Pro machining tip of the day: Squeezing the Dykem bottle makes it come out a lot faster.3yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Machinists
Dollars for dimes. Boss let me tig these instead of mig. Guess he got tired of me asking.5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Fun little fit and weld job. Held my .010” tolerance to within .004” on all dimensions5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Squeezed the “bingo-dabber” bottle of Dykem layout fluid a little too hard and the lid shot off. This stuff is more permanent than glitter.3yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Wellthatsucks
In the doctor’s office waiting room, feet on the furniture and mask half on.2yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/trashy
I get about 4 years per hat. The middle one is on year 3. There was one prior to these, but it literally disintegrated in the washer. What am I going to do in 5 years???5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Wellworn
Wish I could weld parts like this instead of just playin on scrap. Aerospace industry frowns on stuff like this6yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Here’s another spindle for y’all. Welded with a Millermatic 252 at 18.0V / 280ipm. Bottom to top no stop.6yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Am I doing it right? This is the only console we own. I’m not sure why it feels so wholesome, it’s just a game.4yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/n64
17-4 responds strangely to different amperages. Some of these welds were at 130 amps, some were at 230 amps. Tungsten angle makes such a massive difference too6yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
.030” 304L w/ 347 filler square-groove D17.1 procedure qual. Face/root pics. 28 amps. Never in my life did I think I’d be welding shit this thin so easily.4yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
I’m ready to get out of this damn shop and back into field work. I miss doin dumb shit like brother-in-law 3” so you run pipe faster.5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Some mig work on my weekend hustle. Axle repair/spindle replacement on semi trucks and trailers.6yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Here’s the rest. Mig is faster, tig is prettier (at least in my hands). Also gets magged to D17.1 class A. I’m more comfortable making a perfectly sound tig weld versus mig. And it’s a slow day in the shop.5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Some more tig work from today. It’s been a really satisfying day. Not often I get to weld the stuff I fit.5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
New hood came in yesterday, almost feels like cheating welding with this. You see everything. But the headgear is shit.5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
It breaks my heart that these get machined off. But damn they’re fun to weld6yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Went to scratch my nose after making a tig tack and scraped the hot end of my tig rod across my eye. Yes I had glasses on, it just lined up perfectly.6yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/Welding
Any tips on how to capture more heat from my stove? Homemade job I bought for $60 for my garage.5yr ⋅ njames11 ⋅ r/woodstoving
