stikine
Treehouser
Yeah, and the dude can't weld for shit. 
How'd it go today?
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flushcut
TreeHouser
I didn’t go that far! That’s just spiteful and mean. 
You be messin with a man’s livelihood. Shit could go south, real quick, with a comment like that.
You be messin with a man’s livelihood. Shit could go south, real quick, with a comment like that.
stikine
Treehouser
I'm sorry Kyle! Wish I could weld... 
stikine
Treehouser
Heh, heh, I did sign up for a course many years ago but had a job conflict come up which screwed me.
stikine
Treehouser
That's so true friend.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Made it back from camping. I’m undecided on liking this campground. Lots for the kids to do and it’s close to the house but the spots are a bit crammed together. They also had a campground corn roast and cook out this weekend. It was nice enough I guess. Probably end up there a few weekends next year. Now for cleaning out the camper and getting it ready for the next time
flushcut
TreeHouser
Maybe it will be quieter if there isn’t a “function” going on.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
My uncle loves to camp…. Him and my aunt are nudists.
I asked him, so you guys just lay around the campfire and roast marshmallows nude?
He said, Hot dogs and wieners too.
I asked him, so you guys just lay around the campfire and roast marshmallows nude?
He said, Hot dogs and wieners too.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
I really want to learn to weld…. I just watched YouTubes on bending, cutting, notching and wire welding Tacoma Bumpers.
Bumpers are crazy expensive.. and there are about a billion Tacoma’s out here I could start a side gig that’s not Tree Work.
Though probably a 2-3k ante….
Bumpers are crazy expensive.. and there are about a billion Tacoma’s out here I could start a side gig that’s not Tree Work.
Though probably a 2-3k ante….
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
There really are some cool bumper kits these days, weld your own. If I get good enough, i might try my hand at it for one of the trucks.
flushcut
TreeHouser
LOLYou are good enough. Most of the store bought ones look so bad a squirrel would tear one apart.
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
Deva,
Perhaps a community college that has night courses?
I think you said it rains a lot where you are, so you must be on the windward side of the big island?
Kyle,
It does seem like a lot of those store-bought ones are designed using least-cost planning, - intermittent weld bead to hold the sheet metal together at a minimum, and gaps filled with cheap paint. One nudge and they bend.
Perhaps a community college that has night courses?
I think you said it rains a lot where you are, so you must be on the windward side of the big island?
Kyle,
It does seem like a lot of those store-bought ones are designed using least-cost planning, - intermittent weld bead to hold the sheet metal together at a minimum, and gaps filled with cheap paint. One nudge and they bend.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Buy a cheap machine and get some scrap metal. Learn by doing. Maybe have a person with some experience guide you. It’s not rocket science.
And go with a stick welder, so you can use said rusty scrap. Remember relatively untrained people in every corner of the world do it more or less successfully, and if i can do it anyone can. Burn a bunch of rods and get some burns on your arms, next thing you know it's easy. Some classes at a local community college or the backyard of a buddy who does it for money and you'll be good to go. Hit up Craigslist, eBay, marketplace, etc for a used machine, the transformer buzz boxes last forever. Won't be the prettiest or the smoothest running welder obviously, but it will join steel together very well, and will work well on the painted rusty stuff you will be welding on.
Try to get one with dc if possible, it'll run much smoother, is much safer, and run more rods including the ones used in construction which can often be found cheap. If you come across a good deal on a generator type it'll run much smoother because of being bigger and being a higher end unit, and then you can do it in different places than your house. By adding an argon bottle and manual tig torch you have a tig welder. Remember you can roughly cut with a stick welder too, and it's usually the cheapest way to do so. Very handy hacking stuck bolts off, hacking stuff up/off, punching holes for bolts or weep holes, cutting very thick sections, etc. A few seconds with a grinder and you can't even tell. If you have a good size air compressor you can even run a gouging setup to wipe metal away, greatly speeding up certain jobs like repairing welds or replacing parts on equipment buckets.
Try to get one with dc if possible, it'll run much smoother, is much safer, and run more rods including the ones used in construction which can often be found cheap. If you come across a good deal on a generator type it'll run much smoother because of being bigger and being a higher end unit, and then you can do it in different places than your house. By adding an argon bottle and manual tig torch you have a tig welder. Remember you can roughly cut with a stick welder too, and it's usually the cheapest way to do so. Very handy hacking stuck bolts off, hacking stuff up/off, punching holes for bolts or weep holes, cutting very thick sections, etc. A few seconds with a grinder and you can't even tell. If you have a good size air compressor you can even run a gouging setup to wipe metal away, greatly speeding up certain jobs like repairing welds or replacing parts on equipment buckets.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Teaching Levi some felling, limbing and bucking skills on a dead, head leaning 20" DBH gray pine today.
vharrison
Island Girl
Love the chaps, so important for safety.
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
Usually start my day with coffee and listening to a podcast or two before life gets busy.
This story was a good one today:
Find it here:
The Magic of Maggie
This story was a good one today:
Find it here:
The Magic of Maggie
Patrick A
Treehouser
Treeaddict
Treehouser
Forget the cooler idea……. Make a lumber kiln instead 😁
flushcut
TreeHouser
Could be both a kiln and cooler for storing bare root stock and other plants.
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