It would be rad to be able to get an actual setup and make these to give to people, ever since I started working on it and it started coming together I’ve been dreaming of just, continuing making these.
once I finish this one, if I just make 3 more exactly like it and stack them, bam, got an even bigger one. If i just make 3 more of THOSE I’ll have an even BIGGER ONE
That would make a kickass art installation
if you could kill yourself easily with an arc welder, I would be super mega dead right now
You can trust me, do it do it give it a try if its within your means!
With stick, it’s bad practice but you can take an electrode, knock off the flux, and use the electrode itself as a filler metal.
Oh don’t I know it! Like a dozen of these bars have a half inch or more that is all just the electrode filling empty space cause the bar I cut was too short xD
if you have a patch of grass you can put a folding table on within range of an outlet (mine is plugged into a long ass extension cord that is plugged in IN MY KITCHEN cause I don’t have outside outlets) then you have the space!
uhh, the blue ones!
YO, THANK YOU
happy cake day btw
Hell yes, bring on the enthusiasm sister!
Ooooh I think I get what you mean that makes sense! then the weld starts deeper on the added stock and then the area that was ground away is rebuilt by the weld, increasing the surface area of the bond as well!
It is HUGELY useful with woodworking projects so far.
Plus, unlike when you glue wood stuff its instantly strong so whipping stuff together for even a jig or such can be really really fast, and super sturdy.
My next practical gambit here will be making some tools for myself, I’ve also been learning blacksmithing (I have an adorable little 20kg anvil and I turned a pressure cooker into a forge) but with my shoulder hurt I’ve been… not blacksmithing for the time being :(
P.S. please share your design for your clams when you build them, I too could use more clams and I LOVE making shit instead of buying it if possible
No need :3
if classes are hard to find or expensive I say just go buy a cheapo welder from harbor freight, it works enough haha
I’ve been telling people its basically like metal hot glue with a couple extra steps
Hello! Long time no see comrade!
Thank you very much :3
oh HELL no I haven’t haha, my main focus was to stay as on grid as possible with the structure, but I’ve been doing most of it without any prep on the materials
Got everything I used for like 200$, not including the steel used, you definitely should if you get the chance!
Thank you for the offer! I will definitely take you up on that once I get a chance to clean up the welds with a grinder to see how bad they actually are lol
I am REALLY looking to ditch stick also! I bought the CHEAPEST welder I could to see if I liked it and I do so definitely fuck this method lol
Could you recommend me a specific mig welder that’s not super expensive but you know is quality? There’s like 10000 different ones available and they all look like identical slop to me
Hiii!!! It’s good to see you :D Thanks so much ^~ ^
never fear, I will definitely post updates!
just had the thought, would I be able to manuver inside the fractal to be able to actually get a mig torch to the weld point? The stick isn’t exactly convenient but idk what mig torches are like