Praying Mantis

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Here is my latest piece. A praying mantis.I made it for my neighbor, she paid me $100 for parts, and possibly more when I deliver it.I used scrap rail road junk and other stuff parts.here are the welds with a quarter for reference.
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Reply:Now you need to weld three or four 55-gallon drums together end-to-end, paint 'em red, and put "RAID" in three-foot-tall letters near the top .....Great work on that mantis.
Reply:thanks, lol. how are my welds?
Reply:From what I can see, pretty decent.  Then again, I'm no real expert on how welds should look, unlike the "conny-sewers" on here ...
Reply:Originally Posted by llamafurthanks, lol. how are my welds?
Reply:na, the neighbor wants that old rusted look. there are at least 2 passes on all the welds.and this was done with a home made welder...Its output voltage is 24 volts. but i have no clue how many amps (it will turn a 1/8 inch rod into a dripping mess within a matter of seconds.)
Reply:I give ya credit, everyone can't say they built their own welder.  Could you use a meter to test the amps   I don't know squat about electricity.DewayneDixieland WeldingMM350PLincoln 100Some torchesOther misc. tools
Reply:the amp rating on my fuke meter is only 25, it says using more could cause damage.I've used other welders before, a 110 volt mig unit at school, it sucks. the plasma cutter is a different story. its fun, fast and there's no preheating involved. i really want to learn tig, but its too expensive at the moment.
Reply:Microwave-Oven-Transformer welder much! I was considering making one myself. I now feel bad about not grabbing the 4 units that were in the garbage! It is therefore definitely an AC welder, and most Cheap, CLAMP-STYLE multimeters can probably measure it. for like $15-$30, you can get one that will take 400 amps. many do more.clamp-type meters clamp directly to one pole in one place to get a current reading. but for some reason, most cheaper ones will only do AC.
Reply:Geez, homemade welder ..... that's more impressive to me than the praying mantis.  Nice work!
Reply:thanks guys, i couldn't have made the welder without help from the instructables community.http://www.instructables.com/id/Buil...memade-Welder/
Reply:Originally Posted by henrymIt is therefore definitely an AC welder, and most Cheap, CLAMP-STYLE multimeters can probably measure it. for like $15-$30, you can get one that will take 400 amps. many do more.
Reply:since you askedthe first weld... you gotta watch the puddle and see the metal flow ..differentiate between the metal and the slag..even the second weld near the end on the left, slag flowed in and theres a pocket with no metal..6010 doesnt deposit as much as other rods and you gotta wait till theres metal down.. congrats on the work and building yer machine...
Reply:I used 6013, they seem to work the best for me. off to school now
Reply:i like how it says "WELDER"  on it.... very nice touch.
Reply:You got to give this guy some serious credit...  I like the home-made chokes...  I would hate to see his welding helmet...I
Reply:1st weld needs some help 2nd weld much better. I don't know anyone that has made a welder! Congrad'sCo-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.&  2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:Don't let the fire marshall see that
Reply:Originally Posted by BilldacatYou got to give this guy some serious credit...  I like the home-made chokes...  I would hate to see his welding helmet...I
Reply:wow!!!!!!!!!"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by llamafurna, the neighbor wants that old rusted look. there are at least 2 passes on all the welds.and this was done with a home made welder...Its output voltage is 24 volts. but i have no clue how many amps (it will turn a 1/8 inch rod into a dripping mess within a matter of seconds.)
Reply:Looks like a Compaq with an extremely hot mouse .... Me, I would redo the lettering with stencils, and maybe wire up another fan or two to help keep everything cool inside the case.Instructables.com, good place .... they got some REALLY great stuff there.  I'm looking at one of the bicycle-frame trebuchets as a project.Some people say that if you run one of Bill Gates' CD's backwards, it speaks the words of the Devil.That's nothing.  If you run it forward, it installs Vista.
Reply:Originally Posted by SpyGuyInstructables.com, good place ....Some people say that if you run one of Bill Gates' CD's backwards, it speaks the words of the Devil.That's nothing.  If you run it forward, it installs Vista.
Reply:speaking of woodwork, I made these a while ago the round table was made freshman year, and the oak entertainment center was made this year. Attached ImagesNice work on the table and cabinet.  I like the reddish stain you did on the round table.
Reply:The table is actually cherry, it looks like that naturally.
Reply:i tried the 6011 trodes, wow. those put out a lot of metal. it was a 1/8.