The Boiler Shop
  • Home
  • Blogs & Updates
  • About
  • Metal Fabrication Tips
  • Contact
  • Gallery Custom fabrication
  • Digital Downloads
    • Small Weld in Feature SF11
    • Small Weld in Feature SF12
    • Central Weld in Feature CF11
    • Central Weld in Feature CF12
  • Home
  • Blogs & Updates
  • About
  • Metal Fabrication Tips
  • Contact
  • Gallery Custom fabrication
  • Digital Downloads
    • Small Weld in Feature SF11
    • Small Weld in Feature SF12
    • Central Weld in Feature CF11
    • Central Weld in Feature CF12

Tig welded soccer ball by Alana

19/4/2017

2 Comments

 
Picture
Link to youtube video
Meet Alana Opdenakker, Alana is a 3rd year sheet metal worker apprentice and has just completed her trade studies at Midland TAFE in Perth.
Alana did a great job of fabricating and welding this soccer ball out of stainless steel using the tig welding process.
Alana enjoys the challenges of the sheet metal trade and with her trade studies complete is now looking forward to finishing her time to obtain her trade papers.
Full marks to Alana for the fantastic finish on this soccer ball.
 
These are the specs of Alan’s Soccer Ball
Stainless steel grade used: 316
Material Thickness: 1.6
Amps used to weld: Tacking 70 amps, welding 30-45 amps
2 sec pre flow, 2 sec post flow
Grits & polish stages performed: Grits – 120, 240, 320, 500, 600, Stitched sisal with fast cut compound, Loose leaf mop with green rouge compound
Tack & assembly: 3hrs
Welding: 2.5hrs
Polishing: 8hrs
Total: 13.5hrs

Follow Alan 0n Instagram

​Regards
Glen Jones
the boiler shop.com.au
2 Comments
dissertation service link
7/1/2020 07:11:25 pm

This is a very beautiful and unique soccer ball which is made nicely after a great hard-work. Its maker has done a marvelous job because he has introduced and amazing soccer ball which nobody introduced before.

Reply
Imbibe link
17/1/2020 02:32:43 pm

I would sincerely express my thanks to the writer for bringing something to the online world which is completely new.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Glen Jones - Welding & Fabrication Projects

    Archives

    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    October 2019
    January 2019
    December 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016

    Categories

    All
    Ac Wave Balance
    Aluminium Tig Welding
    Architecturally Inspired
    Artistic Shelf Bracket
    Artist Welded
    Beginner Fabricator
    Beginners Tig Welding
    Beginner Tig Welder
    Boiler
    Boilermaker
    Boiler Plate
    CAD Software
    Circuit Selection For Tig Welding
    CNC Cutting
    Cnc File
    Cnc For Fabrication
    Design
    Design Feature
    Digital Download
    Diy
    Dog
    Dxf Downloads
    Engineering Design
    Fabrication Marking Out Techniques
    Fabrication Projects
    Fabrication Training
    Fence Feature
    Garden
    Gardening
    Gate Feature
    Geometric Development
    Glen Jones Industrial
    GoPro Welding
    Gtaw
    Guard Dog
    Home Decor
    Home Products
    Homewares
    Industrial
    Industrial Decor
    Industrial Design
    Industrial Furniture
    Laser Cut
    Made In America
    Made In The Usa
    Mascot
    Metal Art
    Metal Fabricator
    Metal Feature
    Metal Railing
    Mid Century
    Midland Metal Fab
    Midland Metal Fabrication
    Modern Decor
    Onshoring
    Outdoor Indoor
    Perth Welding Training
    Shelf Bracket
    Steam Train
    Student Project
    The Boiler Shop
    Tig
    Tig Components And Assembly
    Tig Initial Set Up
    Tig Torch Set Up
    Tig Welding Different Metals
    Training Model
    Tungsten Electrode
    Tungsten Preparation
    Tungsten Preparation Different Metals
    Tungsten Stick Out
    Welder
    Welders Dog
    Welding
    Welding Architecture
    Wrought Iron
    Wrought Iron Design
    Zirconiated

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Blogs & Updates
  • About
  • Metal Fabrication Tips
  • Contact
  • Gallery Custom fabrication
  • Digital Downloads
    • Small Weld in Feature SF11
    • Small Weld in Feature SF12
    • Central Weld in Feature CF11
    • Central Weld in Feature CF12