Found some pictures of the fixed thumb for this machine from another seller. The importer we bought it from doesn't bother with the fixed thumb and only has a €300 hydraulic thumb, which isn't in stock until autumn anyways.
Doesn't look complicated, need to dig through my steel treasure pile and see if I can find enough heavy plate to make one.
Our machine already has the mountings on the boom, although only one hole instead of three.
Set up a new #Welding trolley for my #TIG / #PlasmaCutter unit. It's really difficult in Australia to find low-profile welding trolleys that handle a heavy machine (20+KG), AND have a long shelf for the unit itself. That's compounded by a design quirk on mine - the shield gas inlet is dead centre, which means the fittings align with the closest point of the gas bottle. The solution - #DIY standoffs for the bottle's cradle (until I can make something more engineered). Soon, more #Art #Sculpture.
Amazing high speed welding, plasma- and laser cutting videography by "Applied Science" using a specialised Krontech camera.
Bon lundi Qlub!
J'espère qu'il fera beau dans votre tête 
Souvent on me demande si je fais fondre l'acier pour le modeler. On me demande aussi si j'utilise des moules. La réponse aux 2 questions est non. Je plie le métal à froid (masse et enclume) et je monte mes structures à partir d'un mauvais dessin 2D, dans les airs.
J'oublie de prendre des photos mais j'avais documenté ma Férale.
Bonne journée à toutes et tous! Dernier jour de mars 
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Oh no, my 1970s #foldingbike seems to turn into a brake-in-half-bike soon.
Any recommondations? Just clean the area and MIG #weld it? Add some reinforcement?
Getting over the hump: Researchers boost high-speed laser welding for fuel cell production
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-hump-boost-high-laser-welding.html
Got my ducks in a row!
Little welding job for Boothstown Repair Cafe.
My name's Emmanuel von Faktur, I live in Bordeaux, France. I'm a transdisciplinary arstist, but mostly painter & sculptor. I define myself as a Psychoplastician.
Psychoplasty /ˈsaɪkoʊplæsti/ (n.):
The ability generally given to artists, which consists in materializing their thoughts or emotions in a form that is perceptible by all.
This could be summarized as follows: MAKING THE INVISIBLE SENSITIVE...
#art #artist #sculpting #sculpture #metalsculpting #welding #digitalart #digitalpainting
Q4: Are there any new making or crafting skills you are hoping, or would like, to learn or try this year (or in the near future)?
1. #Welding. I did oxy-acetylene welding in high school and nothing since. I frequently have projects that would benefit from welding.
2. #Casting (i.e., metal). I'd like to create a tiny forge for casting aluminum parts. I've seen How-Tos for this online, but haven't dived in, yet.
This is SO COOL! My sister (the one with the weird hair) hosted Project MFG Yuma Youth Welding Challenge and this reel is great! https://youtu.be/mvZmZVuoYt4?feature=shared #welding #art #yuma #arizona
@h_thoreson This a practical example of #3Dprinting gone wild.
Im doing some #welding and had some issues with tubes, different dimensions.
I want to have a tidy look and printed caps in slightly different sizes.
There is life before and after #learning3dprint
A Field Expedient Welder Only MacGyver Could Love - If you needed to weld something in a pinch, what’s the minimum complement of equip... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/a-field-expedient-welder-only-macgyver-could-love/ #toolhacks #flux-core #welding #fcaw #arc #mig
Fedi xmas redux: posted this last year on an old account.
Happy Xmas mastodon, here's a small gift.
I won't be able to continue with my #makerspace activities, so I'm offering up the training materials I made for any other makers to use for their grasshoppers. All of the info specific to our space has been taken out, so you can put your own info in!
These docs cover #welding (MIG and TIG), #epilog #lasers , #prusa #3dPrinter , and #Formlabs #ResinPrinter , and pair well with @sjpiper145 skill trees for makers!
Happy making!
"These documents cover safe use of the Prusa i3 MK3S and basic 3d printing concepts, safe use of the Epilog Helix 75w and Epilog Fusion 120w lasers, safe use of the Form 2 resin printers and resin printing concepts, and basic safety and concepts for MIG and TIG welding. They can be used for training by yourself, with students, in a #makerspace , or a classroom, and can be used as a template for your own training documents for other models. This was shared by the creator of the document and is free to use. If you make a new document with different equipment, please allow me to share it too in the spirit of #skillsharing . Thanks, and happy making!"
Visited an introductory MAG #welding course today (acquiring skills for the time after I leave "tech" 
). Welding is oddly satisfying and smelling the ozone reminded me of the Tesla coil we built as students... Guess which of the five shown below was my first ever attempt at producing a welding seam (each course participant made one)? Looking forward to the next lesson. Any welders here?
