A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain’t.
Well, I did a couple of things differently. I used the good welding helmet. I used my shop safety glasses. I got the angle more vertical.
I have two and a half welding helmets. Two auto-darkening, one by Jackson with a 3 or 4 inch tall window, the other by somebody with a 1 inch window. The cheap 1 inch window is on the welding cart. The good 4 inch window is hanging up safely.
Which did I find easier to get to when starting this? Yes, the one on the cart.
Today I fought my way through the garbage, four lathes, two milling machines, two bandsaws, a table saw, a jointer, a planer, a shaper and more to the Kennedy to get my shop glasses.
With that and the good helmet, a remarkable thing happened: I could see the puddle. Not only could I see the puddle, I could see the intersection of the two pieces of metal. I got welds that looked like a trained monkey made them instead of an untrained monkey.
All seven hangers have been attached to the beam. All hangers have been hit hard with a hammer. All rang beautifully and stayed attached.
The rattle can yellow failed, something about being good to 50° and I was spraying at 10°.
Tomorrow, the beam gets mounted, and I’m done with this part of the project. I can then move forward with window installation and completing the insulation of the lower part of the hut.
Oh, I have decided to install a handrail on the steps. 3/4 inch nominal black pipe.