@@gottmituns1938 Absolutely, it would go viral and we could make millions! Oh, UA-cam stopped paying so I guess we would be forced to use 1/2 welding rods, peck welding, no safety gear and safety sandals...Some of these videos are just nuts. Full of clickbait and bad information.
All tanks should be chained to a wall or be secured in a tank dolley. Not sure this holder is much better as it looks like it could still tip if bumped. Anyway, to each his own.
I'm with everyone else on these videos. If they don't tell you what it is then scroll to the end and see if it's any good. It usually isn't and you'll live longer!
Sounds counter intuitive, but use some light oil when you're drilling steel. It helps the bit cut better, floats away cuttings, and most importantly, it helps keep the bit cool so it doesn't lose tempering.
Yes! And it looked like the drill speed was quite fast as well which will produce too much heat, hardening of the steel and dulling the bit. Slow drill speed for steel and always use light oil. The tool will do all the work.
@@brianswelding Great point and makes sense, I changed motors on an old and very heavy well built drill press. The thing just eats bits up and not drill, I'm going to change pullies, thanks for reminding me of the problem..
After watching you try to weld cast iron, cold, not once but TWICE, I'm really surprised you didn't first try to weld it directly to the bottle. Now THAT would have made a GREAT UA-cam video !!!
@@notajp After reading your comment I did a bit of research and I haven't found any evidence to support your claim. The fact is that US brake rotors, like the rest of the world, are predominantly cast iron.
Not having a piece of pipe the exact diameter of the disc brake, you can achieve the same result with three pieces of plate arranged in an equilateral triangle into which you can put the cylinder.
You can get it as a "How NOT to weld cast iron to steel twice and how NOT to hold your round bottom gas cylinders" demonstration. Well, he didn't show why you shouldn't do such things, but you will remember 'till you die if you see the 'why' just once with your own eyes. Especially the second one.
Years back I made stands for my belt sander, grinder, and jig saw out of 1 ton Dodge rear brake drums. I just used a round plate with a 4" X 4" square tubing for the stalks, welded to the round plate for a base plate and drilled the round plate for lug bolts. Then just bolted the stalk to the big old brake drum. Then welded another plate to the top for the tool I wanted to mount to it. Was going to just use an old axle, but didn't have any old axles I wanted to cut off for the stalks. A lot easier than welding to a cast iron brake drum.
You had issues because of the temp of the work piece. Preheat the rotor with a torch to get it hot before you hit it with the stick. I will make for a better bond with the base metal.
I agree with with other gentleman that pointed out it's cast. Just wanted to add, don't forget the preheat welding cast either. I think it's 450f but I'd look it up. It might even be in the paperwork that comes with the cast iron welding rod.
One other thing, peen your cast iron welds right away. Old timers trick to help stop cracks. Even if it's just an old wives tale, it doesn't hurt but personally and professionally, I think it works great for
I used a large brake rotor from a Mercedes and the steel from an old satellite dish antenna to make a stand for my belt sander a few days ago. The rotors are heavy and make good bases. I used three bolts to connect to the rotor.
I just braze these disks to mild steel then weld on that if I need to. I built my mobile photographic lamp stands from brake disks, using them as ballast as well as the attachment points for foldable RHS legs and their castors.
I use truck drums with a pie wedge sliced out (love 6" cutting discs) to slide over the post bases I use for various stands. The cut makes them easy to place from the side.
i weld jack stands to my old rotors so they don't sink in my gravel driveway when i'm working on my vehicles. the rotors are easy to move and easy to level
Its cute when you give HIM your ideas on how to improve it. 😆 Its just a simple task he shows you. Its up to you to domsomethign about the idea. Its not a manual on how to live your life. 🤣
there are 4 kinds of cast iron & some can be weld cold, but most need to be preheated. All you really needed is a castiron rod, check with you dealer & get a good welding book also.
Yeah, because that couldn't possibly tip over. There's a very good reason this is not already on the market. If you have a shred of personal responsibility, you will take this video down and delete if before your tomfoolery kills someone. Use your genius concoction to hold a flowerpot or something.
One other thing you could have done is used rod to weld cast with.i know that NAPA Auto parts,has rod to weld cast-iron and with some preheat (just to dull red stage)will give you very good results.after you have laid down your bead,keep your torch heat on it and gradually pull your heat away. DO NOT COOL QUICKLY good luck I know this sounds a lot but cast is interesting stuff.cheers!
@@mathewmolk2089 I don't do it because of OSH regs (not applicable at my home shop anyway) but because I've seen an errant oxygen cylinder bounce around a salvage yard after falling over and snapping the cyldder valve off at the threads! OPs base would be much safer if done with a larger rotor too.
I learned a lot about grinding rust from iron alloys. Don’t even try to weld steel to cast iron. There are two reasons to grind a weld: 1, To give the appearance of no weld. 2, You are ashamed of your weld. Your stand would still be illegal in most developed countries, as the cylinder must be fastened to a structure.
Assuming that's either 7018 or 7016 rod your working with, when you tack something down don't he afraid of holding your arc a little longer. In my opinion, a good tack is about the size of a nickle.
The tank needs to be in an appropriate cart or chained to a wall. A brake rotor is not sufficient as it is neither heavy enough or wide enough to prevent a cylinder from falling over. Just jiggling the top of the cylinder isn't sufficient. Also - IF you are determined to do this than at least keep the cylinder transport cap screwed on at all times. That means never take it off - even to use. Tip that cylinder over and you have a potential MISSILE.
I guess it depends on what country you reside as to what regulations there are pertaining to safety in the work place. If someone has never seen a tank fall over and the valve knocked off, therefore creating a torpedo that will penetrate a couple of block walls, doesn’t know the danger of not having the tank secured to an object that won’t allow it to be knocked over and potentially killing one or more people. I agree with you 110%. It sucks when it takes a serious injury for people to use the common sense, that isn’t so common, to avoid an accident. And all accidents are avoidable.
KEWL VIDEO I tried welding to a brake rotor. It's CAST. YOU CAN'T WELD TO IT. I tried MIG and I tried Stick. It would break right off! I found that you have to bolt a plate to it and then weld to the plate. Thanks
That's a pretty creative workaround you've come up with there but if you had used the correct welding rod and the preheating procedure you actually could weld the A26 rebar to the castiron brake rotor. Good job!
Yes, cast iron can be successfully welded with the proper rod. The biggest problem are thermal stresses are in the cast iron VS the filler material. They cool at different rates; therefore, a tug of war goes on and the cast iron generally loses with cracks typically forming outside the heat affected zone (HAZ). Preheating and post heating are critical but there are still no guarantees you won't get cracks in the cast iron.
@@hootinouts what if you pre heated then let it cool down in an oven over a period of time , Just asking theoretically would that help reduce the cracks
Nicely done! Functional, practical, aesthetically pleasing, and good video example at each step. I need to slow down vids like this after first watch. BUT ARE WE ALL JUST GOING TO IGNORE BEAUTIFUL DRAWING POSTED ON EQUIPMENT IN BACKGROUND (COVERING BRAND NAME) Thumbs up to the artist
In the United States we have gas cylinders that actually have flat bottoms and welding carts to carry the cylinders around the shop. That looks like an oversized CO2 cartridge for a very large paint ball gun.
Nice idea. But an a very dangerous one. That brake disk is way too small. It is more stable than a tank alone, but itcould easily be knocked over with disastrous results. DON'T DO THIS.
Disagree. That bottle would be more stable than a normal flat bottomed gas bottle. Although why it has a round bottom in the first place I’ll never fathom.
@@todaywefly4370 fine, but it is far from SUFFICIENT. A a disk of that size is insufficient for ANYTHING more than 2 feet, tall. Have you ever seen what happens when one of those things falls over? Regulstions in the USA require having it CHAINED to a secure object.
Welds a lot easier if you use cast iron welding rods like inconnel welding rods to weld cast-iron to carbon steels and if you don't have those rods handy a good oxy-ace torch and some braising rods would have welded that rebar to the rotor. Not a bad idea although I guess!
Makes me laugh (sic). a tutorial where the tutor is ignorant of basic welding metallurgy. cast iron is NOT easy to weld...... especially if you know feckall
If you use welding rods for stainless steel you can weld mild steel to cast steel/iron and a bit of pre heat on the disc helps. I still prefer my two bottle trolly with "tilt and move" third wheel. Shame about all that faffing about for a p155 poor result.
That $40.00 HF cart has a weight limit of 100 lbs. So, a 70 lbs. welder, a 25 lbs plasma cutter and tank set up puts things up and over the weight limit already. Besides, the reviews say that cart is either top heavy or the welds at the wheel hubs usually always fail the instant a load is placed on it. Hardly worth parting out the $40.00 for Beijing made garbage, ehh!?
Funny to run into this today as just today I attempted to weld steel to a brake rotor. ha ha I was sort of expecting it not to work, assuming it was cast iron. but wasn't sure. I ended up doing the same thing you just did!
Thank you for the video. Such videos either give me a new project to consider or similar ideas to explore, or I might see methods of doing things that are better than mine also. :)
@@marksarovich5534 I am a welding engineer. There are many ways to weld cast iron and none are among most of the Bob Villas' suggestions I read here. For what he was trying to achieve here I would braze the rebar on.to the rotor. You could use Ni Rod but the cost is WAY to high for a bottle rack (That has to be chained up anyway.) Actually the way he did it was probably the most efficient way he could have got the job done
When it does, and if he lives thru it, he will understand what SECURE THE BOTTLES actually mean! I've seen the aftermath of when an oxygen bottle was turned into a JATO bottle. It wasn't pretty. There's no telling how many people can die from being run thru from that!
If they don't tell you in the title or intro, the best way to watch this type of video is to immediately skip to the end to see what it is. I pared it down to about 30 seconds....kinda like "speed reading".
Well thks for sharing great ideas here bt little more thought into doing good project we've all done mistakes but we've learned from them quickly cause ya won't get votes to help ya if ya don't plan better ther been said keep going we all do the same people say things out of kindness to show you cause they done !!! Stupid things to just saying thks for trying to show us great project 👍
I’ve learned my lesson on these types of videos; forward to the end to see if it is worthwhile. In this case it wasn’t
Yep, it’ll save a lot of pain and suffering. 😄
Just did💩
I do the same Jim, this is not only a waste of time and material, but tipy and scary as well. Thumbs down.
I do the same thing. Maybe we should make a video about this "Cool Trick" for saving time...haha
@@gottmituns1938 Absolutely, it would go viral and we could make millions! Oh, UA-cam stopped paying so I guess we would be forced to use 1/2 welding rods, peck welding, no safety gear and safety sandals...Some of these videos are just nuts. Full of clickbait and bad information.
All tanks should be chained to a wall or be secured in a tank dolley. Not sure this holder is much better as it looks like it could still tip if bumped. Anyway, to each his own.
I'm with everyone else on these videos. If they don't tell you what it is then scroll to the end and see if it's any good. It usually isn't and you'll live longer!
Haha as if you're not taking a shit or wasting time watching UA-cam.
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I do the same, but I think they still chalk up a "view"
Sounds counter intuitive, but use some light oil when you're drilling steel. It helps the bit cut better, floats away cuttings, and most importantly, it helps keep the bit cool so it doesn't lose tempering.
Yes! And it looked like the drill speed was quite fast as well which will produce too much heat, hardening of the steel and dulling the bit. Slow drill speed for steel and always use light oil. The tool will do all the work.
@@brianswelding Great point and makes sense, I changed motors on an old and very heavy well built drill press. The thing just eats bits up and not drill, I'm going to change pullies, thanks for reminding me of the problem..
not for cast iron. it machines great with no lube or coolant needed
Disc made from cast iron, not steel.
Yes oil helps but disc brakes are cast so contain graphite which lubricates drilling.
Preheat the roters first to 500deg or so dont have to be red hot. Welds alot easier .
After watching you try to weld cast iron, cold, not once but TWICE, I'm really surprised you didn't first try to weld it directly to the bottle. Now THAT would have made a GREAT UA-cam video !!!
😂😂😂🤪
Don’t know about other parts of the world, but here in the US, brake rotors nowadays are actually cast steel, not iron....
@@notajp After reading your comment I did a bit of research and I haven't found any evidence to support your claim. The fact is that US brake rotors, like the rest of the world, are predominantly cast iron.
This comment got a chuckle out of me, almost spied coffee all over
Preheat and use stainless steel filler. Works great
Not having a piece of pipe the exact diameter of the disc brake, you can achieve the same result with three pieces of plate arranged in an equilateral triangle into which you can put the cylinder.
That’s nearly 8 minutes I’ll never get back. Waste of time.
You can get it as a "How NOT to weld cast iron to steel twice and how NOT to hold your round bottom gas cylinders" demonstration. Well, he didn't show why you shouldn't do such things, but you will remember 'till you die if you see the 'why' just once with your own eyes. Especially the second one.
Wish I would've seen this comment eight minutes ago
We must be 8n 1950. Didnt even stay long enough to see the final product.
Stupid "idea"
Every time a video does not show the end result in the first couple of seconds I skip to the end to see if it is worth the time. This is not
Years back I made stands for my belt sander, grinder, and jig saw out of 1 ton Dodge rear brake drums. I just used a round plate with a 4" X 4" square tubing for the stalks, welded to the round plate for a base plate and drilled the round plate for lug bolts. Then just bolted the stalk to the big old brake drum. Then welded another plate to the top for the tool I wanted to mount to it. Was going to just use an old axle, but didn't have any old axles I wanted to cut off for the stalks. A lot easier than welding to a cast iron brake drum.
You had issues because of the temp of the work piece. Preheat the rotor with a torch to get it hot before you hit it with the stick. I will make for a better bond with the base metal.
but the problem here is NOTHING to do with PREHEATING. brake discs are CAST IRON, and that material is virtually impossible to weld. man's a FOOL
I am a professional welder I just have a tip remember car disc breaks are made of cast iron so you should use nickel welding rodes
Oh man! Thanks! I've only been welding for a month.
I agree with with other gentleman that pointed out it's cast. Just wanted to add, don't forget the preheat welding cast either. I think it's 450f but I'd look it up. It might even be in the paperwork that comes with the cast iron welding rod.
One other thing, peen your cast iron welds right away. Old timers trick to help stop cracks. Even if it's just an old wives tale, it doesn't hurt but personally and professionally, I think it works great for
They must use square tires in this country, this takes re invention of the wheel to a whole new level.
Excellent solution to weld the pieces 💯
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Kid decorates dads welder for the win!!!!
I used a large brake rotor from a Mercedes and the steel from an old satellite dish antenna to make a stand for my belt sander a few days ago. The rotors are heavy and make good bases. I used three bolts to connect to the rotor.
I just braze these disks to mild steel then weld on that if I need to. I built my mobile photographic lamp stands from brake disks, using them as ballast as well as the attachment points for foldable RHS legs and their castors.
I use truck drums with a pie wedge sliced out (love 6" cutting discs) to slide over the post bases I use for various stands. The cut makes them easy to place from the side.
Muy bueno el video y con un poco de humor!!. Jajaja (y)
@@gonzalotoppa997 did you really like it?
Great idea for cast welding problem, steel bold. Thanks for that tip.
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What daft country would have gas cylingers that dont stand up ?
Cambodia or Laos
I don't know, but I know two white dudes and a Hispanic guy here in the USA that don't. Not bullshitting and I'm sure there are more
Um, it isn't that the cylinders won't stand up, it's so they won't fall over, break the end off, and rocket themselves through you, or your shop wall.
The Slavic countries
You may have better luck welding the brake rotor (cast iron) if you pre-heat it with a torch. It needs more heat than the mild steel pipe and rebar.
i weld jack stands to my old rotors so they don't sink in my gravel driveway when i'm working on my vehicles. the rotors are easy to move and easy to level
Its cute when you give HIM your ideas on how to improve it. 😆 Its just a simple task he shows you. Its up to you to domsomethign about the idea. Its not a manual on how to live your life. 🤣
Thank you for sharing
I never fast forward the video the music got me to a sleepy state thank you I had a good sleep
Good idea
Beautiful
You can weld cast iron more easily if you preheat it to over 400 degrees and weld it right after with high nickel content welding electrodes .
Exactly.
there are 4 kinds of cast iron & some can be weld cold, but most need to be preheated.
All you really needed is a castiron rod, check with you dealer & get a good welding book also.
great job
I always wish the end product was shown an explained first. Before watching the production. Thanks for the video
Brake rotor is cast iron and it’s cold. Reb-bar is Japanese beer cans. WCGW? Try heating the rotor and use a nickel rod.
You must have a sand blaster.. Negative mode while doing welding, is appreciated...
great Idea Cheers from USA
Yeah, because that couldn't possibly tip over. There's a very good reason this is not already on the market. If you have a shred of personal responsibility, you will take this video down and delete if before your tomfoolery kills someone. Use your genius concoction to hold a flowerpot or something.
I thought he was going to store his welding rods in it. That is about all it would be safe for?
That's a really good idea. I should make one of those for my welding cart. Drill a couple holes in the rotor, so I can bolt it to the base.
It's a rotor it already has holes drilled in it lol
One other thing you could have done is used rod to weld cast with.i know that NAPA Auto parts,has rod to weld cast-iron and with some preheat (just to dull red stage)will give you very good results.after you have laid down your bead,keep your torch heat on it and gradually pull your heat away. DO NOT COOL QUICKLY good luck I know this sounds a lot but cast is interesting stuff.cheers!
Yeah. Well, that's ok for 'some' people.👍
Welld done!
Next time make your device PROTECT THE CYLINDER VALVE from impacts because that stand can still fall over. Add a removable cage or similar.
I know it's in a garage but it's an OSHA violation to not have high pressure cylinders, full or empty, to not be chained or otherwise supported.
@@mathewmolk2089 I don't do it because of OSH regs (not applicable at my home shop anyway) but because I've seen an errant oxygen cylinder bounce around a salvage yard after falling over and snapping the cyldder valve off at the threads! OPs base would be much safer if done with a larger rotor too.
I learned a lot about grinding rust from iron alloys. Don’t even try to weld steel to cast iron. There are two reasons to grind a weld: 1, To give the appearance of no weld. 2, You are ashamed of your weld. Your stand would still be illegal in most developed countries, as the cylinder must be fastened to a structure.
Assuming that's either 7018 or 7016 rod your working with, when you tack something down don't he afraid of holding your arc a little longer. In my opinion, a good tack is about the size of a nickle.
What rod are you using and are you running 110-or-220 volts you should of turned the amps up
Well done mate great piece of equipment.
The tank needs to be in an appropriate cart or chained to a wall. A brake rotor is not sufficient as it is neither heavy enough or wide enough to prevent a cylinder from falling over. Just jiggling the top of the cylinder isn't sufficient. Also - IF you are determined to do this than at least keep the cylinder transport cap screwed on at all times. That means never take it off - even to use. Tip that cylinder over and you have a potential MISSILE.
I guess it depends on what country you reside as to what regulations there are pertaining to safety in the work place. If someone has never seen a tank fall over and the valve knocked off, therefore creating a torpedo that will penetrate a couple of block walls, doesn’t know the danger of not having the tank secured to an object that won’t allow it to be knocked over and potentially killing one or more people. I agree with you 110%. It sucks when it takes a serious injury for people to use the common sense, that isn’t so common, to avoid an accident. And all accidents are avoidable.
KEWL VIDEO
I tried welding to a brake rotor. It's CAST. YOU CAN'T WELD TO IT. I tried MIG and I tried Stick. It would break right off! I found that you have to bolt a plate to it and then weld to the plate.
Thanks
i just like welding disc's together lol
That's a pretty creative workaround you've come up with there but if you had used the correct welding rod and the preheating procedure you actually could weld the A26 rebar to the castiron brake rotor. Good job!
What do you expect from a guy who has no proper welding gloves and no leathers? If I tried that I would have burned my cloths up.
Yes, cast iron can be successfully welded with the proper rod. The biggest problem are thermal stresses are in the cast iron VS the filler material. They cool at different rates; therefore, a tug of war goes on and the cast iron generally loses with cracks typically forming outside the heat affected zone (HAZ). Preheating and post heating are critical but there are still no guarantees you won't get cracks in the cast iron.
@@hootinouts what if you pre heated then let it cool down in an oven over a period of time ,
Just asking theoretically would that help reduce the cracks
Nicely done! Functional, practical, aesthetically pleasing, and good video example at each step. I need to slow down vids like this after first watch.
BUT ARE WE ALL JUST GOING TO IGNORE BEAUTIFUL DRAWING POSTED ON EQUIPMENT IN BACKGROUND (COVERING BRAND NAME) Thumbs up to the artist
Pre-heat the brake disk to cherry red THEN weld otherwise you don’t get penetration.
I would've expected a professional welder to know that. But I was WRONG. LOL
Keep the heat on after welding, slowly reducing temperature to ensure the cast iron doesn't crack.
Don't need to be cherry red but he does need to get it to a couple hundred degrees. And control cool it so it doesn't crack.
The brake rotor is hardened steel to weld needs pre and post heat and welded with 7018 rod.
Can’t weld to high carbon content piece like a break drum. Have had a similar experience
😂😂😂😂😂 good thing I fast forward to the last second
This person has still a lot to learn in life, but its never to late and he is still young ...
Cool idea. Nice weld,could mig weld but ark welding needs practice hard to keep my hand going down as the stick burns.
In the United States we have gas cylinders that actually have flat bottoms and welding carts to carry the cylinders around the shop. That looks like an oversized CO2 cartridge for a very large paint ball gun.
I made something similar only i welded it to a hand dolly with pnuematic tires. It allows any size cylinder to be moved easily. Great vid!
Now with the larger base, the valve head can hit the ground when it’s tipped over, chain that thing to the wall.
Nice idea. But an a very dangerous one. That brake disk is way too small. It is more stable than a tank alone, but itcould easily be knocked over with disastrous results. DON'T DO THIS.
Disagree. That bottle would be more stable than a normal flat bottomed gas bottle. Although why it has a round bottom in the first place I’ll never fathom.
@@todaywefly4370 fine, but it is far from SUFFICIENT. A a disk of that size is insufficient for ANYTHING more than 2 feet, tall. Have you ever seen what happens when one of those things falls over?
Regulstions in the USA require having it CHAINED to a secure object.
Put lag bolts in your concrete and bolts it to the rotor. Problem solved.
Muy fácil, fierro fundido, usa un electrodo 99% Ni y ojalá calienta el disco a unos 200 C. Todos los días se aprende algo nuevo. Saludos.
nice job
should have done TIG .. would have gotten it done 1st time :-))
Thanks for saving our eyes👍 great job
Your screen can't get bright enough to hurt you..
Wow you made that very difficult
6010 runs great on rusty metal
7:26: "are you shitting me?"
I use anything close by.
Wire etc.chain.
Inside on a flat floor?they stand on there flat under sides.
I like the idea of what you built but I would have to include wheels so it will be movable around in my shop . Good idea here
I'm glad you liked it! I made a cart, let's be friends
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Well ok then, if that's what you wanted I guess it was a win for you.
as usual so many experts in the comments
Excellent👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thanks for sharing! Always others said “but” they no say thanks and bla bla bla, they never share nothings 😁👍
What is the orange hexagon device used to keep the Rebar vertical please?
Welders magnet for holding the job you can buy them at most outlets
Welds a lot easier if you use cast iron welding rods like inconnel welding rods to weld cast-iron to carbon steels and if you don't have those rods handy a good oxy-ace torch and some braising rods would have welded that rebar to the rotor. Not a bad idea although I guess!
Makes me laugh (sic). a tutorial where the tutor is ignorant of basic welding metallurgy. cast iron is NOT easy to weld...... especially if you know feckall
Gotta tig that if you want it to hold up over time.
Creative video, thank you for sharing it :)
I had the same problem when I tried to weld rebar to a brake rotor. I always thought they were cast steel but they weld like cast iron.
@@wh8378 Oh, unfortunately I don't have anything to heat it with, but next time I take a welding class I can try to do that.
Rebar is hot formed steel rod. As with all steels, it welds best when all scale and rust is removed.
@@tigerseye73 yeah makes sense, the most I did was wire brushed it down with an angle grinder.
brilliant
great. now what about the recipe of lukewarm water?
Ya you can’t weld cast with steel rod you have to use a nickel rod
You can weld cast of you preheat it first
@@jerryglover7402 From a welding engineer with over 50 years in the business,
WRONG, WRONG,WRONG,WRONG. Preheat has NOTHING to do with it.
si queres soldar eso aprovecha el oxido asi levanta mas temperatura, por el efecto termita y funde mas, si no, es imposible de soldardo
If you use welding rods for stainless steel you can weld mild steel to cast steel/iron and a bit of pre heat on the disc helps. I still prefer my two bottle trolly with "tilt and move" third wheel. Shame about all that faffing about for a p155 poor result.
Why not just use a piece of plate steel for base? Be a whole lot easier.
Very good
😳 ya kiddin me right??..... All that waste of supplies and ya coulda bought a cart from Harbor Frieght for $40.
Harbor Freight is a tool supplier, for those who don't depend on their tools for a living.
That $40.00 HF cart has a weight limit of 100 lbs. So, a 70 lbs. welder, a 25 lbs plasma cutter and tank set up puts things up and over the weight limit already.
Besides, the reviews say that cart is either top heavy or the welds at the wheel hubs usually always fail the instant a load is placed on it.
Hardly worth parting out the $40.00 for Beijing made garbage, ehh!?
Funny to run into this today as just today I attempted to weld steel to a brake rotor. ha ha I was sort of expecting it not to work, assuming it was cast iron. but wasn't sure. I ended up doing the same thing you just did!
gas bottles should not be left in your rack.
They need to be chained upright against a permanent rack to keep them from
falling.
Thank you for the video. Such videos either give me a new project to consider or similar ideas to explore, or I might see methods of doing things that are better than mine also. :)
I hope that's not true about finding better methods than yours.
@@garygray4664 😂
To weld cast steel you use stainless rods and preheat the cast steel.
What spec?
@@marksarovich5534 I am a welding engineer.
There are many ways to weld cast iron and none are among most of the Bob Villas' suggestions I read here. For what he was trying to achieve here I would braze the rebar on.to the rotor. You could use Ni Rod but the cost is WAY to high for a bottle rack (That has to be chained up anyway.)
Actually the way he did it was probably the most efficient way he could have got the job done
I keep mine chained to the wall so no nincompoop knocks them over ! To top heavy,, potential bomb
try to use stainless weldingrods on cast iron, :-)
Until it tips over breaks off the regulator and sends that disk through the sky like a leathal Frisbee
When it does, and if he lives thru it, he will understand what SECURE THE BOTTLES actually mean! I've seen the aftermath of when an oxygen bottle was turned into a JATO bottle. It wasn't pretty. There's no telling how many people can die from being run thru from that!
Good too learn new stuff.. 👍
I need ideas on how I can use my everlast welder to make something useful with an old brake disc I have. This doesn't look stable.
If they don't tell you in the title or intro, the best way to watch this type of video is to immediately skip to the end to see what it is. I pared it down to about 30 seconds....kinda like "speed reading".
Good project! A suggestion...add some wheels off the back so you can wheel it around!
Die Schweiß nähte sind ganz ok
Next video, how to repair a hole in yours and your neighbors wall.
Good to share your ideas ka-Metal lalabs support always see u in my sample work for support ka-Metal
Nickel rod for cast iron. Pre heat too.
Well thks for sharing great ideas here bt little more thought into doing good project we've all done mistakes but we've learned from them quickly cause ya won't get votes to help ya if ya don't plan better ther been said keep going we all do the same people say things out of kindness to show you cause they done !!! Stupid things to just saying thks for trying to show us great project 👍
Welding cast iron is not a diy thing you have to know what you,re doing & have the rite gear. Its a specialist thing.
Try 309 Stainless rod for mild steel to cast or tool steel.