What did you do today

[MickinOz]

Cut tack welds from yesterday, looked good then

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Flipped it over today

Ooh, that don't look so good.
However, I'm assuming you can weld, so all shall be fine when you do the full welds, I expect.
Personally, I steer clear of structural welding.

I have a stick (arc) welder, but I tend to only do welds on stuff that won't be catastrophic if it lets go.
I have been a tiny bit more adventurous since I got one of those automatic helmets.
It was a revelation how much better my welds were when I had both hands free, and I could actually see what I was doing.

Yesterday, I stripped out all my bedding from the house and washed the lot. Sheets, pillow cases, pillows and blankets.
It's all hanging outside and expected to take all of today at least to dry.
I wasn't in the mood to rummage in the linen press and find more stuff to remake the bed.
So last night, I slept in the camper in the shed.
As soon as the sunset, it came in rather cold here.
The missus was complaining, and I considered putting on a jumper. (That's Aussie nomenclature for sweater.)
But the camper was toasty. I only have air gap insulation, no foam in the roof and walls, but my body heat is enough to make things very comfortable in short order.
The dog missed me, but his sneaking up into the bedroom and sleeping on my bed instead of on his own is why I washed all the bedding in the first place, so too bad.

[twisted lines]

Cut tack welds from yesterday, looked good then

Cut.jpg

Flipped it over today

Ooh, that don't look so good.
However, I'm assuming you can weld, so all shall be fine when you do the full welds, I expect.
Personally, I steer clear of structural welding.
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This one is more where the tacks were put hard to undo.
I can stick it good

[MickinOz]

I actually indulged in a bit of welding lately.
I am beyond passionate about real pizza.
Woodfired, done in 90 seconds Neapolitan.
I have for sometime felt the camping experience would be enhanced by a wood fired pizza or three.
So over the last couple of weeks I've been turning half a propane tank into a small, and hopefully portable, wood fired oven.
I estimate 10 hours work so far.
Fire in the bottom section. Hot gases to come up the back of the "oven" and out between the two stones.
Sawn sandstone, hopefully enough thermal mass to do the job.
Trying it out tomorrow.
The theory:

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The execution.

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Will it work? I'll let you know.

[lfhoward]

Awesome pizza oven idea, Mick!

Also, inspired by your choice to just go ahead and weld it. I am considering learning how to weld this summer as soon as I can afford a machine and some PPE.

[RJ Howell]

Doesn't seem like much, but one more task done!

Fuel fill located and stabilizer/lift set and painted.



Okay also worked out the foam board/FG panel count and made an appointment to get the FG panels (ya, need to do that and for the price, heck ya!)

[Tom&Shelly]

There is a lot of dead pinyon, juniper, and scrub oak in back of our garage, and this afternoon I went after it, with the intention, of course, of having it eventually burn in our wood stove getting us warm instead of in a wildfire getting us panicked! Wandered around cutting down the dead trees and cutting off dead branches, until, late in the afternoon, came back to the edge of the woods, and there was the tree that had blown over in a wind storm last Spring.

Just enough time to limb it (de-limb it?) cut up the trunk and leave the pile to load into the Jeep tomorrow. I went at it quickly. Too quickly, maybe, because I scratched my arm. Too warm for anything but short sleeve shirts, but it does do a number on the bare limbs! Nothing around to clean up with, so the blood ran a little before drying.

When I got back to the house, I told Shelly the exercise felt great, and really got the blood flowing, showing her my arm. She shook her head and asked me if it was worth it. "Well," I said, "that is a matter of a pinyon."

Tom

[Tom&Shelly]

Cut some more firewood this morning. It was a cool and overcast day, which is good, because I'd forgotten to bring along water.

I try to cut the wood into 16 inch lengths, as that fits best in our wood stove. Of course, if it's a bit too long, one can usually get the piece in at an angle, especially if it's of a smaller diameter, but that takes more space in the firebox, allows more air to circulate, and so burns down quicker. If a piece is a little short, say 12 or 14 inches, no problem. But now and again, there just seems to be no alternative to cutting a piece that is four, six, or eight inches long. I can stack pieces like that of similar diameter together, but it's then a pain to bring it into the house along with the rest of the stack.

I pondered this problem while cutting. I should mention that I cut my wood with a bow saw, not a chain saw, which leaves more time for pondering, and doesn't require the concentration that really should be devoted to chain saw use.

I stack my wood against the wall of the wood shop. Why not bring those shorter pieces into the shop, and use the old Titebond I have left over from the teardrop build to glue them together? I can clamp them together in the shop, and then bring them back out to the pile when the glue dries. It's Titebond III, so rain and snow on the pile shouldn't be a problem. I doubt burning that little Titebond is too toxic.

Of course, I thought as I sawed, now and again I'll have to mix species. Pinyon and oak will, of course, be a stick of "poke". Pinyon and juniper will be "puniper"; unless you're French in which case juniper and pinyon will become "J' pinyon", with the n silent. Or maybe not, I wasn't that good with French. A mixed piece of firewood with pinyon, juniper and oak will, of course, be "neopolitan", and finally, juniper and oak will be "joke". Although, after getting back and drinking a few glasses of water, not, I realize, a very good one.

Tom

[Modstock]

Speaking of cutting wood. When I trim my cherry tree's or a branch breaks off from a passing truck.
I usually save that for my Dickinson wood stove in the trailer.
So far I have 3 buckets full of wood cut into 4" lengths and varied thickness. It smells good and doesn't pop/crackle like the other wood's.

Last winter a friend that works at a wood factory brought me 4 boxes of 2x6 wood pieces leftover from projects. I started cutting those down too.
Ready for next winter.
After our earthquake I started to become a prepper.
If we ever had to, we could stay in the trailer for temporary housing.

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[RJ Howell]

Progressing!

[Ottsville]

I am considering learning how to weld this summer as soon as I can afford a machine and some PPE.

Totally a good skill to have - you won't regret it. Miller and Lincoln had some pretty good resources on their websites in the past.

[twisted lines]

I am considering learning how to weld this summer as soon as I can afford a machine and some PPE.

Totally a good skill to have - you won't regret it. Miller and Lincoln had some pretty good resources on their websites in the past.

I agreed to a deal on the phone for a Hobart 210, but it need's a Spool Gun! Down sizing, Two Big ones

[Mark Gunter]

Routing out some tester ribs for my hatch today, making up some dummy pieces to check seals and fit

[lfhoward]

I am considering learning how to weld this summer as soon as I can afford a machine and some PPE.

Totally a good skill to have - you won't regret it. Miller and Lincoln had some pretty good resources on their websites in the past.

I am sure the skill will be useful in all sorts of applications. The thing that is motivating me right now is to repair the rock sliders on my Jeep, which are mostly great except for the steel mount that holds them up under the doors! (Sort of important for safety & functionality!)

They look great on the outside.



But that rust!!!



I bought steel to replace the rusted sections, and have it cut, drilled, and test fitted to the Jeep.





The next steps will be removing the old steel tube, grinding and prepping the surface, and of course, welding. Got a grinder, don’t have the welder yet. I think I’ll practice welding a whole bunch of scrap first before I attempt these.

[Modstock]

Mine on my XJ rocksliders they use 1" angle iron to bolt up to the rockers.
Might be better than square tubing holding in the moisture and thicker too.

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[lfhoward]

Mine on my XJ rocksliders they use 1" angle iron to bolt up to the rockers.
Might be better than square tubing holding in the moisture and thicker too.

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That is definitely what killed them! But it took from 2011 to 2023 (let’s say 10 years since I never want to let them get this bad again) for the rust to do them in. I talked over the square tube vs. angle iron question with some of the longtime members of the Liberty forums, and the consensus (since 2002) has been that they both have pros and cons, but the square tube has more surface area to spread an impact & less likely to break bolts if you ever needed to use them. The angle iron definitely wins for longevity, and I’m sure it is plenty strong too. Will I have my 08 Liberty in 2033? It is possible, and probably by then it will have been retired as my daily driver and will be the dedicated tow/trail rig. It currently sits at 208,000 miles!