some welding pics

[Wildfire]

Last week a machinist friend of mine asked me to do some welding for him. the parts are off a ship that came into port. I was told that these parts are in a very hard area to get to and they don't want any leaks and they MUST be welded right the first time. There's about 1000 P.S.I. on them so I said I think It's doable.

I used a Miller Dynasty 200 DX and tigged the root pass then I switched over to the Millermatic 350P in pulse mode to complete it. I setup the welding postioner and here's the result.
My buddy was happy and so was the ships engineers. I was pleased when they said it passed the pressure test

Pictures were taken with my Iphone

 

[Kytim]

Sweet looking welds there bro!!

 

[hodge]

As always, extraordinary work. I think that I've said this before, but the thought continues- there is a real joy in seeing the work of someone who is a master at what they do. I'm not so enamoured that I put Wildfire up on a pedestal and worship him, but he is an artist, and is due the respect that he has earned. I do wish that I lived closer- I'd love to learn a thing or two from someone who is so capable of deciphering a situation, and working through it in a professional and competent manner. I have friends who I learn from, but not on this level.
And especially not at home, in a garage...

 

[Lil Foot]

Obviously welded by an alien with advanced technology..... no human produces welds like that.
Well done sir!

 

[cabu]

Nice. I remember that you have shown another picture in the past, where you have also welded something around in a circle.
It is always nice to have the needed tool for a job, to get it done perfect.
Looks good!

Maybe I should really start to feed my piggybank, to finance an internship at wildfire.

carl

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I'm lucky if I can pick my nose without poking my eye out let alone run a welding bead like that!

 

[Wildfire]

Sweet looking welds there bro!!

Thank you very much

As always, extraordinary work. I think that I've said this before, but the thought continues- there is a real joy in seeing the work of someone who is a master at what they do. I'm not so enamoured that I put Wildfire up on a pedestal and worship him, but he is an artist, and is due the respect that he has earned. I do wish that I lived closer- I'd love to learn a thing or two from someone who is so capable of deciphering a situation, and working through it in a professional and competent manner. I have friends who I learn from, but not on this level.
And especially not at home, in a garage...

Thanks Hodge. Your to kind I get a lot of guys dropping by my shop for tips and tricks and I don't mind showing anyone when I have the time. Even my oldest brother stops in to look at what I'm doing. Today was a different day at the shop. I had a Dodge Viper in all day with a few issues that had to be sorted out. I have some stainless steel work coming in this week so I'll post more on that here for you guys to see. Thanks for your kind words my friend

Obviously welded by an alien with advanced technology..... no human produces welds like that.
Well done sir!

Well sir I owe you. Yep, you gave me a laugh like I haven't had in a long time
I appreciate it. Thanks.

Nice. I remember that you have shown another picture in the past, where you have also welded something around in a circle.
It is always nice to have the needed tool for a job, to get it done perfect.
Looks good!

Maybe I should really start to feed my piggybank, to finance an internship at wildfire.

carl

Ya Carl. I posted similar work in the past. The ifferance here is the work involves high pressure. It takes good tooling and some practice to do this stuff but as you can see it can be done so keep putting the time in and practice. If I can do it anyone can do it. Come on up to Newfoundland and I'll show you how I did it .

I'm lucky if I can pick my nose without poking my eye out let alone run a welding bead like that!

Ha. I'm like that as well so don't feel to bad

 

[skeets]

I just love that kind of talk,, aint got a clue what you said but I do like that talk

 

[Lil Foot]

Wildfire, i retired almost 3 years ago from a major aerospace company as a Toolmaker/Electro-optic Research Technician with over 36 years experience, and worked with 3 different Nasa-certified welders during that time, and I never saw any of them produce welds of that quality. It is a pleasure to see someone who obviously knows his "stuff" and takes this much pride in his workmanship. If we weren't on opposite ends of the world, I would like to drop by for an "internship" also.

 

[bosshogg]

You Sir are an welding artist. Wish you lived closer...

 

[Kingcreek]

I admire anyone who can produce a weld like that. I also envy you folks. My welds always end up looking like something from the scrap bin in the junior high school shop class.

 

[jimbo913]

So what was the welding gun mounted in and how did you trigger it to start?

 

[jimbo913]

To clarify, I mean how do you trigger the device rotating the part to start. Or do you turn the rotation on and just manually actuate the welding gun trigger?

Nice work!

 

[Wildfire]

I just love that kind of talk,, aint got a clue what you said but I do like that talk

Ha. You crack me up

Wildfire, i retired almost 3 years ago from a major aerospace company as a Toolmaker/Electro-optic Research Technician with over 36 years experience, and worked with 3 different Nasa-certified welders during that time, and I never saw any of them produce welds of that quality. It is a pleasure to see someone who obviously knows his "stuff" and takes this much pride in his workmanship. If we weren't on opposite ends of the world, I would like to drop by for an "internship" also.

Oh man you made my day! I really appreciate your kind words and everyone's comments. I'll try and remember these comments on the days when things aren't going that great sounds like you had a really interesting job and you sure put in the time there. I'm betting you were a key player there as well. Thanks again.

You Sir are an welding artist. Wish you lived closer...

Well thank you as well. I'll post some more stuff next week. It's kind of a crazy business we have here. Some days it's welding, machining and fabrication while other days it's vehicle repairs and motorcycles to keep going. I guess what ever it takes to pay the bills.
Thank you sir for your kind words

 

[Wildfire]

I admire anyone who can produce a weld like that. I also envy you folks. My welds always end up looking like something from the scrap bin in the junior high school shop class.

Thank you for your kind words. We all had bad looking welds starting out but with practice and a good machine it will get better in time.

So what was the welding gun mounted in and how did you trigger it to start?

To clarify, I mean how do you trigger the device rotating the part to start. Or do you turn the rotation on and just manually actuate the welding gun trigger?

Nice work!

Thanks jimbo for the question and the kind words. For this situation I used a foot pedal on the positioner. Once I got the welding machines set up I set up the positioner and held the gun then hit the foot switch. It gets a little busy doing it this way but the results pay off. *Here's a link to show you more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15602393@N05/4457788289/in/set-72157623303514111


http://www.flickr.com/photos/15602393@N05/4353780465/in/set-72157623303514111/lightbox/

 

[jimbo913]

Again, nice job. I would have thought you fix mounted the gun as it looks like a fully automated weld. My hand would probably not be that steady even with the part rotating under it.
I would have turned positioner on with gun fix mounted and just pressed the trigger. Just kidding, I would have done best I could free hand and said the hell with it.

 

[Wildfire]

Again, nice job. I would have thought you fix mounted the gun as it looks like a fully automated weld. My hand would probably not be that steady even with the part rotating under it.
I would have turned positioner on with gun fix mounted and just pressed the trigger. Just kidding, I would have done best I could free hand and said the hell with it.

I have had a few welding inspectors question me on if those welds were CNC applied. The fact is all I'm really doing is letting the positioner do the turning but I'm still doing everything free hand. I'm loosing my hair, my eye sight and even my mind some days but I'm still as steady as a surgeon
The welding process it's self makes it a little easier. Pulse spray with .045 wire and a hot weld gets a consistent flow with little splatter. It might sound technical but it's not. I'm not a welder by trade so when I say "if I can do it, anyone can" is really true.

 

[Wildfire]

Here's a look of some non positioner welds in this thread.

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4365