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Actually I use basic tools. For this project i used a 3" grinding wheel, cut-off wheel, chop saw, welder, vise-grips, and a garden hose to cool my welds. The most expensive tools i used were my hands and brain...which are priceless.

tjscott2012

i wouldnt cool my welds with water, it makes them weaker. its best to let them cool naturally. (not even air)

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tjscott2012

oh, and i have a paint gun at my dads shop in Galena, but i just use my shelf of spray paint.

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turtlemann14

i like to mix and match paint i need more thinner though (i have a habit of turning the spray gun into a flame thrower)

well hay i have all of those tools here...

and TJ is right cooling welds will make them brittle

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tigmaster

Actually TJ, rapid cooling of hot metal in general causes a harder but more brittle piece of metal. However, to fix that you heat it up and cool it rapidly, then heat it again and cool it slowly. Problem fixed. So the harder weld, usually cancels out the brittle part. Just try to drill through a weld.

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turtlemann14

tempering and hardening the weld? tig

i want to take a class on welding one day. i think it would be very useful

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tigmaster

Ya. You can also get the case hardening dip paste that that you heat up the piece of metal and then dip it in. Kinda like they do to glass with Potassium.

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turtlemann14

shop teacher has it, that stuff works great on punches. super sharp

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tigmaster

Ya, I have never tried it.

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tjscott2012

yes tig, but do you think that he meant he was tempering his welds by saying..."and a garden hose to cool my welds"? (no offense at all) id rather just let it cool naturally. besides, 90% i weld, i spend time making sure it has good penetration (i use a scrap piece of the same thickness to set my welder), and thats the only thing, if not more that you need to make sure the weld is not going to break.

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