Dual yokes completed

Hi Ken

Thanks for the reply. I understand exactly how the yokes work after your explanation. Wow what a fantastic concept !!!!

Your site is really helpful and a inspiration to many builders.

Thanks

Ralton

Just saw the final hookup pictures on your site. I love the legos!!

I have mine (single version) just about done and will post pics up here soon.

Scott

Ken:

I'm guessing that you are referring to my 'pit. I'm only a wannabe engineer.:) But yes, mine was made from metal and looks remarkably like yours. "Great minds think alike." Mine is made from metal as I was teaching myself to weld at the time. Welders are relatively cheap and you can make a lot of very strong stuff easily. If you look at my 'pit, you'll see that most of the early work is welded steel.

Hi Scott,

Yes you're the one. Sorry for making the assumption about the engineer but your metal work looked so pro. Nice Job. Love the BendixKing radios too. There aren't many of us GA dual pit builders around compared to the heavies. I think I've found 3 others on the net so far. Plenty of single pits however.

BTW. What welder did you buy? I have been considering this purchase for some time due to the light weight and strength for building the exterior structure. I was looking at a small 100 amp Mig.

Ken.

You can get a wire-feed welder for under a C note at Sears and not worry about the gas.

The only disadvntage is the amount of slag they produce. It's almost like an arc welder in that regard. But if you can live with the slag, it's cheaper and just as good as a mig without the cost of the gas.

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Originally Posted by Boeing Skunk Works

You can get a wire-feed welder for under a C note at Sears and not worry about the gas.

The only disadvntage is the amount of slag they produce. It's almost like an arc welder in that regard. But if you can live with the slag, it's cheaper and just as good as a mig without the cost of the gas.

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Sorry, I forgot you were in Australia. Any good hardware store Down Under should have something similar to Craftsman.

Ken:

I just used a stinky old stick welder. Cheap, but effective, although it took me a while to get the knack. They tell me that MIG is better with the light stuff, so if I was in the market for a welder, I'd probably go that way too. I didn't notice when I was looking at your posts that your from waussie. I'm in brissie. g'day.

Yeah thanks BSW. I was looking at a gasless wire-feed MIG due to those qualities. Gas MIG's are better as far as I'm aware but the cost of gas refills for the amount I would use it just isn't worth it.

Scott, yes a WA boy! Got family over your way though. A plain old arc welder hey, I'll have to do more investigating.

Thanks again,

Ken.

Well, that's why I couldn't justify a Mig. I just don't do that much welding unless I absolutley have to.

I have a good chipping hammer though!;)

Ken:

An arc welder and looooooooooottsss of grinding ;-)