OT: casting and fabrication videos to inspire the DIY

[Forrest Addy]

I'm hard to impress but...

https://www.youtube.com/user/GrunblauBMO

this guy has the goods: good skills, good presentation, good production values, good projects.

I'm surprised I haven't seen him linked here before. Maybe I missed it

[wierdscience]

Absolutely yes! I subscribed to his channel a few months ago,very skilled!

[Paul Alciatore]

He makes it look so easy.

I gotta learn to weld. I just gotta.

[boslab]

I've watched a few, he does a nice video, has a good clear voice, doesn't ramble aka waffle, go off at a tangent etc ( I'm qualified to make these observations as I am guilty, and being Welsh unintelligible to the entire world except border collies and cats)
I plan to watch some more.
Thanks for the link
Mark

[TGTool]

I'm not a weldor so please fill in a knowledge blank spot for me.

When he was getting the studs welded to the top in the countersunk depressions, he hit each one with a propane torch a bit before welding. What is that for?

[vpt]

I'm not a weldor so please fill in a knowledge blank spot for me.

When he was getting the studs welded to the top in the countersunk depressions, he hit each one with a propane torch a bit before welding. What is that for?

Helps for penetration especially with an underpowered welder.

[TGTool]

Helps for penetration especially with an underpowered welder.

Thanks, you learn something every day. (This was the second. The first wasn't good news.)

[MattiJ]

Helps for penetration especially with an underpowered welder.

And also often used to preheat carbon steel and alloyed (tool) steels prior to welding.
Little preheat changes the totally f***ing unweldable steel to business as usuall.

[Mcgyver]

I like his fire basket project. Makes me think it would make a good kit - plasma cut and bend the parts and sell a kit instead of coping and cutting angle iron.....might make it a lot more fun