Nice work sieg, make sure you ventilate where you weld. Some of the gasses and fumes that come off those colored and aged metals can hurt you.
Maybe a neutral air system should be next on your project list.
How many hours a day are you welding now?
Vince,
About an hour of actual weld time max.......preps another story as you well know.
The way my bench is set up the TIG unit sits at the same height as the welding table and the fan exhausts forward right across the work area. There's also a heater at ceiling height 4' away the blows over the top of the space. The garage is 780 s.f. so it takes a while to fume it.
Don't use a fan to ventilate your welding area ---- it blows the shielding gas off the weld. Remember there's not all that much flowing there.
Typical welding "ventilating" is done with "extractors" that are overhead of the weld... so that the gas has shielded the weld puddle and then leaves the area.
WE -- meaning us just doing stuff around home - don't breathe enough bad stuff to be an issue. Having said that - there ARE fumes from stuff we could/do weld that are harmful in very small doses. Stuff such as galvanized material (we don't tend to use this in our projects) - and CHLORINATED anything!
Manganese fumes are very harmful --- it's a known fact that in a study of 20,000 welders - 10% (professional welders) developed PARKINSON'S... and the suspected agent is the Manganese that is found in all steels and steel welding rod (filler) etc.
Now -- this is people welding 8 hours a day - 5 days a week - for 20 years... So WE are not really going to be affected by that... but it's still (fumes of any kind) something we should be considering regardless as far as I'm concerned.
Don't use a fan to ventilate your welding area ---- it blows the shielding gas off the weld. Remember there's not all that much flowing there.
FWIW - The little fan typically blows across the front of the table between my chest and the torch head, the only gas flow issue I've noticed is with my dog.
If I buy an extractor it will look something like this:
Progress and completion shots.......it's for my Mother Inlaw who's a country girl thus the horseshoe theme.
Every project I learn a new technique, trick, how to make a mistake, and fix it or pay the price of fabing a replacement piece.
whoa, I can MAKE everyone xmas gifts instead of standing in line all day and spending butt loads of cash that I don't have. That's a great idea Sieg. Work is looking great!
whoa, I can MAKE everyone xmas gifts instead of standing in line all day and spending butt loads of cash that I don't have. That's a great idea Sieg. Work is looking great!
Vince - To me it brings back the true spirit of giving. You need to creatively reflect on the individuals desires and lifestyle throughout the entire project. There's more meaning in it for the recipient and myself. Not to mention the shelf-life of the gift vs. a typical department store/mall/amazon purchase. It's not necessarily easier......especially when you add the LOFT factor. (Lack of F'g Talent)
............off to the steel supplier to pick up some more scrap to recycle. And a special gift for a Great Dane that has two favorite digging spots in the planting beds around the house.
............off to the steel supplier to pick up some more scrap to recycle. And a special gift for a Great Dane that has two favorite digging spots in the planting beds around the house.
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