Easy DIY Welding Tool My Dad Taught Me About

This might just come in handy some day...it has for me.

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[edbennett]

2 hose clamps, 4 pieces of 1/8 inch filler rod. Clamp the rod evenly spaced around the end of one tube, slide the other tube in and clamp it. Gives access to a lot more of the joint for welding.

[jimurrata]

I've always used a piece of angle iron to keep my tubing aligned....
This is a great trip Tim! Thanks for sharing these nuggets of knowledge.

[grosbeakmc]

Hey Tim, this is a great tip. Thanks!
My Dad was an auto mechanic in the early part of his career in the Canadian Armed Forces. Growing up in Alberta, he learned how to properly torque parts from an experienced oilfield technician - especially useful for parts that are hard to get at. On a wheel, for instance, the key is not just torquing in a cross pattern, but the gradual application of torque. First the pattern with one third of the spec, then two thirds, then full torque. Dad taught me many things - this one just pops into my head.

[Hey_Its_That_Guy]

Great tip, Tim. That's genius, right there! Another tip, if you're having trouble seeing while welding, especially if you can't get good light on your work, mount a little adjustable LED light to your welding hood with some Velcro.

[wrthrash]

Great tip, my Dad taught me to use "angle iron as a saddle" for butt joints of most any diameter pipe. Rest the pipes inside the angle, clamp and tack, turn tack.

[jheetman]

When cutting exhaust pipe with a hacksaw or sawzall you can clamp a muffler clamp on the pipe and use the u-bolt portion as a guide to get a straight cut.

[block]

I worked for 2 years as a welder in the 1970's. Production welding gets boring real fast. It is a very good skill to have. Early 1980's I went with a friend to one of his co-workers house who was trying to weld on the inside floor of his car, I mentioned that I had been a welder, he stood up, took the helmet & gloves off, gave them to me & said here you do this.

[Paul-mtdq]

Another great idea, keep them coming.

[charletonzimmerman]

Replacing, ball joints in a "A"- frame, while still on car, without a "Press" "The pressed in", take out heating the outside frame up with "Low Heat torch" & tap it out, before installing new "FREEZE " overnight the ball joint in a, ordinary house freezer", Provides .002 " shrink, by heating frame, that provides .002" expand. ball joint just drops in, hold bottom in place though, "Lower".

[markd]

Great idea for use in places where work-holding is difficult and you need your hands elsewhere, nice!
Thanks Tim! (oh yeah and thanks to your dad)

[terrykleypas]

Great idea. Just hope I can remember it now

[victoryfirst]

This trick was the first one I learned when I started stick welding. This brings back fond memories.

[ypaulbrown]

You were looking great with the collaboration with Justin this

[noelpatrick]

Your Dad is a genius, , , thanks for the Simple yet effective

[SimonElenor]

I tack weld two pieces of steel to my two hose clamps so I can have a bigger weld area and it also allows me to bend the clamps at angles. Works well also.

[mbterabytesjc]

When shortening the hose clamp excess, I will mark the length needed with a marker, back the tail out of the clamp, and use a pair of tin snips to set the proper length. After cleaning up the end with a file reassemble the clamp and it's ready to go. Saves the trouble of getting out the Dremel tool.

[rodneyhaley]

That’s a great little tip thanks for sharing

[ObeyCamp]

Simplicity is the cornerstone of brilliance. This is absolutely brilliant. I just love little tricks like this.

[nolansprojects]

Knew what you were gonna do as soon as the hose clamp came out! Great idea. I can see this being useful for welding many of the same sized tubes for a frame or something, otherwise a piece of angle iron and some straps may be a little quicker. But this is more handy if you don’t have angle iron around!!

[markwatters]

Great hint mate. Thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺