Welding at Robert Pogson

Welding

Published by Robert Pogson October 6th, 2012 in horticulture. 3 Comments

A photographer came by to take some pictures. It was raining, a wind was blowing, darkness approached and it was cold but I obliged…

Welding in the wind with E6011 at 95A on some painted steel T-bars

Welding is so much fun. To think that people used to pay me overtime to have fun…

I need to get cracking before the winter overtakes my new greenhouse. I should still have a couple of weeks to get the job done. I’ve started the “winter beard” as you can see.

- Robert Pogson

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1 dougman Oct 6th, 2012 at 12:39 pm

I taught myself MIG welding with a small ESAB machine years ago.

Making money from welding small projects for people IS fun.
2 Robert Pogson Oct 7th, 2012 at 1:18 am

dougman wrote, “Making money from welding small projects for people IS fun. “

I like the fireworks and making two pieces of steel into one. Amazing stuff. When I was a lot younger I bought surplus several tons of these steel T-bars. I still have ~1000 lb left. I have made swing-sets, teeter-totters, shelves, all kinds of braces and frames and now a greenhouse is in the works. I got the stuff for pennies/lb. It’s epoxy-painted and resists rust so if I paint the welds it lasts decades in the weather. Another project is a portable hoist for boulders, pumpkins and such. I already have a cart that can carry a ton behind the riding mower… I bought this steel in 1988 and it should last me until I die at this rate. Bless government waste…
3 George Hostler Oct 7th, 2012 at 11:12 pm

Robert, I’ve got to agree with both you and Dougman. Welding is fun. I saved money by repairing a broken motorcycle saddle bag bracket using my Sears Mapp gas and oxygen torch set and brazing rods. It was my motorcycle and I enjoyed it because I didn’t have to pay someone else to fix it or replace the part.

Getting paid is fun; doing it yourself and not having to pay someone is also fun.

Installing Linux on my netbook and not having to pay for a Windows license is also fun.

Sincerely, George

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