by placing the rag directly on it this will prevent the metal from warping due to excessive heat. take your time it will come out better if you do it right! ok thats it for now till pictures arrive

number 3 here is a heat shield i made in around thirty minutes very simple only tool used was grinder tig a press and gilotene

ok i now the press and the gilotene are out of the question for most..but it all can be done with a hammer tig welder gringer and thats about it. same applies for fusing this as stated above preperation is the key!!

if you have the tig to hot or incorrectly sharpened it whill burn unevenly and you want nice even penetration and not to much a that!

i will be adding more and more as i go am currently making an alloy air box here is some other pics just of what is possible with a bit of time and patience!

hope this helps any question just pm me if this isnt detailed enuf let me know can get right down to the nitty gritty!

cheers

soon to be alloy air box..

bit of time turned this

into this: nuthing to special but an improvement

[R31Nismoid]

Great info mate, pics tell a thousand words

And what you miss, your text shows instead

[SS#eater]

thanks nismoid i will have a heap more pics and info up real soon...

just waitng for my camera to come back

stay posted!

[grandmasterb]

Mitch thats a great write up

Only thing i would add would be a rough time fram of the project maybe???

Keep them coming

[SS#eater]

thanks grandmasterb i will have more stuff up soon my digital camera shat itself have more up early next week! cheers

[mlyf16]

GOOD Work!!! Awesome fabrication. Keep it up.

Edited February 24, 2007 by mlyf16