Learn to weld as a beginner - Budget camper trailer build Ep 2 the frame work

[@biggles333999]

Your welding is MINT. Bloody good...even for a seasoned welder. Don't listen to the haters.

[@adamj1299]

from a non welder non carpenter...looks fab..well done

[@kwikflikzyakadventures3795]

All the Best Grinder’s in the World are Welders!!! Great effort.

[@aussie9813]

Abit late but for first time welding you have done well so much better then me remember when I was building my tray I kept blowing holes in the steel 🤦‍♂️

[@OffTheBeatenPathAus]

Enjoying this series already! Good on you for having a go welding. I've never done it either and struggle watching videos of guys laying perfect welds every time then saying just have a go it's not that hard. Nice to see someone genuinely learning on camera!

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Thanks mate. I found the same thing. Lots of professional welders getting around on KZbin but sometimes ya wanna watch someone of your own skill level as well

[@ashleyduvall1962]

Just a suggestion, when you are tacking frames up be mindful that as the tack cools it shrinks and will pull your frame out of square so always follow up with a tack on the opposite side when possible to help prevent it. I’m keen to see more of the build 👍🏼

[@ashleyduvall1962]

Also the issue your having that you are calling dots, it’s porosity can come from dirty metal, holding the torch too far away and not allowing the gas to shield the weld pool correctly or you may not have your gas flow rate set correctly.. in a workshop with no fans/wind you should be fine on 13L/min. Hopefully that helps

[@mickeydubya860]

Cracking job mate! I’ve done a lot of welding and specifically boat trailers, don’t stress about the puddle falling when doing the vertical welds, just follow all the way down and if you’re not too sure, do a double weld on it. I’m currently at the beginning of doing the same build, good luck.

[@warreng3142]

been waiting for this bit, for your welding or up, the easiest way for a beginner is to spot weld it up or down (just like your tacks only just in front of each other 😎) do it on some test pieces really easy to do, you can even do it on flat welds if you are not confident enough as yet to run welds (yes I am a boilermaker) that's how I show people who want to learn, baby steps 😁 so far so good though keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@bigstickerperformance6670]

Love the "jumping in the deap end" approach. From one novice to another, yes the welder will get through the blue coating, but welding with be easier if you flap disc it off. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@jikery]

It was the "balls deep" approach rather than the "jumping in the deep end" approach😂 5:25

[@tristanpreece136]

Awesome job so far, only suggestion I would make is with the water tank eyelets. I would get some 4mm or 5mm flat steel cut into a 200mm square with a hole in the middle for the eyelets and weld that on underneath. Probably overkill, but it would spread the load over a bigger area than a washer. Especially once you start using water and the weight starts moving around. Keep the great work up though, awesome watching you have a go

[@scottbeattie6645]

Great work and awesome ideas and inspiration. Looking forward to how it all progresses and then the final test out to the desert

[@chrismason4512]

A tip i was shown from a boilermaker is to always clean up your earthing clamp point down to bare metal it will generally lead to cleaner welds. Trailers looking awesome.

[@Warhorse469]

I'm waiting for all the "as are professional welder people" to slag this out lol, nice work mate it's looking great so far can't wait to see the end product.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Hahaha. I’m definitely predicting it haha. I did say this is definitely not a “ how to weld “ video haha

[@mrsbradpittiful]

Was the reference to slag meant to be an insult?

[@shanestaff6307]

I've got two mig welders in shed been always saying going to have a go never gotten around to it you've done a mad job and will only get better as time gos on

[@cyclemoto8744]

Loving this series. I need as much welding inspiration to get my skills up for many projects. Keep it up. Thanks for the content, cheers

[@lukehutchinson6754]

Great work Steve, as good as it is to have people help out, as you say the best way of learning is by doing and if a couple of mistakes are made it will only give you more lessons learnt. I have had a dream of building a camper from the ground up for quite some time and think I need to put away some $$$'s and commit to trying. Cheers 🍻

[@Bigfoot_2109]

Thankyou!!! Im in Charlestown and im contemplating doing this but was unsure, thinking ill do it now , cheers!

[@reddustadventures]

Looking good to me. I’m not a Boily but have my own welder and built my own boat/RTT rack for our camper trailer and two years later after doing some heavy duty work including the Gibb River Road and plenty of trips around our home region here in the Pilbara and it’s still going strong. So I reckon yours will be more than good enough. Really enjoying watching this build series 👌👌

[@louiskudlak2241]

Good start buddy, looking forward to more episodes, thanks for sharing

[@MrThaiboxer01]

Well done for giving it a crack. Just remember to grind and clean all surfaces of paint and where your earth is mounted. Always have bare clean material when welding, the blue coating on the metal will contaminate the weld and stop you from getting the best earth. But other than that mate well done. 🤙

[@byronberry6216]

Well done on the build. Looking at doing something similar with my trailer. Would you happen to have plans for the frame (rhs) Cheers

[@bergo9013]

Great good mate, Good to see ya just getting in there and doing it. I do some home welding from time to time when you are welding vertical turn your amps and wire down and try welding up it give it a stronger weld. Hope that helps 👍

[@just_dave]

Been hanging out for this episode Can’t wait for the next one 👍

[@darrindouglas1]

Further to my previous comment a few minutes into the video.......good on you for having a crack......vertical downs FTW...... BTW, I have sold my Y62.......

[@nabob14]

No criticism here... awesome content, good job on the welds! I will mention that your welder likely has two different settings for polarity (you physically have to relocate the welding torch/ground) inside the machine). One way is for flux core, the other for Gas (MIG). If your getting a lot of spatter with one method then you likely need to change the polarity on the welder. There is usually a picture on the inside showing the location for flux core or (MIG).

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Hey mate. Thanks for the feedback. I did see the info on pos / neg setup based on if using gas or not.

[@swbpajlife]

It's your first time bud, you'll get the hang of it. Slight helping tip, with the 'falling puddle', weld top down, so you control the puddle instead of bottom up. hope that helps 😉 otherwise bloody awesome that your doing it all yourself.

[@eds4wdcamping]

Hi Steve great episode all I can say is you're a better welder than I am because I've never done it. that all look fantastic to me.😀

[@Pumped-koala]

Not bad work for a first time welder, your trailer is going to amazing when you complete it. I’ve done the same and I love camping with mine knowing I built it not bought it like other’s. Keep up the good work. 👍👍👍👍💯

[@gilesy7169]

Great stuff mate! Coming from a fellow wood worker I live by the motto try your best and grind the rest😉 loving the build and want to do something similar for my daughter who has a 4wd now and a bad camping bug!

[@allanmears4218]

If you struggle with the vertical welds then move the work round to make them horizontal welds.

[@markcolliver5429]

Burning wire is a bit different to using a nail gun 😂 Great work mate, look forward to seeing the outcome 👍🏼

[@chrisriley8184]

Thoroughly enjoying this as I am about to do this myself, when it comes to suspension and stuff check out Trek Hardware, Their prices seem pretty comparable with Huntsmann and I have had great experiences with them. Seems reasonable enough quality for the price

[@gavindavies9717]

Good stuff. Can’t wait to see it completed if you are looking for any welding tips I found a guy on KZbin Make it Kustom very helpful to learn a couple of things from.

[@davehobby6421]

should you move like bolt pattern, opposite each time?

[@terrydonnell5862]

Just keep going, it's the OZie way just give a go and make it work..

[@patryanlrd666]

Good stuff mate. I would be putting a shockie kit on there as well mate.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Most likely going to but want to wait until it’s finished before even looking at suspension so I do it once and do it right

[@DeadlySil3nt1]

how are you securing all the frame to the trailer itself? maybe you said it and i missed it but i don't specially see a time where you mention it

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I glazed over it because I wasn’t entirely sure myself at that stage. I ended up welding it to the trailer frame. I was going to use over center catches but didn’t think it would be strong enough. So welded it.

[@KarlEller]

I love the concept, and it's tempting me to have a go at something similar on a smaller 6x4. I have a feeling that you are going to really struggle to keep it under weight. Even a small camper trailer like a Patriot X1 is 950 kg empty, and that's mostly alloy and a lot smaller. Have you looked at what it'd cost (other than just parts) to get it re-engineered for something like 1500kg?

[@MiniLuv-1984]

Nice work! Do you have any hand drawings of what it will look like?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Not exactly. It’s mostly in my head. I have a drawing of the layout I want but that’s about it.

[@-wilson7676]

Next time you do a down weld make sure you turn the settings down almost half. Looking forward to the build 🤙🏼

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Ahhh. Now there’s some info I needed a few weeks ago haha 😂

[@brockparcell9909]

What model was the CIG welder you ended up buying.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

The 160 one. Not home to look at the exact model number sorry.

[@bushmagpie3312]

Looks like your getting the hang of welding. Suggestion, make top and bottom together so there the same size. Also with welding move tip in slight circles. This all takes time to acquire a new skill. If it breaks you know how to repair it. How did you learn 4X4?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Trail and error. 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@bushmagpie3312]

@@Australian4x4Adventures you only learn from mistakes and trial and error.

[@sreetglidemikej6698]

Doesn’t look bad for your first time, it might help you if sand the blue coating off ware you are doing your welds . The more time you put in you will get better .. it’s like a hot glue gun for metal.

[@ricklongman7807]

What size steel r u using

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

40x40 3mm for the main frame. And 20x20 1.6 got the door frame.

[@samhiggs8086]

Hey Mate, loving the build! Was just curious on the registration process for the trailer after youve upgrade the axle and leafs. Is there an engineering route you have to go down to finalise all of that and make it legal? Cheers

[@BreakShackle]

I'd like to know about this too as I'm also considering a build like this. Also, could you do 2 water tanks or would that significantly increase the weight? What is the final weight you got at the end?

[@lbjezzaberveling3397]

Best way to learn new skills is by having a crack. Every days a school day never stop learning.

[@darrindouglas1]

By the look of it, I assumed you got a gasless mig? You need to drag the torch, just like stick welding. Don't be a tight-arse, go to bunnings and get a gas bottle. Gas shielded mig welds will look a lot nicer, and be stronger..... If I lived close by I would be happy to give you a few lessons...... Practice makes perfect.......

[@shanenorwell8580]

Sometimes you’ve just got to have a crack in life. All you can do is practise and make sure your material is clean. Watch videos to improve your technique but the rest of it is just time on the gun.

[@chuckberry7692]

Just a bloke having a crack 🤘 Looks good fella f#%k the keyboard warriors 👍🇦🇺🔥🍻

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Trying my best. Not expecting a world class product when I’m finished. Just something that works.

[@stallion9888]

If in doubt weld hot

[@Mckee11]

Mate new to the channel enjoying it. Who give to shits bout your nay sayers. You do you 👌. It sucks that we live in a era where people do what the love doing that much they share it with the world only to have to justify there choices.

[@DarrendeBlaquiere]

Good on you for having a crack….

[@cackle067]

Only criticism/ question is you should have prepared the areas you were welding first by grinding off the paint Question is why did you go painted tube over galvanised ? Surely you would be taking it on the beach Great to see you having a go and do it yourself

[@raymondhayne1250]

Welding galvanised is 10 times worse to weld and 10 times worse for your health

[@cackle067]

@@raymondhayne1250 sorry mate you obviously don't know how to properly prepare galvanised steel for welding then You have to remove the gal from the area you are welding then it's no different to welding non gal

[@raymondhayne1250]

@@cackle067 so what is the point of using the gal in first place if your going to grind off where your welding. This is my point. I’m sure the whole thing will be painted

[@cackle067]

@@raymondhayne1250Mate giving that reply shows you don't know squat Big difference between only having to paint the welds to having to paint the whole frame For a start the cost of a good epoxy enamel to paint the frame for rust protection is more than the extra cost of buying gal steel The paint will wear off & scratch everywhere it does it will rust I've been doing metal fab and built a couple of trailers myself my current trailer I built for 4wding to take into steep Point WA after ripping springs off & snapped frame on 2 other factory made trailers

[@raymondhayne1250]

@@cackle067 I don’t know about you mate, but I’ve been working in the metal industry for well over 15years. I’m am a qualified boiler maker and I’ve been bending and fabricating shit that would be able to fit all your trailers put together in it. Telling a bloke that has never picked up a welder before in his life and doesn’t work with steel to use and weld galvanised steel and expecting him to know what to do is just stupid. Like Steve has said numerous times in the video, he is just giving it a crack. Start off with basic skills and learn from there.