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jorogi said:
What rods are you using ?
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Since you asked about rod, I mostly use 6011, but also some 7018 and 6013.

That said, i only rarely use my arcwelder anymore. Mostly I MIG weld with 035 NR-211-MP.

Please understand that my welding is horrible. Ya, I can stick stuff together, but I HATE DOING IT!!! I'd much rather mill out 3D parts, drill holes, and bolt stuff together to avoid having to weld if at all possible.

But these posts were not about my crappy welding. They were really just intended to suggest that welding outside is a good way to avoid starting a fire indoors.
 
Absolutely about outdoors, TIG is okay inside but I only do that if I'll be in the shop for 1/2 an hour afterwards, and outside is not an option.
Your being a farmer and all I expected the 6011 answer. My recent virginal experience with the 7018 has me pumped to the point I want to go out and run some beads and try out of position welds. I had mostly used 6011 till now and with a bit of grinding my welds generally looked not too bad for a hack. But so far the 7018 is much easier, actually looks good and my grinder is feeling left out. Another thing I found helped a lot is to not wear my bifocal safety glasses but use my regular reading squints. It's kinda like driving, way easier when you can see what you're doing.
 
In my case, maximizing my workshop footprint means leaving little outdoor space in the backyard. I'd be throwing sparks against the exterior finish of the workshop, my partners garden (uh oh) or fence. In my case the outdoors seems more limiting. I'll throw together a sketch later to get clearer input.

Maybe I'll leave the single garage on the front of the house as my welding area. Not sure how annoying it is to split the these tasks apart into two relatively distant spaces.

I already had a neighbour complain to the city when I put up a (temporary) shed at the front of my house while I do some reno. There is a high chance the same anonymous neighbour will file another complaint after seeing me welding in my backyard 🙄
 
Ah, neighbours. My current two next door neighbours are great, but have had less than nice in past. Took advice from a friend in a similar situation and never had a delivery truck bring steel etc- did it in my own vehicles. Transported my own welding tanks etc back and forth. Brought machines in and out fully tarped on my own trailer and quickly outta sight. A pain.

Thankfully now better here. And have done multiple free jobs for neighbours to keep it that way.
 
jorogi said:
Absolutely about outdoors, TIG is okay inside but I only do that if I'll be in the shop for 1/2 an hour afterwards, and outside is not an option.
Your being a farmer and all I expected the 6011 answer. My recent virginal experience with the 7018 has me pumped to the point I want to go out and run some beads and try out of position welds. I had mostly used 6011 till now and with a bit of grinding my welds generally looked not too bad for a hack. But so far the 7018 is much easier, actually looks good and my grinder is feeling left out. Another thing I found helped a lot is to not wear my bifocal safety glasses but use my regular reading squints. It's kinda like driving, way easier when you can see what you're doing.
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I straight up put cheaters in my helmet, turns out, welding is way easier when you can see the target. I still suck, but at least now I can see by how much......
Yes, 7018 has been my go to for some time now, it can be a bugger to restart due to the electrode burning back into the flux, but keeping an old firebrick or such handy to scratch the rod on before starting again helps.
 
Yeah, 2 helmets, cheaters in each one. If I weld inside, I will be there for 1hour+ after. Get 7018 AC/DC then the buzz box can do it. Size dependent of course, rod and welding machine.
 
Most farmers know they need each other so that's almost never a problem here. We all help each other as needed and almost everyone gets along.

The only problem around here is people who move here from the city and then want to change things to be like the city that they didnt like. I have a really hard time getting along with some of them. Usually, I try to keep a low profile like others have suggested. What they dont know wont hurt them.
 
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Finally got zoning approval and won't worry about the neighbours complaints.

Might change the sliding door to another garage-style door as it feels more open and I get a nice view to the garden in the warm seasons. Thinking even thermal glazed garage doors if I keep the messiness towards the back of the shop.

It'll be a single slope roof 5m at the front and 3.7 at the back. Will use the headroom for some storage or whatever else might be good. I'm not a serious of a machinist so the shed will just be a bit of a do-it-all metal/woodspace, focused around wrenching motorcycles and custom parts, and body fabrications. I will try see about doing any welding in the back exterior space between the fence and the shed (with some tarp/screens to protect)

I probably won't start construction on this until next spring when I am more freed up and have the runway to figure out all the details and find a builder.

Open to any recommendations or feedback!
 
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