92 replies to this topic

[Jester]

Yeh sweet looking stand. Cant wait to see the end product.

Ben

[Mudjimba]

Looking good Cobby, still planning to put the 3 foot on the shelf underneath.
If so how were you planning on supporting it, just searching for ideas as I have similar plans and my stand will need extra 'flooring' to support the 3 foot evenly.
cheers

[cobby]

Thanks Guys

Yer the 3 foot is going underneath

both top and bottom wil have 12mm board of some sort to share the load

Not going to spray it now getting it powdercoated

Regards Cobby

[knock]

two thumbs up

great welding. you clever b@$#@%d

andy

[cobby]

Knock wrote great welding. you clever b@$#@%d

Its what i do mate .

Bet i could not do your job 8O

Regards Cobby

[tankhog]

neil
you've gone tank mad soon you will have to build a bigger house

cheers
paul

[cobby]

Yer mate acaritec is comming tomorow 8O

Me gone mad what size is your new tank 8O

Regards Cobby

[tankhog]

your two 6 footers and now a 4 footer
dwarf my 8 footer
paul

[bennyboy]

Cobby looking very nice looks exactly the same as mine haha except mine is powdercoated and steel. Im very impressed with your welds aswell the gas and settings must of been perfect have a good one.

cheers ben

[cobby]

Paul

Mate your a long time dead! so make the best of it

Are you on holidays now?

Regards Cobby

[cobby]

Bennyboy got any pics of your stand?

Gas preasure is always the same (mostley) Gas is pure argon .for tig

Settings ie amps vary with the type of joint

ie fillet, butt,lap

and the position you are welding in ie vertical up, flat (DOWNHAND),horizantal vertical, overhead and vertical down

And not forgeting all position welding IE pipe

Regards Cobby

Ps dont worry about any of that when building tank stands

[monobono]

8O stand has came up really impressive, well done

[tankhog]

yes champ go back next thurs new tank arrives tues if they have the sump correct now will contact you soon
paul

[cobby]

Thanks mate

[bennyboy]

should have pictures up by friday night hopefully mums got the camera for some school teaching crap. Mines 40x40 steel tubing so its the same as ures well look identical apart from the welds ummm its about 10 kg id say lol very awkward to carry aswell now im building a 3 x 18 x 18 out of wood and helping nic out at school with his metal stand for his 3ft.


Cheers ben

[cobby]

Hey ben

Mine is 50x50x3 you can lift it with one hand (ally)

Look foward to seeing your pics mate

[bennyboy]

haha im realy realy jealous lol wish i could weld as good as that and i might of considered making an ally frame so i just went for steel easy for me to weld anyway. I sent it of for powedercoating so i think the teacher said its back tomrow hopefully im pumped to see what it looks like powdercoated lol 80 buks later

cheers ben

[cobby]

What colour Mate?

Hey its not like you are going to move it around once it is set up 8O

So weight is not really important

Regards Cobby

Ps wish you could weld like me You can just a lot of pratice Mate ie a good apprentership and a passion to get it perfect

[bennyboy]

very true cobby ive got it powdercoated black cause i mean black suits anything and doesnt take the eye catching sight away from the tank. Makes the welds look prety good aswell haha. End of year 12 ive actually got an apprentiship at austal ships should be good very large company lol went there for work experince felt like a fly on a wall at the MCG full captivity lol.


cheers ben

[cobby]

Good onya mate

Only advice i can give ya is suck as much info as you can out of it

Trust me if you do the right thing you wont look back

Whats even better you will never be out of work

And there will come a time when you can name your own price

If you become good enought

Good luck young man

I maen that

Regards Cobby

Ps what do they say now cashed up bogans

But whos lafing ME