Tag: metal

This was one of our most packed Tig’d Up Tuesdays in a while. We numbers of submissions, and work from all industries sent in. We chose 10 this week, and the page saw traffic from across the globe!

As we said before, we will be featuring more than 10 entries every week now, so make sure you get your submissions in. If we do not use them, please keep sending. We may use one you send on a future post in the page.

Here are the submissions:

The Turbo Elements 

“Some drops with some dimes”

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As you know Solidworks is one very powerful program. Inside, you are not only the creator, but you control all elements. You can do anything, move anywhere, bold any surface. But as much as Solidworks is a great tool with massive creating potential, it also can be overly confusing at times, too. How many times have you gotten stuck or opened the app and have been like, this is taking too long.

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Tig’d Up Tuesday is that day when our Fan Page goes crazy. We get messages right and left and we post tons of work people send in. There is no method to our madness on this day, no strategy, no timing structure, and no perfect weld to send. Some days we will only post the best work, and some days we will pick 1-3 photos which need critique, or in which a welder needs advice, and we will post them for the crowd. What we mean basically is we have no exact process for Tig’d Up Tuesday.

We also have a new “How-To” post for those of you looking for better weld prep techniques. This post has gained strong attention. 

http://betawpe.fabricationlife.com/2014/prep-is-everything

With that said, here are the photos we chose last week.

Matt Harm

“4” Schd. 40 304ss. Walking the cup (root pass)”

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Recent conversation has prompted the topic of “Prep is everything” around here at Fabrication Life.  This is a rule, a token of wisdom that should help anyone produce higher quality welds and finished products.  Seriously, why should the end product of fabrication get all of the attention in the process?  We hope this will open our readers minds to the importance of quality prep-work in the grand scheme of fabrication.  It is one of the most important moments in the process and one that it often times overlooked – leaving the work much to be desired. Continue reading →

The 1^st Fabrication Life Tig’d Up Tuesday review of 2014 is a good one! This week we had tons of submissions and quite a few posted. As always, we ask you to review through these and tell us your favorites, as well as generously share the post. We want to keep this coming to you and have some exclusive features also coming from Fabrication Life starting this week as well.

Let’s Go!

Tig’d Up Tuesday submission – Alex G

“Waste Gate flange from a Mustang turbo manifold.”

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Happy Holidays to all of our Fabrication Life fans! Always, receiving tons of Tig’d Up Tuesday submissions, we posted a few we felt to show off. Here, we will seperate by date posted. Enjoy the selection and tell us your favorites. We are partial to the flask! 

12/17/13

Ariel Banco

“5xxx series sheet. 3mm thickness. 100 amps, no pulse, 2.4mm 5356 filler rod. by Custom Plenum Creations”

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We found this sculpture by Brown Dog Welding on Facebook. This piece, called “Partners” depicts a man and his trusty sidekick was made for a charity event. Made entirely of spare small pieces this raw metal touches those who are pet lovers and fans of metal art alike.

See more from Brown Dog at Brown Dog Welding