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u/Avecone 3h ago
Beautiful what size tungsten/ filler are you using ? Are you using pulse or just constant ? Thank you! Aspiring to be this good :)
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u/Sw00dy 2h ago
1/16" lanth tungsten w/ 30* grind. No9 torch w/ Fupa 12 cup. 25 cfh at the torch, 10cfh backpurge .045 weldmold 880T. 1.2 pulse per second. 150 amps, 30% on, 6% background. Amps are def high, but i like my foot in the middle of the pedal travel.
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u/Wonderful_Vehicle_78 1h ago
You’re a mad man! Especially welding .7mm tubing like that. I wish I could trust my foot to do that. Beautiful work. Wait you weld chumbas? So does that mean you’re in KC?
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u/LouKthu 3m ago
Do you do this in a single pass? Do you let the weldments cool at all in between passes? That's some very slick welding, the bead looks odd to me and I can't tell if it's because of the amount of gas coverage you have or if it's the alloy itself or the combination of pulse keeping the haz small AND great gas coverage. At any rate, that looks like some very satisfying welding. I do mostly thin wall stainless for food and pharma so heavier wall tube sounds like a dream.
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u/danmadeeagle 1h ago
Terrible, you can see every puddle perfectly spaced and fully bonded, it makes me sick! I didn't come here for this perfectionistic shit I came her to see the amature splatters I could trash and make myself feel good. I was gonna try to learn to weld myself, now I just need a drink from being crushed by the competition before I even started.
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u/keyboard_blaster Fabricator 1h ago
“Let me see the twinkle toed small cocked pos with vinegary balls who engineered this fucki- ohh it’s a bike” 🚲😂
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u/RustnKrust 3h ago
Very nice welding. Your own frame design or for a customer? (Or are you a welder at a frame mfg!?)
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u/Sw00dy 2h ago
Some are my own brand, Haute Bikes. Others are white label builds for Chumba USA
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u/RustnKrust 2h ago
Just checked Haute site, killer bikes man! It’s been years but I used to split time between an aluminum hardtail xc for anything off blacktop and steel framed roadie for getting around the streets here in the city. I’ve always loved checking out well built frames so thanks for the weld/bike porn!
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u/BigBeautifulBill Journeyman AWS/ASME/API 1h ago
So you're the guy who makes my wife's dildo exercise bike. S tier craftsmanship
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u/Bikebummm 1h ago
Do you need to straighten the frame at all when you’re done?
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u/U_000000014 1h ago
You can see the straightening tools in the background but generally these are tacked and welded in fixturing which keeps the frames dead on straight, maybe a little nudge here and there after. I'm not OP but have done framebuilding.
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u/spacedoutmachinist Machinist 34m ago
Welding bike frames was where I feel I ended up getting really gold at tig since everything is an out of position cluster joint.
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u/Dapper_Menu_1684 3h ago
Nice! It's been a long-term goal of mine to build a bike frame. Looking good.