New But Not

[welder_one]

hello all, my name is stan darnell. i am new to this site, but not new to melting metal. i weld for the interstate highway sign corporation. mostly aluminum, but i have spent alot of years in the quarries working with high pressure, and structural steel. my hobbies are to take scrap and make something good. my last project was i took scrap aluminum and made arkansas' only aluminum pedestrian bridge, then donated it to a charter school close to the house. i would like to show pics, but i don't know how. maybe someone would tell me how to post a few pics.

[dabar39]

Always glad to welcome new blood to the board, would really like to see some of your projects. To add pics to your post , scroll down to the manage attachments button, in the new window click on the browse button and find the pis you want then click upload and walaa you're posting pics. Dave

[welder_one]

ok, first try to show some pics of the bridge. if it works, thanks for the help. if it doesn't i'll try again.

[welder_one]

other projects are stuff to see if i could, like a grill from the tank out of a hot water heater, or a gate that weighs 600 pounds and swings on one post, things like that. the hard part is it mostly is scrap metal. no new metal was purchased fo any projects, except for the gate, i had to buy some amazing hinges...lol

[welder_one]

more pics later, have to go to work now

[BWS29128]

Welcome to the board, Stan! Your pictures are awesome! I love your aluminum bridge (I also love it when anybody posts anything that Dave will respond to since we get to see him sitting next to his race car with a hottie!--pay attn to his signature for more information).

A few questions: what kind of equipment are you using to weld aluminum? What brands, what setups, what wire, etc etc etc?

If you get a chance, check out JimYo's website at http://www.jimyo.com he's got some amazing stuff!

~Clint

[Richard]

Welcome Stan,

its good to have you join the board. nice pics you posted
looks like you have fun

Welcome


...... Richard

[welder_one]

i do have fun, i didnt enjoy it as much when i welded in the quarries. back then it was just a way to make a fair living.

[welder_one]

let me add to my machine list, now i also have a trailblazer 275 dc, and a 12 vs extreme feeder. i love it!!! i put a bernard q-300 12 gun on the feeder. alot of $$$, wife not happy, but i'll make it back in the end.

[g6Racer]

Looks like great / fun work.
How did you balance the big fan blades?
I like the bridge, looks sturdy.

Cool bar stool, I would love to make one like that.
Did you make drawings or just wing it.

g6racer