09. August 2019 · Comments Off on Come on over! · Categories: aluminum weld, we weld that, Welcome, welding

We always love walk-in repairs! Today we got to do some corrosion repair on an aluminum casting! This is an automotive timing chain cover, and now it’s as good as new!

06. August 2019 · Comments Off on Aluminum weldments for days! · Categories: Uncategorized

We love when structures like these come in because we get to show off our aluminum TIG welding skills! Whether our customer is asking for a weave or a nice stack of dimes, they always leave happy!

12. April 2019 · Comments Off on Barn doors! · Categories: Uncategorized

These barn doors are one of our recent projects! They are made out of 6061 aluminum. Each of these two matching doors had over 20 pieces. These massive doors took at least four people to move, and took up a big part of the back of our shop!

04. March 2019 · Comments Off on I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike! · Categories: we weld that, welding

Today we worked on a large crack repair on a titanium bike frame. As with all titanium repairs, the frame had to be purged with argon to prevent contamination. Haley was the one in the driver’s seat for this one, and she’s getting pretty good at these titanium repairs!

25. February 2019 · Comments Off on Sundays welding workshop! · Categories: Uncategorized

A few weeks ago, we held one of our student workshops. In attendance we had kids from CSUN and UCLA, as well as teachers from Chaminade and even family members and just members of the community that were interested in expanding their skills. We always have a great time teaching, and watching how fast some of our students learn. Just a couple weeks later, we even had one of the people in attendance come back to the shop and weld his own part by himself! On the right you see two students practicing , and on the left is one of their “sculptures” of the pieces they practiced on!

15. January 2019 · Comments Off on It’s a chicken foot! · Categories: Uncategorized

We recently repaired a large crack on this exhaust system. We had to purge it with argon to ensure a proper weld. This particular muffler is made out of titanium, one of the exotic metals we work with here at Jaytech!

07. January 2019 · Comments Off on Vroom vroom! · Categories: Uncategorized

Here we have some pictures of the frame for UCLA’s entry to the Baja SAE competition! This buggy frame was designed by engineering students at UCLA and all connections were laser cut and bent to dimension by computer. All the pieces fit like a glove, much to the delight of the team, and our workers who welded it! Javier worked with the students, assembling and tacking it together, and Terry did a good amount of the final welds. This chassis is made out of 4130 thin wall tube, and welded with ER80-S2 filler rod, which is a good strength match. Because the tubing is so thin, post weld stress relief or hardening in not needed or specified by the UCLA team. We are excited to have our logo on their buggy, and we wish them the best of luck in the upcoming race!

03. January 2019 · Comments Off on Activity in the New Year… · Categories: Uncategorized

This is an example  of what we are working this month! We are happy to be working with UCLA as they design their entry to the Baja SAE competition (Society of Automotive Engineering). Entries from around the world come to compete at the collegiate level and race their baja buggies for top honors. The frame of UCLA’s buggy is in the beginning stages, so no actual pictures yet, but we are very excited!

03. January 2019 · Comments Off on Nice string of beads! · Categories: Uncategorized

Haley is one of our certified aluminum welders. You can always count on quality work at Jaytech!

03. January 2019 · Comments Off on Weld shop or zoo? · Categories: Uncategorized

Javier is stuck in a cage! These frames are the beginning stage of large racks. We made four, and each one had 34 shelves, all constructed with over 85 pieces! We welded them with a combination of MIG and TIG welds. Before welding, though, come cutting precise parts and cleaning the weld areas with the wire wheel!