i just thought i post some pics of some things other thing raptor parts that i have made in about the past year.
shortly after i got my PS3 i made this, since i still have my PS2. i call it the PS3 "garage"
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/PS3.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/PS32.jpg)
all it is, is a piece of 10 gauge aluminum i bent at work. then i took 2 PCU fans from a computer and wired them up to a AC to 12 volt DC converter on a switch. then i mount the fans to in the back of the "garage" to pull cool air from the back of my desk and blow it over the top of the PS3 and out the front of the "garage". you can kind of see the switch mounted to the top of the plate in the first pic, at the left side and back of the plate. (it's the red dot.)
after i got the PS3 i also made this to hold some movies and games.
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/DVDshelf2.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/DVDshelf.jpg)
a few years back our post office used to have combonation doors on our boxes. when they went with a key lock they sold the combo doors to the box owners. well my parents bought our's and my grandpa's door. my dad took our door and made a piggy bank vault out of wood and it looked so good i decided to build my own. mine is made from aluminum diamond plate though.
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/bank1.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/bank2.jpg)
and strictly for shits and giggles today at work during my first break i made a 24oz. Dr. Pepper can. :grin_nod:
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/24ozdrpepper.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/24ozdrpepper2.jpg)
well what do you guys think of my other projects i have done?
nice work man!
i also have a ton of exp. with tig welding aluminum. i like it better than anything else, but due to wages i went with the steel route, working on the road, pays triple :thumbs:
i dont have any picks of stuff ive made atm...your piggy bank reminds me of the speaker box i made out of .25 alum. treadplate for my 15" L7 kicker, every one was skeptical of it...said it would ring, or resinate, it did none of the sort...works flawlessly :thumbs:
i remember the first time i welded 2 cans togeather...one of the harder things i have welded id have to say.
off topic: what welder do u use at work?
Quote from: dpe_ele on February 11, 2009, 04:35:46 PM
off topic: what welder do u use at work?
we have about 8-9 Miller dynasty 300s and 2 dynasty 200s. they are the nicest machines i have ever used. i wish i had a 200 at home.
Quote from: warren on February 11, 2009, 04:42:51 PM
Quote from: dpe_ele on February 11, 2009, 04:35:46 PM
off topic: what welder do u use at work?
we have about 8-9 Miller dynasty 300s and 2 dynasty 200s. they are the nicest machines i have ever used. i wish i had a 200 at home.
awesome love all the adjustment on those, they keep making them better and better, my dads a welder too, runs his own aluminum repair buisness...so i have all that at my disposal, gotta love it. :clap:
k im done jacking your thread ;)
p.s. nice welding. i bet your one of the best at your work
well there are about 10 people that can TIG weld in the plant and we are about equally matched at TIG welding.
and thanks for the positive comments.
skillllz Warren. You's gots them. :thumbs:
That's cool the pop cans.
my fav is the piggy bank! 8)
good deal warren...youve come a long way since spanglers class....you used to burn up like $10 worth of tungsten a day
I Spy a...... RAPTORSOURCE Calendar! :clap: :clap:
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/warno_p/DVDshelf2.jpg)
and....who is that sexy mofo on said calendar? ;) :lol:
Quote from: scurry57 on February 12, 2009, 02:11:59 AM
good deal warren...youve come a long way since spanglers class....you used to burn up like $10 worth of tungsten a day
hell yeah. lol. i can weld all day on one 2" peice now. :clap:
and thanks guys.
Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 12, 2009, 07:05:21 AM
and....who is that sexy mofo on said calendar? ;) :lol:
raptor randy? ???
Looks good man. I like the piggy bank the best to man
you can run some nice beads :thumbs: jw do you guys have any tips for me on what is a good way on getting into the trade?i graduate this year and i really enjoy welding, theres a place close by that was looking for welders and they start you at 18 an hour which i thought was really good plus they said you dont need any experience but i have a bit.
Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 12, 2009, 07:05:21 AM
and....who is that sexy mofo on said calendar? ;) :lol:
Thanks for the props on bein on the calendar Peels I am glad you noticed me
Quote from: Temptation on February 12, 2009, 07:27:04 PM
Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 12, 2009, 07:05:21 AM
and....who is that sexy mofo on said calendar? ;) :lol:
Thanks for the props on bein on the calendar Peels I am glad you noticed me
Are you the quad in the bottom left corner all shined up :lol:
Nope top left close though
nice welds dude...
i am impressed with the pop cans... im a garage welder and have done a few projects... my biggest was re welding my brother in laws swinger skid back together after he all but destroyed it...
i have yet to be able to do the pop can trick no matter how hard i try...
I am using a Lincoln Prescion Tig 225
Quote from: 700rSE on February 12, 2009, 06:48:35 PM
you can run some nice beads :thumbs: jw do you guys have any tips for me on what is a good way on getting into the trade?i graduate this year and i really enjoy welding, theres a place close by that was looking for welders and they start you at 18 an hour which i thought was really good plus they said you dont need any experience but i have a bit.
well i graduated in may 2006 and then i went to the place i'm currently working at in august 2006. i just went in, took my weld test, i didn't get the TIG job right off the bat. but they hired me as a MIG welder. and i just stayed after work a few hours a night for about 2 months straight working on my TIG tests until i finally past all 7 of them. all i can say is if you get in the door and they will higher you in any postion. just keep working on your skills and then work your way up. when i started my job i was getting paid $12.56 per hour(as a MIG welder). i got a few raises and i got up to $16 per hour, then when i past my TIG tests they bumped me to the bottom of the TIG pay scale which was $19.75 at the time. now i'm up to a little over $20 per hour. trust me if you can get in the door i would take it man. especially at you age. that's all i ever hear from people, is that i'm to young to be making that kind of money. lol if you have any other questions feel free to ask. :thumbs:
Quote from: Blair on February 13, 2009, 12:02:19 AM
nice welds dude...
i am impressed with the pop cans... im a garage welder and have done a few projects... my biggest was re welding my brother in laws swinger skid back together after he all but destroyed it...
i have yet to be able to do the pop can trick no matter how hard i try...
I am using a Lincoln Prescion Tig 225
thanks
it took me about 5 minutes to weld those cans together. i used a 3/32 tungsten sharpened to a point, i started with 1/16 filler rod but it wasn't filling fast enough, so i went to 3/32 filler too. and i used a number 4 gas cup. i had my machine set to 91 amps, because thats where it was for what i was welding for work, but i was probably only using maybe 20-30 amps. i was barly on the peddle at all. lol what kind of settings does your machine have? if it has some of the ones i used to could tell where i had them set.
Warren, you are getting paid that well at your age. You lucky little Bassturd!
Live it up mano! :thumbs:
Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 13, 2009, 07:12:08 AM
Warren, you are getting paid that well at your age. You lucky little Bassturd!
Live it up mano! :thumbs:
yeah it's nice for now. if i still have a job in 6 months it will still be nice then. lol. they are talking like we will be going to 4 day work weeks before a lay-off happens though so that is nice, i guess :(
thanks for the info. is it hard to weld the popcans because they are so thin?
Quote from: 700rSE on February 13, 2009, 08:36:29 PM
thanks for the info. is it hard to weld the popcans because they are so thin?
yeah that's exactly right. that's why i welded the bottoms together. that's where the cans are the thickest. my next project though is to weld a piece of .012 thick aluminum sheet to the side of a pop can. :)
or you could cut two cans in half(like a coke and pepsi) and weld them together 8)
i have thought of that too. lol. i will see how just welding down the side goes first though.
just wondering, do you have any idea what kind of money a journeyman welder makes once he's kind of topped out(as much as he'll make sort of thing)? thanks
Quote from: 700rSE on February 15, 2009, 03:48:21 PM
just wondering, do you have any idea what kind of money a journeyman welder makes once he's kind of topped out(as much as he'll make sort of thing)? thanks
depends if u want to be structural, or pipe, or tube, or rig welder..I'm structural welder ATM getting paid 24 per hr and 70 a day per Diem (7 days a week),mandatory 50 hrs per week( over 40 is OT) and that's kinda low, I've been a journeyman welder for about 3 yrs, u don't really get raises as a journeyman. just some companies pay more than others.
thanks for the info
Could look into Underwater welding. Great Hazzard Pay. :thumbs:
Quote from: Krandall on February 16, 2009, 10:50:05 AM
Could look into Underwater welding. Great Hazzard Pay. :thumbs:
true that, i gave that some thought, didnt know if i wanted to weld on barges uderwater in the river(undertow,visibility,ect..)....or even if i could imagine what it would be like uderwater in the ocean welding and see a shark,whale,ect..
plus underwater welding messes with your body big time. a few a the guys from my work went to a class that was close here and they said the instructor was only like 35 and he looked like he was about 65. it's from all the pressures of the water. yeah that's just not for me. lol
i think it would be kewl to do for like a year or so, just to have it under my belt. past that i dono, id have to reaaaaaally like it.