Good video for sure.going to start getting my gate welded up and painted its a large sheet in the middle that you can put your leg through .tac welds are breaking through out the gate .the metal is in good shape .im going to go your grinder route and possible take it all off clean it all up and re weld it all 🤘any tips on straightening a bent gate from a forklift slightly pushing down on on one side .and also a better locking system than slide pins and chain mine suck
Depends on where it is bent. If it is bent at the things you will likely have to cut them off and reweld or replace the hinges. If the gate itself is bent it will have to be bent back. While you have the expanded steel cut off make sure the gate frame is square and flat before welding the expanded steel back on. Might need to add some reinforcements to get it to stay. Good luck with your project. Be safe and have fun doing it.
For sure, this is a great project to start practicing with. Just make sure, especially if it is a 110v unit that you get it turned up high/hot enough for a solid weld. Let us know how it goes!
It is called 3/4 #9 raised expanded steel. There is also the same size but in 'flat' which is good for bbq grill grates but not good for things like trailer ramps where you need traction. Affiliate link to an example: amzn.to/3QxGuLG
Good question. All welders are set up different. I generally use .030 solid core wire with 75/25 argon/co2 mix. This thickness of metal on my welder (older Hobart Handler 180) is usually a 2 or 3 on voltage setting and between 50 and 60 wire speed. I just turn it up or down a bit depending on if I am burning through the expanded steel. What are you working on?
This job was for a good friend and neighbor so I did it for really cheap. I remember thinking about halfway through that if it hadn't been for him then wasn't worth it 😅. If I were to guesstimate a retail price, maybe like $400? I don't do this for a living, the stuff in my shop is mostly just for myself and some beer money.
I heard that years ago and I pops in my head every time I paint something black 😂 "With regard to the color of the Model T's (1919 - 1925), Henry Ford is quoted for having said that “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.”" www.thejamesmadisonmuseum.net/single-post/any-color-the-customer-wants-as-long-as-it-s-black-henry-ford
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Good video for sure.going to start getting my gate welded up and painted its a large sheet in the middle that you can put your leg through .tac welds are breaking through out the gate .the metal is in good shape .im going to go your grinder route and possible take it all off clean it all up and re weld it all 🤘any tips on straightening a bent gate from a forklift slightly pushing down on on one side .and also a better locking system than slide pins and chain mine suck
Depends on where it is bent. If it is bent at the things you will likely have to cut them off and reweld or replace the hinges. If the gate itself is bent it will have to be bent back. While you have the expanded steel cut off make sure the gate frame is square and flat before welding the expanded steel back on. Might need to add some reinforcements to get it to stay. Good luck with your project. Be safe and have fun doing it.
Would you be able to use a flux core welder on this? I’m brand new to welding and have a project similar to this that needs done
For sure, this is a great project to start practicing with. Just make sure, especially if it is a 110v unit that you get it turned up high/hot enough for a solid weld.
Let us know how it goes!
If you don't mind telling, what's the measurements of the mesh you purchase?
It is called 3/4 #9 raised expanded steel.
There is also the same size but in 'flat' which is good for bbq grill grates but not good for things like trailer ramps where you need traction.
Affiliate link to an example: amzn.to/3QxGuLG
What settings did you run on the welder for that??
Good question. All welders are set up different. I generally use .030 solid core wire with 75/25 argon/co2 mix. This thickness of metal on my welder (older Hobart Handler 180) is usually a 2 or 3 on voltage setting and between 50 and 60 wire speed. I just turn it up or down a bit depending on if I am burning through the expanded steel.
What are you working on?
How much did you charge to do a job like this?
This job was for a good friend and neighbor so I did it for really cheap. I remember thinking about halfway through that if it hadn't been for him then wasn't worth it 😅.
If I were to guesstimate a retail price, maybe like $400? I don't do this for a living, the stuff in my shop is mostly just for myself and some beer money.
You can paint it any color you like as long as it’s black! 😂
I heard that years ago and I pops in my head every time I paint something black 😂
"With regard to the color of the Model T's (1919 - 1925), Henry Ford is quoted for having said that “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.”"
www.thejamesmadisonmuseum.net/single-post/any-color-the-customer-wants-as-long-as-it-s-black-henry-ford
@@diymetalfabrication that is a cool story! Thank you for sharing it!