That’s really cool mate, I actually really want to just try metal work, but don’t want to buy all the gear 😂 Also, did not know Salty 🦆 sold supplies and stuff.
This welder was fairly reasonable mate, price wise! I’m the same, been wanting to do metal stuff for ages. I reckon I acquire 1 metal working type tool a year. I’ll get there eventually 😂 Yeah he’s got a great little shop front at his workshop mate. Sells a huge range of resins, molds, table legs, and heaps of other gear!
Good one, Mate. A few thoughts, not advice. I weld on my pine top work bench which has a sacrificial masonite overlay. For welding I put on a 4.5mm sheet of fibro. There's thicker stuff if you think it's needed. I still have to watch the heat build up when there's a lot of red glowing metal but it takes a fair bit before the wood underneath starts smoking and I've done a lot of work on it. Pieces of fibro stood on edge also make good spark stoppers. You're going to get lectured on welding the zinc coating (that was the big grey cloud you made). I strip the zinc off in hydrochloric acid. Gas masks are recommended and do it outdoors. Best to dilute it 50% or more, watch it, move it around especially with chain, hook it out and rinse it well. The remaining steel will blacken in places and you'll get flash rust but it's all good if you're going to paint it. To get straight chain I lay it between two pieces of angle iron placed back to back using the angle iron to hold one of the umm...four sides? Lots of clamps and pull it tight. I started with flux core and you'll get far with yours.
Nice tables. I mix metal working with my woodworking but I do metal working outside the shop. The metal waste can contaminate timber. Learning to weld was like learning woodworking again. But it's instant (or near instant) satisfaction at seeing metal get glued together with liquid metal and the product come together before your eyes.
Super unique Jax, those chain legs are very cool. The gold is maybe a bit small as a feature piece. I wonder if after you make the cracks you could extend them somehow into the wood for more _oomph_?
That’s really cool mate, I actually really want to just try metal work, but don’t want to buy all the gear 😂 Also, did not know Salty 🦆 sold supplies and stuff.
Just send it mate..... whats worst that could happen????
Haha......
This welder was fairly reasonable mate, price wise! I’m the same, been wanting to do metal stuff for ages. I reckon I acquire 1 metal working type tool a year. I’ll get there eventually 😂
Yeah he’s got a great little shop front at his workshop mate. Sells a huge range of resins, molds, table legs, and heaps of other gear!
@@trentwalsh8168 that is the best attitude 😂
Awesome work there Mate.
Thanks dude!
Good one, Mate. A few thoughts, not advice. I weld on my pine top work bench which has a sacrificial masonite overlay. For welding I put on a 4.5mm sheet of fibro. There's thicker stuff if you think it's needed. I still have to watch the heat build up when there's a lot of red glowing metal but it takes a fair bit before the wood underneath starts smoking and I've done a lot of work on it. Pieces of fibro stood on edge also make good spark stoppers. You're going to get lectured on welding the zinc coating (that was the big grey cloud you made). I strip the zinc off in hydrochloric acid. Gas masks are recommended and do it outdoors. Best to dilute it 50% or more, watch it, move it around especially with chain, hook it out and rinse it well. The remaining steel will blacken in places and you'll get flash rust but it's all good if you're going to paint it. To get straight chain I lay it between two pieces of angle iron placed back to back using the angle iron to hold one of the umm...four sides? Lots of clamps and pull it tight. I started with flux core and you'll get far with yours.
Thanks for the thoughts mate! I appreciate all the pointers I can get!
great result mate love it.
Thanks Harry! Pretty happy with the final result!
That's pretty cool.
Cheers Paul!
Nice tables. I mix metal working with my woodworking but I do metal working outside the shop. The metal waste can contaminate timber.
Learning to weld was like learning woodworking again. But it's instant (or near instant) satisfaction at seeing metal get glued together with liquid metal and the product come together before your eyes.
It really is mate! It’s very different to woodworking, but extremely satisfying all the same!
great job , looks great.
Thanks Eryc!
Super unique Jax, those chain legs are very cool. The gold is maybe a bit small as a feature piece. I wonder if after you make the cracks you could extend them somehow into the wood for more _oomph_?
Cheers mate! Yeah I’m sure that would be possible, whether organic cracks or carved.
Great project 👍
@@vespa209 thanks mate!
They’re cool
thanks mate!