project 1 from Bob Wills- drop inlet grate

This is a grate that goes on top of a drop inlet. It is made out of 1/4 angle iron not positive on what the exact size is and 3/4 re rod. I had to make 2 of these for a job coming up for my dads concrete company. It was all arc welding because we got to get a new liner for our mig. On the first one I had to cut the angle iron with one of our quickie saws. It was impossible to get the cuts perfect just because you are holding the saw and its not true like a band saw would of been. The second one we went ahead and had a place cut them for us. The cuts were smooth but the one I cut ended up being much more true. But I had a couple hours of grind time total too. The second one took a total of about 6 hours to build. It has over 80 tack welds or small welds then about 36 bigger welds. Im not positive on the exact demintions but its like 5' 5"/ 3' or something around there. Used about 5lb of rods for the 2 grate. 7018ac with a old miller 225 ac thunderbolt. Got pretty good outcome. Few of the welds had some small holes throughout it. Not too sure what that was from. Might be the 7018 on ac cause thats the only time I have really seen that.
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Those are welds! That's the kind of weld you get done with and while it's still red hot light up a big fat cigar off of it congratulating yourself for a job well done.

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Haha thanks. Started getting warmed up and able to do ok by the time i got to the ones that show. And haha wow..

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Originally Posted by bobwills

This is a grate that goes on top of a drop inlet. It is made out of 1/4 angle iron not positive on what the exact size is and 3/4 re rod. I had to make 2 of these for a job coming up for my dads concrete company. It was all arc welding because we got to get a new liner for our mig. On the first one I had to cut the angle iron with one of our quickie saws. It was impossible to get the cuts perfect just because you are holding the saw and its not true like a band saw would of been. The second one we went ahead and had a place cut them for us. The cuts were smooth but the one I cut ended up being much more true. But I had a couple hours of grind time total too. The second one took a total of about 6 hours to build. It has over 80 tack welds or small welds then about 36 bigger welds. Im not positive on the exact demintions but its like 5' 5"/ 3' or something around there. Used about 5lb of rods for the 2 grate. 7018ac with a old miller 225 ac thunderbolt. Got pretty good outcome. Few of the welds had some small holes throughout it. Not too sure what that was from. Might be the 7018 on ac cause thats the only time I have really seen that.
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Wow!!! Those are the Beautiful welds!!!

How come my welds don't look like that? Practice!practice!practice! and more practice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

Exactly. Like they say practice makes perfect. I've burned maybe 40lbs of rods since ive started. Ive only been welding for a few years so im still in the practice and learning process too.

Those are looking pretty nice. I am about to begin practicing again since the temperature is finally down to the upper 80's in the day time (today it has been 55 all day) and I have finally gotten a little over an inch of rain (first time in a over a year) in the last 9 days. I am glad to say it is too wet to do much except work in the shop. :D

Thurmond