Saab weld Porn

[squaab99t]

https://vimeo.com/171171779

Some touch time goes into these.

[hutch]

Seriously cool stuff, as always, also puts into perspective how much labor you have going into those pieces...

Do you have any details in any posts here about the jig you made, with what looks to be an Argon supply embedded? I'd have no clue what to do with it of course, but that looked like a cool setup.

[squaab99t]

Seriously cool stuff, as always, also puts into perspective how much labor you have going into those pieces...

Do you have any details in any posts here about the jig you made, with what looks to be an Argon supply embedded? I'd have no clue what to do with it of course, but that looked like a cool setup.

I'm glad you appreciate the vid and work.
Handmade parts and small lots, drive making it up with labor.

The jig has been an evolution. It all started with the warping I was seeing when I used a spare gearbox as my strongback. Also having it on a case meant my position was less than ideal having it propped on a milk crate.
The base plate is a 1 1/2" blanchard (ground) plate. Tapped to accept ARP 8mm speed studs.
The argon back purge is not necessary for mild steel, but it makes the weld nicer on the backside.
There is a horizontal channel going from a barbed nipple to a vertical diffuser feeding the inside of the hump. I have a second flow meter for the back purge just barely floating the bubble to keep some positive pressure.

The current diffuser is stainless steel scruple jammed in a tapered bore. I'm going to swap it out with a sintered metal muffler. This will remove the problem of small stainless bit breaking off and potentially getting sandwiched between the jig base and cover plate.

Couple of copper pins to index the inside edge of the hump.

On the bottom of the plate is a self stick 2" square of furniture slider mover. Lets me spin the assembly with ease as I jump from opposite sides to help reduce the stress of the weld. This is in lieu of one long continuous bead. I use a wood wedge to reduce tipping if needed.

[rsp57]

Great vid, nice work Dennis.

[Jordan]

Did you have this setup before or after my cover was done

[squaab99t]

Did you have this setup before or after my cover was done

Jig was used to build yours. I'm just adding the metal diffuser. For future builds.

[squaab99t]

Great vid, nice work Dennis.

Thanks, kinda fun getting the footage with camera setup and action/ interesting shots. The Sparks make it totally legit, yo...

[Krizzie]

Work of art!

You make it look so easy..

[squaab99t]

Work of art!

You make it look so easy..

Lots of helmet time. Getting the best fit up is also a key to a good weld.

[Jar]

Price?

[squaab99t]

Price?

150 usd plus shipping for Saabrally forum members.
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4190

[Geoff]

I like how the video goes into high speed just as the you start cutting on the bandsaw. Watch out for your hands!

[squaab99t]

I like how the video goes into high speed just as the you start cutting on the bandsaw. Watch out for your hands!

I'm very careful with the hands. Missing digits is never a good plan.

Quick straw poll.
I have been working on my vid editing skills.
This is the short program version.
https://vimeo.com/171238616

Full lenght is in the original post
Which one do you all like better?:
Short
Full lenght
None

Thanks for your feedback.

[DrewP]

Very nice!

I actually like the shorter one better - you did a great job catching lots of the little details (tapping on the tube to make sure it sat flush, deburring, the backpurge hose, breezed through all the tacks) without taking out much of the content. The only thing I missed seeing was your cardstock template for marking the tubes at the very beginning.

[Chouan]

That bandsaw in the vise kinda sketched me out. :-/