Great work. Welding looks fun. A coat of matt black chimenea/bbq paint and this would look even better

@RussianGirlsWorkshop

6 жыл бұрын

Peter O'Connell It seems to me that there will be charm in rust too!

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, that could look cool. My plan, though, is to let it rust, or patina a bit then put a clear coat on it so that it doesn't rust out completely.

@sampowers6984

6 жыл бұрын

Modern Builds it will most likely continue to rust even with a clear cost. I would suggest against this.

@Tony_Pvz

6 жыл бұрын

Modern Builds what he said^ Use a rust inhibitor like Penetrol before applying the clear coat to prevent it from rusting further. Also make sure the clear is an oil based poly to match the oil based Penetrol so that the clear coat will remain somewhat flexible to compensate for expansion and contraction without cracking. Here's a link www.flood.com/products/paint-additives/penetrol-oil-based-paint-additive

Awesome build dude! Welding is way easier than people think, it's an awesome way to incorporate different materials into your work.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

No doubt! After doing this one, I've got a thousand more idea haha

@bryanpgarrett9739

6 жыл бұрын

Modern Builds it looks like it hurts tho the fire

@SharkyMoto

6 жыл бұрын

you mean welding is harder than people think... i mean, yeah "gluing" together 2 pieces of steel is easy, but making it strong and look good is everything but not easy. also i think you really should start with stick welding, if you know how to stick weld, all other processes will be much easier to understand and master. if you dont care about learning how to weld, buy mig, litteraly like hot glue for metal, if you got somebody setting the thing up for you, you can feel like the best welder out there, because obviously its as easy as using a hotglue gun. another advantage of beginning with stick welding is that you are less likely to overheat the workpiece since the rod only lasts a couple of inches before you need to insert a new one, that way you automatically have a break for the heat to dissapate.

@craftedworkshop

6 жыл бұрын

I think for the kind of stuff that Mike, myself, and most other woodworker/furniture makers produce, MIG is all we'll ever need to know. Very little of what we do is really structural, and even mediocre welds are plenty strong for something like a coffee table base. Grinding goes a long way as far as looks, hah!

@SharkyMoto

6 жыл бұрын

if you take a bit of time and learn how to weld, you dont need to grind as much, pays off timewise in the long run

As a local okie welder myself. Nice job. Id suggest calling Albright steel and wire if your buying full size materials definitely cheaper then Metal Supermarkets. Shorten your wire stick out to about a inch past the tip. The weld pack 140 is a great unit to start with. It can run both flux core and gas when your ready and is a 110 unit as well. If you'd some help or a few welding lessons, layout, or fabrication tips hit me up. Im in mustang so not far from you and i have a full welding shop at my house. Also check out Jody at welding tips and tricks tons of great info. Have fun and learn as much as you can.

@madischulte4161

6 жыл бұрын

I 2nd Jody with welding tips and tricks. Great, straight forward explanation. We actually watched some of his videos in a welding class I took.

@Workshop-oe7er

6 жыл бұрын

I'm an okc maker as well and agree on Albright on Virginia downtown. They dont mind stupid newbie questions. They're also friendly to small purchases. I cant tell you how many times I've bought one 20' stick of 1" square tube that they happily cut in half for 50 cents or a dollar. Ask to check out the off cuts.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Jarod, I appreciate it! I'll be sure and check out Albright!

@huckstirred7112

6 жыл бұрын

Jarod Martin awesome advice couldnt said it better. hope he takes you up on weld lessons

@huckstirred7112

6 жыл бұрын

Jarod Martin oh i weld for a living

Awesome project! Just a quick tip for your next welding project, when using a flux core wire, drag the weld puddle don't push it, will make your welds much smoother. If you use a solid wire, you push the weld puddle, easy way to remember is 'drag slag'

That turned out great, Mike! I like how you secured it to the concrete pad. I agree, it makes it look nicer and it keeps it from tipping over. Good video!

Man that was awesome!!

Thanks for adding in a warning about covering your skin. It is SO important to have the proper PPE for welding. Repeated exposure to the welding arc can actually lead to skin cancer. Wear the proper shade eye protection! You can really hurt your eyes, even if you just look at the arc as a bystander. I bought my auto darkening helmet at Harbor Freight for a very reasonable price and didn't have any issues with it. Miller has an app for your phone called MillerWelds that will give you a more extensive cheat sheet with amps, wire feed speed, wire size, etc. depending on what type of welding you are doing on what materials & what thickness. Thanks for the video, Mike!

The design allows some future expansion, like a DIY grill-attachment, and this lifts the whole thing up for a new level of awesomeness. Great work!

The second I saw you welding with short sleeves, I thought, "oh no!" Reminded me of my first day welding when I made the same mistake lol. It's a mistake you'll only make once. Great build. Nice to see you branching out into new uncharted territory. I would love to see more metal working.

Wow this was three years ago! I remember when it first came out. Still love it today! Double thumbs up

The Riggs line looks awesome functionally, but as you guys were talking about on the podcast, it is a bit on the baggy side. If they ask, let them know that there is definitely a market for slim fit work wear. Oh yea, and I'm excited to see what you come up with now that you've added welding to your arsenal.

@RobinsonStevens

6 жыл бұрын

Modustrial Maker agreed. Cremona looked like a little kid in the Riggs gear.

@jeremygunkel

6 жыл бұрын

Robinson lol

Cool project mike, not everybody dares to show their first welds. I think the rough finish adds something!

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man! me too!

As a welder myself and watching your video my tips for you are - shorten your arc length, slow your travel speed, clean your slag before trying to weld over other welds, and having a constant joint prep with no gaps will make it easier to weld. If your only starting out my advice is to start on a stick welder because with a mig you can be lazy with your angles and travel speeds with the torch and still get good results, but with the stick if it's not right it will be no good.

As a son, nephew and grandson in a family of a bunch of blacksmiths, I must say that was pretty good for a second welding experience. Other than finishing it some way with paint (I've already read what you actually want to do with it) I would think of a way to have a hole in the bottom but with a sliding door or something that could be opened and close at will, so that would help regulating the strength of the fire. Nice work, really nice work giving the circumstances.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

That's a cool idea! I appreciate the encouragement

@fadetounforgiven

6 жыл бұрын

Modern Builds you're welcome! That being said, I'm not a blackmisth myself or anything like that, I just helped my dad and uncle when they needed me and I was around, but I think I can recognise a work well done. By the way, now that I think about it (and maybe you have learned it the hard way) I would use some angle iron (though here something close to 45° is needed rather than the much more common 90°) to make a couple of squares. One would be with the same dimensions as the "grill" you've done so, once that square is welded to the firepit, you can place that grill over it, which will make the thing MUCH more stable, and therefore safe, mainly in the corners. As it is in the video, if you hit a corner hard enough (and it may need not too much) dropping some wood for example, it may act as a lever and the burning things in the opposite corner might go flying. At least it might be annoying. And the second square would be the same size as the top square of the fire pit so it would be welded flush with the top from the inside. I think it would look nice and, if welded and finished smooth enough, it may seem as it is all part of the same sheet of metal that has been bended inwards. That would also make it somewhat safer, since you could hurt yourself with the edge of the sheet of metal, and this add-on prevents that. But most importantly from the fire pit itself point of view, those two squares of angle iron (or something similar) would add to the strength and rigidity of the fire pit itself since, if left like this, it will inevitably warp over time due to the relatively extreme temperatures it may get and just because of the use in general. Thank you for answering!

Hey mike here's a tip for welding. When welding a bead make sure you weld backward and try to just barely move back and forth to create a even bead. I love your channel and what you do, I'm 16 years olds and your big inspiration to me, thank you for making content for minors like me to indulge in and learn. keep up the good work :)

Great build mike!! Great info for those of us that have never welded 👍🏼😀 love learning with you!!!

This is rad. I'd love to see another project where you convert this to a gas fire pit!

*VERY NICE*

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

thanks!!

Awesome video! Been thinking about getting a welder, you just convinced me all i needed was a flux core.

Love those simple ways of doing great things like your fire pits, thanks for sharing, I will definitely put one like this along the terrace of my handmade loghouse, for now, I am still into finishes, have a look I think it looks great already !

Great video Mike, that slow-mo seen with the angle grinder... sooo good!

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Definitely looking into welding. Ive always wanted to do a little project for it and teach myself. For now ill read about it and watch videos on it until i feel ready. But great video ill definitely try this.

Yes!! Great job Mike! 👍👍

My suggestion for better welds are. Do not listen to critics and just keep practicing Mike. Great first project explained well.

Good stuff, dude! I'm inspired by your design. Maybe once we finish our patio, I'll think of making a fire pit. Thanks for sharing!

I love the project! However, I would have painted it in black. Good job Mike :)

Nice design! A tip I picked up for cutting straight lines with am angle grinder is to clamp a metal straight edge (like the strip you made the grate from) to the surface and follow the line. Keeps you cutting straight.

Cool 😎 also.....the music was so relaxing!!! 🧘🏾‍♀️

Real nice!!

cool build, same here Id love to get into welding. one final touch I would do is paint the outside of the fire pit with some High temp paint.

Well done! Thanks for sharing. -steph

When welding, incorporating loops into your lines make for a stronger and better looking weld. You can practice this by using scrap pieces of metal and writing your name. The loops should look just like a line of stacked c's.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks a lot!

Welder here. Flux core wire welding is not my preference but it can get the job done. You should invest in a mig welder. Less clean up because there is no slag to chip off. There is a lot of low cost ones out there that won't break the bank. Anyways on flux welding you want to drag the puddle. No manipulation needed with flux welding. Remember not weld thick material with those little toy welders.

my boy!!! Mike moving up in the world!

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Haha! 🙌 🙌

Really cool looking fire pit!!!! Thank you for sharing your video.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

For sure! Thanks for watching

Great build project Mike... Loved it! Your welds looked good from where I saw them. Thanks for sharing. PS I love the Wrangler wear also...

Another one .you're projects are cool as hell men bless ☝

I love the part where you used the grinder. That little clip seemed like it was shot super professional and I love the "film" aspect of the video love the projects man!

hot rolled generally means that the surface is not smooth because theres scale and stuff on it, cold rolled is mostly bare metal. i think hot rolled looks better for a firepit since its kinda black and looks cooler than bare steel

Hi, Mike. Couple welding tips from the same beginner as you are. 1) more clean steel = more stable arc and prettier joint. Especially when we talking about MIG. 2) maintaining arc when you welding horizontal pieces much easier 3) if you tack your pieces - clean the slag and only after that you can weld everything. That way you prevent ugly slag pockets in your joint.

@ishandev5217

6 жыл бұрын

Some more from my side 1) point 1 is a very important one what dmitriy said. Most important is the surface preparation. Deciding the type of joint. Cleaning the surface. Makes the arc very stable and a lot good weld bead. 2) theres a direction of motion of the welding torch and the angle of electrode against the bead. Google the two types. Choosing the type for the suitable purpose is also a mandatory requirement as it changes the depth of penetration and hence the strong joint. 3) welding straight horizontal joint is easiest and best. Also try to maintain the continuity of the weld pool. 4) suitable jigs are to be installed before welding as welding heat causes a lot of warping in the metal and desired goal will not be achieved. 5) speed of welding is important , if its slow it would melt down the workpiece metal , if its fast it would not be a perfect joint and would be flimsy. 6) proper flux either in form of gas or solid flux are to be used to prevent the weld to be oxidised in presence of air.

That's pretty good for not really being a welder. I have one tip that might help. whenever you are welding something that isn't load bearing, try goin downhill. A lot easier to control. Would love to see more welding videos. you are creative, might get some ideas from you!

I Absolutely Love Your Channel!!! ❤

Good job Mike truely modern.

Good job!!! - Well Welding done!

You are the man! Oh yeah. Well done.

The way you talk is my favorite ever

Please please please make a GALVIN CAFETERIA TABLE!! I love the functionality of them but I haven't found a design I like. I love your videos!!

Looks great! I want to make one too

Awesome!

I love wrangler

getting ready for winter :) nice build

Great little project!

Well done!

Editing skill improved! 👍🏻👍🏻

Mike! Great music in this video! Love it. Also, great shots! That slomo shot where you are about to take a the grinder to the pit... dope, man. Anyway, got to get back to my leather tooling project! You are putting me to shame with how quick you get through these videos!

Awesome project, reminds me of when I first started using a Flux core welder. Welding is easy, just a matter of having the necessary equipment and the possibilities are endless. Any welder will make a great investment

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Truth!! Thanks a lot!

Really nice!!

I think this is my favorite video of yours - the edit was slick, and a totally stylish project to boot... nice work

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, Thanks Glen!

Cool project!

Great build Mike looks neat. Someone once described my efforts at welding as rabbit poop 😀

Did it work out grate or great? Ha, a little fire pit pun. Nice work. Thanks for sharing!

After see so many Diresta videos, I was thinking it is easy, probably going to pass as the same as you when I receive my welder rsrsrs

Wood and metal is a great eye-catching combo! I'm expecting some awesome new coffee table or desk project :) cheers!

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Soon!

Just a great video my man👍🏻👍🏻.

When using flux core, drag, just like welding with stick. When there's slag you drag, cleaning the metal with a wire wheel with the grinder 1st will also help

Yes hot rolled and cold rolled are formed the way he mentioned but depending on the project you're working on if you're worried about warpage always go with hot rolled because it was formed and allowed to cool so theres no internal stresses in the material that might cause warping if exposed to heat.

Well done Mike. I like the design and concept. Corners might look better if you use a patina or other method of darkening them up. Diresta has a variety of methods in his weld videos. Nice work!

Great project, Mike! I recently got a welder and plan on doing some projects myself.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Tag me in something, I'd love to see what you make

I'm not gonna be able to pick up my grinder at work with out thinking of the sexy music now. I mig, but beads looked good enough for flux. 👍

I dont need a fire place, but after that video I decide that I want it )))

It'd be a really good idea to make sure the surface you're welding is clean before you start (Acetone solution). Also when welding try not to go back into an area you've already welded. If you're going slow enough to get a small puddle for every part of the weld and then dragging that forward, you shouldn't need to go back and forth. (This can be tricky when welding thin metal). I also have very little welding experience, but hopefully this is useful for future projects. (Also Ron F down below is right)

Real nice job!

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

this made me miss welding so much. I'm glad you made this! :)

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

It was a lot of fun!! Welding's awesome

@downtotheheartofit

6 жыл бұрын

I can't wait until you dabble into mixing wood and metal.

Have you considered painting at least the exterior faces with a high-temperature paint (silicone-based, i think?)? It should keep the outside from rusting, but I don't know how to protect the inside.

Looks like a fun project and I know this was more for practice. How do you get the ashes out? Please be careful with that burn. It's worse for you than a sun burn

sharp edges and corner

Yas!

Awesome project! do more outdoor project

Effects on point today haha !! Great video as always ! Super proud of how far you've come and grateful I've had the chance to come along for the ride ! Excited to continue this journey with you and all the ModernBuilders ! (Sorry for getting gushy hahaha)

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel!! I appreciate you saying that!

Keep on welding. You're still better than me.

Hi Mike How are you? Your project is really cool. I liked so much. Congratulations

I'm sure it's been said already but there is high temp paint that I think would make it look even better.

I like it! Just looking for a starter project. But! No Paint?

Great job as always, but..... Where are the frets for the picnic table? Loved the design and think it would be great in my apartment.

Mike, nice work. But where is the article with dimensions?

What were the dimensions you used to cut out the side pieces?

Anybody have the blueprints/dimensions for this fire pit? Thanks a lot!

one slip with the cutting wheel and u go through that power cord lmao

That smoothing scene thoooooooo

Looks good but I think it would look better if you sprayed it with a metal darkening agent so the grinding marks around wear you welded are covered and the colour is consistent throughout the whole thing. Also I find it easier to weld if you move your whole arm not just your wrist (I don't know if you already do this or not I diddent pay attention to your movement when you were welding the fire pit)

You don't need a welder jacket. Just wear FRC (Fire Retardant Clothing). It's thick and will help protect you from slag and arc burn.

The difference between hot and cold rolled in terms of choosing one for your project is that cold rolled will have internal stresses from the supplier and will, when heated, relax and change shape (warp), so a hot rolled steel would be best where heating is required in the manufacture or where cyclic temperatures occur. Conversely, these included stresses increase the strength of the steel and in jobs requiring this, cold rolled has benefits.

Bevel the edges your welding together a Iittle bit to allow the bead to basically penetrate deep which allows for a stronger joint. It also prevents your bead from sitting on top of the metal itself

You should wash those wranglers mr. Mike

Can't say I've worn long sleeves welding very often. Shield and maybe gloves depending on angle I'm welding at, but I've caught sleeves on fire a couple times lol

You asked for welding tips heres the quick and dirty. Before you weld any area prep the metal by grinding off the surface coating * you notice how the metal looks cleaner after you used the flap disk * Then use a cleaner to remove any grease and contaminants. Lastly with flux core you need to wire brush after you lift off the trigger. * due to the flux, it bakes onto the surface again you can notice when its clean * you'll get better penetration.

Nice first welding video mike! 😏 Waiting for more video like this now!! 👌

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I appreciate it

This project was done 3 years ago, where are the measurements you promised to post??🙃

Looks awesome! Was that the Mario theme song going on in the background?

Question about the fire pit, how is the oxygen flow? Since you didn't really add any openings on the lower side.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

all the holes I drilled on the bottom help, but it's also sitting on the grate which provides good air flow.

@sameernak

6 жыл бұрын

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