Wow I was just thinking about modifying a skid steer bucket for our telehandler… might have to reference this video in the future. Thanks for the video!
Great video as usual! Thanks for all the hard work. We've been using the hell out of this thing with the bucket on it since we got it back, and its been a game changer. Does everything we wanted it to. Thanks Stu
Thanks for doing the SCT review on the fireball tool scraper. I've been eye balling it for a while, and you convinced me that I need one. I'll have to ask my wife for an advance on my allowance, but I need a reliable way of knocking BBs and spatter off of my welding table... I also fully agree with your comments about companies that provide a lifetime warranty.. Cheers
Nice having that cnc plasma to cut that big stuff out. A friend of mine has a neat trick for piercing thick plate. He'll set up a program that will locate pierce points, but not pierce or cut. Then he'll use a mag drill to drill out the spots where the plasma would normally try and pierce it. Then he runs the real program to do the cuts. Works great for odd shaped holes where a drill hog won't work.
The easiest way we found to remove the dross from the edge of a cut part is to gently tap it at a 45 with a very light hammer. 99.5% will just snap off the plate. (It feels like 7018 slag peel when stick welding!)
Thanks for the video! Love the fireball scraper tool. I just had my fireball vice delivered last week and it’s a beast! I need to fabricate a stand for it. You ever need something picked up in salt lake let me know I would love to help you out!
I’m Jelly of the new vice! Those look like stout, well made vices. I’m sure you’ll be happy with that. I appreciate the offer! I will keep that in mind. Are you on Instagram?
@@Freedomfabrication777 Im not on Instagram. I probably should start one for my fabrication business but I have been plenty busy through word of mouth. Yes keep me in mind. I would love to help you out if you need something just to meet one of these days and pick your brain. I'm usually available any day but Sunday. I have a one ton and 20' equipment trailer if you need anything picked up.
When you can cut 1 inch plate with electricity and compressed air you got some stuff I had a Miller 675 Xtreme and it would do 3/4” never cut it but it’ll do it. 1 inch is a game changer.
Edge start isn't an issue. The kerf angle a smallish plasma cutter leaves on 1" generally is. Even a G-1000 isn't quite up to the task. A G-1250 does much better.
Just came across your channel.....good job on explaining what your doing. I found that a old hand held belt sander and rough grit cleans up wide sections of metal really fast and inexpensive. I also know that Norton makes belts for them that cost a little more but last longer
p-max 85 will pierce 1”. set pierce height to 0.3” and use an old blown out cartridge. once it blows through, pause the machine and switch to a fresh cartridge to finish the job. OR skip ahead to the next pierce, rinse and repeat. once all the holes have been punched, switch to a fresh cartridge and re run the program and allow it to actually cut the parts.
First time to this channel- very good quality and I like the project- looks like you tacked with MIG and finished with FCAW? If so, do you mind sharing voltage and WFS for the MIG? Just curious.
Great job, beautiful welds and no time wasting stacked dimes bullshit. Only thing I might have done different is put some plug welds in the 3/8" plate. ??
@@Freedomfabrication777 To clarify, the torch itself is a Hypertherm, not a Koike. My Hypertherm 85 machine torch looks very different. My is roughly 14” long and has a white body. I understand that the plasma power supply is a Hypertherm 85. The torch attached to the Koike carriage doesn’t look like a Hypertherm, hence the question. Your videos are excellent, really appreciate all the effort that you put into them. Look forward to the next one. I purchased a scraper based upon your previous recommendation/review. I have to agree with you, it is an excellent addition to the shop. The heft of the tool makes it very useful.
@@kgrant594 just double checked on the torch on the machine, and it is in fact a Hypertherm. Not sure if you knew this, but the hypertherm powermax model had been replaced by the powermax SYNC system, which has the one piece consumables. Maybe that’s why it looks different? Not sure. Thank you for the positive feedback and for watching!
Typically working on equipment With a “T” joint and a triple pass weld you don’t have to bevel that plate. Between running Dual shield and with the size of the weld I put on there, it’s not going anywhere. That’s quite common working on heavy equipment. Thanks for watching!
@@Freedomfabrication777 When I welded at CAT we didn't have beveled joints but the welding machines used dual shield wire and had enough power to poke a hole through 3/8" maybe even 1//2" plate in a heart beat.
I really can’t answer that. You need to decide that, and here’s why: 1. What is your skill level? The better welder you are, the more you can charge. 2. What type of equipment do you have? The better equipment you have usually translates to a better finished product. 3. What do they charge in your area? Hourly rates vary by location. I hope this helps. Watch my video on “how to bid welding jobs”. Good luck in your endeavors. Thanks for watching!
Wow I was just thinking about modifying a skid steer bucket for our telehandler… might have to reference this video in the future. Thanks for the video!
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
Great video as usual! Thanks for all the hard work. We've been using the hell out of this thing with the bucket on it since we got it back, and its been a game changer. Does everything we wanted it to. Thanks Stu
Glad to hear it! Let me know if you guys need anything else. Thanks for watching!
Nice work and video. Everything about the mod was top notch professional quality. That fireball scraper is pretty slick
Thanks! I really appreciate that. Yeah, everything I own that is fireball is 👌🏻real nice. Thanks for watching!
Fireball tools are amazing! I have the small squares and really like them.
They are definitely on my wish list!
Thanks for doing the SCT review on the fireball tool scraper. I've been eye balling it for a while, and you convinced me that I need one. I'll have to ask my wife for an advance on my allowance, but I need a reliable way of knocking BBs and spatter off of my welding table... I also fully agree with your comments about companies that provide a lifetime warranty.. Cheers
Anytime! Glad I could help! You won’t be disappointed with it. Good luck with the wife! 🤞🏻
I used to live in Texas and would have enjoyed knowing and working with you
I actually live in Utah, but it’s always nice to know fellow guys in the trade. Thanks for watching!
Nice having that cnc plasma to cut that big stuff out. A friend of mine has a neat trick for piercing thick plate. He'll set up a program that will locate pierce points, but not pierce or cut. Then he'll use a mag drill to drill out the spots where the plasma would normally try and pierce it. Then he runs the real program to do the cuts. Works great for odd shaped holes where a drill hog won't work.
It is a game changer. I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks for the suggestion.
The easiest way we found to remove the dross from the edge of a cut part is to gently tap it at a 45 with a very light hammer. 99.5% will just snap off the plate. (It feels like 7018 slag peel when stick welding!)
You gotta love the 7018 peel feeling! I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the pointer and thanks for watching!
Great job
Thank you, and Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video! Love the fireball scraper tool. I just had my fireball vice delivered last week and it’s a beast! I need to fabricate a stand for it.
You ever need something picked up in salt lake let me know I would love to help you out!
I’m Jelly of the new vice! Those look like stout, well made vices. I’m sure you’ll be happy with that.
I appreciate the offer! I will keep that in mind. Are you on Instagram?
@@Freedomfabrication777 Im not on Instagram. I probably should start one for my fabrication business but I have been plenty busy through word of mouth. Yes keep me in mind. I would love to help you out if you need something just to meet one of these days and pick your brain. I'm usually available any day but Sunday. I have a one ton and 20' equipment trailer if you need anything picked up.
@@jordandredge8421 give me your email if you don’t mind so I can’t exchange numbers with you…..?
When you can cut 1 inch plate with electricity and compressed air you got some stuff I had a Miller 675 Xtreme and it would do 3/4” never cut it but it’ll do it. 1 inch is a game changer.
Couldn't agree more! I'm sure you could tell by how excited I was. Thanks for watching!
Edge start isn't an issue. The kerf angle a smallish plasma cutter leaves on 1" generally is. Even a G-1000 isn't quite up to the task. A G-1250 does much better.
Just came across your channel.....good job on explaining what your doing. I found that a old hand held belt sander and rough grit cleans up wide sections of metal really fast and inexpensive. I also know that Norton makes belts for them that cost a little more but last longer
Glad you’re along for the ride. Good suggestion with the Belt sander. Thanks for watching!
That burn table is sick
It really is! I have 0 regrets. It saves so much time. Now all I need is to get my brake set up.
Nice job... Hope you're feeling better
I am!, Thank you!
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p-max 85 will pierce 1”. set pierce height to 0.3” and use an old blown out cartridge. once it blows through, pause the machine and switch to a fresh cartridge to finish the job. OR skip ahead to the next pierce, rinse and repeat. once all the holes have been punched, switch to a fresh cartridge and re run the program and allow it to actually cut the parts.
you can also ziptie your cutting torch to the gantry and burn at a higher IPM, or thicker plate.
I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion, and Thanks for watching!
First time to this channel- very good quality and I like the project- looks like you tacked with MIG and finished with FCAW? If so, do you mind sharing voltage and WFS for the MIG? Just curious.
Thank you, glad you’re along for the ride. That is correct, dual shield MIG. 25.7V and 315 IPM. Thanks for watching!
Great job, beautiful welds and no time wasting stacked dimes bullshit.
Only thing I might have done different is put some plug welds in the 3/8" plate. ??
Thank you sir, and thanks for watching!
Why didn't he use some plug welds in the plate steel?
That’s a good suggestion. Probably a good idea for some extra reinforcement on the backer plate. Thanks for watching!
Are you running a Hypertherm machine torch or something else?
Hypertherm 85
@@Freedomfabrication777 To clarify, the torch itself is a Hypertherm, not a Koike. My Hypertherm 85 machine torch looks very different. My is roughly 14” long and has a white body. I understand that the plasma power supply is a Hypertherm 85. The torch attached to the Koike carriage doesn’t look like a Hypertherm, hence the question. Your videos are excellent, really appreciate all the effort that you put into them. Look forward to the next one. I purchased a scraper based upon your previous recommendation/review. I have to agree with you, it is an excellent addition to the shop. The heft of the tool makes it very useful.
@@kgrant594 just double checked on the torch on the machine, and it is in fact a Hypertherm. Not sure if you knew this, but the hypertherm powermax model had been replaced by the powermax SYNC system, which has the one piece consumables. Maybe that’s why it looks different? Not sure. Thank you for the positive feedback and for watching!
why didnt you bevel the 1" pieces for full penetration
Typically working on equipment With a “T” joint and a triple pass weld you don’t have to bevel that plate. Between running Dual shield and with the size of the weld I put on there, it’s not going anywhere. That’s quite common working on heavy equipment. Thanks for watching!
@@Freedomfabrication777
When I welded at CAT we didn't have beveled joints but the welding machines used dual shield wire and had enough power to poke a hole through 3/8" maybe even 1//2" plate in a heart beat.
How much should I charge for a job like this for labor only please??
I really can’t answer that. You need to decide that, and here’s why:
1. What is your skill level? The better welder you are, the more you can charge.
2. What type of equipment do you have? The better equipment you have usually translates to a better finished product.
3. What do they charge in your area? Hourly rates vary by location.
I hope this helps. Watch my video on “how to bid welding jobs”. Good luck in your endeavors. Thanks for watching!
@@Freedomfabrication777 Thank you!!
I wish there was a way I could send you a picture of the work.
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@@Freedomfabrication777 Very wise answer.