pipe rack build

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I havent posted on here for a while but i just finished this rack for  the weird pipe i have laying around the yard and thought I would post it up. The base and uprights are 14" 3/8 wall pipe I pulled out of a well and the arms are 3.5" oilfield  tubing. I welded it with fabshield 21B  but I need to find better type of wire that is available in .045. Total cost about 250.00Im thinking of building another but it takes a lot of time.
Reply:Looks like nothing short of an earthquake will knock that over.  Good work using something that would likely rust away in a patch of weeds or be sent on a slow boat to china.
Reply:Idacal, you've got a base and uprights heavy enough to hang a locomotive on each side!! . You don't care for the Hobart wire ? How come?
Reply:Did you want to keep it portable?
Reply:Wow, that's a stout rack!!Rex
Reply:Nice rack idacal.  I imagine that did take you some time to build.  I love recycle projects.Good to see you again.DuaneMM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Very Nice Pipe rack. It looks very sturdy and should serve its purpose well.TJ (LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST)
Reply:It'll be there when the rest of us are gone"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Can you explain what you want a new wire to do, that Fabshield 21B doesn't do?  It's 'meat and potatoes' fluxcore wire, but otherwise, it's not bad stuff.  If you've got something specific in mind, I can help you figure out what wire would work better for your purposes... Originally Posted by idacal.... I welded it with fabshield 21B  but I need to find better type of wire that is available in .045. ...
Reply:I dont really dislike it but i thought it made a brittle weld from what I have read. it works great on dirty metal like that stuff though. I have been using a coreshield 8 on the new metal Im welding and I like the way it flows but the smallest wire size that the lws could get was 1/16". and welding vertical up is difficult Im just looking for some other wire to try, mainly Im not real good with a ln25 I havent used it enough and Im trying to blame it on the wire I guessLast edited by idacal; 05-08-2009 at 01:45 AM.
Reply:Good to hear from you again. I'd been wondering what you were up to. How're the crane and the drilling rig?Nice pipe rack, that's real recycling."One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for." (Charles Kettering)Mitch 180 (NZ)Lincoln SAM-400-220 + ?-400 Fordson Major + 2 x Tractapac Humber 80 + Procut 40 PlasmaMiller Spectrum 375