Took a stab at building a bumper today. (pic heavy)
06-05-2008, 05:20 AM
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Ah hell; I say play with it all you like - as long as you understand that is not safe or appealing to the eye. This is the internet & you will draw fire from every A-hole with a keyboard for posting up amateur welding projects like that; you might be better off showing close ups of your welds & asking advice on how to make them better/stronger/prettier & going from there.
Can I do any better you might ask?
lol....hell no but I didn't post my mess bolted to my truck online for all to see. Keep practicing, seek advice & get better.
Can I do any better you might ask?
lol....hell no but I didn't post my mess bolted to my truck online for all to see. Keep practicing, seek advice & get better.
06-05-2008, 06:43 AM
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I'm just giving you a hard time dude. It's just that you do some pretty crazy stuff to your truck.
Some of those "deadbrains" were trying to offer you help.....
Guess it just went right over your head...good luck
Guess it just went right over your head...good luck
06-05-2008, 07:47 AM
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Hey, you like it, thats all that matters. No one else here can say two things about it.
If it works for what you need it to do, then roll with it.
That being said, I would get the welder fixed (or borrow a working welder, anything), and lay good beads across your current welds.
Remember, 9/10's of welding is prep work. Wire brushing, notching, grinding, etc. etc. I would at least wire brush the work before you touch it with a welder. I usually grind it until i see shiny metal underneath, then hit it with a bead.
If nothing else, this has been a good learning experience. I'm sure as you were going on (and now that you're done), you thought of a few things you'd rather do, so why don't you do it again?
Keep practicing those beads, and when you feel real comfortable, spend the money to get the good stuff, and build something you can be very proud of.
If it works for what you need it to do, then roll with it.
That being said, I would get the welder fixed (or borrow a working welder, anything), and lay good beads across your current welds.
Remember, 9/10's of welding is prep work. Wire brushing, notching, grinding, etc. etc. I would at least wire brush the work before you touch it with a welder. I usually grind it until i see shiny metal underneath, then hit it with a bead.
If nothing else, this has been a good learning experience. I'm sure as you were going on (and now that you're done), you thought of a few things you'd rather do, so why don't you do it again?
Keep practicing those beads, and when you feel real comfortable, spend the money to get the good stuff, and build something you can be very proud of.
06-05-2008, 08:37 PM
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haha someone tries to do that to me and they get what they deserve.
seriously, i cant fab? realy? maybe its the fact that i cant afford the crap it takes to do it the RIGHT way. I did that with a sawzall and the cheapest welder ever (i didnt even pay for the thing) and i bent the bar with my back bumper, lets see you fab up a whole bumper with just that to work with, all i was doing was trying to come up with a design by just starting with something and building off of it. Its not as week as all of you guys think it is either, i didnt bring it up cuz theres no way a bunch of internet deabrains are going to be able to get that so i didnt push it. jesus
seriously, i cant fab? realy? maybe its the fact that i cant afford the crap it takes to do it the RIGHT way. I did that with a sawzall and the cheapest welder ever (i didnt even pay for the thing) and i bent the bar with my back bumper, lets see you fab up a whole bumper with just that to work with, all i was doing was trying to come up with a design by just starting with something and building off of it. Its not as week as all of you guys think it is either, i didnt bring it up cuz theres no way a bunch of internet deabrains are going to be able to get that so i didnt push it. jesus
06-05-2008, 08:51 PM
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haha, oh my god, i thaught we were over this. im not saying im a good fabricator man, i was just saying that its kinda rediculous that... you know what, im not even gonna go into this. have a nice day guy 
07-02-2008, 10:41 PM
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Look at the obvious, he's having fun, he had a basic idea for a design, He just used less than ideal materials and his equipment/skills (sorry man) need a little time to upgrade/develop. It's not like he tacked an ironing board to his grill.
Give him a break and some encouragement instead of the negative vibe. This is the place for him to get better not turned off.
07-02-2008, 11:40 PM
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Everyones being so damn mean.
Think about the design a little bit more, bigger tubing, and deff practice your welds alot before you start a bumper.
As a project, I cant put you down on your design.
Bigger tubing, thats all my fellow yotatecher
Darnit deathpuss.
LMAO
Think about the design a little bit more, bigger tubing, and deff practice your welds alot before you start a bumper.
As a project, I cant put you down on your design.
Bigger tubing, thats all my fellow yotatecher
Darnit deathpuss.
LMAO
Last edited by scuba; 07-02-2008 at 11:42 PM.
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