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| SGB |
  Jan 2 2007, 05:41 PM
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just visiting  Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States  |
OK. It looks AWFUL. JUST AWFUL. But thes pieces are really and fully attached. Even actually fused like real welding in a few spots. I'm gonna keep practicing a little before I attempt car stuff, I think. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
For a cheapie HF wire feed (not mig), it seems to work OK. Who has some good welding tips? I saw something on the almighty internet that indicated there might be primer of some kind? When do ya use this? What do I need to look out for? It's kinda fun. The biggest challenge is starting "in the dark". How easy is it to burn 914 sheet metal up? This is only a two setting unit- high or low. So far I've been using just low. So here is my sculpture. Now I really need a good cut-off tool.... Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| John Kelly |
Jan 3 2007, 06:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Moclips WA. Member No.: 640 |
Try welding with no gap. Gaps are for thicker materials in order to get good penetration. Set the welder to its hottest setting and do short bursts...zap, ,wait....zap again. You want a flat hot weld. Look at the back side of the weld. It should look like a weld, not two pieces glued together. Flux core welders are a poor choice for sheet metal but they will work.
John www.ghiaspecialties.com |
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Posts in this topic
SGB Look y'all, I done welded iyut. Jan 2 2007, 05:41 PM
McMark It's a start! :D
The Harbor Freight auto... Jan 2 2007, 05:58 PM
Heeltoe914 :agree:
It's a start! :D
The Harbor F... Jan 2 2007, 06:22 PM JPB Its flux core wire right? For mild steel I think ... Jan 2 2007, 06:35 PM SGB Thanks folks. The auto darkening helmet sounds li... Jan 2 2007, 08:10 PM Vacca Rabite So far all of the welding that I have done on my c... Jan 2 2007, 08:22 PM Crazyhippy yes you can weld upside down, burns are a bitch, b... Jan 2 2007, 08:30 PM nebreitling just my 02: don't go near your car with that ... Jan 2 2007, 09:14 PM SGB
use it for mending fence or fixing a plow or som... Jan 2 2007, 09:22 PM PRS914-6 If you are going to try to weld body parts with an... Jan 2 2007, 09:29 PM alpha434 Get a welding book.
It helps to pre-heat the work... Jan 2 2007, 09:44 PM andys
And DON'T get a crappy auto-darkening helmet... Jan 2 2007, 09:57 PM McMark
And DON'T get a crappy auto-darkening helmet ... Jan 3 2007, 12:38 AM Air_Cooled_Nut
...And DON'T get a crappy auto-darkening helm... Jan 3 2007, 02:29 PM Krieger914 The HF helmut is $50. I took a welding class... Jan 2 2007, 10:21 PM John If you are using wire feed (not MIG) then you shou... Jan 2 2007, 10:39 PM highways Either go with a quality auto darkening or a quali... Jan 3 2007, 01:46 AM faux916 One should always practice welding on the wifes ca... Jan 3 2007, 08:22 AM spunone If ya can't see for shit when welding ya might... Jan 3 2007, 02:37 PM Lawrence Looks good, dude.
Come borrow my welding helmet, ... Jan 3 2007, 03:03 PM Lawrence And by good... I mean for a first try. You may NO... Jan 3 2007, 03:08 PM cooltimes I agree with Rusty. Not bad for a 1st time adventu... Jan 3 2007, 03:22 PM SGB WOW. Great site, Mike. Thanky much. Jan 4 2007, 08:16 AM |
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