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Hello everyone,
Here is the address for an excellent comprehensive article written on
MIG welder fine tuning, welding techniques, weld speeds, hand
position, bead spacing, and joint applications. All well illustrated
with detailed and relevant photographs.
This is the best instruction that I have seen on learning the MIG for
TIG or more commonly referred to as MIG welding stack of dimes
technique. Mastery of this technique will really allow you to make
welds with your MIG welder that look like they were done with a TIG
welder.
“MIG Welding Techniques” by Flynn, at:
www.profabricationtechniques.com/welding/mig-welding/
vertigo
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| Posted 5/16/2016 6:34:21 PM |
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hello everyone,
Almost complete with building my plasma water table. Turned into quite a project. Still have a little welding to do on the staging table that holds steel sheets in ready for feeding onto my plasma table. After that, just need to fill the water tanks and program the system with cutting parameter etc. vertigo
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| Posted 5/21/2016 5:55:57 PM |
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Hello everyone,
Found this collection of Batman emblem patterns. Thought someone out there might be able to use them for motivation, inspiration, or as build patterns. vertigo
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| Posted 5/30/2016 7:11:21 PM |
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Hello everyone,
Copy my posts from another section here because the techniques used to build a Batarang could be used to solve many other Bat project demands.
While waiting on a replacement controller for my CNC plasma cutter decided to experiment with the Batman vs Superman batarang. First, the latest batarang is 6-1/2 inches long. Twice the size of the usual. In the movie they made it out of aluminum to make it easier for the actor to handle while representing it as made of steel. I have decided to use 3/16th thick steel. You too could use aluminum or cast it out of wax, make a mold, and cast them in fiber reinforced resin. I have attached all the necessary photo images so anyone out there can build their own. This is a good starter project for any of you out there who hope and/or plan to build bigger Batman projects in the future. I will build this batarang using only a hacksaw, bench grinder, and files. If you don't have access to a bench grinder you could use one of the hobby hand grinders. Preferably, buy a small bench grinder if you don't already have one. You will find many uses for it throughout your life. In a real pinch you could use just a hacksaw and files. Once I build one or more, I plan to test the real world performance. vertigo
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| Posted 5/30/2016 7:15:20 PM |
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Forgot to add this important photo image. This image shows how to hold the Batarang in preparation for throwing. The picture is from the Batman vs Superman Tech Manual. vertigo
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| Posted 5/30/2016 7:17:19 PM |
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Hello everyone,
If any of you out there are looking for metal to build your Batarang I saw a rack of 3-foot lengths of various steel rods and flats that included the 3/16 inch flat metal at Home Depot today. You can also find this metal at Lowes, Ace Hardware, and many other hardware stores. I have attached a black and white grinding pattern to make it easy to grind out your Batarang metal blank.
For those out there who don't already know how to set up a grinding blank here it is.
Download the attached black and white grounding pattern.
re-sized the image using your computer's photo program, such as Paint, Photoshop, etc. until you have a 6-1/2 inch life-sized pattern. Cut out your paper pattern leaving the white or cut out just the black part of the pattern. Take your piece of metal wipe it down with acetone. Coat the metal and paper pattern each with rubber contact cement. Let them both dry and stick them together. Or, use any other glue. Or use a vibrating engraver to trace around the pattern. Next, cut away as much material as you can with your hacksaw or a sabre saw with a fine metal cutting blade. Don't try to cut on the actual lines of the pattern. Cut back away from the lines leaving some space to finish it up to the lines with a grinder. Take you time grinding so you don't burn the metal. Keep some water close while grinding so you can dip the metal when it gets hot. For the new Bat Builder this is an excellent project to learn a metal working skill that can potentially be applied to thousands of future project demands. vertigo
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| Posted 5/31/2016 6:17:45 PM |
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| Buying metal at Lowes or Menard's is going to be an expensive proposition. I'm lucky, there's a metal wholesale place in my town. They are very helpful and glad to give me small orders. Outside that I would order from http://www.metalsdepot.com/
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| Posted 5/31/2016 6:20:23 PM |
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btw vert, hows the table coming? I would love to see a video of it in action. I looked at buying a used 4'x8' one today but the 10k they wanted for it kind of scared me off. 
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| Posted 5/31/2016 7:44:01 PM |
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Hey Sly,
First thought I had was to build a 4 x 8 table but the 4 x 4 can do everything the 4 x 8 can except cut a 4 x 8 sheet in one pass. If you notice my plasma table has a loading table in front of it. That table allows me to cut 4 x 8 sheets of steel. I have created Torchmate CAD files on 4 x 8 files for my pieces longer than 4 feet and then split them into two side by side 4 x 4 files. Once I finally start cutting on a couple of 4 x 8 steel sheets, I cut the first 4 x 4 file, then slide the sheet forward 4 feet, and cut the second 4 x 4 file. With some extra tables I could cut a 4 x 12 sheet with 3 cut files in three steps. All the other parts can be cut from 4 x 4 steel sheets using 4 x 4 cut files.
When I tried to fire up my CNC plasma table a few days ago the computer was fried. Regular computers don't last long in the plasma table's environment of water tank humidity 70- 90 % and airborne metal dust and grit. For these reasons I ordered a Panasonic ruggedized Toughbook computer. Same model as the one used by the military. Soon as I get the computer and get everything hooked back up I will be ready for another test run. vertigo
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| Posted 6/1/2016 7:48:04 PM |
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One note on cutting parts larger than the capacity of a 4 x 4 table.
You can also cut your larger parts in sections and butt weld them
together after cutting to form the larger part. Unless you are a full
time fabricator of large parts your will never benefit from a 4 x 8
plasma table. Rather you will occupy twice the space for a sheet
capacity that would rarely ever be used. vertigo
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