{"id":2462,"date":"2020-08-17T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2020-08-17T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:57:22","slug":"welding-projects-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/2020\/08\/17\/welding-projects-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Welding Projects, Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSCF8652\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/idiotking\/50236922961\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50236922961_4639e72ce5_b.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DSCF8652\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brian dropped off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northerntool.com\/shop\/tools\/product_200722096_200722096\">his very slick welding setup<\/a> on his way out to West Virginia Friday afternoon. It&#8217;s set up with a multi-voltage plug, meaning it&#8217;ll run on 230 or 115 volts, and it&#8217;s hooked up to a bottle of shielding gas. I meant to look it over on Saturday but I just ran out of time.<\/p>\n<p>He rolled into the driveway on Sunday morning and we began work on securable storage bins for both our trucks. We took some time to talk over a plan, then visited three separate hardware stores to find a suitable staple. Once we&#8217;d done that and had a little lunch, we started measuring and cutting and tacking and head-scratching.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF8651\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/idiotking\/50237138842\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50237138842_e17553ed0c_b.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DSCF8651\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The staples went on pretty easily, and we only had to knock each of them off once to reposition.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=1170%2C878\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9730.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t judge my boogery weld; I haven&#8217;t done any welding in anger in over ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The thing I was having more problems figuring out was how to secure the backside, but after Brian and I futzed with it a bit, we realized the lip at the top would provide 90\u00cb\u0161 of clearance if we bent it backwards 45\u00cb\u0161, and then all we&#8217;d have to do is weld the sides of the rear latch to the bin. Once that was done, we had a locking, secure bin ready to be secured to the floor.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9741.jpg?resize=1170%2C878\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9741.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9741.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9741.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9741.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is still a puzzle, because we&#8217;re trying to keep things removable and low-profile, but we&#8217;ve got a plan for the back latch and possibly a solution for the front.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I&#8217;m going to grab some scrap steel and go out and lay some beads down with the welder. I only put in some quick tack welds but it was fun and <em>I miss welding so much.<\/em> If I can talk Brian into it, I&#8217;d like to hang on to it for another couple of weeks until I get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/2020\/06\/22\/2388\/\">the bottle jack mount<\/a> fabricated and completed. Only then will he be able to rip it out of my hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian dropped off his very slick welding setup on his way out to West Virginia Friday afternoon. It&#8217;s set up with a multi-voltage plug, meaning it&#8217;ll run on 230 or 115 volts, and it&#8217;s hooked up to a bottle of shielding gas. 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