Great video and concept. Just in case someone may not know ... a tUbe's diameter is measured on the oUtside; a pIpe's, on the Inside. Thus, a tUbe fits perfectly inside a pIpe of the same dimension. (The guys at the hardware store didn't know that!)
I was not raised on a farm but my father built everything you could think of just about. I learned a lot of my skills building boats and aircraft. John
Hello John, this is Carl, from the United States. When I saw your shop, my first thought was Burt Monroe's shop in the movie, "The World's Fastest Indian." I say that as a compliment, as you are much like me... Adapting and using my (in your case, your) head to figure out a way to make it work. Your video earned my subscription, and I'm looking forward to watching your other shows. I think, if we were neighbors, we would be the best of friends. All best, Carl p.s. I saw lots of comments about rain. I'm in Sparks, Nevada, USA, and I bloody wish it would stop snowing!
Thanks for watching and subscribing. My first thought when something breaks or needs a solution is how will I fix this? Most other people think what can I buy to fix this? Or who do I ring to fix this? Its a habit I have picked up from living and working remote most of my life. Snow only seen it once and thats enough. Never lived where it snows. According to the global warming alarmists there will be no snow in years to come. John
John, you're incorrect. It's not "Global warming" any more. They've proven that's a fallacy. It's called, "Climate change" now. The recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland have already emitted more 'pollution' into the atmosphere than mankind since Day-1. Maybe they should outlaw volcanoes? Isn't it amazing how the "Climate change activists" live in the biggest energy wasting homes and ride in the biggest energy wasting private jets?!
Looking good John. Over the years I have built a lot of things that saved the day, so to speak. My Father was a true genius and literally could build anything. He always saved everything ferrous and non ferrous to be used for future builds-modifications. I remember watching him do a driveway repair on a truck radiator once, using battery acid from the starting battery to flux and clean for soldiering the top of the tank, with antifreeze mix in the radiator. He drained it down a bit and went to work. That soldier job lasted for years. His favorite hobby was making custom knives by hand using forge and air hammer made out of bearing races, huge circle saws from the sawmill and leaf springs. I’m 62 now and miss his tutelage. He made everything from an air compressor to a large industrial belt sander with parts from his shop. I still have his custom belt sander. Will keep it always.
Not quite the scientific, mathematical method I thought I was going to see but the BOSH it with a large hammer seem to do the trick. 👌🏼Nice old school fix. 👍🏼
Nice job. I tig welded my steel Hydrolic lines cladding the bad ares with stainless tubing. John Deere wanted $800 dollars just for parts. They lost the sale. Cost me a little time argon SS filler wire. I had a few pcs of short tubing on hand for patches. Primed painted and on my way.
I have replaced a lot of hydraulic lines with stainless. repaired a few like you describe as well. Mostly just cut the ends off, normally they are ok and weld them onto the stainless pipe with the tig. John
Looks great, John 👍🏼. Good to see you getting some lovely rain. We haven’t had any real good rain since September 2023 down here in Tassie. We are now officially in drought and some places on water restrictions.
Good practical advice cobber. The only thing i would have done differently is ream out the inner tube as well as sand the outer in stages whilst stilll in the vice. Much more pressure can be applied to get an instant neater job combined with stopping the chance of tube spinning round with the sharp swarth edges gouging your skin...
Hi John, I love your channel. I collect Australian made tools and in my collection I have two tools for helping do what you just did. They’re called “combination KEMPEE jointer” Kempee was the name of the inventor and it’s basically a very heavy pipe cutter but the wheels in it are “blunt” so when you roll it around a pipe it puts a crease around the circumference closing the gap between two pipes. There is almost nothing about them on the internet. They came in two sizes: a 2” model made of brass and a 6” model made of steel. I don’t see them very often so I guess they didn’t take off. Many years ago I did the same thing with a normal pipe cutter by removing the cutting wheel and replacing it with a heavy washer. It worked a treat. Cheers mate, Stuart. Canberra.
For dissimilar metals, 309L is a better choice of filler rod, especially for joining stainless steel to carbon steel. Using a gas lens instead of the standard collet body is also an aid.
Love this stuff. Armchair welder here! lol I would say braise it first Hot, with plenty of flux, plenty clean, and Lead solder. Does Tig welding keep a pressure seal? That was a big gap guy! You probably saved a 100 kilometer trip to hardware store or an Amazon purchase! Love from States. Happy Good Friday, if you can say it that way.
How many armchairs have you made? welded? Ha Ha. Yes TIG is a very strong welding process. I could have driven to town a bit over 100 K's if they had a solution it would have been a heap of fitting coupled together. It was good Friday yesterday it rained. Thanks for the good wishes. John
No, no *armchairs* here. Just a couple of bicycle trailers, some parts for a bike repair stand, and some miscellaneous tool racks. Wasn’t sure I heard right about the rod used - was it Er-309? (Normally used for 1) stainless to mild; 2) dissimilar stainless (or when you don’t know what kind of ‘stainless’ it is.) or 3) when cosmetic welds are desired, e.g. for stuff that needs to look “smooth and lovely” in the welded parts.)
Tig is very strong much more so than brazing. Used industrially for sanitary and liquid/ air tight and pressure. From small lines to huge flanges for industry. A very controlled clean weld.
Nothing that a good bash with a big hammer can't fix! 😉 😂 And it's still constantly urinating down up here too. The leeches are on guard duty right outside the door!😱
Nice job!! When the weld gets dark grey like that it means you are using too much heat, you will have a much nicer weld with less heat, it will be every bit as strong too.
@@farminglifeaustralia6716Are you not aware or concerned about the risk of UV radiation whilst welding? Personally I always wear gloves and keep bare skin covered when welding.
Try using CIG Weldall electrodes or similar or stainless electrodes. I'm no boilermaker but I've always found these electrodes to produce less slag inclusions and lower temps. Less amps too. Just more expensive.
Can use a bushing from pipe or sheet metal. Or weld a bead on sm. fitting, grind to size then slip into lg. diameter pipe & weld. You are a craftsman fer sher.
Good job mate, great to see real blokes sharing their practical skills. From an NZ farmer.
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Love your work John, I always like to learn from the old blokes. Good job keeping it real.
Thanks for watching. John
Great video , my Dad was near Australia during WWll, he was in the US Navy
Great video and concept. Just in case someone may not know ... a tUbe's diameter is measured on the oUtside; a pIpe's, on the Inside. Thus, a tUbe fits perfectly inside a pIpe of the same dimension. (The guys at the hardware store didn't know that!)
Good information. John
U telling me I've lived 3.5 decades and got away without knowing this factoid? Ain't no way
Both my parents were raised on the farm, so I have learned all about improvising as well.
I don't have a Tig welder, but maybe someday. Good job 👍
I was not raised on a farm but my father built everything you could think of just about. I learned a lot of my skills building boats and aircraft. John
Hello John, this is Carl, from the United States. When I saw your shop, my first thought was Burt Monroe's shop in the movie, "The World's Fastest Indian." I say that as a compliment, as you are much like me... Adapting and using my (in your case, your) head to figure out a way to make it work. Your video earned my subscription, and I'm looking forward to watching your other shows. I think, if we were neighbors, we would be the best of friends. All best, Carl p.s. I saw lots of comments about rain. I'm in Sparks, Nevada, USA, and I bloody wish it would stop snowing!
Thanks for watching and subscribing. My first thought when something breaks or needs a solution is how will I fix this? Most other people think what can I buy to fix this? Or who do I ring to fix this? Its a habit I have picked up from living and working remote most of my life. Snow only seen it once and thats enough. Never lived where it snows. According to the global warming alarmists there will be no snow in years to come. John
John, you're incorrect. It's not "Global warming" any more. They've proven that's a fallacy. It's called, "Climate change" now. The recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland have already emitted more 'pollution' into the atmosphere than mankind since Day-1. Maybe they should outlaw volcanoes? Isn't it amazing how the "Climate change activists" live in the biggest energy wasting homes and ride in the biggest energy wasting private jets?!
Looking good John. Over the years I have built a lot of things that saved the day, so to speak. My Father was a true genius and literally could build anything. He always saved everything ferrous and non ferrous to be used for future builds-modifications. I remember watching him do a driveway repair on a truck radiator once, using battery acid from the starting battery to flux and clean for soldiering the top of the tank, with antifreeze mix in the radiator. He drained it down a bit and went to work. That soldier job lasted for years. His favorite hobby was making custom knives by hand using forge and air hammer made out of bearing races, huge circle saws from the sawmill and leaf springs. I’m 62 now and miss his tutelage. He made everything from an air compressor to a large industrial belt sander with parts from his shop. I still have his custom belt sander. Will keep it always.
much nicer solution to the problem than what i have seen elsewhere on youtube
Thanks for watching. John
Not quite the scientific, mathematical method I thought I was going to see but the BOSH it with a large hammer seem to do the trick. 👌🏼Nice old school fix. 👍🏼
Yeah Like me old style. John
Thanks John and another great idea. Boat maintenance tips are also welcome as that knowledge also applies to the farm.👍
Thanks for the support. John
Nice job. I tig welded my steel Hydrolic lines cladding the bad ares with stainless tubing. John Deere wanted $800 dollars just for parts. They lost the sale. Cost me a little time argon SS filler wire. I had a few pcs of short tubing on hand for patches. Primed painted and on my way.
I have replaced a lot of hydraulic lines with stainless. repaired a few like you describe as well. Mostly just cut the ends off, normally they are ok and weld them onto the stainless pipe with the tig. John
Looks great, John 👍🏼. Good to see you getting some lovely rain. We haven’t had any real good rain since September 2023 down here in Tassie. We are now officially in drought and some places on water restrictions.
No rain is no good parts of Victoria are dry as well. We hope it rains soon for you. John
You have a Flare for this kind of work, nicely explained.
Thanks. John
first-class post, good 'diggah'...you show nice working welds, here...be well!
Thanks, you too! John
Good practical advice cobber. The only thing i would have done differently is ream out the inner tube as well as sand the outer in stages whilst stilll in the vice. Much more pressure can be applied to get an instant neater job combined with stopping the chance of tube spinning round with the sharp swarth edges gouging your skin...
Thanks for the advice. John
Hi John, I love your channel. I collect Australian made tools and in my collection I have two tools for helping do what you just did. They’re called “combination KEMPEE jointer” Kempee was the name of the inventor and it’s basically a very heavy pipe cutter but the wheels in it are “blunt” so when you roll it around a pipe it puts a crease around the circumference closing the gap between two pipes. There is almost nothing about them on the internet. They came in two sizes: a 2” model made of brass and a 6” model made of steel. I don’t see them very often so I guess they didn’t take off. Many years ago I did the same thing with a normal pipe cutter by removing the cutting wheel and replacing it with a heavy washer. It worked a treat. Cheers mate, Stuart. Canberra.
I have not seen this tool. I can imagine how it works. Even pipe cutters on copper make the cut pipe smaller. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Thanks John, I was pretty sure you would get how it works. 👍👍
@@scroungasworkshop4663 Yes I think I understand. John
A swedge, in the oilfield.👍
Thanks for watching. John
Great teaching God bless your patience.
Thank you! John
Very neat job. Well done Mate 😁. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
For dissimilar metals, 309L is a better choice of filler rod, especially for joining stainless steel to carbon steel. Using a gas lens instead of the standard collet body is also an aid.
Yes. I only keep 316 L dont want to have lots of different wire. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Yes, yo have to do with what you have. Good video. Thanks.
@@4speed3pedals Thanks for watching and commenting. John
@@4speed3pedals THAT IS THE "ART" OF CREATIONS. THANKS FOR PAYING IT FORWARD!
Very nice... time to make up a nice rotary table with a small motor to spin those things.
I have often thought I need a rotary table. John
Love this stuff. Armchair welder here! lol I would say braise it first Hot, with plenty of flux, plenty clean, and Lead solder. Does Tig welding keep a pressure seal? That was a big gap guy! You probably saved a 100 kilometer trip to hardware store or an Amazon purchase! Love from States. Happy Good Friday, if you can say it that way.
How many armchairs have you made? welded? Ha Ha. Yes TIG is a very strong welding process. I could have driven to town a bit over 100 K's if they had a solution it would have been a heap of fitting coupled together. It was good Friday yesterday it rained. Thanks for the good wishes. John
No, no *armchairs* here. Just a couple of bicycle trailers, some parts for a bike repair stand, and some miscellaneous tool racks.
Wasn’t sure I heard right about the rod used - was it Er-309? (Normally used for 1) stainless to mild; 2) dissimilar stainless (or when you don’t know what kind of ‘stainless’ it is.) or 3) when cosmetic welds are desired, e.g. for stuff that needs to look “smooth and lovely” in the welded parts.)
Tig is very strong much more so than brazing. Used industrially for sanitary and liquid/ air tight and pressure. From small lines to huge flanges for industry. A very controlled clean weld.
Nothing that a good bash with a big hammer can't fix! 😉 😂
And it's still constantly urinating down up here too. The leeches are on guard duty right outside the door!😱
She's been a wet one. Better than drought though. John
Nice job!! When the weld gets dark grey like that it means you are using too much heat, you will have a much nicer weld with less heat, it will be every bit as strong too.
Thanks for the tips! john
Those hands have done a fair bit of hard graft over the years….
Yes no hand cream or gloves much. Ha Ha . John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716Are you not aware or concerned about the risk of UV radiation whilst welding? Personally I always wear gloves and keep bare skin covered when welding.
@@steveclark.. Not worried. John
Love your work John. Learning all the way. I’ve only got a stick welder..they don’t make a thin enough electrode for this. lol.
I know what you mean. But the idea might come in handy sometime. John
Try using CIG Weldall electrodes or similar or stainless electrodes. I'm no boilermaker but I've always found these electrodes to produce less slag inclusions and lower temps. Less amps too. Just more expensive.
@@donnowhy1 , will do ..thanks John I appreciate your input.
@@donnowhy1I have used them. John
Nice job!
Thanks! John
That's awesome
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
beautiful job bro.
Thank you! Cheers! John
Great tutorial!
Thank you! And thanks for watching. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 I think that would work well for copper, in a pinch.
@@kb3svj I have used this idea on copper just silver soldered it instead of welding. John
great info john.is tig more forgiving than mig .never done tig .hope you and pat are well. stay safe . gary.
No not really more forgiving more controllable on thin stuff. Hope you are going good. John
tks for the vid :)
Thanks for watching. John
Very nice. Greetings from Maryland. def worth a sub/likie. Thank you, Mr. John
Thanks for watching and subscribing.😀😀. John
Nice work
Thanks. John
Bravo.......I cut long ways and make shim......braze ......cheers
Sounds ok. John
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👍😀👍.John
Concentric reducers wort for me every time all for under £10!
I will have to have a look at them. John
Can use a bushing from pipe or sheet metal.
Or weld a bead on sm. fitting, grind to size then slip into lg. diameter pipe & weld. You are a craftsman fer sher.
Yes thats another way to do it. John
Cool thanks buddy
No problem 👍 Thanks for watching. John
No problem 👍 Thanks for watching. John
Theres a plumbers tool that allows you to hand ream inside and outside efficiently
That would be useful if it worked on stainless steel and steel. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 I've used it on galvanized 1/2" EMT and it didn't seem to wear down
@@leightonmoreno3855 Sounds good. John
Gotta do what ya gotta do, it works right?? Not all of us need a perfect adapter, it's why we have a shop...
Where we live we either make it or wait till we go to town. Town more than likely does not have it anyway. John
Ever hear of a bell reducer?
No I know I dont have any. John
a washer the right size would be 1/2 hr quicker
Yes and be ugly. John
Ever seen a de-gloved finger?
Yep every time I take gloves off. Ha Ha. John
Who's a clever boy then?
Thanks for watching. John
Quit hogging all the rain, send some down south. It's been eight weeks since the bottom of Vic had a drink
Mate no worries you are welcome to some of ours. Just repay the favour when we are dry. John