Bench Grinder Stand for Tungsten

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This weekend I tried my hand at stick welding pipe. I used schedule 40 Pipe for a stand for my bench grinder that I bought for sharpening Tungsten.....It took about an hour and the process was very repetitive........ was very repetitive...... was very repetitive.......Here's a video and a couple pics....... Attached ImagesPrecision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/
Reply:Very nice.It looks rather tippy-over-ish to me though.  What happens when you roll it around, or if you hit a bump while rolling?
Reply:Nice work Fexal! I am just starting to play with tig welding, and I want to get a cheapo grinder for just tungsten use."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Yeah it's a tad on the top heavy side......I'm thinking of drilling a hole in the top and dumping about 25 lbs of sand into it to fix that issue.....for now...... It rolls nice and I keep my garage floor clean..... but yeah...... a design flaw I guess......Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/
Reply:Now you got to make a stand for the drill in the back ground.Nice welding table.Last edited by BLACK DEATH; 04-15-2012 at 11:05 AM.
Reply:Originally Posted by BLACK DEATHNow you got to make a stand for the drill in the back ground.
Reply:Looks good, but why does everyone need a rolling stand for a grinder? Mine is on the wall and never moves, so I just walk 5 feet away from my table when I need to regrind.Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:I have to pretty much roll everything in my garage so that when the day is done I can push everything over to one wall so the wife can get her Xterra in the garage.....Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/
Reply:Bah leave it outside and keep the harley in the center Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Nice video. It does a really good job of showing how you can support the rod with your 2nd hand.One thing I noticed is that it doesn't look like you are swinging around the pipe as you go. It looks like you are keeping your hands in the same relative position as shown in pict 1.  You might finally be changing at the very end, but it's a bit hard to see. Note that as you go around the pipe the line perpendicular to tangent of the center of the pipe doesn't change, but the angle of the rod to that point does. (The yellow line would be your supporting hand the way it looks in the video). Doing it this way you end up short arcing at the beginning and long arcing at the end because the rod to material angle becomes very steep.In the 2nd pict note that everything stays the same as you go around the pipe. You have to keep shifting the rod angle as you rotate around the center of the pipe. Think of pipe as just a bunch of very short flat welds. On flat material it's easy to keep the rod angle the same as you go. With pipe, you need to keep the rod angle in relationship to the material tangent to the center of the pipe the same. The smaller the pipe, the faster you have to keep changing the rod or torch angle to keep everything the same relative to the line based on the center of the pipe.I drew the diagrams exactly the way you welded them. Personally I'd go the other way than what you did. I'd start where you ended and move counter clockwise around the pipe to do stick. It's easier for me being right handed to weld that way, from left to right rather than the other way around. Though with the way you are supporting the rod, I can see doing it your way as well.Edit: sorry the picts don't show up as well as I'd like them to.Last edited by DSW; 04-15-2012 at 12:57 PM..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Originally Posted by FexalI have to pretty much roll everything in my garage so that when the day is done I can push everything over to one wall so the wife can get her Xterra in the garage.....
Reply:DSW, thanks for the pics...... They are very helpful in showing better technique......I'm looking forward to getting more pipe and practicing my stick angle relative to the pipe now......Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/