Making duct work, Comercial Kitchen application.

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Nothing as glamorous as what some of you guys do, but I make a living out of my garage at home building this stuff. 1st pic is a pile of sheared piecessecond one is lay out.the third is clamp and tac4th is close up of welds. ( now, if anyone wants to pic on these welds, I sheared, bent and welded all this stuff yesterday to install today. I was kinda in a hurry. There is about 80 lf of weld in this project before installation.5th pic is completed weld. 4 lf 2 times per section of duct.Wife called for dinner, I will post the batch of duct after din din. Attached ImagesLincoln Ranger 8                        Lincoln 175                          Drill pressLincoln 225 mig                            Plasma                              8 ft brake        52" jump shear
Reply:Little heavier than what I had pictured for "duct work", ..That bead looks pretty consistant. You've have it dialed in.
Reply:Guess it depends on the duct.And it depends on the process used to weld the seams.I forget, but Gclamp doesn't do a lot of wire welding.  If that's stick, it's outstanding control on thin stuff.  If it's wire, it's also good control.  Maybe it was Gizzardgutz that doesn't do wireI base everything on what I'm capable of, and if it's good compared to the hack job I do, it's GOOD."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Either way, it's a weld, and it don't look like crap.  LOL"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:It's mig"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Hang in there, I just got done feeding, takes me a little while to adjust, and pour a beer"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Gotta get the old electrolytes back in balance"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:And ya wonder why I got 7000 posts in 30 days. ROFLMAO"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Slow down Samm, you're thinkin too much.Nice work on the duct, Gclamp.MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op
Reply:Sorry to say it Sam, but you're a post whore.
Reply:I can see double-posting, maybe even triple-posting, but sextuple-posting?  sam, go grab a beer or two ...Nice welds on that ductwork, GClamp.  Please verify for Sam's sake: wirefeed?
Reply:That aint ductwork, this is ductwork!    Just giving you a hard time, it looks great!
Reply:Jesus, what IS that???  Looks like the bottom of a railroad car ........
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammAnd ya wonder why I got 7000 posts in 30 days. ROFLMAO
Reply:must be some kitchen..that duct could handle hot high pressure air..is it hood exxhaust? cant see why it needs so much reinforcement,, seems like some high pressure duct youd find in industrial, not kitchen  applications..
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbeadamaziing,, and with one bad ball...