r/fabrication

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Do you guys have a go to supplier for NPS 8 sch160 pipe A106 or similar grade.

Looking for a small piece with MTR and a pic of the heat number.

Will setup shipping.

Req, 1 ft.

I found this site today and thought I'd share its link. They have some nice charts for download. Plenty of good reference info there for shop guys and gals...

https://www.patlininc.com/resources-overview

Hi, I’m having a garage change around, my previous bit of thrashing/welding bench was some 50mm angle section with a 10mm aluminium top.

I’ve been looking at a 6mm fabrication top with 16mm holes offset at 50mm for dropping jigs and dog clamps in. It’s supported by a cross section grid underneath. I guess I want to know are they worth it, will I use it as much as I think I might? I have a whole drawer of clamps and I don’t want to buy shiny stuff for the sake of it! Will it take some thrashing or are they more for technical set up and welding?

Generally I’m either framing in 40mm box section or doing 0.7-1.2mm panel work. I havnt got room for a separate panel bender so my plan is to weld up a bracket with lever to be able to bend against the side of the table.

If it doesn’t sound like I’ve got a clue what I want it’s because I havnt! I’m just stood in my slightly emptier garage with a beer trying to figure out the next addition.

I am transitioning from midweight DIY around the house, to a career in metal fabrication and upcycling. I want to upgrade my battery powered tools (Ridgid) and am curious about everyone’s experience with different major brands. Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita etc… specifically tools useful to welding and installing.

Who makes the best suite?

I’m a real newbie and I have a project coming up to fabricate a small trenching bucket for a mini excavator that will require bending 3/8” plate mild steel for the back of the bucket. The plate only needs to be about 6” wide, but in the future I want larger capacity. I don’t own a slip roller yet, but most of them have a listed capacity of 16 gauge anyway. What should I be looking for to bend heavier gauge mild steel?

I work for a fabrication shop and we are looking to start giving out 5 year anniversary gifts as our company keeps growing. The majority of employees are union welders, pipefitters and cnc operators. There is a 1/3 left in the office. It’s a pretty casual place. What can we get for anniversary gifts that will please shop and office alike? My idea is a yeti day trip lunch bag but so far it’s not the favourite. Please dont say cash or gift cards because those are already on the list. Max $200 please. Thanks!

I’ve been grinding a lot of hardend steel in my workshop, which is small and has poor air circulation.

Currently I use a heavy duty workbench with a vice on the top. At the moment I’ve been using a low value vacuum cleaner to extract and reduce dust within the workshop but I’m aware of the fire risk this poses and it’s also not super effective at collecting fine particles leading to lots of dust within the workshop.

Of course, I wear a good dust mask, but want to prevent the workshop from getting coated in dust each time I cut.

The workshop is fairly small, so there isn’t room for anything huge but I was wondering if any of you pro-fabricators had a suggestion for something that might help with dust capture in my case.

Thanks in advance.