Stuff from when Miller visited the shop earlier this year...

[jdustu]

Too many videos for the picture forum....too many pictures for the video forum!

I've been on a long medical leave this summer. ECU tendon somehow got jacked up in each arm, so I haven't welded since June and I'm out until December. But before I went out Miller visited. I was pretty nervous, but we had a blast and I think the videos turned out really slick.

This clip is just kind of a primer about a bike Keith and I are building together. Not much action, but if you're curious about the build, this is the goal.(now delayed due to my surgeries, but still gonna happen)

 

[jdustu]

Here's the first project we recorded. I'd never built an oil tank for a bike before, but I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out. Some pretty neat welding shots in the vid too.

 

[jdustu]

Here's the gas tank. Kind of a quick clip. I didn't really get too much into technique or specific concerns, but I did want to explain maybe why you'd want to tig braze something instead of weld it. In retrospect I wish I woulda gone more in depth, but this filming thing was a pretty new experience for me hwell:

Panic Attack gas tank by Brown Dog Welding, on Flickr

There are a bunch of pics of the tank build process here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/browndogwelding/sets/72157633736403671/

 

[jdustu]

Here's an interview they did with me about my background. Miller also put up a nice written post on their site with some additional content: http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/articles/let-the-brown-dog-weld

 

[jdustu]

And I did kind of a "step by step" on how I make a belt buckle.

Sucker Punch belt buckle by Brown Dog Welding, on Flickr

There are a couple other clips that'll be up on their Owner's Club site...one is up now, another might be down the road.

Anyways, hope you guys dig it. I've been a Miller guy since I struck my first arc, so this is kind of a dream come true for me!

 

[91trunk]

Other than you needing a haircut and shave ( ) it's very cool! Hope you get back at it really soon.

 

[dline]

good work bud

 

[jdustu]

Other than you needing a haircut and shave ( ) it's very cool! Hope you get back at it really soon.

Got a haircut! Just need a shave and a real job now lol

 

[OldbutNew]

Real jobs are severely over rated. So are shaves.
Hope the tendons heal up and you can get back to making cool stuff.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Awesome videos. Not sure if I am more jealous of the welder or your welding skills!

-Geoff

 

[jdustu]

Thanks for checking them out guys. Yeah, can't wait to get back at it.

 

[capone]

Sounds like its go to be a killer bike. That pickup in the first video you posted Josh was awesome.

 

[jdustu]

Sounds like its go to be a killer bike. That pickup in the first video you posted Josh was awesome.

Thanks!

Got it displayed in the living room right now, my favorite piece.


The Truck. '51 Ford F1 Sculpture. by Brown Dog Welding, on Flickr


The Truck. '51 Ford F1 Sculpture. by Brown Dog Welding, on Flickr


The Truck. '51 Ford F1 Sculpture. by Brown Dog Welding, on Flickr


The Truck. '51 Ford F1 Sculpture. by Brown Dog Welding, on Flickr

 

[ASRoff]

Good job Bro! I'd put you in for here........but its a hell of a commute from the "D" LOL!!!

 

[LT1Pat]

How much am I missing out using an old precision tig 375 transformer? That buzzing sounds crazy.