DIY Welding Project How To Make Welding Fixture Clamps

[@BrandonLund]

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[@gabemartin1980]

It was super nice to meet you in Waterville today you are really nice guy in person too keep up the great work you have taught me alot on your Channel thanks Gabe

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! After I walked out I started thinking that I wish I had some stickers on me for occasions like that. I appreciate you supporting the channel brother. It means a lot!

[@claytoncreager4196]

"The kitchen's got a lot of good welding supplies in it." ....Top tier content

[@BrandonLund]

@Clayton Creager it sure does lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewkubik3874]

I'm curious who calls a 3x3 ft piece of half inch plate scrap? Around here metal suppliers are currently calling it 300 bucks!! Lol Great idea with the clamps though!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! Yah my local shop has piles of scrap that they were selling for 25 cents a pound. I'm not sure how they determine what gets sold by the pound vs by the foot but I think I paid somewhete around 30 bucks for it 😎

[@PFab]

$.25 a lbs is a killer price. New metal sales at one point here in Cali were $.55 lbs.

[@BrandonLund]

Yah prices are still pretty high here also but hopefully things start to normalize soon

[@joebob7344]

I got a 4’x4’ 1/2” plate steel piece of scrap for $50. In Austin Tx. It can be done ,just don’t do business at places that rip you off.

[@PFab]

@@joebob7344 when was this?

[@adana.arriazas.1111]

Great, tank you for taking the time to show us how to weld I am starting school in 3 weeks! I learn a lot from you! Adam from San Francisco

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you so much Adam! I appreciate your support! Good luck with school buddy! @Adan A. Arriaza S.

[@cavemanjoe7972]

Nice, Brandon. Quick tip, McMaster-Carr part number 6628K324 is an undersized 1144 steel 5/8" rod. A foot of it is just under $7. That and a pack of 5/8 ID washers welded on top of the cut pieces and you have your mounting stubs for about $0.75 each.

[@BrandonLund]

Great tip buddy! Thank you!

[@cavemanjoe7972]

@@BrandonLund No problem, bud!

[@cavemanjoe7972]

@@BrandonLund It doesn't cost anything to set up an account with McMaster-Carr or MSC industrial supply, so those are the first two places I set up my accounts with.

[@BrandonLund]

I had an account there about 15 years ago. I never thought about re opening it until you mentioned it. We have a distributor about an hour away. That place is dangerous to my wallet. I walked in one day looking for a 5 dollar item and ended up seeing an industrial truck box with a discounted tag because it had a couple scratches and 500 dollars later it was mine...my wife wasn't impressed as much as I was lol.

[@leokelly359]

@@BrandonLund it happens to all of us that place is like a walmart is to women lol

[@jeffmonroe9766]

Perfect low budget clamps . I'll be making some tomorrow. Thanks Brandon!!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Jeff! 👍

[@MountainmanBuildz]

I love this. I need to build myself a welding table and clamps like that! Good job

[@BrandonLund]

@Mountainman Buildz Thanks man I appreciate it!

[@jeffreykbevins7116]

I love to see things like this that you can build for yourself , like the clamps . And I love the clamp table and the portable bandsaw table that you have built. I have a portable bandsaw so I need to build me one of those tables for it . Thanks for the video, you do great work so I will be looking for more videos . Be careful and stay safe and keep on welding . As always, Jeffrey !!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Jeffrey I appreciate it! Projects like this are fun to build! :)

[@frogworth1622]

@@BrandonLund Shhh...don't let my wife hear you 😅

[@AXNJXN1]

I'm a 'returning' welder after retiring from the USAF... Love your hack vids, especially this one; GREAT Idea Brandon!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man i appreciate your support!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Brandon that table and all those clamps are amazing! Great job!♡

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Loren I appreciate it! 😁👍

[@davecochran7324]

Great show Brandon, I bought the Northern Tool fixture welding table and its Awesome. I used pelican pins for my shoulder bolts I got them at Tractor Supply. I have a Harbor Freight band saw and Im making the stand this weekend . I love your show with all tips and trick Good Job Well Done. Thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Dave I appreciate your support!

[@donaldcochrane3283]

Just saw this again. Ime a professional vwelder. Content is great

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man i appreciate it! 👍🙏

[@donaldcochrane3283]

@@BrandonLund I just. Subscribe to your channel 👍. Ime on face book. Ime a great head you can send a friend request awesome con tent. Ibulit a my own ring roler. Stand

[@BrandonLund]

@@donaldcochrane3283 awesome Donald! I appreciate it man! 👍🙏😁

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

Thanks again! Always looking for a way to save a buck on a fixed income chasing the craft. :)

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Nice tips and tricks on modifying them cheap clamps I to fixture clamps @Brandon Lund

[@BrandonLund]

@Antonio Claudio Michael thanks man! they are super fun to build too :)

[@Diesel-powered]

Very informative simple grate job glade you took the time to make this video been doing this since 77 got eight year old son runs the mig and stick very well hee operates most all the heavy equipment here on the farm make him watch different video like yours mine not the only ideas

[@BrandonLund]

That is awesome! Thank you very much!

[@Goldwing1500rider]

Another Kwel video!!! Love your ideas !! Creative!! Probably start looking for 1/2 inch plate !!

[@BrandonLund]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ABH313]

Awesome little project and yeah those painter's tools are SO useful for everything!

[@BrandonLund]

They sure are! Thanks man!

[@mikedtubey]

im just going to start welding, just about to buy a small fixture table, have a cheap harbor freight welder so far. i also have a few of those harbor freight clamps. love the spray cooking oil so makes cleaning up bb's, easier!!! thanks for the video

[@BrandonLund]

Right on man! You don't need top of the line brand new stuff to have fun and make the task at hand much more enjoyable. Getting out there and doing it is half the battle. 👍

[@rogerdodger5415]

This was valuable! Even if I had only learned about vegetable spray! Thanks! ✌️ 😎

[@BrandonLund]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! ❤️

[@rohawaha]

I recently invested a couple of thousand dollars in a MIG welder and plasma cutter and I have been looking for projects to do to practice my welding , making these clamps and that pipe jig will work perfectly . I bought a cheap Northern Tool table but now Im thinking to cover it with half inch plate like yours. Keep the videos going , I just built my dream shop and it's not even half full yet !

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! Yah it's a great feeling getting things just the way you want them and building things yourself with your hands just adds to that appreciation

[@akbychoice]

Looks good. Longer bolts will allow them to be more versatile.

[@BrandonLund]

If I go any longer they will stick through the fixture plate and hit the table below.

[@akbychoice]

@@BrandonLund gotcha, I’ll have a look at your table build video.

[@jamesbankhead117]

Genius, thx for passing on the knowledge and wisdom

[@BrandonLund]

My pleasure!

[@jerrygoldfuss466]

Great Idea! I enjoy making tools an fixtures for welding and I dabble in blacksmithing. So it all fits together nicely.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Jerry! Blacksmithing is something I haven't tried but It's always interested me. I have a couple people looking for an anvil for me but I'm finding they are hard to find and they get top dollar around here.

[@markfryer9880]

@@BrandonLund There’s another project for you Brandon! Weld up your very own anvil!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Brandon, got to make a run on Harbor Freight again 🤗. That’s a great set up. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Fred, any time! I've noticed the 50% off coupons are getting harder to find but 3 bucks for a clamp doesn't break the bank so I didn't get too crazy trying to find a coupon.

[@davidcamp3045]

So glad I found your channel a few months ago. I got my first mig. I got a Klutch 140. Built a cart for it with scraps I had. Ended up using the arc welder to assemble it. I picked up a new grinder and cut off saw at a pawnshop. I build tools/jigs a lot too. Love your videos.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man and what a great feeling building your collection and making it the way you want! I appreciate your support!

[@petersack5074]

....DIY belt sander, visit Jeremy Schmidts' youtube videos, very accurate an strongly built, with attachments.....!!!!!

[@ameurboussena3570]

May God command us to mastery, and you are mastering your work. Blessed be your brother from Algeria

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much and God bless 🙌

[@petersack5074]

hi respect rules.......

[@thebeardedstork432]

Brandon, these clamps are awesome. I knew I saw this video last year, but a refresher is always good! I tried to source those shoulder bolts locally back then without much success on Amazon. I went looking again today. Best price I could find was $5.84 each! Worst price was $19.13 each!!!!! Our Princess Auto (very similar to Harbor Freight) Has a 24' x 36" fab table with the holes already drilled. It is only about 1/4" thick for $319.00. I think it will work for light fabrication stuff.

[@michaelosborne513]

great video this is a good project especialy if you don't have room for big table

[@BrandonLund]

@michael osborne Very true!

[@reedjarvis3824]

Good Job! Really enjoyed this video... you present a lot of helpful tricks and advise for DYI welders.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Reed Welcome aboard!

[@braunreinhold6020]

Great looking table for small jobs and or a small area. Back in the day I used to just cut my clamps and tack them to the table. Your setup has a definite advantage. Hang in there Bud.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! I've done that a bunch too before I built the fab table. In an upcoming episode I will probably touch on that.

[@braunreinhold6020]

@@BrandonLund Hang in there Brandon, You still possess the old school mindset of craftsmanship, quality, and innovation. Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@Themilitiacompound]

Bad Azz! Cool ideas. I’m retiring soon and want to start my own shop! Thank for sharing 👍

[@BrandonLund]

Right on @Fernando Marcano and congratulations on your upcoming retirement!

[@troycotsenmoyer6736]

I like your grinder your portable band saw table your template tabled all great stuff really like the video thank you

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks for watching!

[@scidork]

To keep the slope and finger gap, offsetting the cut using a straight edge (or the speed square) pivoted around the fixed jaw's point of contact might have allowed you to maintain more of the adjustability range and bottom out at when the clamp is set at it's tightest rather than before. At 9:35, it kinda looks like the slope that was cut resulted in the jaw bottoming out prematurely and thus reducing maximum opening.

[@BrandonLund]

I fiddled with it and ground a little off the end where it pivots. They probably should have done that from the factory.

[@maximinhoarau8613]

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[@BrandonLund]

Lay off the Peyote bud 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcayres8567]

Nice idea thanks for sharing💚🇬🇧🌱

[@BrandonLund]

You’re welcome 😊

[@petersack5074]

thick and strong steel, for mountings. Alot like Polish and Russian builders, WELL BUILT, to L A S T....Mr. Lund, very good. You may add 45 and 30 and 15 degree holes, with those 4 inch 5/8 ones, too.....perhaps, with a line indicating on your fabulous metal table/template......

[@BrandonLund]

@peter sack great idea and thank you!

[@rogertaylor8615]

I always love how you explain and do this stuff

[@BrandonLund]

I appreciate that Roger

[@Pileits]

Thank you for the welding tutorial it was very good

[@BrandonLund]

You are very welcome!

[@samoglesby7172]

I absolutely like how you modified the reach over c-clamp. My question is how would you make one for a plain flat table? Magnet perhaps? Thats the only thing I can come up with right off hand. Thanks!!!

[@BrandonLund]

Or possibly drill and tap a hole?

[@vikto95]

Congratulations! Thanks so much for your smart ideas!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! 😊

[@bloop6812]

Just bought 4 of those clamps from HF on sale. Thanks for the vid😊

[@BrandonLund]

Good deal!

[@billarroo1]

Explanation of your procedures is very well done, keep it up, it make it more interesting, that FRONIUS welder is NICE. You have a lot of Great Ideas 😃😃THANKS

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much William!

[@varosolo78]

You are a genius! Thanks for this video.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man I appreciiate you watching and commenting! @varosolo78

[@tbddiy3258]

I'm from Vietnam, nice to know you're passionate about mechanics 👍👍 let's share experiences together🤝

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 👍

[@petersack5074]

right on, tbd.....check out Jeremy Fieldings youtube, and also Jeremy Schmidt, for making PROFESSIONAL belt sanders. very GOOD

[@tbddiy3258]

@@BrandonLund ok man!

[@theidahodian4518]

I had resigned myself to doing without your Fabrication Table because I can't afford to spend $300 plus for a magnetic drill and some annular cutters. When you mentioned renting the drill, it gave me hope! I don't even know if they rent them in Boise but I bet they do. I can afford at least one 5/8 cutter so if I can find a 3/8 plate, I'm in business. Thanks for another great video.

[@BrandonLund]

They rent the cutters also.

[@theidahodian4518]

I checked this morning and several rental places in Boise have the Mag Drills. Thanks Brandon.

[@BrandonLund]

Thats awesome! I guess what we know what you have planned real soon LOL

[@SuperUncleRyan]

It's nice to weld a washer or ring on the adjustment knob on the clamps. It makes adjusting them with gloves on much easier.

[@BrandonLund]

Great tip!

[@garybrown9719]

I like your bandsaw table

[@garybrown9719]

Great idea im gluten intolerant those cookie trays are going to disappear

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man it's a huge time saver!

[@kenspix]

Thanks Brandon, I'll make some tomorrow.

[@BrandonLund]

@Kenneth Russell AWESOME! Have fun buddy!

[@paulp96275]

Brandon great idea cheap and just the job fanbloodytastic 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Paul!

[@thisissparta8884]

Good stuff man!

[@BrandonLund]

@ThisIsSparta Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@brookedaniels5920]

Cool video! I love to see things like this. I would like to get into some welding work but don’t have the time to do so, I really really enjoy your content though! Keep it up!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Brooke I appreciate the support!

[@markfryer9880]

If you really want to get into welding, you Will find the time to learn!

[@ironpug42]

I tried the veg oil and wow it works awesome .

[@BrandonLund]

And the added bonus, it's non toxic 👌

[@tanksoldier9770]

Nice project , I have about a 3 foot round by 1/2 inch plate do you think it would work for a table like yours? Also have you tested your new welder for any leeks ? Hay I finally got a plasma cutter Its a slightly used Thermal Dynamics Pak Master 25 it was given to me YAY ! Stay safe. TANK

[@BrandonLund]

Yes, absolutely! We have a local machine shop that uses 3' round fixture plates and they love them. You wont have any issues with that Thermal Dynamics. It's a nice rig

[@BrandonLund]

Oh, and to answer your question about leaks...the other night I was laying in bed and though "hmmmm did I close the valve on the tank"? It had been 3 days since I last used the machine. It was bugging me so at 2am I got up and went into the shop...NOPE it was wide open. Lucky for me Fronius has good quality control. No leaks! You much have seen the video of my budget welder that leaked like sieve!

[@ironpug42]

Just awesome love your work and ideas.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you so much!

[@venombob3364]

That’s a really awesome idea man thanks for sharing

[@BrandonLund]

You bet! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

I have a Kreg wood working bench that uses dog holes and these clamps will work well too!

[@BrandonLund]

Thats awesome man! These clamps are pretty cool!

[@jcohen661]

Grear video! Im wish I saw it before I bought my

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 👍

[@joederue2392]

Great idea. What's your regular job.

[@BrandonLund]

Everything

[@ghost61]

wow do you have the table on a titan motorcycle lift. awesome idea

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! Yah it's on my APlus Lift pneumatic lift but I think they have been bought out by Black Widow. I'm sure they are all pretty much the same but it's super heavy duty and perfect for this.

[@jaybeach6956]

i used one of those clamps drilled a small hole in it and used it for my grounding clamp so i can clamp my work and ground all with one thing it works even when you are welding in the field or on the car or any where i bought the HF 125 flux core welder and it had a cheap clamp like a jumper cable clamp that made my welds spotty and kept having to re adjust the ground clamp

[@BrandonLund]

Great tip!

[@rodrigomirandaariel8229]

Great work and proyect my friend!!!! Best regards from the Argentinian Patagonian!!! Se you soon!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 👍

[@emoneyblue]

Thanks for sharing

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! 👍

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Nice fixture table bro @Brandon Lund

[@BrandonLund]

@Antonio Claudio Michael thanks man!

[@bazkeen]

Perfect for my afternoon coffee 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Great job as usual.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Basil! I have a lot of fun making these types of videcoffee. Little off topic, Do you drink ice coffee? I'm a borderline coffee addict.

[@bazkeen]

@@BrandonLund Definitely a coffee addict. Just black coffee. Steaming hot or 3 hour old cold coffee. Still drink it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙄

[@BrandonLund]

Hahahaha me too. Black. I used to drink hot coffee but now I only drink black ice coffee. Lately my wife has been buying 48 ounce bottles of SToK cold brew ice coffee at the grocery store. It's brewed "low and slow" for 10 hours and it's super tasty! 👌 as much as I drink I might have to reach out to them for a sponsorship lol

[@bazkeen]

@@BrandonLund Do like ice coffee. Just don't get the chance at work.

[@earlcavenaugh6459]

Nice work Brandon. Those mods will save some money. What size is the plate for your work surface. I heard it’s 1/2” thick. I really need something like that. Thanks.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Earl! This table is a huge time-saver. It measures 30x30. It's pretty easy to build. I put a link in the description if you want to check out how I built it.

[@earlcavenaugh6459]

@@BrandonLund I believe I saw the video. I need to look at it again. Thanks!

[@JohnCosentini]

Great video, I'll be making a couple of those, thanks for the tip. On a side note. Here is a tip for you. When recording, look into the camera not your image on the phone. The eyes will point in the right place

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks John!

[@markfryer9880]

Good video Brandon. You can keep the threads on some of those shoulder bolts for other fixtures that you want to tighten down to your workbench. You could also have stated the approximate cost for the name brand welding table clamps to give your viewers some idea of the $$ savings. You mentioned in a response to another poster that you are looking for an Anvil but can’t find an affordable one, so how about you make one as a video project? Maybe make a small bench anvil of 25 kilos and a 50 or 100 kilogram bruiser? Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@BrandonLund]

All great tips and I love the idea about building an anvil! Thank you!

[@brandonberg7703]

I use Vaseline for nozzle dip, found out it keeps it cleaner then the blue dye and it's alote cheaper. Can't use it at work bc it's not (AWS) approved. So I use at home. Good tips Brandon 👍

[@BrandonLund]

@Brandon Berg Huh.....I learned something today! I'm going to give it a try! Thanks for tip! Oh, nice name by the way 😎🤣🤣👍

[@Tigman396]

Turn the flow vale off when you are done and purge the line, no more ball flying up in the gauge. Same goes for ocy/acetelyne or any other gases, relieve the pressure on your gauges, a t handle to the chest will be no joke. Cool ideal on your tooling and table.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@daveedwards6567]

Thanks great video 👍

[@BrandonLund]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@eddieagha5851]

Excellent, thank you!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks!

[@chaosloveBronson]

This is def my fav of the table clamps

[@BrandonLund]

@Bronson mine too 😉

[@pappaclutch3266]

Maybe wire cup on the table but I like your 6-in 1 tool idea

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 👍

[@frankcarbasho8317]

Glad I found your videos. Been welding 23yrs went to Hobart in 99. Love your ideas I'm deff goin copy a few !

[@BrandonLund]

That is awesome! Thanks man. Welcome aboard!

[@joesabal1212]

Great video Brandon, I'm going to try out those clamps from HF to see how they compare to the name brand. In the past I found knock off clamps just do not lock or hold well.

[@BrandonLund]

You are going to be suprisingly pleased. The don't twist like some other clamps. If I didn't know better I would think they were actual vise grip brand clamps.

[@tomortman4850]

Excellent video. Great ideas I can use.

[@BrandonLund]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@stevengensley3026]

Love what you do keep up the great work

[@BrandonLund]

@Steven Gensley thanks man! 👍

[@Cradyable]

Great ideas!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! 😊

[@AmericanMakerCNC]

Great video. Well done. Thanks Brandon!

[@BrandonLund]

Glad you liked it!

[@josemarrero7658]

Saludos desde Ponce Puerto Rico Brando

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks @Jose Marrero and I appreciate you watching! 🙏👍

[@jaynove]

Great ideas!!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!! 😊

[@marksleeper9385]

How did you lay out your hole pattern, also was the holes undersize for 5/8'' hole

[@BrandonLund]

Right here > kzbin.info/www/bejne/norXhqSviLSJg80 I drilled them with a 5/8 cutter.

[@bud1412]

Brandon, great idea. I made my table prior to seeing your table build. I would love all the holes like yours, but I made my table out of 3/8” plate, using 2” sq tube with one tube in the middle. My question do you think the 3/8 is too thin or would it work. If so I will try to rent. Mag drill and make one like yours.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Chuck! 3/8 will be plenty 👍 l

[@bazkeen]

I have one made out of 3/8 with holes and it works great.

[@ericwilkes238]

Best rod for welding a s10 frame

[@BrandonLund]

I like 6010 / 6011 because it's forgiving on metal prep but if you find your burning though, 6013 dcen

[@reytiosejo3012]

Thanks for the idea i will build one for me its a bright idea.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Rey!

[@johngurney1069]

enjoyed your video but instead of using shoulder bolts i used 1/2" threaded rod threaded 1 nut on top so i can adjust the height of clamp to table and if needed another nut underneath to make sure no movement.

[@BrandonLund]

Nice tip! 👍

[@cjk211]

Very good video. A lot of good ideas.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 👍

[@rwg727]

Thanks for sharing all your videos Brandon! I like your positive nature and good solid ideas. What kind of clamps would you recommend I make for my welding table that’s only 3/16” thick? Thanks so much!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks @Richard G. I appreciate it! I like these clamps in this video but these ones in this link are actually my favorite kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6nRaWWJjdxjmpI

[@rwg727]

@@BrandonLund thanks Brandon yes I saw that video but will it work in a 3/16” thick table? I haven’t drilled any holes yet because I don’t know if it’s t too thin to hold the clamps. Thanks again

[@mbahmannz]

great vid mr brandon . thanks for sharing

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! I appreciate your support!

[@aarontheamateur]

You mentioned a respirator, but then don't have one on. I'm curious how big of a deal it is to weld that galvanized metal on the clamps without a respirator? How much zinc coated material do you need to be welding before it's a danger?

[@BrandonLund]

@Aaron the Amateur any amount of Zinc in your respiratory system is bad for you. You need to ensure proper ventilation and remove the zinc when possible....but so is cigarette smoking and McDonald's so it's all a gamble

[@aarontheamateur]

@@BrandonLund I didn’t mean that to sound like criticism. I have been told that welding anything galvanized will make me sicker than a dog, and so I’ve been very hesitant to do a couple projects. I have a vinyl fence gate that has galvanized supports inside that were broken during a wind storm for example. I am scared to weld it back up because I don’t really know how dangerous it is. I have a respirator that is a P100 but I can still smell things occasionally when I weld with it, so I’m not sure if it’s protecting me correctly or not. I was in the military and if you smelled anything while your gas mask was on, then it wasn’t working properly. Obviously different, but I’m not sure how to make sure my respirator is doing its job, or even if it is appropriate for running a couple beads on the galvanized square tubing for that gate. Maybe it isn’t enough to worry about, I don’t know.

[@BrandonLund]

@Aaron the Amateur none taken man. I've gotten really sick many years ago from welding galvanized. I wouldn't risk welding galvanized unless you remove the coating or have good ventilation. Even a little bit is not good for you but as i mentioned before it's a crap shoot. Some folks weld their entire career taking little precautions smoking 3 packs a day with no issues while others can take precautions and become sick. A 2091 or a 2097 respirator cartridge is good for grinding off the coating and welding it back together. If you remove the coating and have good ventilation you can probably get away without a mask but it's a good idea to wear one. You won't get sick getting a little whiff for a couple minutes but I don't know where that line is from being ok to being sick.

[@Steadywrenches]

Subscribed ! This is awesome

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks for the sub and welcome aboard! @Dirty DiY

[@raycurren3639]

Love your vids. Keep em coming. I have access to a mag drill and I’m going to try to make a fixture table. Lol

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Ray! You are going to love it!

[@jamesleathers371]

Ray, if you’re interested you can find more of his videos. You just need to know where to look…. 😋

[@sdjb111]

Very cool. I like it.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks! @sdjb111

[@davedunn4285]

Nice Brandon

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Dave! 👍

[@JMRSplatt]

"Making sense now guys?" Ha! Yes the exact moment I went from.. 'What are you doing, no nnonono.' to .. 'OHHhhhh.' Very nice, thanks for the ideas!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 👍

[@NathanCEnyart]

You do good work.

[@BrandonLund]

I appreciate that!

[@IpunkCrow]

awesome

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@Dibulok]

Nice channel and videos. Thank you. Lund must be Swedish name 😊

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Simon! You are correct ;)

[@Dibulok]

@@BrandonLund Nice, I live close by the village of Lund in Sweden. :)

[@BrandonLund]

Thats pretty cool! I woukd love to go someday!

[@Dibulok]

@@BrandonLund You should. Sweden is awesome 😎

[@anthonymarino4260]

nice idea. thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Welcome 😊

[@graftedbranch4480]

thanks love learning how to create stuff

[@BrandonLund]

Happy to help!

[@CharlieMoDank14]

Let’s go Brandon!!

[@BrandonLund]

Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣 you know it lol

[@paulbales3513]

excellent video love the ideas please keep them coming

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! Will do!