Pyro1415
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I always grind, like a flush finish and looks cleaner when you can't tell it's more than one piece. Yes but a beginner should focus on strength...
My DIY Doors
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I always grind, like a flush finish and looks cleaner when you can't tell it's more than one piece. Yes but a beginner should focus on strength...
mudmobeeler
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I went back and edited my post and added what you said. We were typing at the same time.
USMC Wrangler
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Thanks and I can't wait to see the final product either! :yup:
Agreed, strength and beauty! For my top corners and top bars I'm definitely grinding the beads down for a smooth look and feel. Some of my other welds are ok. I had several places where my overlap of starting/stopping don't give a nice appearance. Now that I've got my new machine dialed in and primarily using that instead back and forth from home to class, I have noticed my beads getting better. I am a fan of little grinding, so my beads need to continue to improve. Practice, practice, practice... :thumb:
USMC Wrangler
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Agreed...and agreed! :yup:
USMCvet
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Today was a pretty good day.
First I had to get that plate re-tacked on the driver’s rear door…
Latch 3 of 4 done!
Like the passenger rear, the driver’s rear required some grinding on the bottom of the latch. Apparently this door is about a 1/8” narrower than the other side, so I had to massage the door a little too.
Latch mod…
Door mod…
Cutting the latch holes in the right place takes a lot of measuring and patience…
This is how I get the general latch location.
1) Put latch on striker,
2) Close door,
3) Use a magnet to set the general location,
4) Check it from the other side of the Jeep for square,
5) Measure, measure, measure!
^^^That is the inside of the driver’s front door, taken from the passenger side to show what I’m trying to explain.
Latch 4 of 4…DONE! :rock:
I did have to grind the back vertical part of the front door for a good fit like the passenger side, as a side note.
Since things moved along pretty good today, I decided to start figuring out the mirror placement.
I’m still deciding if that is where I want to mount them.
I actually remembered to take a few shots of my “work space” today. It was about 95* so the sun shade is helpful even in the morning. This is on the east side of the garage to block the massive winds we experience from the north and of course block as much sun as possible.
So the to-do list stands at…
•Mirror placement (deciding, welding plate in and mounting)
•Limiting straps need mocked up
•Weld up tacked plate
•Grinding
•Sanding
•Paint prep
•Primer
•Paint (rattle can bedliner)
•DRIVE!
I gotta say, your DIY doors are awesome. That's some mad skills there.
USMC Wrangler
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Thanks brother! :beer:
Be careful! If you catch me on a bad day at work, I might be knocking on your door!
I went with the Lincoln 210 MP. Mainly because price and you can mig or stick with it out of the box. A tig setup and aluminum spool gun can be purchased separately. This little 40 lb machine can also run on 110 or 220. So far, I've only run it on 110 since I'm renting and the landlord won't allow me to install or have at 220 outlet professionally installed.
I do have a generator with the 4-pin (14-30 if I remember right) 220/30 outlet on it, so I made a cord to run the welder from that. 14-30 male with a 6-50 female on 10/4 wire (neutral not connected, it's just what I had on hand). I haven't tried it yet simply because every time I am outside right now for more than a few minutes, I am working on the doors. I have read that these homemade adapter cords work just fine on 220 with 1/4" material (single pass) and below. Miller makes a similar cord but it's a bit pricey and slightly different male plug.As I mentioned, I'm waiting to see if a job transfer comes through. One way or another, I am eager to hear. I can't wait to run solid wire with C25. In case I haven't mentioned it, I'm not a big fan of flux core mig spatter...I am happy to have the option though of both though.
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Pyro1415
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Thanks brother! :beer:
Be careful! If you catch me on a bad day at work, I might be knocking on your door!
I went with the Lincoln 210 MP. Mainly because price and you can mig or stick with it out of the box. A tig setup and aluminum spool gun can be purchased separately. This little 40 lb machine can also run on 110 or 220. So far, I've only run it on 110 since I'm renting and the landlord won't allow me to install or have at 220 outlet professionally installed.
As I mentioned, I'm waiting to see if a job transfer comes through. One way or another, I am eager to hear. I can't wait to run solid wire with C25. In case I haven't mentioned it, I'm not a big fan of flux core mig spatter...I am happy to have the option though of both though.
Haha don't quit yet I won't even start till end of 2016, have to do a year in Korea before Alaska. That's the home welder I wanted but be careful with the generator we mess ours up all the time at work because they aren't actually rated for what our portable welders need. Splatter sucks
mudmobeeler
Caught the Bug
MMMMMMMM weld porn.
USMC Wrangler
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2016? Perfect! Gives me time to hone my dime stacking skills :rock:
Pyro1415
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Mud is still focus on welding porn... yeah my assignment after korea is alaska. Gonna buy me a plasma cut table since laser is just too expensive off the start.
USMC Wrangler
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USMC Wrangler
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Today was mirror and limiting strap day...
Driver's side limiting straps...
First mirror setup...
I ended up cutting the original Rugged Ridge mount to put these where I wanted...
Here's a closeup of the limiting strap mount on the front door. (As you may see, I really mis-drilled a hole...gotta hit that with the welder)
Rear door closeup
I don't like the straps themselves. They have a loop that goes over the hook installed on the Jeep, but the other part is Velcro. I may stitch them or do some paracord straps to match my grab handles, I don't know yet.
So now the fab work is done! I have some welds to button up, some grinding and then it's time to paint prep and shoot! Almost there!
Driver's side limiting straps...
First mirror setup...
I ended up cutting the original Rugged Ridge mount to put these where I wanted...
Here's a closeup of the limiting strap mount on the front door. (As you may see, I really mis-drilled a hole...gotta hit that with the welder)
Rear door closeup
I don't like the straps themselves. They have a loop that goes over the hook installed on the Jeep, but the other part is Velcro. I may stitch them or do some paracord straps to match my grab handles, I don't know yet.
So now the fab work is done! I have some welds to button up, some grinding and then it's time to paint prep and shoot! Almost there!
USMC Wrangler
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You're welcome. Glad to help! The Velcro won't hold on a quick, forward leaning opening of the door I'm certain. I'll finalize it after paint is done.
USMC Wrangler
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USMC Wrangler
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Ha ha! Yeah, I was actually thinking that today, inside the doors.