Well, it's been a while. I've always wanted to weld. It seemed like such a useful skill, but somehow I never got around to it, probably because it's also an inconvenient skill, what with the fire, sparks and melting metal.
A couple of months ago Dad was down fixing my porch roof with me, and he convinced me to go to the Harbor Freight store and pick up a flux welder. I was not aware of the advancements in welding technology. This welder plugs into a 120 volt house line, doesn't use gas, and doesn't use sticks. You just hold the pointy end close to the pieces you want to join and pull the trigger.
Actually there's more to it than that - I still only get a nice-looking weld about 1 out of 5 times, but the rest seem to hold too. It's a strange feeling, since you can't see what's going on too well from behind the mask, and you have to go on feel and trying to watch the puddle of molten metal behind the arc.
Which brings me to the best thing about welding; you're MELTING METAL. With ELECTRICITY. Yes, please.
So anyway, my first project is a 4 wheeled pedal and electric powered vehicle. So far the frame is done and all the parts are on order. It's heavy, but so far not as bad as I thought it would be. I'll try to stay more up to date on my progress here.
3 comments:
Iestyn, I'm a friend of your parents. Your mom and I rode our first centuries together a summer or two ago. She told me about yours and Ceridwen's blogs. Glad to find them.
Amazing project your bike car! I've often wished to melt metal with electricity too, but have not yet. Thanks for posting the pix. I hope that you'll keep posting pix on this project.
Good work! David
Good post.
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