I Built a Welding Fixture Table

I am building a welding fixture table with limited tools and less than 100€ worth of material. Plans are available, too. Definitely inspired by Manfred Welding @ManfredWelding

Link to the plans:

Products shown in this video:

Thanks to TimWelds @TimWelds



Enjoy the video!

Alle Links mit "*" sind Amazon Affiliate Links.
Marius Hornberger ist Partner am Amazon Affiliate Partner Programm

I built a welding fixture table.

[bwillan]

A German engineer that says good enough with a 0.1 mm tolerance on his first welding project. Well done sir and a tip of the hat to you.

[akselbering]

Hey professional welder here, by the quick clip at 17:23 it seems like your using too much gas.
It also looks like your using a cup size 7 or 8, a general rule of thumb is taking the cup size and adding 2. That gives you your desired gas flow, with a little bit extra for any leaks.

Whenever I adjust my gas flow I light up on a scrap piece and if there is no "scratching" noise as the amps slump down, then I know I got the right flow set.
If it does still scratch, then it's just a matter of adjusting it up or down and trying again.

Initial slump up (or slope) isn't generally something I use, it's annoying when tacking and only useful when you wanna restart on a weld with a bit better penetration. But avoid making the bead any wider right at the start. So for aesthetics basically.

20:42 THIS, it's by no means perfect but these few seconds are how you "should" be welding all the time. The excessive angle of your torch isn't technically correct, but it does reduce penetration and thusly reduce warping. 10-20 degrees from perpendicular is the "correct" angle.

20:47 it's miles better, notice how the weld initially "wets out" smoothly in the beginning and then sort of folds up on itself a few dips later?
What's happening is your initially welding with the correct amount of heat in the weld puddle, (THIS, it's not the amount of heat applied, its how hot the puddle is.) for those initial few dips you are welding at the correct speed. But as you were getting started you applied more heat than needed, so you succesfully made use of the excess heat but then failed to compensate (slowing down slightly) when this excess heat ran out.

20:57 use thinner filler wire, I would say a 1, 6 would be plenty for this. 2, 0 and you sort of have to use another dipping technique in order to not dramatically change how hot the weld puddle is with every single dip of filler.

21:49 If you had extra pipe available I would've tacked them on as a strongback in order to prevent warping, you'd still get some but much MUCH less than you'd expect.

[chrisjinks]

Guys into welding now....

In a few videos time he will be building his own water jet machine eith better features than a commercially available machine

[Afafa-a]

Dude, I'm a fabricator, and your welds need work, but my God, that tolerance and checking technique with the tools you have is just beautiful to watch. I absolutely love your videos.

[AlecSteele]

Awesome build! I learnt some great things watching!!!

[plusmanikantanr]

Instead of Brake Cleaner PLEASE USE ACETONE when welding!!! John Cadogan talks about the tragic Phosphene gas generated by heating Brake Cleaner indoors when welding causing a non-recovery in the patient.

[BeckyStern]

That 3D printed jig for sharpening tungsten bits is **chef's kiss** Awesome project and thanks for sharing your process!

[gazbusterskerteszet]

The algorithm recommended this video three times before I watched it, because I thought I wasn't interested in a makeshift welding table. But there is absolutely no makeshift work here. This guy does metalworking at an exceptionally high level compared to what I expected. And it's extremely educational. This video is very, very good! I'm grateful for it! :)

[courtenaybotterill]

Weld two pieces of scrap from your weld table with the same weld settings. Then cut through the weld on your cool saw, then you can check that your weld is penetrating the metal stock correctly.
You have the best YouTube channel.

[Hannbaal]

For the Welding part, when you get used to it and build muscle memory, you'll heat your workpieces less if you up the amps on your welder en weld faster, that's why you were having trouble early with the 110 amps setup compared to the 130 amps setup. Great job for a beginner that's a nice project!

[lukasholzapfel]

I Just Love how he builds Stuff so insanely accurate and perfect in His basement Workshop. I know people that do welding for a living and would never Put that amount of precision and perfection in a welding table

[akewt]

OK, that Dremel welding nib grinder jig just had me. gooooddd!! I'm locked in. Budding welder who'll find your channel super helpful. Love the engineer focused approach.

[geneva]

One day, and after many years, you'll flip that table over, and those newbie welds will remind you how much you've improved. Keep up the great work!!

[LikeAPetrol]

German engineering is in the house. Like your tolerance checking tips and "pins based approach" in building the surface of table. Appreciate for sharing, sir.

[dininmullins]

You could lift the bottle with the hose to stop the transfer to keep from having to aim liquid a meter up from your bottle :)

[MattCaffell]

I think you should indicate your pilar drill spindle and see what's going on. I know that bits can be curved slightly, which is not great, but if the spindle is running out of true, that will compound your issues.

[Ilikemakingthings]

I love that you're showing your beginner welding journey! Very awesome, looks like you are doing a great job. One of my favourite upgrades was a smaller torche (9 series) with a stubby back cap and stubby gas lens, made controlling the torch so much easier for me. Thanks for all of your videos, you've inspired me many times over

[scrapper]

"And since step drills aren't the most precise tools in the world, it made the exact hole size I was looking for."

When you can sarcasm that good, you have a very good handle on English as a second language.

[JorgenLarsson]

Nicely done! I had a local company laser cut 6 mm steel plate with holes, slots and tabs for me. Just weld together. Was about 130 Euro. Found the drawings online.
The biggest difference for me when tig welding was swapping out the large handle with the buttons and going for a much smaller ck torch and a foot pedal...so much more control, will never go back.

[klausnielsen]

What a massive amount of work!!
But the results are top tier! I love that you can put this to the side against the wall, make adjustments as needed and it is so affordable. Great work all around! 👍