Made some adjustments to the bag mounting locations and started making the front end.


Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

Ill posts em for ya

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

I would have to say a god price means he's doing it out of love and only charges materials lol. I got a whole Lotta stuff that needs coating

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

thats where im going.. i said havasu city, but i meant havasu landing.. getting some pizza and beer at the Sail Inn!! staying at the campsites... its chill over there

Yah its a cool place, been Goin there since 05

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

So in the excitement of knowing a little one is on the way I decided I want to build a wagon cause theirs no way in hell im gonna pay 350 for one of those cool looking beach wagons.

So after about an hour of terrible drawings I figured out how I was gonna do it do I decided to buy some 3/8 rod and fab up a mini to make sure it would work. Got the front done on the scale model and it looks like its gonna work out so tomorrow ill finish it just for kicks and next week ill start buying steel.

Im using
2- 2 ply air bags rated for 600 pounds a piece at 160 psi that I had on my old S10 ( never gonna get that much air)
2 switches and 4- 1/4' valves ( front- rear up/down)
A mower battery
2- 1 gallon air tanks
Golf cart wheeles
30+ pounds of steel.


Ann
Anyways here's some pics of the model


Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

I've been told to let it sit for a day or two to let the water settle then drain it fill it run it for a while then drain and refill and your good


Edit: I also heard adding the marvel mystery oil helps

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

Well last I knew they don't check if their full length or not, if you have a chop saw your more than welcome to come down and pick up one of mine to chop in half. I planned on cutting em anyways.

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

Well im happy, that machine worked out great

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

I just got off the phone with a friend and im gonna be picking up a 220v Lincoln. Hopefully that thing will be able to do what I want it to.

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

is it a weldpac 135 because thats what mine is and it will only weld 1/4 inch with flux core wire

Donno all I can tell ya off the top of my head is its a 135 something. Its my works welder that we use from time to time but its stored at my house.......

Only reason I started this venture is because my brothers welding teacher told us it would weld 3/16 no problem.

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

im no pro welder by any means and i get dangerous with my 220v argon mig... but doesnt it look like the bead is just sitting on top of the metal and not IN the metal like in TJ's pic? 

like this:



the bead itself takes on a concave shape where as the previous weld pix are all convex and theres just a big bead sitting on top of the work?

convex:

To be honest I couldn't tell ya, hopefully tj would chime in but I think it has to do with the technique. I was taught a few techniques and the one circled is one I use the most but im sure there's more to it

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

Did some practicing, how do I solve the cold toe issue?

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey